Ema Mitrović

Ema Mitrović is described: “Making a big impression in the secondary role of Frugola was Ema Mitrović, recently seen in MCO’s The Doctor and the Devils. Her range as a mezzo-soprano is extraordinary. Here, her Frugola, the ragpicker, riveted one’s attention with sympathetic warmth and humor, backed up with her luscious vocal portrayal.” (Marble City Opera, La Frugola (Il tabarro) Arts Knoxville) and “Mezzo-soprano Ema Mitrović laid down a plush carpet of notes, performing Ulrica’s Aria from Un ballo in maschera. The tessitura’s low end dropped into the contralto range where she voiced both authority and menace” Benefit Concert for Ukraine OperaWire 3/21/22).  Ms. Mitrović performs music across different genres, having performed 20+ operatic roles thus far, a number of solo recitals, and has enjoyed being a cross-over jazz singer, often performing programs that include both classical and standard jazz repertoire to connect to a wider audience.

Credits include: Annabella (The Doctor & the Devils by Jason Overall, *World Premiere), La Frugola (Il tabarro), Mrs. Ott (Susannah) w/ Marble City Opera; Carmen (Carmen) w/ Concert Opera Philadelphia; Madame de Croissy (Dialogues of the Carmelites), Zita (Gianni Schicchi) w/ Bronx Opera; Klytämnestra (Elektra), Schwertleite (Die Walküre), Erda (Siegfried & Das Rheingold) w/ TUNDI Production’s “Wagner in Vermont Festival”; Prince Orlofsky (Die Fledermaus) w/ Hudson Opera Theatre & New Rochelle Opera; Suzuki (Madama Butterfly), Annina (La traviata), Siebel (Faust), Larina (Eugene Onegin), Alto Soloist (Handel’s Messiah) w/ Hudson Opera Theatre; Giovanna & Page + Maddalenda (c) (Rigoletto) w/ Druid City Opera;  Mrs. McLean (Susannah), Dritte Dame (Die Zauberflöte), Flora & Annina (La traviata) w/ The Lighthouse Opera Co.; Mamma Lucia (Cavalleria rusticana) w/ MidAtlantic Orchestra; Alto Soloist in Dvorak’s Requiem, Mozart’s Requiem, Haydn’s Mass in Time of War & Lord Nelson Mass, Mendelssohn’s Lauda Sion  w/ Central Jersey Choral Society; Soloist in Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 2 Lobgesang w/ New England Repertory Orchestra & Keene Chorale.

Aside from being a soloist, Ema has sung and served as Alto section leader in many choirs and is currently the Director of Music at The Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit, Verona, NJ and on the Voice Faculty at The Wharton Institute for the Performing Arts in Berkeley Heights, NJ.

Ms. Mitrović is a proud first generation Croatian-American, born and raised in New Jersey.  www.emamitrovic.com