Bio

Molly Noori is a California based mezzo-soprano known for her “rich, satisfying tone" and “convincing characters” (Toledo Blade). Highlights of Molly’s career include her main stage debut in the role of Siebel in Toledo Opera’s Faust, performing as a Resident Touring Artist for Detroit Opera (formerly Michigan Opera Theatre), Dritte Dame in Lyric Opera of Orange County’s Die Zauberflöte, Gertrude in Gounod’s Romeo et Juliette with Lyric Opera of Orange County performed at the Barclay Theatre. Other roles include La Badessa in Suor Angelica with Operafestival di Roma, Hansel in Hansel und Gretel, the Sorceress in Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, Baba in Menotti’s The Medium, La Musica and Euridice in Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo, Dorabella in Cosi fan tutte, Ma Moss in The Tenderland, and Ms. Todd in The Old Maid and the Thief.

Molly has performed multiple concert solos including Rossini’s Petite Mass, Brahms’ Liebeslieder Waltzes, Handel’s Messiah, Mahler’s Lieder eines fahrenden gesellen and Kindertöten lieder, Mozart’s Requiem, Schumann’s Frauenliebe und Leben, and selections from Carmen, Il Trovatore, and H.M.S. Pinafore.

Award highlights include 2024 2nd place winner of The American Prize in the professional voice/opera category, three-time winner of the Indiana University, Ft. Wayne Concerto Competition, runner-up at the MTNA National Young Artist Competition in New York, winner of the Rondelli Scholarship competition, semi-finalist in the National Classical Singer Young Artist Competition in Boston, Semi-finalist in MiOpera International Competition. Molly was also selected to sing in master classes with Metropolitan Opera legends Carol Vaness and Marilyn Horne and most recently with Jennifer Rowley at her Aria Boot Camp in Sarasota.

In addition to performing, Molly owns a private voice studio in Orange County, CA and is a professional photographer who specializes in branding for singers. In 2024 Molly proudly founded her non-profit The Chronicled Voice, an organization that is cultivating awareness and creating change for singers with chronic illness. This year she is looking forward releasing her debut album My Black Swan Songs.