About

American soprano, Molly Dunn, is gaining recognition for her full lyric voice and soaring high notes. In the 2022 season, Ms. Dunn is scheduled to perform Mimì in La Bohème with Light Opera of New Jersey and Violetta in La Traviata at the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona, Spain. In the 2021 season, Ms. Dunn made her debut as La Contessa in Le Nozze di Figaro with the International Summer Opera Festival of Morelia, in Morelia, Mexico under the baton of Maestro Jorge Parodi. She also performed scenes as Mimì in La Bohème with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Michoacán in the Morelia Opera Gala. She is the creator of Zombie Opera, a gory Halloween musical extravaganza in the heart of Jersey City. A true crossover performer, Ms. Dunn began her performing career in musical theatre with credits such as: Amalia Balash in She Loves Me, Rosa Bud in The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Johanna u/s in Sweeney Todd, Babette in Beauty and the Beast, and Carlotta u/s in Maury Yeston’s Phantom. She was a Finalist and Special Award Winner in the 2017 Lotte Lenya Competition. She is a winner of the 2019 Vienna Summer Music Festival Competition and made her international debut as Suor Angelica in Suor Angelica at the Wiener Kammeroper in Vienna, Austria under the baton of Maestro Keith Chambers. Ms. Dunn is also the Founder and Artistic Director of LUX Performing Arts.