ABOUT FRANCESCA
Francesca Mehrotra is an Indian-American singer / actor who thrives in telling stories through song. Most at home in classical musical theatre, Francesca recently appeared in Sweeney Todd (Johanna) at Pacific Symphony, Titanic (Caroline Neville) at Marriott Theatre, A Little Night Music (swing) at Ogunquit Playhouse, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (Miss Barley) at The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, and A Christmas Carol (Belle) at Wolfbane Productions. Other favorite roles include Clara (u/s) in The Light in the Piazza with Central City Opera and Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance with Opera Colorado.
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Equally comfortable in 21st-century operatic repertoire, Francesca recently participated in a workshop with Catalyst New Music of This is Not That Dawn, a new opera which tells the story of two women separated during the partition of India. Francesca was honored to bring the true story of Mukhtar Mai to life in a virtual production of Kamala Sankaram's Thumbprint at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee. She sang in the original reading and workshop of Evan Mack and Joshua McGuire’s The Ghosts of Gatsby, where she sang Zelda '18, later reprising this role with Opera Birmingham at the New Works Forum through Opera America. Francesca continued collaborating with Mack on Regret and Redemption, a song cycle for soprano that she commissioned through Texas Christian University. Additionally, Francesca was selected to participate in Fort Worth Opera’s Frontiers Festival, a new music initiative that showcases new operatic works, and was a two-time featured soloist in the Festival of American Song with Jake Heggie and John Corigliano.
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Other notable operatic roles include Gilda (Rigoletto) and Juliette (Die Tote Stadt) with Opera Colorado, Ida (Die Fledermaus) with Central City Opera, Susanna (Le nozze di Figaro) and Cleopatra (Giulio Cesare in Egitto) with Seagle Festival, Norina (Don Pasquale) at Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Gretel (Hansel and Gretel) with Fort Worth Opera Children’s Theatre, Atalanta (Serse) with Opera NEO, and Tytania (A Midsummer Night’s Dream), Nannetta (Falstaff), and Suor Genovieffa (Suor Angelica) at Texas Christian University.
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TO LEARN AND INSPIRE LOVE.
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Fostering compassion lies at the heart of my artistic purpose; it is the seed from which understanding and unity grow. In my personal life as well as my artistic life, I seek to inspire a contemplation of the complex beauty of our inner selves and the world around us. The arts open a window of perspective that allows us to engage with humanity in new ways, encouraging us to look deeper and to strive for connection. Through my own artistic study, I am continuously learning to better love others whose journeys vary from my own – delving into each character's worldview teaches me something unexpected. I hope that sharing their stories opens hearts and minds to new perspectives and relationships.