Interview with Filipino Mezzo Soprano Michelle Mariposa
Pinay mezzo-soprano singer Michelle Mariposa was one of the 1,500 participants of the Metropolitan Opera’s Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition. The 30-year-old Filipino-Chinese singer from Quezon City wowed judges with her performance of Gioachino Rossini’s Semiramide, and Jules Massenet’s Werther and emerged as one of the five winners to win the competition. Q1///// Michelle, congratulations again for being one of the recent Eric and Dominique Laffont competition winners at the MetOpera. How significant is this win compared to all the awards you have received thus far and what will this mean in…