“…and Magdalena Wor almost stole the show as a well-defined and well-sung Suzuki.” proclaimed Anne Midgette of The Washington Post following Magdalena’s role debut of Suzuki with Virginia Opera this Spring. Her debut as Carmen with Palm Beach Opera last season won equal approval from the critics: “Polish-born mezzo-soprano Magdalena Wór…made a magnificent debut…with her rich, seductive mezzo sound, perfectly suited to the role. And her acting as the sultry, sexy and fiery cigarette girl had just the right amount of intensity.” (Palm Beach Artspaper)
Other recent performances include Tisbe for Washington Concert Opera’s La Cenerentola, soloist in Vivaldi Gloria and Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 with the National Philharmonic, soloist in Messiah with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Memphis Symphony Orchestra, solo recitals in London at the Polish Ośrodek Spoleczno-Kulturalny celebrating Chopin’s 200th Birth Anniversary, and a concert with Baltic Opera.
In 2011-2012, Magdalena sings Carmen for Lyric Opera of Virgina, reprises Messiah with Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, is soloist for Janáček’s Glagolitic Mass with Cathedral Chorale Society of the Washington National Cathedral and for Bach Magnificat with National Philharmonic, and gives recitals at the Polish and Hungarian Embassies in Washington, D.C.
Magdalena Wór is a First Place Winner of the Heinz Rehfuss Vocal Competition, a Metropolitan Opera Competition National Finalist, an alumna of the San Francisco Opera’s Merola Summer Opera Program and Chautauqua Music Institution’s Marlena Malas Voice Program as well as a winner of the Mozart Society of Atlanta Competition. In 2008, Ms. Wór completed the Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program at the Washington National Opera.
Past engagements include Siebel in a concert version of Faust for Opera Camerata of Washington, D.C., Cherubino in The Marriage of Figaro for Ash Lawn Opera, Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 with Cobb Symphony Orchestra, and Lord Nelson Mass with National Philharmonic, solo recitals for the Polish National Embassy, Austrian National Embassy, and Russian Culture Center in Washington, D.C. and Anitra in Grieg’s Peer Gynt with the National Symphony Orchestra. Other recent peformances include Third Maid in Elektra, Giovanna in Rigoletto and Grimgerge in Walküre, Herdswoman in Jenůfa and The Witch in Hansel and Gretel for Washington National Opera’s main stage as well as Zita in Gianni Schicci for the Young Artist Program. She covered the role of Mercedes in Carmen for The Metropolitan Opera and sang Tisbe in La Cenerentola for The Atlanta Opera as well as Enrichetta for Washington Concert Opera’s I Puritani.
Magdelana is originally from Poland and has lived in the United States since 1991. She received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in vocal performance from Georgia State University and is a student of Magdalena Moulson-Falewicz. Magdalena is represented worldwide by JEJ Artists.