Caribbean mezzo-soprano, Maegan Pollonais is a graduate of SUNY Plattsburgh and Bowling Green State University, where she was the recipient of the Winifred O. Stone Presidential Graduate Student Scholarship.
Pollonais made her Canadian debut in 2013, at the Vancouver Summer Opera Studio,as Marcellina in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro). Later that year she attended the renowned OperaWorks’ Emerging Young Artist Program in Los Angeles, California, USA, where she was one of 32 to be accepted into this program. Pollonais also performed the role of Third Lady, in the Chicago Summer Opera 2014's production of Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute). She later went on to be the First place winner in the Classical Music Development Foundation of Trinidad and Tobago’s Voice Competition. In 2015, Pollonais made her debut with the Ball State Opera Theater,(BSOT) where she performed the roles of Sorceress in Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas as well as Prince Orlofsky in Strauss’ Die Fledermaus. Later that year she went on to winning the Ball State University 10th Annual Voice Competition. She is currently pursuing her Doctorate of Arts Degree at Ball State University, with a Concentration in Educational Psychology and is a voice student of Dr. Mei Zhong. Pollonais’ upcoming performances include the role of Buttercup in BSOT’s production of HMS Pinafore, and Zita in their performance of Gianni Schicchi.
