Ah Love But a Day by Amy Beach
Ku'u Pua I Paoakalani by Queen Lili'uokalani
The Glamorous Life by Stephen Sondheim
Singing at Saint Elizabeth University
Singing at New York Botanical Garden
Singing at Rutgers University
With students for Opera on Tap's Playground Opera The Magic Flute
Performing as Amor in L'incoronazione di Poppea
Mary Rose Go is a fun, engaging, and sophisticated singer and emcee. She sings classical, sacred, art song, jazz, and musical theater. She also sings in Hawaiian, Italian, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Tagalog, and Mandarin. She enjoys performing for all ages - toddlers to retirees and everyone in between :)
Please note: accompanist not provided but with many talented friends I can put a trio or band together if needed!
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Write a reviewPrice range: $500 and up
Languages: English
Gig length: 30 - 180 minutes
Engaging, charismatic and entertaining singer and emcee for weddings, private parties, corporate events, holidays, funerals, children's events, and more.
I sing:
Opera/Classical
Mariachi/Spanish
Broadway/Musical Theater
Hawaiian reggae and traditional
Jazz and R&B
Born in Los Angeles and raised in Honolulu, Mary Rose Go is a classically trained coloratura soprano and actress. She sings musical theater, jazz, R&B, mariachi, Hawaiian, and folk songs. She sings in 7 languages and loves performing for all ages - from children to retirees.
Recent opera credits include Deer in The Way the Sky Looks (NYU MFA Composition), Tsering in Ga Sho (American Opera Project), Dew Fairy in Hansel and Gretel (Opera on Tap’s Playground Opera). Recent theater credits include Cynthia/Elizabeth in 2nd Murderer (SoHo Shakespeare Company Table Read), Moifa/Lord Twede/Chaos Titan Behemoth in The Fantastical Fellowship: Final Quest for the Crisis Crystal XXVII (Frigid NYC) and Ninny/Hagen in Der Ring Gott Farblonjet (Columbia University MFA Directing Thesis).
Her alter ego is Auntie Mary Rose who has a YouTube channel with wacky original kids songs about gardening and nature.
I can sing a cappella, with a back track, or, for an additional fee, an accompanist. I can provide a keyboard and speaker/microphone for an additional fee.
Opera arias and art songs examples
O Mio Babbino Caro, Quando m'en vo, Chi il bel sogno, Be Kind and Courteous, etc
O quand je dors, Morgen, Ah Love but a Day, Con que la lavare, Le Colibri, Du bist wie eine Blume, Strauss Amor, etc.
Spanish examples
Si una vez, No Me Queda Mas, Amor Eterno, Con Los Anos que me Quedan, Volver, Volver, Por un Amor, La Hija de Nadie, Sabor de Mi, Vieja Luna, Cucurucucu Paloma, etc
Musical theater/Crossover examples
Songs from Carousel, King & I, Camelot, Annie, Matilda, Moana, Wicked, Encanto, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, Oklahoma, Sound of Music, Follies, Les Miserables, etc.
Jazz standards/R&B
If I were a bell, Almost Like Being in Love, The Man That Got Away, So in Love, Weak, In a Sentimental Mood, Sophisticated Lady, Yellow Moon, I Fall In Love Too Easily, The Way You Look Tonight, Stella By Starlight, Tenderly, Autumn in New York, Sunny Side of the Street, Unforgettable, Love, A Foggy Day, Blue Skies, etc
Christmas (huge repertoire I could go on forever because I love Christmas)
Classic standards (White Christmas, The Christmas Song), Christmas carols (O Holy Night, Adeste Fidelis, Away in a Manger etc), Contemporary (Last Christmas, Merry Christmas Darling, Baby Please Come Home), Silly songs (I want a hippopotamus for Christmas, I'm getting nuttin for Christmas), Hawaiian Christmas (Po La'i E, 12 Days of Christmas Hawaiian style)
I am a quick learner so if there's a song or a whole list you would like me to learn please inquire!
Renee Fleming, Edita Gruberova, Maria Callas, Kathleen Battle
Natalia Lafourcade, Linda Rondstadt, Selena
Audra McDonald, Sara Bareilles, Philippa Soo
Eartha Kitt, Gilda Radner, Madeline Kahn
Aaliyah, Corinne Bailey Rae, Esperanza Spalding
Microphone if the venue is large or heavily carpeted
Classical Singer