Sun-LyPierce

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  • Mezzo-Soprano

About Sun-Ly

Sun-Ly’s 26/27 season begins with her return to Houston Grand Opera for Faust (Siebel) and Boston Lyric Opera for Le nozze di Figaro (Cherubino). Other highlights of the season include Handel’s Messiah with Boston Baroque and theHouston Symphony, Beethoven Symphony No. 9 with The Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and Mozart's Requiem and Mass in C minor on tour with Les Musiciens du Louvre. She also returns to the stage at Carnegie Hall for a solo recital presented by the Music Academy of the West. Sun-Ly concludes the season at The Santa Fe Opera in Il barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina). Future engagements include leading roles at the New National Theatre Tokyo, Houston Grand Opera, and The Metropolitan Opera.

During the 25/26 season, Sun-Ly returned to The Metropolitan Opera for the world premiere of Mason Bates’ The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Rosa Saks) conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin and directed by Bartlett Sher. Other highlights of the season included debuts at LA Opera for Akhnaten(Nefertiti), Théâtre des Champs-Élysées and Théâtre de Caen for La Calisto (Diana), Semperoper Dresden and The Santa Fe Opera for Madama Butterfly (Suzuki), and Madison Opera for Così fan tutte (Dorabella).

Sun-Ly is based in New York

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Contact

Mathieu Levan

Mathieu Levan

Associate Artist Manager

Representation

Askonas Holt (Europe)
Opus 3 (North America)

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Season Highlights

Oct 2026
Houston Grand Opera
Gounod - Faust (Siebel)
Jan 2027
Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France
Beethoven 9th Symphony (soloist)
Jan 2027
Musiciens du Louvre (European tour)
Mozart Requiem / Mozart Mass in C Minor
Mar 2027
Boston Lyric Opera
Mozart - Le nozze di Figaro (Cherubino)
Jul 2027
Santa Fe Opera
Rossini - Il barbiere di siviglia (Rosina)

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  • Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)

    Des Moines Metro Opera

    • …Ms. Pierce went from strength to strength, totally inhabiting the part, and ravishing us with stellar vocalizing. Moreover, she is not only effortlessly funny, she is unfailingly lovely. There is a big career ahead.

      • Opera Today

  • Faust (Siébel)

    Berkshire Opera Festival

    • “Best of a universally pleasing cast was Sun-Ly Pierce, a visually credible Siébel whose even, fine-timbred mezzo projected clearly throughout her range.”

      • Opera Magazine with Opera News

  • Madama Butterfly (Suzuki)

    Houston Grand Opera

    • Butterfly’s servant gained a stature of her own, thanks to Sun-Ly Pierce. The mezzo-soprano sang with a poise that revealed Suzuki’s devotion, as well as a vibrancy that made her outcries telling. Pierce cut a wily figure, too.

      • Texas Classical Review

  • Le nozze di Figaro (Cherubino)

    New Orleans Opera

    • Sun-Ly Pierce was the feisty and charming Cherubino—a delightful portrayal

      • Opera Magazine with Opera News

  • Xerxes (Arsamene)

    Detroit Opera

    • Sun-Ly was utterly convincing as Romilda’s dashing beloved Arsamene, with her lush, flexible mezzo-soprano, insightful musicianship and expert pants-role swagger

      • Opera News

  • Otello (Emilia)

    Opera Philadelphia

    • Sun-Ly Pierce (Emilia) is a major find—her distinctive and beautiful mezzo soprano made every moment count, and she’s a fine actor.”

      • Parterre

  • Roméo et Juliette (Stephano)

    Houston Grand Opera

    • Mezzo-soprano Sun-Ly Pierce treated the trouser role of Stephano, one of Romeo’s pals, to a lustrous voice and breezy demeanor.”

      • Texas Classical Review