French soprano Mia Mandineau is quickly becoming recognized for her beautiful voice, sensitive artistry and compelling stage presence.

Winner of the Buffalo/Toronto District of the Metropolitan Opera’s 2024 Laffont Competition, Ms. Mandineau also received a First Place prize from the 2024 National Association of Teachers of Singing competition and has been selected to be a Studio Artist at the prestigious Wolf Trap Young Artist Program for the summer 2024.

During the 2022-2023 season, Ms. Mandineau debuted as a soloist at the renowned Megaron Concert Hall with the Athens State Orchestra, performed at the prestigious Theatre Festival Printemps des Comédiens in Montpellier in the play Ismène by Carole Fréchette, and debuted the role of Elle in a production of Poulenc’s La Voix Humaine, which she co-produced with her stage partner the pianist and dancer Clément Rataud.

Ms. Mandineau was selected from an international pool of young singers to participate in the prestigious Sir Georg Solti Accademia during the summer of 2022, where she coached with internationally acclaimed artists Barbara Frittoli, Roberto Frontali and Richard Bonynge.

During the 2020-21 season, she debuted at the Concertgebouw in a concert presented by the Grote Zangers Foundation; participated in masterclasses given by acclaimed artists including Sergei Leiferkus, Linda Watson, Bejun Mehta, Lenneke Ruiten, and Dr. Bretton Brown; and performed the role of Mère Marie in Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmélites as part of the CvA Concert Opera Series.

In addition to her work as a performer, Ms. Mandineau is passionate about arts education. As the founder of the successful YouTube channel L’Opéra et ses Zouz, she has enjoyed partnerships with the Opéra de Paris, the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, the Opéra National de Bordeaux, Detroit Opera, OperaVision, the National Swiss Opera, Palazzetto BruZane, and the national French radio and television. She received an important grant from the French National Centre of Cinematography (CNC) to further her work with the channel.

Ms. Mandineau was awarded a Fellowship to SUNY Fredonia School of Music and is currently pursuing her Master’s Degree in Vocal Performance, under the tutelage of Don Marrazzo, with whom she completed her Bachelor's Degree at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam (CvA) and her Artist Certificate at the Musical Horizons Conservatory in Athens.