Mezzo-soprano Meridian Prall is a 2024 Third Prize Winner of Operalia, Grand Finals Winner of The Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition, and the recipient of the 2023 Rose Bampton Award from The Sullivan Foundation.
In the 25/26 season, Meridian will make many exciting debuts including appearnces with LA Opera for Die Zauberflöte (Dritte Dame) and The Dallas Opera for Dialogues des Carmélites (Sister Mathilde). She will also debut on the roster of The Metropolitan Opera for Madama Butterfly. On the concert stage Meridian will debut with San Diego Symphony for a staged production of L'enfant et les sortilège (La chatte/ La libellule/ L'écureuil) conducted by Rafael Payare and appear with Boston Baroque for Ferrandini's Il Pianto di Maria under the baton of Christian Curnyn. In the summer of 2026 she will make return to The Santa Fe Opera for Rodelinda (Eduige) conducted by Harry Bicket and Eugene Onegin (Filipyevna).
Last season, Meridian returned to The Atlanta Opera for Die Zauberflöte (Dritte Dame) and debuted at Hudson Hall for R. B. Schlather’s new production of Giulio Cesare (Cornelia). On the concert stage Meridian debuted with Washington Concert Opera for La clemenza di Tito (Annio) and returned to Toledo Symphony as the alto soloist in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. She also appeared with St. Croix Valley Opera in their Opera on the River summer concert series.
In 23/24, Meridian debuted with The Atlanta Opera in Die Walküre (Schwertleite) and returned to Opera Theatre of Saint Louis for Julius Caesar (Cornelia). On the concert stage Meridian debuted with Toledo Symphony for Messiah and the Mozart Requiem, Erie Philharmonic for Messiah, and a solo recital with the Nantucket Musical Arts Society. Additional engagements include the Hart Institute for Women Conductors Showcase Concert with The Dallas Opera and the world premiere of Gregg Kallor’s Frankenstein (Elizabeth Lavenza cover) with Arizona Opera.
Meridian returned to Palm Beach Opera for Falstaff (Meg Page), Così fan tutte (Dorabella cover), and Madama Butterfly (Suzuki cover) as a member of the Beneson Young Artist Program. In the summer of 2023, she made her debut at The Santa Fe Opera in Rusalka (Third Wood Sprite) as a member of their prestigeous Apprentice Artist program.
Ms. Prall is a graduate of the University of Toledo and University of Michigan and graduated in 2020. As a result of winning the University of Michigan Concerto Competition, she performed the United States premiere of Verklärtes Jahr, a song cycle for mezzo-soprano and orchestra, with University of Michigan’s University Philharmonia Orchestra under the direction of Maestro Adrian Slywotzky.
