Veronica Mak aims to provide honesty, substance, and enjoyment through all mediums of music, building bridges to future generations and promoting new works of underrepresented voices.
Veronica Mak is a Chinese-American soprano based in New York City, equally at home in operatic, choral, and contemporary repertoire. Her artistry is marked by versatility, emotional nuance, and a deep commitment to expressive storytelling.
She began her 2025/2026 season producing a recital series with pianist Shaobai Yuan called In Bloom and In Twilight. She also made her choral debut with Ghostlight Chorus last November for their program, Blessed. Veronica was featured last in Regina Opera's productions of Suor Angelica as Suor Genovieffa and Carmen as Frasquita. Additional performances this season include Mozart's C Minor Mass as a Chorus Fellow with Spoleto Festival USA, a featured recital with Delaware Valley Opera, and as Papagena for their company's production of The Magic Flute.
Ms. Mak's additional previous operatic roles include Pamina from The Magic Flute. Laetitia from The Old Maid and the Thief, Monica from the Medium, Lauretta from Gianni Schicchi, Bastienne from Bastien und Bastienne, Pyg from Knightly News!, the title role of L’enfant et les sortilèges, and Nancy from Albert Herring. Veronica was recognized from her performance of Rigoletto as Gilda with Regina Opera, having "appeared to inhabit the character believably" (Opera Wire).
Ms. Mak has also sung various concert solo repertoire, including Mozart Requiem, Brahms’ Deutsches Requiem, Haydn's The Creation, and Schubert's Mass No. 2 in G. She was a featured singer for Fresh Squeezed Opera's annual showcases, presenting contemporary art songs submitted by local composers. Veronica was a previous finalist for the Burbank Philharmonic Competition, based in Burbank, CA and a semifinalist for the The Houston Saengerbund German Singing Competition. Ms. Mak has also participated in masterclasses with Mikael Eliasen, Warren Jones, Matthew Rose, Bryan Wagorn, Carlos Kalmar, Jonathan Beyer, Susan Platts, and Justin Moniz.
Outside of her solo engagements, Veronica thoroughly works with choral ensembles on the recurring basis. Ms. Mak was previously a participant of The Thirteen Vocal Fellows Program, based in Washington D.C., a vocal fellowship providing mentorship and prominent music-making environment. Ms. Mak is also an alumna of the Grant Park Music Festival Vocal Fellowship based in Chicago, IL, and continues to sing in the Grant Park Chorus as a supplemental singer. She just joined the roster of Ghostlight Chorus, conducted by Evelyn DeGraf and was a previous member of EnsembleNYC, under the direction of Ronnie Oliver Jr.,
Ms. Mak received her Masters of Music & Bachelor of Music degrees from the Manhattan School of Music for Classical Voice/Opera.