Praised for her “crème caramel tones” and “warm and ingratiating mezzo” (Albuquerque Journal), Ann McMahon Quintero’s 2012-13 season includes Mary in Der fliegende Holländer in a return to Boston Lyric Opera, Amneris in Aida with Annapolis Opera, and mezzo soloist in Messiah with Boston Baroque, under Martin Pearlman. She makes her debut with the Spoleto Festival (USA) as Suor Pazienza in Giordano’s Messe Mariano in summer 2013, and is mezzo soloist in Britten’s “Spring Symphony” and Vivaldi’s Gloria with the Berkshire Choral Festival. In season 2013-14 she debuts with Virginia Opera as Mistress Quickly in Verdi’s Falstaff and sings as soloist in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in a return to Boston Baroque.