Merel-Magali Cox • Mezzo-Soprano

about
Dutch mezzo-soprano Merel-Magali Cox is currently completing a Master of Music at the Royal Northern College of Music, under the tutelage of Mary Plazas.
Her operatic roles include Cherubino Le Nozze di Figaro, Idamante Idomeneo, Linette L’Amour des trois oranges, Solomon Solomon, Woodpecker The Cunning Little Vixen with upcoming performances as Die Gräfin in Der Wildschütz.
An RNCM Songster and finalist in the Frederic Cox Award for Singing, The Joyce and Michael Kennedy Award for the Singing of Strauss and David Clover Competition, she has won the Bessie Cronshaw/Frost Brownson Song Cycle Prize and was awarded second prize in the Williams–Howard Prize.
Her concert highlights include Bach’s Matthäus-Passion, Weihnachts-oratorium, Magnificat, Himmelfahrts-oratorium and Johannes Passion with Manchester Baroque; Beethoven’s Ninth 'Choral Fantasy' Symphony; Britten's Canticles II & Rejoice the Lamb; Handel’s Messiah & Dixit Dominus; Haydn’s Nelson Mass; Rutter’s Feel the Spirit & Gloria; Vivaldi’s Gloria and Requiems by Duruflé, Haydn and Mozart with City of London Sinfonia.
Most recently, Merel-Magali made her international debut with Elgar’s The Music Makers & Sea Pictures and joined Buxton International Festival as a Young Artist.
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'Merel-Magali Cox sings joyfully and with warm optimism'
- Meppeler Courant (NL)
'Her warm timbre and musical depth make her a sought-after interpreter of works by Bach and Handel'
- Toonkunstkoor (NL)
'The soloists; Merel Magali Cox [..] were superb, [..] I loved Merel Magali’s quirky song'
- Catherine Smyth Media (UK)
Linette, L'amour des trois Oranges, 2025
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upcoming engagements

2 NOVEMBER 2026 - 6PM
Duruflé: Requiem with Manchester Cathedral and Christopher Stokes
Merel-Magali will be the mezzo soloist for Duruflé's Requiem
Venue: Manchester Cathedral

3 NOVEMBER 2026 - 6PM
Victorian Christmas carolling with Hartley Voices
Merel-Magali will join the Hartley Voices at a private event
Venue: Manchester
5 NOVEMBER 2026 - 7PM
VOCES8 Scholar Ensemble: 'All Seems Beautiful' in Switzerland
Merel-Magali will join the VOCES8 Scholars Ensemble in Aiglon College
Venue: Aiglon College, Switserland
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12 NOVEMBER 2026 - 2.30PM
RNCM Songster: Evening Recital at Ilkey Concert Club
Merel-Magali will perform a recital with Jennifer Sykes (piano) as part of the RNCM Songster program
Venue: King's Hall Ilkley, UK

14 NOVEMBER 2026 - 7.30PM
Mozart: Vespers and Coronation Mass with Bakewell Choral Society and Alan Eost
Merel-Magali will be the alto soloist for Mozart festive repertoire
Venue: Bakewell Parish Church

28 NOVEMBER 2026 - 7PM
Merel-Magali will be the mezzo soloist for Saint-Saëns' Oratorio de Noël and she will also perform a selection of arias from Handel's Messiah
Venue: The Minster Church of St. Denys, Warminster
Merel-Magali Cox
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