E. Mani Cadet, was born in Miami, Florida,
but was raised in Jean-Rebel, Haiti. Where he simmered in the rich
tradition of his family’s Haitian culture and that his passion for music,
and acting was ignited. For his formal music education Cadet attended
Stetson University for his bachelor of Music degree, and attended New England
Conservatory of Music where he work on his Masters of Music degree in Opera
performance under the tutelage of John Moriarty. Mr. Cadet also has studied
his craft with several Young Artist Programs; Des Moines Metro Opera, Central
City Opera, and the Florida Grand Opera Young Artist programs. “Mani” is
a seasoned performer having achieved great acclaim in opera, musical theater
and as a concert entertainer. Mani has performed on such world-renowned stages
such as the Lyric Opera of Chicago, New York City Opera, Florida Grand Opera,
Des Moines Metro Opera, Connecticut Opera, Central City Opera, Martinique
Opera, Bergenz Opera, The Cotton Club, and Adrienne Arsht Center for the
Performing Arts and The Music Theatre of Wichita. Some of Mani’s beloved
roles include: “Jazz” in Blitzstein’s opera Regina, “Tamino” in Mozart’s
The Magic Flute, “Edgardo” in Lucia di Lammermoor , “Peter Quint” in The
Turn of the Screw, “Agwe” from Once on This Island, and “Old Deuteronomy”
in CATS. Most recently Mani was seen as the “Lion” in the West Coast
Black Theatre production of The Wiz, and his third cabaret production of
“Black on Broadway” at the Mad Cow Theatre in Downtown Orlando. Mani also
just closed a production of The Buddy Holly Story as the “Apollo Performer”,
“Don Ottavio” in Don Giovanni. Cadet was the “Soothsayer”, “Menas”,
and “Diomedes” at Orlando Shakespeare Theatre’s production of Antony and
Cleopatra.
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