How do I play a particular playlist with mpc?

Solution 1:

ncmpc

ncmpc shows the playlists in the Browse screen (3).

ncmpcpp

ncmpcpp is quite similar to ncmpc maybe it behave the same.

mpc

You can load (append) a playlist with the load command, so to play a specified playlist:

mpc clear
mpc load <playlist_name>
mpc play