Brenda Rae
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Born | Appleton, Wisconsin, U.S. |
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Occupation | Operatic soprano |
Organizations | Frankfurt Opera |
Brenda Rae is an American
Life and career
Born and raised in Appleton, Wisconsin, Rae is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin–Madison (Bachelor of Music, 2004) and the Juilliard School (Master of Music, 2006).[4][1] In the summer of 2008, Rae attended the conservatory program at the Music Academy of the West,[5] before joining the Ensemble of the Oper Frankfurt.[6]
While a student at Juilliard she portrayed roles in several productions of the Juilliard Opera Center, including Mary Shrike in the world premiere of
Rae has performed in many operas at the
Rae's other European performances include appearances at the
Rae made her Metropolitan Opera debut in 2020, in the role of Poppea in Handel's Agrippina. Other roles at the Metropolitan include the title role in Alban Berg's Lulu, Zerbinetta in Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss, and Ophelia in Brett Dean's Hamlet.[18]
Rae was to appear as Rosina in Rossini's
References
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- ^ a b Sauda, Enrico (6 June 2017). "Niemals geht man so ganz: Brenda Rae verlässt die Oper". Frankfurter Neue Presse (in German). Frankfurt, Germany. Archived from the original on 30 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
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- ^ Crafts, D. S. (July 3, 2017). "'Lucia di Lammermoor' full of style and passion". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved 2017-07-22.
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- ^ "Opera Philadelphia's 2016-17 Season to Feature World Premiere of Mazzoli's Breaking the Waves, Reimagined Macbeth and Blythe as Tancredi". Opera News. February 16, 2016.
- ^ "Metropolitan Opera Association". archives.metoperafamily.org. Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "Baritone Will Liverman wins the Met's 2022 Beverly Sills Artist Award". metopera.org. May 4, 2022. Retrieved September 25, 2022.