Brett Polegato

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Brett Polegato (born 1968 in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada) is an operatic baritone.

History

He performed in concert at Dido and Æneas, de Purcell : the 6 of September 1995, Royal Albert Hall, Proms 59 (BBC). With Brett Polegato (Aeneas), Linda Maguire (Dido), Jacques François Loiseleur des Longchamps (Sorceress), Benjamin Butterfield (Sailor), Shari Saunders (Belinda), Meredith Hall (First Witch), Laura Pudwell (Spirit), Orchestra : Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski.[1]

In 1999 he made his

.

Awards and recognition

During the early stages of his career, he was a finalist at the 1995

Cardiff Singer of the World Competition
.

Polegato was a soloist on the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus's recording of Ralph Vaughan Williams' A Sea Symphony, which won Grammy Awards in 2003 for Best Choral Performance and Best Classical Album.

References

  1. ^ "Prom 59". BBC Music Events.

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