BRITTANY RENEE
SOPRANO
BIOGRAPHY
Hailed for her “luminous tones” and “lush voice,” and praised by Opera News for her “plush soprano bloom,” GRAMMY Award-winning American soprano Brittany Renee is amazing audiences with her finesse and shimmering stage presence.
Last season saw her role and house début with San Francisco Opera as Julie in Rhiannon Giddens’ and Michael Abels’ Omar and her return to The Metropolitan Opera to sing Destiny/Loneliness/Greta in Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up in My Bones as well as cover Micaëla in Carmen. She also had the pleasure of honoring Stephen Schwartz in a gala concert on stage at The Met. She finished the season with a house début with Opera Theatre of St. Louis as Musetta in La bohème.
This season, Ms. Renee brings her much-lauded Musetta to The Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, and to Houston Grand Opera for her house début. She also makes her Washington National Opera début as Bess in Porgy and Bess and joins National Sawdust as Esther in Paula Prestini’s Silent Light.
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CRITICAL ACCLAIM
"Impressive, showing a lush lyric soprano that especially shone during her solo 'Saria possible.'" – OperaWire
Giannetta in L’Elisir d’Amore – "In the role of Giannetta, Brittany Renee was impressive, showing a lush lyric soprano that especially shone during her solo 'Saria possible.' She sang this passage with staccato phrases, a quiet piano sound, and gorgeous legato phrases. Her comic timing was sensational as she interacted with the women’s chorus...in the ensembles, her voice also shone, especially in 'Io già m’immagino che cosa brami' where her patter work resonated through all the voices. Her interactions with Schultz were also crucial in helping audiences understand who this character was and why she was always around.”
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"a formidable artist" – Voce di Meche
MET Summerstage – “This was the first time we heard Soprano Brittany Renee and found her to be a formidable artist [...] She rose to the challenge of Violetta's Act I aria from Verdi's La Traviata negotiating the two opposing sides of Violetta's character. In the cabaletta ‘Sempre libera’ we heard some impressive fireworks--just right for a party girl in denial. We don't claim to know anything about jazz but Duke Ellington' "In a Sentimental Mood" sounded just fine to us and illustrated her versatility.”
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"...plush soprano blooms thrillingly on top..." – Opera News
Carmen – "Brittany Renee's plush soprano blooms thrillingly on top, especially in her rendition of "Je dis que rien ne m'epouvante," which demonstrates strength rather than fragility."
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"...more from her please!" – Parterre Box
Fire Shut Up in my Bones – “Brittany Renee as Evelyn offered an uplifting lightness, a lovely, crystalline soprano that was all youthful excitement, more from her please!"
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"... oozed vocal and physical sensuality..." – OperaWire
Fire Shut Up in my Bones – "...masterfully oozed vocal and physical sensuality."
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"...sang in luminous tones about her own gorgeousness." – South Florida Classical Review
La boheme – “As the beautiful Musetta, Brittany Renee Robinson gave an assured performance that communicated desirability and jealousy without the stock, over-the-top diva gestures that so often accompany this role. In Musetta’s Waltz she caressed an embarrassed waiter and sang in luminous tones about her own gorgeousness."
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"...conveyed with regal sorrow..." – Orlando Sentinel
Le nozze di Figaro – “nicely captures the Countess’s sadness, poignant among the frivolity and conveyed with regal sorrow by the excellent Brittany Renee.”
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