Russell Braun

Russell Brown ( born July 19, 1965 in Frankfurt am Main ) is a Canadian opera singer (baritone ).

Life and work

The son of Canadian baritone Victor Braun and the German mezzo-soprano Eraine vibration Brown lived up to the age of 17 in Germany, then studied piano with John Coveart at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, and later singing with Patricia core at the University of Toronto.

In 1993 he made ​​his successful debut as Papageno in The Magic Flute at the Canadian Opera Company. In the season 1995/96 he sang for the first time at the Met ( the bat ) and debuted as Count in Le Nozze di Figaro in Monte Carlo and Berlin. In 1997, he successfully embodied the male title role in Robert Wilson's production of Pelléas et Mélisande, which could be seen both at the Opéra National de Paris as well as at the Salzburg Festival. In this production, his father had - as Golaud - with.

Brown features a lyrical baritone of high flexibility and considerable vocal range. He has performed among others at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the San Diego Opera and San Francisco Opera. His repertoire ranges from early works and baroque operas by Monteverdi, Rameau, Gluck, Purcell and Handel, Mozart, Rossini, Donizetti and the French trade up to Strauss and Britten.

Also known as song singer can point to numerous successes Brown, recordings and awards, including Duo evenings with the German tenor Michael Schade. He has sung with major orchestras under the direction of famous conductors such as Claudio Abbado, Silvain Gambreling, Sir Simon Rattle and Michael Tilson Thomas.