BRITTANY RENEE

SOPRANO

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"...a performance which words can do no justice, Brittany’s crystal clear yet sultry voice produced a sound and spirit that equals her sensual and artistic achievement." - The Gazette

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"Brittany Renee steals the stage with her saucy "companion" in the beguiling "Musetta’s Waltz" but who is convincingly altruistic in the final act."

- Florida Theater on stage.com

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.

Highlights from her past season include reprising the role of Bess in Gershwin’s Porgy & Bess at the Teatro Regio Torino and at the Magnetic Opera Festival in Elba, Italy, as well as a featured soloist and company member at The Metropolitan Opera in their historic production of Porgy & Bess, which won Best Opera Recording at the 2021 Grammy Awards! Brittany Renee also returned to Opera Orlando to debut the role of the Countess in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro where she “excellently captured and conveyed regal sorrow.” - Orlando Sentinel

Due to COVID-19, Brittany’s anticipated debuts such as her return to The Queen of the Night in Mozart’s The Magic Flute with Opera San Jose, her role debut of Violetta in Verdi’s La Traviata, a new concept opera with Out of the Box Opera in Minnesota, and a performance debut on Broadway were all postponed to later dates. Despite the cancellations Brittany welcomed the new and innovative virtual performances. Described by the Wall Street Journal as “an ingenious project,” Brittany was blessed to stretch her contemporary wings in the award winning world premiere opera series Tales from a Safe Distance with Decameron Opera. Through her voice she brought to life the illustrated role of BOSS in Resonance Works SourDough: Rise Up. Later in the fall, in a new partnership with Thomas Hampson, The Hampsong Foundation, Courtney's Stars of Tomorrow, and the streaming platform IDAGIO, She headlined the concert series Feel the Spirit, which is dedicated to the study, preservation, and performance of the Negro Spiritual. To close out the season she returned once again as the Soprano Soloist in Handel's Messiah Sing-In at Lincoln Center presented by the National Chorale.

Upcoming highlights from Brittany Renee’s 2020-2021 season includes her role debut as Micaëla in Bizet’s Carmen with Opera Orlando, her debut with the American Pops Orchestra, and her return in the fall to The Metropolitan Opera in the new Terence Blanchard production, Fire Shut Up in my Bones, as part of the principal roster.

Additional international debuts have included her performances at the Semperoper Dresden, the Deutsches Theater München, The Charles Bronfman Auditorium in Tel Aviv, Israel, the Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari, Italy, and Opera on the Avalon in Canada. Other national appearances have included performances with Permian Basin Opera, Knoxville Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Salt Marsh Opera, Piedmont Opera, Chautauqua Opera, Crested Butte Music Festival, The Handel Choir of Baltimore, Opera Theatre of the Rockies, and the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra.

Concert engagements include performances as a guest artist and model representing the designer Pyer Moss at the CFDA Vogue Fashion Fund Gala, collaborator and jazz soloist with the Minneapolis based group VOXSPEX, featured artist with the Wynton Marsalis’ U.S. Tour of the Abyssinian Mass with Chorale Le Chateau and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, guest artist with the The Guelph Symphony Orchestra, appearances with the critically acclaimed American Spiritual Ensemble, and tour with the Siena Chamber Orchestra in Italy. As a frequent recitalist, Brittany has performed in her hometown at the University of Minnesota’s Monday Guest Artist Recital Series at the Lloyd Ultan Recital Hall and had the privilege to conduct her own masterclass with the students.

Brittany’s prestigious awards include, Senior Grand Prize Winner: Young Patronesses of the Opera, 3rd Place and Audience Favorite: Harlem Opera Theater Competition, 2nd Place and Scholarship Recipient: The Denver Lyric Opera Guild Competition Award, Rosalind Jackson Memorial Award: Crested Butte Music Festival, The Miriam Goodman Award: Chautauqua Opera and Regional Finalist: Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions.