Masterclass with Christine Brewer, soprano

WashU students will have the opportunity to perform for legendary soprano Christine Brewer and receive feedback from her in front of an audience.

Program:

Ain't It a Pretty Night from "Susannah" by Carlisle Floyd (1926-2021)
     Brittany Rogus (Student of Kelly Daniel-Decker)         

Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal by Roger Quilter (1877-1953)
     Caleb Rhodes (Student of Tamara Campbell)

Aufenthalt by Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
     Max Silverstein (Student of Nathan Ruggles) 

Bella siccome un angelo from "Don Pasquale" by Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
     Anthony Chiang (Student of Kelly Daniel-Decker)
 

Song of the Moon by Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)
Meher Arora (Student of Noel Prince)
                                                                                                                 
Gretchen am Spinnrade by Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
     Christina Smiley (Student of Noel Prince)

Ah, mio cor! from "Alcina" by G.F. Handel (1685-1759)
     Coco Wicks (Student of Tai Oney)                              

Green by Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
     Sindy Ivaturi (Student of Sarah Price)

Kataomoi by Aimer (1990-)
     David Wan (Student of Candice Ivory)        

Sebben crudele by Antonio Caldara (1670-1736)
     Josie Kopff (Student of Ben Worley) 

Christine Brewer:
Grammy Award-winning American soprano Christine Brewer’s appearances in opera, concert, and recital are marked by her own unique timbre, at once warm and brilliant, combined with a vibrant personality and emotional honesty reminiscent of the great sopranos of the past. Named one of the top 20 sopranos of all time (BBC Music), her range, golden tone, boundless power, and control make her a favorite of the stage and a highly sought-after recording artist, one who is “in her prime and sounding glorious” (Anthony Tommasini, New York Times).

Christine Brewer is one of the most celebrated concert singers of our time.  She has appeared around the world with orchestras in Boston, Cleveland, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Toronto, London, Dresden, Berlin, Leipzig, Paris, Sydney, Japan, Malaysia and many times with her home orchestra the St. Louis Symphony. She is frequently sought after to sing the great symphonic works of Mozart, Brahms, Verdi, Mahler, Beethoven, Wagner, Janáček and Britten.  She has performed Strauss’ Four Last Songs over one hundred times and she has also been invited to perform for such special engagements as the re-opening of Covent Garden with Plácido Domingo for HRH the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall.

On the opera stage, Brewer is highly regarded for her striking portrayal of the title role in Strauss’s Ariadne auf Naxos, which she has performed with the Metropolitan Opera, Opéra de Lyon, Théatre du Chatelet, Santa Fe Opera, English National Opera, and Opera Theatre of St. Louis. Attracting glowing reviews with each role, she has performed Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde at San Francisco Opera, Gluck’s Alceste with Santa Fe Opera, the Dyer’s Wife in Strauss’s Die Frau ohne Schatten at Lyric Opera of Chicago and the Paris Opera, and Lady Billows in Britten’s Albert Herring at Santa Fe Opera and the Los Angeles Opera.  She created the role of Sister Aloysius in the world premiere of Doug Cuomo’s opera Doubt with the Minnesota Opera in 2013 and reprised the role in 2016 with the Union Avenue Opera in St. Louis.

Ms. Brewer continues her work with the Marissa, Illinois 6th graders in a program called Opera-tunities, which is now in its 14th year.  She also works with the voice students at Webster University.  On April 29, 2015, Christine Brewer joined 140 other notable celebrities receiving a bronze star on the St. Louis Walk of Fame. Brewer’s discography includes over 25 recordings.