Ambur Braid

Ambur Braid (born Amber Dionne Braid;[1] March 19, 1983) is a Canadian opera singer. She is a dramatic coloratura soprano.

Ambur Braid
Ambur Braid candid portrait
Born
Amber Dionne Braid

(1983-03-19) March 19, 1983
Terrace, British Columbia, Canada
OccupationOpera singer (soprano)
Years active2009–present
Websiteamburbraid.com

Early life and education

Braid was born in Terrace, British Columbia.[2] She studied at The Royal Conservatory of Music's Glenn Gould School with Donna Sherman from 2002-2006, where she achieved her Bachelor of Music and Artist Diploma in Voice Performance.[3] She then went on to study with Wendy Hillhouse at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music from 2006-2008, where she attained her Master of Music. She then continued her studies at Operaworks with Ann Baltz, the Opera Workshop in St. Andrews-By-The-Sea with Wendy Nielsen, the Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio (2010-2013) and the Ravinia Festival's Steans Institute (2012).[4] From 2014-2016, Ambur moved to Athens, Greece to work with Marina Krilovici on a repertoire shift to roles like Salome (Strauss) and the title role in Puccini's Tosca[5]

Candid photo of Ambur Braid and Marina Krilovici

Career

After completing her Master of Music degree, Ambur made her professional debut with Opera Atelier as Diane in Gluck's Iphigénie en Tauride in 2009.[6] As an alumnus of the Canadian Opera Company's Ensemble Studio program, Ambur has a close relationship with the company having performed Amor (Orfeo ed Euridice, directed by Robert Carsen, conducted by Harry Bicket, 2011), the Queen of the Night (The Magic Flute, conducted by Johannes Debus, 2011 and 2017), the Greek Woman (Iphigénie en Tauride with Pablo Heras-Casado/Robert Carsen, 2011), Semele (Semele conducted by Rinaldo Alessandrini, 2012), Adele (Die Fledermaus directed by Christopher Alden, 2012), and Vitellia (La Clemenza di Tito, 2013) with them.

Ambur made her European debut in Lisbon in a new production of The Rake's Progress as Anne Trulove, conducted by Joana Carneiro at Teatro Nacional de São Carlos in 2015, and her UK opera debut at the English National Opera as The Queen of Night in Simon McBurney's The Magic Flute in 2016.[7] She made her USA opera debut with the Arizona Opera in 2014 as Violetta in Verdi's La traviata.

A strong advocate for getting younger audiences into classical arts, Ambur is a believer in all forms of collaborative art and has performed with Broken Social Scene, The Arkells, Austra and The Sam Roberts Band.[8]

Repertory
Year Role Composer Opera Location
2009 Diana Gluck Iphigénie en Tauride Opera Atelier
2011 Amor Gluck Orfeo ed Euridice Canadian Opera Company
2011 Queen of the Night Mozart The Magic Flute Canadian Opera Company
2011 Greek Woman Gluck Iphigénie en Tauride Canadian Opera Company
2012 Clemence (cover) Kaija Saariaho L'Amour de loin Canadian Opera Company
2012 Semele Handel Semele Canadian Opera Company
2012 Adele J. Strauss Die Fledermaus Canadian Opera Company
2013 Vitellia Mozart La Clemenza di Tito Canadian Opera Company
2013 Queen of the Night Mozart The Magic Flute' Opera Atelier
2013 Konstanze Mozart The Abduction from the Seraglio' Opera Atelier
2014 [9] Violetta Verdi La Traviata' Arizona Opera
2015 Anne Trulove Stravinsky The Rake's Progress' Teatro Nacional de São Carlos
2016 Queen of the Night Mozart The Magic Flute' English National Opera
2016 Queen of the Night Mozart The Magic Flute Oper Frankfurt
2016 Queen of the Night Mozart The Magic Flute' Calgary Opera
2016 Dalinda Handel Ariodante' Canadian Opera Company
2016 Dalinda Handel Ariodante' National Sawdust
2017 Queen of the Night Mozart The Magic Flute Canadian Opera Company
2017 Queen Krenek Das geheime Königreich Oper Frankfurt
2017 Aci Handel Aci, Galatea e Polifemo National Sawdust
2018 Elisabetta Donizetti Roberto Devereux Oper Frankfurt
2018 Floria Tosca Puccini Tosca Calgary Opera
2020 Salome R. Strauss Salome Oper Frankfurt

Recognition and awards

References
  1. "Opera star Ambur Braid shares why singing is only 10 percent talent", Chatelaine, 1 November 2012. Accessed 2 May 2018.
  2. "Artists born in BC". BC Music Foundation and Museum. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  3. "What I Wish They'd Told me in High School", Globe and Mail, 21 October 2015. Accessed 2 May 2018.
  4. Aguirre-Livingston, Paul (4 February 2013). "There's Something About Ambur". Toronto Standard. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  5. Rowat, Robert (13 January 2017). "Ambur Braid: 'I need space to be a bit bonkers'". CBC Music Online. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  6. Everett-Green, Robert (2 November 2009). "Opera: a stronger Iphigénie en Tauride". Globe and Mail. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  7. "Ambur Braid, Soprano". Operabase. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  8. "Operanation Makes an Old Art Form New Again". Torontoist. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  9. "Ambur Braid Schedule", Operabase. Accessed 2 May 2018.
  10. "Congratulations to Ensemble Studio members", Canadian Opera Company Official Facebook Page, 14 May 2013. Accessed 22 May 2018.
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