GRAMMY®-Award-winning American soprano Christine Brewer’s appearances in opera, concert, and recital are marked with 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. Her range, golden tone, boundless power, and control make her a favorite of the stage as well as a sought-after recording artist.
Ms. Brewer has appeared with many of the world’s great conductors and has performed her broad repertoire regularly with the world’s leading orchestras. Her recordings include a contribution to Hyperion’s prestigious Schubert series with pianist Graham Johnson and their Strauss series with pianist Roger Vignoles; the Janácek Glagolitic Mass and Dvorák Te Deum with Robert Shaw and the Atlanta Symphony (Telarc); and recital recordings entitled “Saint Louis Woman” and “Music for a While” produced and released by the Opera Theatre of St. Louis.
Recent recordings include Strauss’s Four Last Songs, Wagner’s Liebestod, and Mozart’s Requiem with Donald Runnicles and the Atlanta Symphony (Telarc); Fidelio (in German) with Sir Colin Davis and the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO Live); Fidelio (in English) and “Great Operatic Arias” (Chandos) with the London Philharmonic and David Parry; Tristan und Isolde (Warner Classics) with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Donald Runnicles; Barber’s Vanessa (Chandos) with the BBC Symphony and the GRAMMY®-Award-winning Bolcom Songs of Innocence and Experience (Naxos), both conducted by Leonard Slatkin; Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 (EMI) with Sir Simon Rattle conducting the Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; and Britten’s War Requiem with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Kurt Masur (LPO Live)