Barbara Brandt
Barbara Brandt (born 1936) is an American ''spinto'' soprano, known especially for her association with contemporary opera. Brand won both the local and regional Metropolitan Opera Auditions in 1966. Active at Minnesota Opera since 1967, she appeared in a number of world premieres with the company during her career. These include: *Lady With a Cake Box in ''Postcard from Morocco'' by Dominick Argento (1971) *Witch/Anne Sexton in '' Transformations'' by Conrad Susa (1973) *Pauline l'Allemand in ''Black River, a Wisconsin Idyll'' by Conrad Susa (1975) *Mrs. Poe in '' The Voyage of Edgar Allan Poe'' by Dominick Argento (1976) *title role in ''Claudia Legare'' by Robert Ward (1978) She also created the role of the Bird Woman in ''The Wanderer'' by Paul and Martha Boesing for Houston Grand Opera Houston Grand Opera (HGO) is an American opera company located in Houston, Texas. Founded in 1955 by German-born impresario Walter Herbert and three local Houstonians,Giesberg, Robert ...
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Minnesota Opera
Minnesota Opera is a performance organization based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was founded as the Center Opera Company in 1963 by the Walker Art Center, and is known for premiering such diverse works as ''Where the Wild Things Are'' by Oliver Knussen (based on the children's novel by Maurice Sendak) and ''Frankenstein'' by Libby Larsen. Its latest commissioned piece and world premiere, '' The Fix'' – based on the story of “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, the Chicago White Sox, and their attempt to fix the world series. with music by Joel Puckett and libretto by Eric Simonson – was presented in February 2019. The President and General Director is Ryan Taylor, and the Artistic Director is Dale Johnson. A number of operas have also received their American premieres at the Minnesota Opera, including ''The Handmaid's Tale'', ''Postcard from Morocco'', ''Armida'', ''The Elephant Man'', and '' The Fortunes of King Croesus''. The American premiere of Jonathan Dove's ''Pinocch ...
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