Angela Brower

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Brower in 2018

Angela Brower is an American mezzo-soprano opera singer from Arizona. She is known for performing trouser roles, such as the title role of Octavian in Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss in the opera's Colombia premiere.

Early life and education[edit]

Brower was born and raised in Arizona with five brothers.[1] She is a 2006 Bachelor of Music in vocal performance graduate of the School of Music in Arizona State University's Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts.[2] She also studied at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music.[3]

Music career[edit]

Brower began her career at the Glimmerglass Opera Young American Artists Programme in 2008.[4] Although she passed up on the formal auditions for the Bavarian State Opera during her summer at Glimmerglass, her audition was requested by Florian Scholz (director of Stadttheater Klagenfurt).[1] Brower joined the Bavarian State Opera in Munich in 2009 in its Opera Studio and then from 2010 through 2016 in its ensemble.[4] In 2009, she earned the Munich Opera Festival Prize for her portrayal of Dorabella in Mozart's Così fan tutte.[4] In her performance as Cherubino in his Le nozze di Figaro, she was part of a cast conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin that resulted in a 2017 Grammy Awards nomination in the Best Opera Recording category.[3][5] Brower made her South American and Latin American debut on September 1, 2018, at the Teatro Mayor in the title role of Octavian in the Colombia premiere of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss.[6][7] She had previously played Octavian several times,[6] including a Carnegie Hall performance,[8] and considers it her signature role.[6] She is known for trouser roles.[4][9]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b Antesberger Irina (February 5, 2017). "Angela Brower in conversation with Irina Antesberger". Play To See. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  2. ^ MacDonald, Lynne (January 11, 2018). "Music alum, acclaimed opera singer to perform at ASU, lead master class". ASU Now. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Costello, Becca (February 13, 2017). "Meet The 2017 Grammy Award-Winning Hoosiers". IndianaPublicMedia.org. Indiana University. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d "Czech debut of Angela Brower with PKF". PKF — Prague Philharmonia, o.p.s. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  5. ^ Nass, Daniel (February 12, 2017). "2017 Grammy Winners in Classical Music". Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  6. ^ a b c Salazar, David (August 2018). "Interview: Mezzo Angela Brower Scales New Heights: American Mezzo on Strauss, Mozart, & Singing At 2,600 Meters Above Sea Level". Opera Wire. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  7. ^ Salazar, Francisco (August 2018). "Artist Of The Week: Angela Brower: American Mezzo To Make South American Debut In Historical 'Der Rosenkavalier'". Opera Wire. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  8. ^ Tommasini, Anthony (March 30, 2018). "Review: An Ecstatic 'Rosenkavalier' Introduces a Conductor to Carnegie". The New York Times. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  9. ^ MacMillan, Kyle (October 19, 2018). "'Idomeneo' returns to Lyric Opera in splendid production". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved October 26, 2018.

External links[edit]

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