Donna Brown (soprano), Date of Birth

    

Donna Brown (soprano)

French/Canadian opera soprano

Date of Birth: 15-Feb-1955

Profession: singer, opera singer

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Donna Brown (soprano)

  • Donna Brown (born 15 February 1955) is a Canadian soprano opera singer. Brown was born in Renfrew, Ontario.
  • She began her opera career with Peter Brook's production of La TragĂ©die de Carmen, a work which involved two months of intensive workshops with Peter Brook, learning his method of acting based on Stanislavsky, followed by three months of performing La TragĂ©die de Carmen in Paris, and then touring it throughout Europe for a year with his troupe.
  • This proved to be the best form of introduction to the opera/theatre possible, and had a strong influence on her further work in operas in the years to follow.Soon afterwards, she was engaged by the Paris Opera to sing Aricie in the famous Pizzi production of Rameau's Hippolyte et Aricie, with William Christie conducting.
  • She then sang such roles as Pamina from The Magic Flute Sophie from Der Rosenkavalier, Gilda from Rigoletto, Scylla from Scylla et Glaucus, Maddeleine from Le postillon de Lonjumeau Almirena from Rinaldo, Morgana from Alcina.

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