Dazzling coloratura and an unflinching dramatic commitment to the eclectic roles she brings to life, Brenda Rae continues to triumph on the world’s leading stages. This season is no exception and brings important new challenges at Teatro Real and Palau de la Musica where she sings the role of Petra in the world premiere of Francisco Coll’s setting of Ibsen’s An enemy of the people. Meanwhile at the Grand Theâtre de Genève she embraces the surreal world of Frank Zappa’s 200 Motels making its Swiss premiere. Back home in the United States, Brenda Rae returns to her bel canto roots as Rossini’s Madame Cortese (Il viaggio a Reims) for Opera Philadelphia and as Donizetti’s high-flying eponymous Marie (La fille du regiment) for Boston Lyric Opera.

Recent European highlights include Brenda Rae’s long-awaited return Oper Frankfurt as Lulu in Nadja Loschky’s new production of Lulu, conducted by Thomas Guggeis, as well as Aminta in Jan Philipp Gloger’s new production of Die schweigsame Frau for Staatsoper Unter den Linden under Christian Thielemann. Elsewhere, Brenda returned to the role of Gilda in Rigoletto both for Deutsche Oper Berlin under Michele Spotti, and Opernhaus Zürich conducted by Andrea Sanguineti.