Baritone
Renowned for his exquisite and precise tone, and the expressiveness of his characterisations, baritone Russell Braun rightfully claims his place on the leading concert, opera and recital stages around the world. His intelligent and thoughtful portrayals of Chou En-lai, Billy Budd, Prince Andrei, Figaro, Papageno, Count
Almaviva, Don Giovanni, Pelléas, Eugene Onegin, and The Traveller have captivated audiences and critics alike.
Highlights of the 2024/25 season include Guglielmo Così fan tutte for Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg and makes his role debut as Bluebeard Bluebeard’s Castle with Edmonton Opera. On the concert platform, Braun will perform Britten’s War Requiem with Dresden Philharmonic, conducted by Sir Donald Runnicles and Mendelssohn Elijah with Victoria Philharmonic. Later in the season, Braun returns to Edmonton Opera to make his professional conducting debut in Die Walküre.
Last season, Braun returned to Festival d’Aix-en-Provence to sing the role of Agamemnon Iphigénie en Aulide and performed Guglielmo Così fan tutte at the Théâtre du Châtelet. Other recent highlights include his role debut as Mandryka Arabella for Deutsche Oper Berlin (Tobias Kratzer), and Guglielmo Così fan tutte for Festival d’Aix-en-Provence (Dmitri Tcherniakov), Mendelssohn Elijah with the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, and Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem with Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.
Further operatic highlights include Sam A Quiet Place for Opéra national de Paris, Speaker Die Zauberflöte, Peter Hänsel und Gretel and Don Alfonso Così fan tutte at the Canadian Opera Company, Peter Hänsel und Gretel with Michigan Opera Theatre, Alfred III Der Besuch der alten Dame at Theater an der Wien, Figaro Il barbiere di Siviglia at Calgary Opera and the title role of Louis Riel for Canadian Opera Company.
On the concert platform, Braun sings regularly with the world’s major conductors and orchestras, including the Atlanta Symphony, Toronto Symphony, Montreal Symphony, Danish National Symphony, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich and Houston Symphony.
