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Claire Rutter Soprano Claire Rutter Soprano The renowned international soprano Claire UK highlights include Minnie La Fanciulla del Rutter of Norwegian-British ancestry began West, Violetta, Elvira and the title roles in her studies at the Guildhall School of Music new productions of Norma, Madama and Drama and joined the ensemble at the Butterfly and Tosca all of which she sang at National Opera Studio where she was Grange Park Opera. For three years, Claire sponsored by English National Opera. She was a company principal at Scottish Opera, went on to build her career singing the title where her roles included roles in ENO’s new productions of Lucrezia Maddalena Andrea Chenier, Fiordiligi Cosi Borgia, Tosca and Aïda, as well as appearing fan tutte, Elettra Idomeneo, CountessA on the ENO stage as Donna Anna Don lmaviva Le nozze di Figaro, the title role Giovanni, Amelia, Elvira Ernani, in Turandot, Rosalinde DieFledermaus, Gilda Rigoletto and Violetta La Traviata. Gilda Rigoletto, Violetta and Leonora Il trovatore. Chelsea Opera Group engaged the Engagements that could sadly not take place artist for several opera-in-concert in 2020 include her return to ENO for the role performances, including the title roles of Foreign Princess Rusalka in a new in Manon Lescaut and Giovanna d’Arco, production, which also planned to tour to the title role in La Théâtre de la Ville de Luxembourg, a Gioconda and Abigaille Nabucco for Opera performance of Verdi‘s Requiem with Sir Mark North, Gilda and Violetta forWelsh National Elder and the Hallé Orchestra, and concert Opera. performances of Tristan und Isolde (Isolde) and Götterdämmerung (Brünnhilde). This A US debut came with the role season she returns to Icelandic Opera to sing of Fiordiligi Cosi fan tutte at Dallas Opera the role of Sieglinde Die Walküre, which earned her a nomination for the Maria Callas Award, and she recently returned to Recent highlights include Tosca at Icelandic sing Donna Anna. Opera and at Welsh National Opera, she appeared as Leonora La Forza del Destino. At In concert, Claire has performed diverse Grange Park Opera she took on the role of repertoire with the all the UK’s top orchestras Amelia Un Ballo in Maschera in their new and many leading international orchestras. theatre at West Horsley, and also Sieglinde She has collaborated with conductors such as “Claire Rutter conveyed her (which she has performed in concert with The Marin Alsop, Jane Glover, Speranza Mahler Players as well). Other recent Scappucci, David Charles Abell, Sir Richard character's burning anger in engagements include the title role in Armstrong, Paolo Arrivabeni, Stephen confident, technically impressive Vanessa for Wexford Festival Barlow, Michael Christie, Carl St. Clair, Opera, Mother L’Enfant Prodigue for Scottish Francesco Corti, Paul Daniel, Carl Davis, Sir vocalism from the top to the Opera, the title role in La Gioconda for Colin Davis, Sir Mark Elder, Edward Gardner, bottom of the range including Malmö Opera. The artist appeared as Fidelia Michael Güttler, David Hill, Stephen Lord, Edgar with Scottish Opera. She ended the Gianluca Marcianò, Nicolae Moldoveanu, flouncing expertly through 18/19 season at Dorset Opera in the role of Timothy Myers, David Parry, Vassily ” Abigaille Nabucco. Petrenko, Stefano Ranzani, Tobias Ringborg, swathes of coloratura. Claude Schnitzler, Andreas Spering and Edo Opera Magazine, George Hall Claire won a Gramophone Award for her de Waart. Cinema broadcasts include title recording of Elgar’s The Kingdom with Sir roles in Lucrezia Bordga at ENO, the first Mark Elder and the Hallé Orchestra, and was opera broadcast in 3D, and Aida at the Royal nominated for a Classical Brit Award for Albert Hall. RSNO’s recording of The Mystic Trumpeter by Holst. Other international successes include Donna Valid for use until 1 February 2022 Anna Don Giovanni at Opéra National de For updated versions please contact Bordeaux, Opéra National de Montpellier, [email protected] Opéra National du Rhin, and Flemish National Opera; Donna Anna, Aïda, Amelia and Tosca for Finnish National Opera; Countess Almaviva Le nozze di Figaro and Tosca for Opéra de Bordeaux and for Pacific Symphony and for Theater Basel; Mimi La bohème at the Beijing International Festival; Minnie La Fanciulla del West for Minnesota Opera; Aïda for Opera Australia; Amelia Un ballo in maschera for Florida Grand Opera; Alice Ford Falstaff for Santa Fe Opera; Violetta for Den Norske Opera; and Sieglinde at Opéra de Rennes. Rayfield Allied Ltd, 9 - 12 The Stableyard, Broomgrove Road, London, SW9 9TL, United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)20 3176 5500 Fax: +44 (0)700 602 4143 Email: [email protected] Web: www.rayfieldallied.com VAT Registration Number: 899 3551 58 Member of the International Artist Managers’ Association Rayfield Allied acts as agent only and can accept no responsibility as principal .
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