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Brett Polegato (born 1968 in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada) is an operatic
baritone.
In 1999 he made his Lyric Opera of Chicago debut as Peter Niles in
Levy's Mourning Becomes Electra followed by his La Scala debut in 2000 as Ned
Keene in Britten's Peter Grimes.
He is particularly known for his interpretation
of the title role in Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande which he has performed with
many companies including the Bavarian State Opera, Opéra National de Paris, Oper
Leipzig, and Opéra National du Rhin among others. Other European appearances
include Ubalde in Gluck's Armide at Opéra de Nice, the title role in
Monteverdi's Orfeo at Opéra d'Avignon, and Frère Lèon in Messaien's Saint
François d'Assise at Opéra National de Paris. He has sung numerous roles with
Flanders Opera, including Guglielmo in Mozart's Così fan tutte, Albert in
Massenet's Werther, and the Steward in Jonathan Dove's Flight. In his native
Canada, Polegato has sung Papageno in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte, Figaro in
Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia, and Zurga in Bizet's Les pêcheurs de perles
with Vancouver Opera. In the United States, he has sung with New York City
Opera, Houston Grand Opera, and Michigan Opera Theatre as well as making many
concert appearances and recordings with American orchestras. He made his Seattle
Opera debut in 2005 as Henry Miles in Jake Heggie's The End of the Affair and
returned to the company in 2007 as Orestes in Gluck's Iphigenia in
Tauris.
Awards and recognition[edit]
During the early stages of his
career, he was a finalist at the 1995 Cardiff Singer of the World
Competition.
Polegato joined the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus to
produce a version of Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony (Symphony No. 1) which won
two Grammy Awards in 2003: Best Choral Performance and Best Classical
Album.
External links[edit]
Brett Polegato official website
Biography:
Brett Polegato
City of Niagara Falls biography: Brett Polegato
Persondata
NamePolegato, Brett
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names
Short descriptionCanadian opera singer
Date of birth1968
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