Soprano Celeste Fraser embodies a rich, opulent voice with clean, elegant phrasing. Her regal appearance and natural poise serve her well in her intensly personal characterizations.
This season Ms. Fraser cover studied the Countess in Boston Lyric Opera’s production of Le Nozze di Figaro. In the 2016/17 season, she performed Tatiana in Eugene Onegin with Hudson Opera Theatre and the title role in Suor Angelica with MetroWest Opera. In recent seasons, Celeste Fraser has appeared as Vitellia in La Clemenza di Tito, Blanche in Les Dialogues des Carmélites, Mimi in La Bohème, Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi, Magda in The Consul, Elisabetta in Maria Stuarda, Ms. Wingrave in Britten’s Owen Wingrave, Judith in Bartok’s Bluebeard’s Castle, Sarah in The Ballad of Baby Doe, and Elisetta in Cimarosa’s Il Matrimonio Segreto. Read More
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“Soprano Celeste Fraser is Vitella. Playing the opera's femme fatale she gives a truly authoritative performance filled with gratifying moments of intensity. Vocally Fraser shows off her powerfully sumptuous voice with an impressive top range. Dramatically she is captivating with her manipulative persona yet is even more so with her character's transformation. Delivering a standout rendition of the aria, "Non più di fiori", Fraser captures the essence of Vitella's crippling self-doubt and makes her a deeply compelling character.”
Nyderah Williams, BROADWAYWORLD.COM
“The central figure of the drama is the Marquis’s daughter, who becomes Sr. Blanche of the Agony of Christ. It was sung by Celeste Fraser, whose bright and focused soprano complemented her temperamental character and prevailed over the occasional dynamic excesses of the orchestra ... was marvelous, deftly executing the emotional extremes that the imbalanced Blanche traverses throughout the opera, particularly in the middle of the third act when Blanche hits “rock bottom.”
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