Sopran Celeste Fraser besitzt eine reichhaltige, opulente Stimme mit klaren, eleganten Phrasierungen. Ihre kultivierte Erscheinung und natürliche Haltung dienen ihr in ihren intensiven persönlichen Charakterisierungen.
In dieser Saison wird Celeste Fraser als Gräfin in der Inszenierung von Mozarts Le Nozze di Figaro in der Boston Lyric Opera zeigen. In der Saison 2016/17 sang sie Tatjana in Eugen Onegin mit Hudson Opera Theatre und die Titelrolle in Puccinis Suor Angelica mit MetroWest Opera. In den letzten Spielzeiten erschien Celeste Fraser als Vitellia in La Clemenza di Tito, Blanche in Poulencs Dialogues des Carmélites, Mimi in La Bohème, Lauretta in Puccinis Gianni Schicchi, Magda im Menottis The Consul, Elisabetta in Maria Stuarda, Ms. Wingrave in Brittens Owen Wingrave, Judith in Bartoks Herzog Blaubarts Burg, Sarah in Moores The Ballad of Baby Doe und Elisetta in Cimarosas 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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