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\"\"Cover Story – Ambur Braid, the Power of Authenticity<\/a><\/h5>\n
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Previous Opera Canada Features<\/a><\/h5>\n

\n\"\"Cover Story, Ambur Braid, Opera Untamed<\/a><\/h5>\n
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Previous Features<\/h5>\n
“Ambur opens up on sex, scandal and power<\/a>“<\/strong><\/h5>\n

– The Globe and Mail<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Artist of the Week – 16 Q\u2019s for Ambur Braid – Opera Canada”<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n

– Opera Canada<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Neu Im Ensemble at Oper Frankfurt”<\/a><\/h5>\n

– OPERA Magazine<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Ambur Braid: Creator of Big Sound and Sparkling Vocals”<\/a><\/h5>\n

– The Hamilton Spectator<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Rufus Wainwrights first opera was ‘a nightmare.’ He’s trying again.”<\/a><\/h5>\n

– The New York Times<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Ambur sat down with CBC Eyeopener, talking about her role debut as Tosca at Calgary Opera”<\/a><\/h5>\n

– CBC<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Every single action that is going on in this opera is parallel to something that is going on in this world today.”<\/a><\/h5>\n

-Ambur talking about\u00a0Calgary Opera’s\u00a0Tosca<\/span>\u00a0in The<\/span>\u00a0Calgary Herald<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Ambur Braid: ‘I need space to be a bit bonkers.'”<\/a><\/h5>\n
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– CBC<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

“Interview with Tom Power on q?”<\/a><\/h5>\n

– CBC<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

“The Final Take: Music that Ambur Braid can’t live without.”<\/a><\/h5>\n

– OPERA CANADA<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

“Artist Interview with Ambur Braid”<\/a><\/h5>\n

– James Strecker for the Arts<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

“Who’s afraid of the Opera?”<\/a><\/h5>\n

–\u00a0Now Toronto<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

“Coloratura Soprano Ambur Braid talks playing the Queen of the Night and Formula 1 Races.”<\/a><\/h5>\n

– Calgary Herald<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

“Operanation presents Sam Roberts Band with Ambur Braid”<\/a><\/h5>\n

– Filler Magazine
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“Snakes on a dame”<\/a><\/h5>\n

– Toronto Standard<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Ambur Braid, Opera Canada”<\/a><\/h5>\n

– Questia<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s Something About Ambur\u201d<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n

– Paul Aguirre-Livingston, a profile on Ambur with The Toronto Standard, February 2013 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ten Questions for Ambur Braid<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n

-Barczablog<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Small Town Girl of The Opera<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n

– Chloe Magazine<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIn a word\u2026 With Ambur Braid\u201d<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n

– Ambur answers questions for The Charlebois Post, November 2012<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

“Ms. Chatelaine: The British Columbia native has opened for Tony Bennett and this fall will be in the COC\u2019s production of Die Fledermaus\u201d<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n

– Interview by Katie Rae, Chatelaine Magazine, July 2012<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cOperanation\u2019s Star, Ambur Braid, talks Orfeo & Broken Social scene.\u201d<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n

– Parlando Blog<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cShe plays Amore, goddess\/god of love (she switches genders midway through the show). She is tall, thin, with Audrey Hepburn eyes, long auburn hair, and perfect teeth.\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n

– Tom Jokinen,\u00a0The Walrus Magazine, December 2011<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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