{"id":26,"date":"2018-08-29T15:12:21","date_gmt":"2018-08-29T15:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ecngx245.inmotionhosting.com\/~amburb5\/home\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2026-06-16T16:10:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T16:10:32","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/amburbraid.com\/home\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Renowned for her psychologically vivid portrayals and incandescent vocal power, Canadian soprano\u00a0Ambur Braid\u00a0continues to affirm her place among the most compelling dramatic sopranos of her generation. The 2025<\/span>\/26<\/span> season marks another defining chapter in Braid\u2019s career, with her Festival d\u2019Aix en Provence debut as Die\u00a0F\u00e4rberin in Barrie Kosky\u2019s new production of\u00a0Die Frau ohne Schatten <\/em>under\u00a0Klaus M\u00e4kel\u00e4; as well as two major role debuts as Katerina Ismailova (Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk)<\/em>\u00a0in a\u00a0new staging by\u00a0Barrie Kosky for Komische Oper Berlin and conducted by James Gaffigan, and as Bianca in Tobias Kratzer\u2019s new setting of\u00a0Zemlinsky\u2019s\u00a0Eine florentinische Trag\u00f6die<\/em>\u00a0for Staatsoper Hamburg under Karina Canellakis.<\/p>\n

Described as \u200b\u201c<\/span>born to play Salome\u201d (Bachtrack, 2023<\/span>), Braid\u2019s portrayal of the role continues to be a cornerstone of her repertoire. Following acclaimed performances in Frankfurt and Toronto, Ambur sang Dimitri Tcherniakov\u2019s Salome<\/em> for Staatsoper Hamburg this season and also recorded the work with Orquesta Sinfonica de Mineria under Alexander Prior, marking her first commercial release in the role. Elsewhere, her recent debuts as Marie (Wozzeck)<\/em>, Die F\u00e4rberin\u00a0(Die Frau ohne Schatten)<\/em>,\u00a0Senta\u00a0(Der fliegende Holl\u00e4nder<\/em>), Eva (Schreker\u2019s\u00a0Irrelohe)<\/em>, Madame Lidoine (Dialogues des Carm\u00e9lites),<\/span><\/em>\u00a0Rachel (La Juive<\/em>), and\u00a0Stephana\u00a0(<\/em>Giordanno\u2019s\u00a0Siberia)<\/em>\u00a0have further demonstrated her vocal stamina and dramatic versatility.<\/p>\n

On the concert platform in recent seasons Ambur has appeared at <\/span>T<\/span><\/strong>anglewood Festival<\/strong> with <\/span>the <\/span>Gulbenkian Orchestra<\/strong> in Beethoven\u2019s Symphony No. 9<\/em> under Hannu Lintu, and with Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra<\/strong>\u00a0conducted by Alain Altinoglu in Schmitt\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>La Trag\u00e9die de Salom\u00e9<\/span><\/em>. She made her debut appearance at the 2025 Spoleto Festival<\/strong> in Rufus Wainwright\u2019s<\/span> Hadrian\u00a0<\/span><\/em>un<\/span>der Johannes Debus and makes her debut appearance at MITO SettembreMusica<\/strong> with a programme of Strauss and Samy Moussa.<\/span><\/p>\n

A former ensemble member of Oper Frankfurt<\/strong> and alumna of the Canadian Opera Company<\/strong> Studio, Braid holds degrees from Glenn Gould School<\/strong> and San Francisco Conservatory<\/strong>. Her artistry continues to be defined by fearless dramatic choices, vocal brilliance, and a deep commitment to the emotional truth of every role she inhabits.<\/span><\/p>\n

Download Ambur’s Press Kit<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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