- On the heels of his Ruby Award from Opera Canada, this week’s Artist in Focus is baritone Brett Polegato. Follow along as we explore highlights of his career and upcoming performances.
- Brett Polegato is known for his versatility with a wide-ranging repertoire. In recent years, audiences at Grange Park Opera have enjoyed his performances of Rodridgo in Don Carlo, Scarpia in Tosca and most recently Prospero in Island of Dreams.
-Brett Polegato counts amongst his signature roles Kurwenal and Amfortas in Wagner's Tristan und Isolde and Parsifal which have taken him to Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées , and Opéra National de Bordeaux. Listen to him singing Amfortas's 'Nein! Lass ihn unenthullt' with Yannick Nézet-Séguin at the Lanaudière Festival here: https://bit.ly/4djjnwQ
-One of Brett Polegato's early breakthroughs was as a finalist at the 1995 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition. Listen to him sing 'Ich hab’ ein glühend Messer' from Mahler's Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen here: bit.ly/47ACelO
- In the coming months, #RAArtistinFocus Brett Polegato performs Faure Requiem with the Richard Eaton Singers and reprises Sharpless, one of his signature roles, in Madama Butterfly at Vancouver Opera Company.
