Salome

Being in magnificent vocal shape, the American singer conquered her audience with her at once daring and supple instrument as well as her expressive and subtle singing

 Janice Baird is today one of the leading dramatic sopranos worldwide. Internationally praised as an extremely gifted and intelligent singing actress, Miss Baird´s combination of vocal prowess and sensitivity as well as expressive acting makes the attractive artist one of the most powerful und intensely charismatic performers on the operatic stage.
 
 Janice Baird was born on Manhattan's Upper West Side just steps away from Lincoln Center in a musically influenced family. Since her parents were both professional singers she naturally studied music, transverse flute and singing in her hometown. From early on she loved the stage and so she additionally studied acting at the HB Actors Studio in Manhattan.
 
 Miss Baird started her career as dramatic mezzo-soprano first in the US and then in Europe. Here she continued her language studies and she perfected in the respective countries her German, Italian, French and Spanish. Meanwhile she´d started to sing soprano roles and quickly moved on – inspired by master classes with Birgit Nilsson and intensive private study with Astrid Varnay – to the hochdramatische repertoire. Therewith she started her major international career its pillars still being the great Wagner and Strauss heroines.
 
 She sang BRÜNNHILDE with Deutsche Oper Berlin, Teatro Massimo Bellini Catania,  Deutsche Oper Am Rhein Düsseldorf,  Grand Théâtre Du Genéve, Operan Göteborg, Kongelige Teater Kopenhagen, Théâtre Municipal de Marseille, Opera Seattle, Kungliga Operan Stockholm, Teatro De La Maestranza Sevilla, Staatsoper Stuttgart, Théatre Du Capitole Toulouse, Teatro La Fenice Venezia and Opernhaus Zürich.
 
 Janice Baird sang ISOLDE with  Metropolitan Opera New York, Deutsche Oper Am Rhein Düsseldorf, Staatsoper Hamburg, Teatro Dell´Opera Roma, Teatro Colon Buenos Aires, Théâtre Du Capitole Toulouse and Opernhaus Zürich.
 
 She sang ORTRUD with ABAO Bilbao and Semperoper Dresden.
 
 She sang ELEKTRA with Deutsche Oper Berlin, ABAO Bilbao, Teatro Massimo Bellini Catania, Semperoper Dresden, Oper Essen, Nationaltheater Mannheim, Opera Nantes,  Teatro Massimo Palermo, Teatro Dell`Opera Roma, Salzburger Festspiele, Teatro De La Maestranza Sevilla, Kungliga Operan Stockholm, Operá Du Rhin Strasbourg, Théâtre Du Capitole Toulouse and Opernhaus Zürich.
 
 She sang FÄRBERIN with Théâtre Du Capitole Toulouse and Opernhaus Zürich.

Miss Baird also sang SALOME with Staatsoper Berlin, Maggio Musicale Firenze, Teatro Carlo Felice Genova, Oper Leipzig,Teatro Massimo Palermo, New National Theatre Tokio and Staatsoper Wien.
 
 Furthermore she sang TURANDOT with Greek National Opera Athena, with Teatro Dell`Opera Roma, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Teatro de la Maestranza Sevilla and Operá du Rhin Strasbourg , MINNIE/LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST with Teatro Dell`Opera Roma and Teatro de la Maestranza Sevilla, Amelia/ UN BALLO IN MASCHERA in concert in Strasbourg, MARIE with Teatro Dell`Opera Roma and LADY MACBETH with Staatsoper Berlin and Teatro de Bellas Artes Mexiko City.

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Isolde

Metropolitan Opera

"An attractive woman with a strong and bright voice, she was an honorable Isolde. She had secure top notes and a gleaming middle range... she sang with focus, energy and stamina, and won an enthusiastic ovation from the audience."