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My Take
Russell Braun embodies the classical world done right. Born in Frankfurt and trained at the University of Toronto, this lyric baritone has graced the Metropolitan Opera, the Salzburg Festival and l'Opéra de Paris, the genuine major houses. What draws me is the baritone register itself: not the showy brilliance of a tenor, but a grounded voice that can carry the full nuance of being human. Officer of the Order of Canada and a Juno Award winner, he has earned both technical and public esteem. The arc of a German-born artist becoming a Canadian treasure carries real romance, and I would relish hearing that voice live.
Overview
Russell Braun (born 19 July 1965) is a Canadian operatic lyric baritone and conductor (music), and Juno Award winner. Much sought after as a soloist and for opera roles, Russell Braun performs regularly at the Metropolitan Opera, the Salzburg Festival, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, l'Opéra de Paris, the San Diego Opera, the San Francisco Opera and the Canadian Opera Company in Toronto.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Russell Braun
- Name (Japanese)
- ラッセル・ブラウン
- Reading
- らっせる・ぶらうん
- Born
- July 19, 1965 (age 60)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Snake
- Origin
- Frankfurt, Darmstadt Government Region, Germany
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- opera singer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Toronto
Awards & achievements
- Officer of the Order of Canada
- Juno Awards
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Opera singer — see all → · More people from Germany →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.