Irene Roberts | |
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 Roberts in 2020 at the Deutsche Oper Berlin | |
| Born | February 26, 1983 |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | University of the Pacific, Cleveland Institute of Music |
| Occupation | Mezzo-soprano |
| Website | www |
Irene Roberts (born February 26, 1983) is an American mezzo-soprano.
Irene Roberts was born and raised in Sacramento, California and attended the Sacramento Waldorf School before earning her undergraduate degree from the University of the Pacific [1] and her master's degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music. [2] She won 2nd prize in the Advanced Division at the 41st Annual Palm Beach Opera Vocal Competition [3] and was a finalist for the 2014 Richard Tucker Career Grant. [4]
Irene Roberts made her Metropolitan Opera debut in The Marriage of Figaro in 2012, [5] and in 2013 debuted at San Francisco Opera in Les Contes d'Hoffmann . [6]
Since 2015 she has been a member of the ensemble of the Deutsche Oper Berlin [7] where she has performed roles including The Muse/Nicklausse in Offenbach's Les Contes d'Hoffmann , [8] the title role of Bizet's Carmen , Hansel in Humperdink's Hansel and Gretel , and Urbain in Meyerbeer's Les Huguenots . [9]
In 2016 she created the role of Bao Chai in the world premiere of Bright Sheng's Dream of the Red Chamber at San Francisco Opera. [10] She also made her London recital debut at Wigmore Hall with tenor Bryan Hymel. [11]
Roberts made her debut in Amsterdam as The Muse in a new production of Les Contes d'Hoffmann in 2018. [12] In 2019 she made her house debut at La Fenice in Venice with her first performances of Amneris in Verdi's Aida . [13]
Irene Roberts currently resides in Berlin. [14]
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