Sonja Bruzauskas, mezzo soprano
Sonja Bruzauskas , mezzo soprano, is an exciting new voice on American soil. Sonja received her undergraduate diploma in Voice, Acting and Dance in Germany, where she was born and raised, and her Master of Music degree with Marlena Malas in the United States. Sonja made her professional opera debuts singing Hänsel in ‘Hänsel und Gretel’ with the Nordharzer Staedtebundtheater, as well as Nancy in ‘Martha’ with the Staatsoperette Dresden, Germany, where she was under a full-time soloist contract for several years prior to her move to the United States. In the U.S., Sonja made her debut covering Beatrice in ‘Beatrice et Benedict’ and singing the Maidservant in ‘Simon Boccanegra’ during her stay as Apprentice Artist with the Santa Fe Opera. Sonja’s repertoire embraces a wide range of additional operatic roles (Rosina in ‘The Barber of Seville’, Orlovsky in ‘Die Fledermaus’, The Mother in “Amahl and the Night Visitors” but she is also active in Musical Theatre ( Eliza in ‘My Fair Lady’, Anita in ‘West Side Story’, Mary Magdalene in ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’), as well as Concert repertoire (Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, Händel’s Messiah, Stravinsky’s Les Noces, Bach’s St. Matthew’s Passion, St. John’s Passion, Christmas Oratorio, Caldara’s Christmas Oratorio, Vivaldi’s Gloria, Durufle’s Requiem, Mozart’s Requiem and Coronation Mass, Prokofiev’s Alexander Nevsky and many more).
Her appearances include the Staatsoperette Dresden, the Santa Fe Opera, Volkstheater Rostock, Nordharzer Staedtebundtheater, Babelsberger Filmorchester, Bochumer Symphoniker, and Baton Rouge Symphony, among others. Recent appearances include Da Camera, the Bach Society, Mercury the Orchestra Redefined, the Greenbriar Consortium, the Houston Chamber Orchestra, the Houston Chamber Choir, ROCO and The Roundtop Institute. Sonja is also an active recitalist, specializing in German Art Song and contemporary repertoire.
Besides being a performing artist, Sonja enjoys her opportunities to creatively design concert experiences and programs as well as her engagements to talk about the critical connections between music, science and the humanities. Sonja has lectured at at the Glasscock School of Continuing Studies at Rice University, LSU, Folkwang Hochschule Essen, the University of Houston and the Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt. Sonja also teaches Interdisciplinary Collaborations for CSSSA at at CalArts, Los Angeles. Upcoming engagements include Recitals at CalArts, Round Top, Rice University, The Moores School of Music, Chamber music concerts with the Greenbriar Consortium as well as a recording of contemporary chamber music, to be released in 2017. She can be contacted through http://www.sonjabruzauskas.com
Read MoreHer appearances include the Staatsoperette Dresden, the Santa Fe Opera, Volkstheater Rostock, Nordharzer Staedtebundtheater, Babelsberger Filmorchester, Bochumer Symphoniker, and Baton Rouge Symphony, among others. Recent appearances include Da Camera, the Bach Society, Mercury the Orchestra Redefined, the Greenbriar Consortium, the Houston Chamber Orchestra, the Houston Chamber Choir, ROCO and The Roundtop Institute. Sonja is also an active recitalist, specializing in German Art Song and contemporary repertoire.
Besides being a performing artist, Sonja enjoys her opportunities to creatively design concert experiences and programs as well as her engagements to talk about the critical connections between music, science and the humanities. Sonja has lectured at at the Glasscock School of Continuing Studies at Rice University, LSU, Folkwang Hochschule Essen, the University of Houston and the Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt. Sonja also teaches Interdisciplinary Collaborations for CSSSA at at CalArts, Los Angeles. Upcoming engagements include Recitals at CalArts, Round Top, Rice University, The Moores School of Music, Chamber music concerts with the Greenbriar Consortium as well as a recording of contemporary chamber music, to be released in 2017. She can be contacted through http://www.sonjabruzauskas.com
