Russell Braun

Composers

Biography

Country: Germany  
Russell Braun became one of North America's most promising young baritones in the 1990s. The son of baritone Victor Braun, he was born and raised in Frankfurt, Germany. He moved to Canada and continued his education, and is a graduate of the Opera Division of the University of Toronto.

In 1994, he won a leading Canadian competition, the George London Award. He has equal interest in operatic and song recital performance. He has sung at Read more many major opera houses, including the Metropolitan Opera, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Deutsche Oper Berlin, the Opera de Monte Carlo and the Canadian Opera Company in Toronto.

In 1997, he debuted at the Opéra de Paris in the title role of Debussy's Pélleas et Mélisande in an acclaimed Robert Wilson production, repeated with great success in the Salzburg Festival.

He has sung in concert at the Salzburg Festival and with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the Dallas Symphony, and at New York's Lincoln Center Great Performers Series. He frequently appears on major recital stages.

He appears with the CBC, and his performances have been released on CBC Records, including Shattered Night, Shivering Stars, a prize-winning selection of music by composer Alexina Louie, on which he sang her Obsessions (In Their Own Words). He has also appeared on the U.S. label Dorian Records in Handel's Apollo e Dafne.

He is married to pianist Carolyn Maude. They live in the Toronto area with their children. Read less
Browse 1-18 of 18 Available Recordings
  • 1.
    Strauss: Capriccio / Andrew Davis, Renee Fleming, Metropolitan Opera [blu-ray]
    Strauss: Capriccio / Andrew Davis, Renee Fleming, Metropolitan Opera [blu-ray]
    Label: Decca   Catalog: 001619659 Release Date: 12/20/2011   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Richard Strauss
    Performer:  Olga Makarina,  Peter [bass voice] Rose,  Sarah Connolly,  Renée Fleming  ... 
    Conductor:  Sir Andrew Davis
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
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    Strauss: Capriccio / Andrew Davis, Renee Fleming, Metropolitan Opera
    Strauss: Capriccio / Andrew Davis, Renee Fleming, Metropolitan Opera
    Label: Decca   Catalog: 001619609 Release Date: 11/08/2011   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Richard Strauss
    Performer:  Joseph Kaiser,  Russell Braun,  Morten Frank Larsen,  Renée Fleming  ... 
    Conductor:  Sir Andrew Davis
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
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    Gounod: Romeo Et Juliette / Nezet-Seguin, Villazon, Machaidze, Salzburg Mozarteum [Blu-ray]
    Gounod: Romeo Et Juliette / Nezet-Seguin, Villazon, Machaidze, Salzburg Mozarteum [Blu-ray]
    Label: Deutsche Grammophon   Catalog: 001247459 Release Date: 03/10/2009  
    Composer:  Charles Gounod
    Performer:  Rolando Villazón,  Russell Braun,  Mikhail Petrenko,  Nino Machaidze  ... 
    Conductor:  Yannick Nézet-Séguin
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra
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    Gounod: Romeo Et Juliette / Nézet-séguin, Villazon, Machaidze
    Gounod: Romeo Et Juliette / Nézet-séguin, Villazon, Machaidze
    Label: Deutsche Grammophon   Catalog: 001249209 Release Date: 01/20/2009  
    Composer:  Charles Gounod
    Performer:  Russell Braun,  Mikhail Petrenko,  Nino Machaidze,  Cora Burggraaf  ... 
    Conductor:  Yannick Nézet-Séguin
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra
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    Enfants Classiques - Beethoven Habite À L'étage
    Enfants Classiques - Beethoven Habite À L'étage
    Label: Children's Group   Catalog: 42133 Release Date: 12/31/2008   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer:  Mark Childs,  Adele Armin,  Suzanne Schulmann,  Douglas Bodle  ... 
    Conductor:  Walter Babiak
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Studio Arts Orchestra
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    Mahler: Das Lied Von Der Erde / Slowik, Elwes, Braun, Et Al
    Mahler: Das Lied Von Der Erde / Slowik, Elwes, Braun, Et Al
    Label: Sono Luminus   Catalog: 90322 Release Date: 07/10/2007   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Gustav Mahler
    Performer:  John Elwes,  Russell Braun
    Conductor:  Kenneth Slowik
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Santa Fe Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra,  Smithsonian Chamber Players
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    Niños Clásicos - Lo Mejor De Mozart
    Niños Clásicos - Lo Mejor De Mozart
    Label: Children's Group   Catalog: 84404 Release Date: 10/18/2005   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer:  Georg Hölscher,  Jénö Jandó,  Jean-Claude Gérard,  Adriana Braun  ... 
    Conductor:  Harald Nerat,  Nicholas Ward,  Barry Wordsworth,  Walter Babiak  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Salzburg Chamber Orchestra,  Northern Chamber Orchestra,  Capella Istropolitana  ... 
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    Schubert: Die Winterreise / Braun, Maule
    Schubert: Die Winterreise / Braun, Maule
    Label: Cbc Musica Viva   Catalog: 1171 Release Date: 10/18/2005   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Franz Schubert
    Performer:  Russell Braun,  Carolyn Maule
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    Classical Kids - The Best Of Mozart
    Classical Kids - The Best Of Mozart
    Label: Children's Group   Catalog: 84383 Release Date: 10/19/2004   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer:  Jénö Jandó,  Michael Thompson,  Russell Braun,  Adriana Braun  ... 
    Conductor:  Wolfgang Sobotka,  Michael Thompson,  Walter Babiak,  Barry Wordsworth  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Capella Istropolitana,  Bournemouth Sinfonietta,  Studio Arts Orchestra  ... 
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    Mozart's Magic Fantasy (Book/Cd)
    Mozart's Magic Fantasy (Book/Cd)
    Label: Children's Group   Catalog: 84371 Release Date: 08/17/2004   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer:  Gordon McLeod,  Adriana Braun,  Nils Brown,  Marjorie Sparks  ... 
    Conductor:  Walter Babiak
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Toronto St. Simon's Chorus,  Studio Arts Orchestra
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    Celebration / Les Violon Du Roy
    Celebration / Les Violon Du Roy
    Label: Sono Luminus   Catalog: 90024 Release Date: 01/27/2004   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,  Johann Sebastian Bach,  Antonio Vivaldi,  George Frideric Handel  ... 
    Performer:  Dorothea Röschmann,  Russell Braun,  Karina Gauvin
    Conductor:  Bernard Labadie
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Les Violons du Roy
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    Berlioz: Les Troyens / Cambreling, Polaski, Et Al
    Berlioz: Les Troyens / Cambreling, Polaski, Et Al
    Label: Arthaus Musik   Catalog: 100351 Release Date: 01/21/2003   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Hector Berlioz
    Performer:  Deborah Polaski,  Tigran Martirossian,  Russell Braun,  Robert Lloyd  ... 
    Conductor:  Sylvain Cambreling
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestre de Paris
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    Hatzis: Everlasting Light, Footprints In New Snow, Etc
    Hatzis: Everlasting Light, Footprints In New Snow, Etc
    Label: Cbc Musica Viva   Catalog: 1156 Release Date: 01/21/2003   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Christos Hatzis
    Performer:  Carol Fujino,  David Hetherington,  Annalee Patipatanakoon,  Douglas Perry  ... 
    Conductor:  Lydia Adams
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Amadeus Chamber Singers,  Elmer Iseler Singers
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    Millennium Opera Gala At Roy Thomson Hall
    Millennium Opera Gala At Roy Thomson Hall
    Label: Cbc Sm 5000 Series   Catalog: 5198 Release Date: 11/28/2000   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Gioachino Rossini,  Calixa Lavallée,  Giacomo Puccini,  Giuseppe Verdi  ... 
    Performer:  Isabel Bayrakdarian,  Tracy Dahl,  Gino Quilico,  Catherine Robbin  ... 
    Conductor:  Richard Bradshaw,  Mario Bernardi
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Toronto Symphony Orchestra,  Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
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    Handel: Apollo e Dafne, Silete Venti / Labadie, Gauvin, Les Violons du Roy
    Handel: Apollo e Dafne, Silete Venti / Labadie, Gauvin, Les Violons du Roy
    Label: Sono Luminus   Catalog: 90288 Release Date: 10/17/2000   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  George Frideric Handel
    Performer:  Karina Gauvin,  Russell Braun
    Conductor:  Bernard Labadie
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Les Violons du Roy
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    Purcell: Dido And Aeneas / Pearlman, Boston Baroque
    Purcell: Dido And Aeneas / Pearlman, Boston Baroque
    Label: Telarc   Catalog: 80424 Release Date: 10/29/1996   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Henry Purcell
    Performer:  Susannah Waters,  Russell Braun,  Laura Tucker,  Richard Clement  ... 
    Conductor:  Martin Pearlman
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Baroque
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    Classical Kids - Mozart's Magic Fantasy
    Classical Kids - Mozart's Magic Fantasy
    Label: Children's Group   Catalog: 84237 Release Date: 04/11/1995   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer:  Gordon McLeod,  Marjorie Sparks,  Russell Braun,  Nils Brown  ... 
    Conductor:  Walter Babiak
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Toronto St. Simon's Chorus,  Studio Arts Orchestra
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    Classical Kids - Beethoven Lives Upstairs
    Classical Kids - Beethoven Lives Upstairs
    Label: Children's Group   Catalog: 84236 Release Date: 03/20/1995   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer:  Douglas Bodle,  Adele Armin,  Suzanne Schulmann,  Russell Braun  ... 
    Conductor:  Walter Babiak
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Studio Arts Orchestra
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