

She recently finished her studies at the highly esteemed Boston Opera Institute and some of her recent achievements are 2016 finalist for the Pustina International Competition, 2015 semifinalist for the Opera Birmingham competition, 2013 Phyllis Curtin scholar, 2012 semifinalist for the Houston Grand Opera Studio/Eleanor McCollum competition, 2012 encouragement award winner and Florentine Opera Recital Award winner for the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, as well as Bel Canto Competition Finalist and BRAVA award winner.

Fraser has been an apprentice with Des Moines Metro Opera and Opera North and has been the recipient of several honors. Houston Grand Opera presents Poulenc’s Dialogues of the Carmelites with four performances from January 14 through January 22 at the Wortham Center. Her recent performances include Suor Angelica with MetoWest Opera, Vitellia in La Clemenza di Tito with Opera in the Heights, Tatyana in Eugene Onegin, Blanche in Dialogues of the Carmelites, Magda in The Consul, Suor Angelica, Elisabetta in Maria Stuarda, Mimi in La Bohéme, soprano soloist for the Verdi Requiem, soprano soloist for Britten’s War Requiem, and soprano soloist for Mendelssohn’s Elijah. See Houston Grand Opera’s performance of Dialogues of the Carmelites, Poulenc’s tragedy in two parts that takes place during the French Revolution at Wortham Theater Center. This is no spoiler since after the stunning La Scala world premiere in 1957 no one talked of anything else. Previous post: Grand Opera Gala in support of the AIDS Foundation with the Orchester der Deutschen. Celeste Fraser, Canadian-American soprano, has performed a variety of roles throughout the nation. Houston Grand Opera In one of operas most powerful and haunted finales, 16 nuns are guillotined in Francis Poulencs remarkable Dialogues of the Carmelites. Madame de Croissy in Poulencs Dialogues des Carmlites.
