Born on October, 26, 1955
Soprano Christine Brewer began her career singing in the choruses of the St. Louis Symphony and Opera Theatre of St. Louis. After winning the Metropolitan Opera Auditions and the Richard Tucker Award in 1989, Brewer performed with top symphonies and operas around the world, including debuts with the Royal Opera in 1993 and Metropolitan Opera in 2003. A preeminent interpreter of Wagner and Strauss, Brewer showed her versatility with a 2006 Grammy Award for Songs of Innocence and Experience, a recording of contemporary material. A meticulous yet down-to-earth artist blessed with a golden voice, Christine Brewer was named one of the 20 greatest sopranos of all time by BBC Music Magazine in 2007.
