MEAGAN BRUS
 Praised for her “vocal warmth...even
line, natural expressiveness” and “glorious instrument,” Iowa native Meagan
Brus is quickly establishing herself as a unique and versatile soprano to
watch.
Known for her consistently dynamic performances, Ms. Brus’ rising career has
included many operatic roles and concerts, both in the United States and abroad. Her
2014 season started off with the role of Frasquita with the Cedar Rapids Opera
Theatre’s production of Carmen and will
continue with Carson Kievman’s Fairy Tales (Songs of the White Woman) with
SoBe Institute of the Arts in Miami, Florida. She
started 2012 similarly by creating the role of Ophelia in the World Premiere
performance of Kievman’s opera Hamlet, with Shakespeare’s original
English text and electronic orchestra. Her interpretation of this work caused
Lawrence Budman of the South Florida
Classical Review to write, “Meagan Brus nearly stole the show as Ophelia
with her flawless coloratura and compelling portrait of emotional
disintegration.” Continuing her year of 20th-century music,
Ms. Brus performed Schoenberg’s Pierrot Lunaire celebrating the
centennial of its premiere with both MusicIC in Iowa City, Iowa, and Chatter
Cabaret in Santa Fe and Albuquerque, N.Mex, two festivals she returned to in
2013 to sing Robert Schumann’s beloved song cycle, Dichterliebe.
Other performance highlights include a 30-city tour of the United States as
the vocal soloist with the group Ten O’Clock Classics, Oberto in Handel’s Alcina and soprano soloist performing Handel’s Neun Deutsche Arien with
Bourbon Baroque, as well as singing the role of Pamina in Opera Theatre of Weston’s die Zauberflöte where she garnered praise for being “the opera’s most
dimensional character… (Jim Lowe, The
Rutland Herald).” Other recent performances include Gianetta and
Barbarina in the Green Mountain Opera Festival’s productions of Donizetti’s L’Elisir
d’Amore and Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro (Jacques Lacombe, cond.),
Frou-Frou in Lehar’s The Merry Widow with Opera Santa Barbara, and
Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro with Coópera: Project Opera of
Manhattan.
Comfortable both on the operatic stage and in concert, Ms. Brus has been the
soprano soloist in Vivaldi’s Gloria, Haydn’s Harmoniemesse, Bach’s Magnificat and Jesu, Meine Freude, Handel’s Laudate Pueri
Dominum and Dixit Dominus, and Alessandro Scarlatti’s opera, Venere,
Amore e Ragione in Montreal. Ms.
Brus has given recitals in numerous places including Fukushima and Nihonmatsu,
Japan, Düsseldorf, and New York City. Ms. Brus resides in New York City and
holds degrees from both the Manhattan School of Music and the Oberlin Conservatory
of Music.
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