Member Since: 11/2/2006
Band Website: measha.com
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WHAT THE PRESS HAS TO SAY ABOUT MEASHA:
Click here to read an article about Measha written in the Wall Street Journal.
"Measha Brueggergosman … had a large enough voice and personality to communicate with the immense audience in Central Park … as she made her debut with the New York Philharmonic … Dressed in a striking purple and green dress [Brueggergosman offered] a glimpse of her warm, voluptuous, expressive soprano and her carefully shaped phrasing."
- Vivien Schweitzer, New York Times, July 19, 2007
"Soprano Measha Brueggergosman did not so much give a recital Sunday afternoon as take possession of Hertz Hall in Berkeley… With her lustrous, slightly hooded tone and sinuous phrasing, Brueggergosman has a talent for making music sound as soulful and rapturous as possible."
- Joshua Kosman, San Francisco Chronicle, April 2, 2007
“Brueggergosman gave sensational performances of vocal works by Ravel, Reynaldo Hahn, Hugo Wolf, Xavier Montsalvatge and William Bolcom. The event left no doubt as to why this singer has attracted such attention in recent years (and earned an exclusive recording contract on the prestigious Deutsche Grammophone label.)â€
- Georgia Rowe, Contra Costa Times, April 2, 2007
"Bold, beautiful and statuesque, Measha Brueggergosman enraptured a full house ... with exceptional poise, charisma and a lustrous voice. From the moment she took the stage, the young diva - wearing a fetching crimson gown - mesmerized concertgoers with her knowing wiles and emotionally resonant delivery of three opera arias ... [She] carries herself with aplomb and delivers her artistic artistry with the polish and maturity of far more seasoned performers. Her cultured voice, precise diction, and remarkably sustained breath control shaped each stanza into something beautiful."
- Sabine Kortals, Denver Post, July 22, 2007
“The sold-out crowd could barely restrain its adoration for her, prompting Brueggergosman to thank the fans for "making me feel like I can do no wrong." She probably couldn't. Even when she performs more challenging repertoire, it's still beautiful. The statuesque performer hit the stage after the first work of the evening … and stole the show with her dramatic stage presence alone.â€
- Holly Harris, Winnipeg Free Press, March 1, 2007
"Brueggergosman melded operatic intensity and mischievous playfulness, all in the superb instrument of a voice capable of just about everything."
- Daniel Chang, Miami Herald, October 07, 2006
Sounds Like:
Click here to preview audio files from Extase and So Much To Tell.
Extase is Measha's latest award-winning album for CBC Records, and features the music of Hector Berlioz and Jules Massenet. Measha is joined by Yoav Talmi and L'Orchestre symphonique de Québec in a sumptuous program, which includes one of the most famous and beloved musical masterpieces, Berlioz's Les nuits d'été.
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So Much to Tell , Measha Brueggergosman's first commercial recording, featuring Barber's Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Copland's Emily Dickinson Songs, and Gershwin songs with the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra and Roy Goodman has been released by the CBC Records label and is available at local and internet retailers or at www.cbcrecords.ca .
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