Layla Claire

Layla Claire
Candid Photo of Layla Claire behind-the-scenes at a photo shoot outside the Metropolitan Opera, May 2015.
Claire outside the Metropolitan Opera, May 2015.
Background information
Born Penticton, British Columbia, Canada
Genres
Occupation(s) Opera singer (soprano)
Website laylaclaire.com

Layla Claire is a Canadian soprano opera singer. She was born in Penticton, British Columbia. She is a graduate of the Lindemann Young Artist at the Metropolitan Opera, where she made her debut as Tebaldo in Don Carlos in 2010.[1][2] She studied at Université de Montréal and graduated from the Curtis Institute of Music in 2009.[3]

Operatic Repertoire

Layla Claire's repertoire includes:[4]

Awards

  • 2010 The Hildegard Behrens Foundation Award.
  • 2008 Mozart Prize at the Wilhelm Stenhammar International Music Competition
  • 2008 Queen Elisabeth Competition Laureate[5]
  • 2007 Britten-Pears Young Artist
  • 2013 Virginia Parker Prize
  • CBC Radio-Canada Jeunes Artistes recital winner
  • J. Desmarais Foundation Bursaries
  • Canada Council Grant[6]

References

  1. McFarlane, Matthew (May 4, 2011) "From Costco to the Met: Meet Layla Claire". CBC Radio 2
  2. Metropolitan Opera (2010/2011 Season) Artist biography: Layla Claire
  3. Curtis Institute of Music (April 2010). "Press release: Soprano Layla Claire Replaces Michael Schade on the Alumni Recital Series"
  4. Claire, Layla. "Calendar". OperaBase Website. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  5. Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition of Belgium Laureat: Layla Claire
  6. Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Artist biography: Layla Claire



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