Renée Rapier

Praised for her “dark, velvety mezzo” (Opera News) and “exceptional strength and solidity” (San Francisco Classical Voice) Renée Rapier is quickly establishing herself in opera houses around the world. Recently, she appeared as Cherubino in both The Ghosts of Versaillesand Le Nozze di Figaro at LA Opera, as Mrs. Bass in Emmeline with Opera Theatre St. Louis, as Cornelia in Giulio Cesare at Wolf Trap Opera, as the Page in Salome with both the Ravinia Festival and Opera San Antonio, as well as covering the title role of Arden Scott in Jake Haggie's Great Scott in both Dallas and San Diego. Her 2016/2017 season includes a debut with Seattle Opera, a return to San Francisco Opera as Mercédès in Calixto Bieito's provocative production of Carmen, as well as returns to the LA Philharmonic and