Chanáe Curtis

American soprano Chanáe Curtis is a graduate of the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama and The Manhattan School of Music. She is a recipient of the Catherine Filene Shouse Career Grant. Notable engagements include Alice Ford in Falstaff (Opera San Jose); Violetta Valéry in La traviata and Léontine in L’amant Anonyme (Wolf Trap Opera); Countess Ceprano in Rigoletto, 2nd Pit Singer in Hamlet and Annie in Porgy and Bess (Metropolitan Opera); Nedda in Pagliacci (Opera Memphis); Nurse/ Girlfriend 1 in Blue (ENO); and Bridget/Emelda in Migrations and Anna Gomez in The Consul (Welsh National Opera). Concert highlights include Mahler’s Symphony no.4 with L’Orchestre National de Bretagne under Grant Llewelyn, a performance of Strauss’ Four Last Songs at St. David’s Hall and a guest appearance at Buckingham Palace. Recordings include an original sound-work for an exhibition celebrating the life and work of artist Gwen John.