ABOUT BRIANNA

Brianna Meese is a vibrant and versatile American soprano applauded for her “glittering timbre” and “beautifully-rich” voice. Currently based in Oldenburg, Germany, Brianna was most recently seen as Jack in the German premiere of Jonathan Dove's Itch at the Badisches Staatstheater in Karlsruhe. Other recent credits include Zaunschlüpfer in Walter Braunfels' Die Vögel, Magdalena in the world premiere of Russell Hepplewhite's The Crash, Second Niece in Benjamin Britten's Peter Grimes, and Tina in Jonathan Dove's Flight at the Oldenburgisches Staatstheater. 

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While in the US, Brianna was a frequent collaborator with the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras where she sang Annina in la Traviata, Second Spirit in The Magic Flute at Symphony Hall, and in the choruses of La Damnation de Faust, Aida, and La bohème. She appeared with MassOpera as Adele in Die Fledermaus, Amy in Mark Adamo's Little Women, and in the chorus of the workshop of Dan Shore's Freedom Ride, and in concerts with Boston Opera Collaborative, and Opera on Tap.  

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Brianna was a Young Artist with Opera Steamboat, where she made her role debut as Gretel in Hansel and Gretel, and Kuchtík in Rusalka. Brianna has trained with Martina Arroyo’s Prelude to Performance, Atlantic Music Festival, and the Franco-American Vocal Academy. She has also performed with Russian Opera Workshop in the title role in Dargomyzhsky’s Rusalka, and with OperaHub as La Princesa in El Gato con Botas.

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​​Brianna is a proud graduate of The University of Virginia and The Boston Conservatory where she performed the roles of Amore in Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice, Belinda in Dido and Aeneas, Barbarina in Le Nozze di Figaro, Lucinda in Dark Sisters, and Oberto in Alcina.