Edith Wiens [SEP] voice type
Edith Wiens
Edith Wiens (born June 9, 1950, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian opera, recital and concert singer with a soprano voice.
Early life and education.
Wiens, daughter of a Mennonite pastor, grew up in Vancouver where she finished high school at the age of 16. She studied theology and church music at Columbia Bible College in Clearbrook. At age 20 she received a bursary to study singing in Hannover, Germany. She went on to Oberlin College to study with Richard Miller
High School in 2007. He continued his education at The Juilliard School where he completed his Bachelor of Music (studying voice with Cynthia Hoffmann) and a Graduate Diploma under the voice tutelage of Edith Wiens, who he continues to study with.
Career.
During the 2012/13 season, Brancy made his professional operatic debut with the Dresden Semperoper, singing the role of Fiorello in Rossini’s "Il barbiere di Siviglia". While still an undergraduate student at the Juilliard School, Brancy made his debuts at Carnegie Hall and David