Biography
Raehann Bryce-Davis has been hailed by The New York Times as a “striking mezzo soprano” and by the San Francisco Chronicle for her “electrifying sense of fearlessness.”
In the 2022-2023 season, Ms. Bryce-Davis makes noteworthy house debuts at Washington National Opera as Azucena in Il Trovatore, at the Royal Danish Opera in her role debut as Amneris in Aida, and with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Dutch National Opera & Ballet in her role debut as Jezibaba in Rusalka, conducted by Joana Mallwitz. She also makes a notable debut on the concert stage, singing with the BBC Proms as a soloist in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. Additional concert engagements include the world premiere of A Nation of Others with the New York Oratorio Society at Carnegie Hall; a tour titled Our Song, Our Story, curated by Damien Sneed; and recitals for the George London Foundation and 89 Reade Series.
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“A striking mezzo soprano. …[She] sang and spoke potently and moved vivaciously.”
“[Bryce-Davis] held the stage with admirable intensity and commitment… and didn’t shy away from tapping into notes of lust, rage, and despair.”
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“..mezzo soprano Raehann Bryce-Davis… She sang a few lines as the maid in La Traviata, and was finally given an aria, O Don Fatale, at the end of the Don Carlo excerpt, where she essentially stole the evening. The sound ranged from a rich, deep, contralto to a creamy, hall-ringing high soprano, and everything in between. This was a voice I could happily hear sing just about anything, with its hints of Ewa Podles, Shirley Verrett, and other great mezzo-sopranos. She also invested the character with real passion, sending the audience out buzzing.”
SAN FRANCISCO CIVIC CENTER BLOGSPOT
“It was mezzo-soprano Raehann Bryce-Davis who demonstrated her multi-accented talent, playing the “high-middle Polish-speaking” Old Lady in Bernstein’s “I Am Easily Assimilated,” as followed by her obsessing Spanish señores — Jared A. Guest, Sammy Huh, Jeremy Johnson and Brian James Myer. With Walker, Bryce-Davis humored the audience as Mrs. Lovett in Sondheim’s “A Little Priest” from Sweeney Todd, finishing the set with a rolling pin in her hand, Walker with a cleaver.”
CHAUTAUQUA DAILY
“Chief among them is mezzo soprano Raehann Bryce-Davis as Zita who takes charge both vocally and dramatically until Schicchi arrives. She also interpolates the funniest musical joke of the proceedings.”
ASPEN TIMES
“..mezzo soprano Raehann Bryce-Davis… She sang a few lines as the maid in La Traviata, and was finally given an aria, O Don Fatale, at the end of the Don Carlo excerpt, where she essentially stole the evening. The sound ranged from a rich, deep, contralto to a creamy, hall-ringing high soprano, and everything in between. This was a voice I could happily hear sing just about anything, with its hints of Ewa Podles, Shirley Verrett and other great mezzo-sopranos. She also invested the character with real passion, sending the audience out buzzing.”
SAN FRANCISCO CIVIC CENTER BLOGSPOT
“…brought life to her arias. Her rich, throaty vocals, reminiscent of opera great Grace Bumbury, worked well for But Who May Abide, O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion. Her experience and training served her well.”
JAMAICA OBSERVER
“…ennobled the Mother Superior Albine with dignity and warm mezzo tone.”
MIAMI HERALD
“…fast-emerging opera starlet was in her element (glorious pipes all ablaze!) this past Sunday at the UWI Mona Chapel, giving a magical rendition of excerpts from Handel’s masterful oratorio The Messiah.”
TALLAWAH MAGAZINE
“… the richly colored mezzo of Raehann Bryce-Davis.”
THE NEW YORK POST
“Several soloists, in particular the bass James Ioelu and the mezzo-soprano Raehann Bryce-Davis, were outstanding.”
BROOKLYN BUGLE
“Un aplauso especial para Raehann Bryce-Davis en el breve papel de Albine.”
EL NUEVO HERALD
“A fine mezzo-soprano Raehann Bryce-Davis played Albine (Mother Superior).”
MIAMIARTZINE