Post by Laurence Aikens

Measha Brueggergosman-Lee (Measha Gosman; June 28, 1977) is a soprano who performs both as an opera singer and concert artist. She has performed internationally and won numerous awards. Her recordings of both classical and popular music have received awards. She played the lead in the premiere of the opera Beatrice Chancy by James Rolfe and George Elliott Clarke. She has performed with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra, and Music Director Geoffrey Moull, the National Arts Center Orchestra under the direction of Pinchas Zukerman, and at Roy Thomson Hall. She has performed internationally, in the US, Germany, and other nations. She was in Elektra, Dead Man Walking, and Turandot with the Cincinnati Opera. She has performed the Verdi Requiem with Sir Andrew Davis and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, as well as with Helmuth Rilling at the International Beethoven Festival in Bonn. She was a soloist on the recording of Songs of Innocence and Experience, which won three Grammy Awards, including Best Classical Album. She was a new performer at the Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo, singing in the ‘Phantom of the Opera’ medley and closing the show with “Ave Maria”. She has performed in the US with the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, in their performance of Michael Tippett’s oratorio A Child of Our Time. She performed the role of Jenny in Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny in Madrid’s Teatro Real. She performed the Olympic Hymn at the Opening Ceremonies of the Winter Games. She performed an arrangement of the English-sung version of the hymn in English and French to reflect Canada’s official languages. She married Markus Brügger (1999-2018). They have two sons. She married jazz guitarist Steve Lee (2021). #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence #alphakappaalpha