Brace Negron Biography

Rigoletto Cast

Brace Negron (Count Ceprano)

Brace Negron has been a prolific performer since his arrival to New York in 1998. Upcoming performances include Colline in "La Boheme" with Opera Manhattan. Recent performances include performing Figaro in "Le nozze di Figaro" with the North Duchess Symphony, the Bass Soloist in Bach's Easter Oratorio with the Oratorio Singers under Trent Johnson, and a European debut performing the title role of Donizetti's "Don Pasquale" and the Bonze in Puccini's "Madame Butterfly" with Lyrique en Mer Opera Company in Belle Île, France in July of 2009 with a national radio broadcast of Act I of "Don Pasquale" on the radio station, France Musique. Other recent appearances include Pantaleone in Bronx Opera's "Der Drei Pintos," and a concert as part of the Elberon Church Concert Series in New Jersey. In March 2009, Mr. Negron performed the 1st Nazarene and the Cappadocian in Strauss's "Salome" with Toledo Opera. In the Fall of 2008, Mr. Negron had his debut with Toledo Opera as Count Ceprano in Verdi's "Rigoletto" with a favorable mention in the Toledo Blade Newspaper. In the summer of 2008, Mr. Negron performed Christiano in Verdi's "Un Ballo in Maschera" with Des Moines Metro Opera, nabbing him a review in Opera News that appeared in the October 2008 issue. He then flew to Beaulieu sur Mer, France to participate in a concert series/competition as a finalist in the Azuriales Opera Festival/Competition. Other performances include Jupiter in Offenbach's "Orpheus and the Underworld" with Bronx Opera, which nabbed Mr. Negron a solid review in the NY Times, the Herald in "Rigoletto" with New Jersey Opera, and Figaro in "Le nozze di Figaro" with Queens College Opera Studio. Mr. Negron debuted at Lincoln Center as Ali in December 2007, in an excerpts program of Rossini's "L'Italiana" as part of the Melody for Peace UNESCO Concert at Avery Fisher Hall. Mr. Negron had his Asian debut with Singapore Theatreworks in 2001 as the baritone lead, The Cowherd in "The Silver River" by Bright Sheng. Brace has also sung with the Lucerne Festival in Lucerne, Switzerland, performing under Maestro Pierre Boulez and Daniel Reusse in 2006. He has also performed with such companies as New Jersey Opera Theatre, Utah Festival Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, DiCapo Opera and Opera North. Mr. Negron received his master's degree from Manhattan School of Music and his undergraduate degree from Stetson University in Deland, Florida.