Highlights
Highlights
“Blythe Gaissert was a dignified, vocally assured Dido, who contributed some stylish ornamentation and sang her closing Lament movingly.”
-The NY Times | Allan Kozinn
"Blythe Gaissert conveyed Dido's sadness ("Peace and I are strangers grown") and precipitous fall with solemn, queenly magnetism. Her voice is strong, supple, almost buttery... "
-BlogCritics | Jon Sobel
"When a performer is as magnetic and intelligent in conveying her artistry as mezzo-soprano Blythe Gaissert is, it may not matter what the selections are on the program. She makes sure to please her audience"
-Sarasota Herald | Gayle William
"....a charming mezzo with a rich well-controlled voice and personality to match. Her performance of five of Copland’s beloved “Old American Songs” showed beautifully nuanced singing, excellent diction and a nice sense of humor..."
-Observer | June LeBelle
"Blythe Gaissert fused dignity and sensuality in her Lucretia........."
-London Times
"The cannibalism aria of mezzo-soprano Blythe Gaissert whetted our appetite too with her soft-edged voice. "
-The SFist Philistine
RAPE OF LUCRETIA | ALDEBURGH PHOTO - ROBERT WORKMAN
About
About
“Gaissert gave a dramatically powerful, vocally stunning portrait of a woman growing increasingly desperate and delusional from lack of contact with the outer world…”
A true singing actress, mezzo-soprano Blythe Gaissert has established herself as one of the preeminent interpreters of some of the brightest stars of new classical music. She has received critical acclaim for her interpretations of both new and traditional repertoire in opera, concert, and chamber repertoire.
Ms. Gaissert created the role of Dorothy in the world premiere of Kamala Sankaram and Rob Handel's LOOKING AT YOU with Here Arts Center NYC, and the role of Walker Loats in the PROTOTYPE Festival’s premiere of Mikael Karlsson’s ECHO DRIFT. She has also performed the role of Gertrude Stein in Ricky Ian Gordon and Royce Vavrek’s 27 with Intermountain Opera Bozeman, and Hannah After in AS ONE (Kaminsky/Campbell/Reed) with Opera Columbus and Opera Memphis.
Much in demand for her command of new music, she has performed world premieres of music by John Adams, Laura Kaminsky, Mikael Karlsson, Robert Paterson, Martin Hennessy, Mohammed Fairouz, Richard Pearson Thomas, Glen Roven, Yotam Haber, Jorge Martin, Tom Cipullo, Renee Favand-See, Gilda Lyons, Jessica Meyer, Gabriel Kahane and more.
She has also performed songs, oratorios and operas by Berg, Britten, Humperdinck, Mozart, Puccini, Verdi, and Wagner, with companies including Metropolitan Opera, Los Angeles Philharmonic, LA Opera, Dallas Symphony, San Diego Opera, Prototype Festival, and Aldeburgh.
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