Sarah Brailey

University of Chicago

Bio: Soprano Sarah Brailey has been hailed by The New York Times for her “exquisitely phrased” singing and by Opera UK for “a sound of remarkable purity.” Recent highlights include Handel’s Messiah with The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, John Zorn’s Song of Songs with Barbara Hannigan at the Elbphilharmonie, and The Soul in the world premiere recording of Dame Ethel Smyth’s The Prison, for which she received a GRAMMY Award for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album. Sarah is the Artistic Director of the Handel Aria Competition and the Director of Vocal Studies at the University of Chicago. www.sarahbrailey.com.