[5] After completing her Master of Music degree, Ambur made her professional debut with Opera Atelier as Diane in Gluck's Iphigénie en Tauride in 2009.
[6] As an alumna of the Canadian Opera Company's Ensemble Studio program, Ambur has a close relationship with the company, having performed Amor (Orfeo ed Euridice (2011), directed by Robert Carsen, conducted by Harry Bicket), the Queen of the Night (The Magic Flute (2011, 2017), conducted by Johannes Debus), the Greek Woman (Iphigénie en Tauride (2011) with Pablo Heras-Casado/Robert Carsen), Semele (Semele (2012), conducted by Rinaldo Alessandrini), Adele (Die Fledermaus (2012), directed by Christopher Alden), and Vitellia (La Clemenza di Tito, 2013) with them.
A highlight of that season, Braid starred in the role of Sabina in the world premiere of Rufus Wainwright’s Hadrian at the Canadian Opera Company (directed by Peter Hinton, conducted by Johannes Debus).
Praised as an artist ‘one would always wish for but seldom find’ (Das Opernglas), recent highlights have included Ambur Braid's role and company debuts as both Eva in Schreker's Irrelohe for Opéra de Lyon and Stephana in Umberto Giordano's rarely performed Siberia for the Bregenzer Festspiele.
[9] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Braid began an outdoor concert festival Opera in the Wild, in an effort to feature local, Canadian talent and emerging young artists.