Brenda Boozer

Brenda Boozer (born January 25, 1948) is an American mezzo-soprano who has had an active international career performing in operas and concerts since the mid 1970s.

She received her bachelor's degree from Florida State University and completed graduate studies in vocal performance at the Juilliard School.

In 1978, she made her debut at the Lyric Opera of Chicago as Lola in Pietro Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana under the baton of Riccardo Chailly.

She made her debut with the Houston Grand Opera in 1979, singing the title role in Rossini's La Cenerentola with conductor Raymond Leppard.

She continued to perform at the Metropolitan for the next 11 years, portraying such roles as the Composer in Strauss' Ariadne auf Naxos, Cornelia in Handel's Giulio Cesare, both the Muse and Nicklausse in Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffmann, Meg Page in Verdi's Falstaff, Octavian in Der Rosenkavalier, Olga in Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin, the Page in Salome, Suzuki in Puccini's Madama Butterfly, and Wellgunde in Wagner's Das Rheingold.