Patricia Racette
Soprano Patricia Racette has thrilled thousands with her performances at the Metropolitan Opera, the San Francisco Opera, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Royal Opera House and the Paris Opera, just to name a few. ″My mantra on the stage is that I must be honest in the roles I portray and be true to the art form that I serve,″ she says. ″That means that I, as an artist, could never lie about who I am, even in a small way. I take that mantra from the stage to my life as a member of our beautiful LGBT community and the greater community at large.″ The talented singer has recently begun expanding her repertoire with the cabaret CD Diva on Detour-but don´t think, even for a second, that she´s leaving opera behind. This summer, she will be back at the San Francisco Opera to play Julie in Show Boat as well as the title role in Madame Butterfly, while next season she will be returning to the Metropolitan Opera in a new production of Pagliacci. For both her personal and professional accomplishments, we say, ″Brava!″ -GH
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