Russell Braun

{{BLP sources|date=December 2016}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Russell Braun | image = Marguerite and Valentin.jpg | caption = Marina Poplavskaya and Russell Braun in Gounod's ''Faust'', Metropolitan Opera House, 2011 | background = solo_singer | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|07|19}} | birth_place = Frankfurt, Germany | occupation = baritone | instrument = Vocals | genre = Opera }} '''Russell Braun''' {{post-nominals|country=CAN|OC}} (born 19 July 1965) is a Canadian operatic lyric baritone and conductor (music), and Juno Award winner.

Much sought after as a soloist and for opera roles, Russell Braun performs regularly at the Metropolitan Opera, the Salzburg Festival, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, l'Opéra de Paris, the San Diego Opera, the San Francisco Opera and the Canadian Opera Company in Toronto.

Braun is a graduate of the Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto, and lives in Toronto.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last = Citron| first = Paula| title = Music Mavens |magazine=University of Toronto Magazine| accessdate = 2017-05-25| url = https://magazine.utoronto.ca/feature/notable-music-graduates-u-of-t/}}</ref>

As of 2025, Braun is also working as a conductor, leading Edmonton Opera's production of Wagner's Die Walkure.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Die Walküre |url=https://www.edmontonopera.com/die-walkure |website=Edmonton Opera |access-date=2025-05-25}}</ref>

He is the son of famous Canadian baritone Victor Braun. He is married to pianist Carolyn Maule, with whom he performs regularly.<ref>{{Cite news | title = Love from Afar's Russell Braun on his not-so-far journey to, well, love |work=National Post| access-date = 2017-05-25| url = https://nationalpost.com/health/the-one-russell-braun-and-carolyn-maule}}</ref>

In 2016, he was appointed as an Officer of the Order of Canada.<ref>{{cite web|title=Governor General Announces 100 New Appointments to the Order of Canada as Canada Turns 150|url=https://www.gg.ca/document.aspx?id=16670&lan=eng|website=The Governor General of Canada His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston|accessdate=31 December 2016}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

* {{cite encyclopedia |last=Church |first=Sarah |title=Russell Braun (EMC) |encyclopedia=The Canadian Encyclopedia |date=4 March 2015 |publisher=Historica Canada |edition=online |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/russell-braun-emc}} * {{cite encyclopedia |last=So |first=Joseph K. |title=Russell Braun |encyclopedia=The Canadian Encyclopedia |date=4 March 2015 |publisher=Historica Canada |edition=online |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/russell-braun}}

== External links == * {{Official website|https://www.russellbraun.com}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Braun, Russell}} Category:Canadian operatic baritones Category:University of Toronto alumni Category:1965 births Category:Living people Category:Dora Mavor Moore Award winners Category:Officers of the Order of Canada Category:Singers from Toronto Category:Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year – Vocal or Choral Performance winners Category:20th-century Canadian male opera singers Category:21st-century Canadian male opera singers