The American soprano returns to Europe this season to make her house and role debuts at the Opéra de Dijon as Bradamante and Pittura/Luigi Rossi’s ll palazzo incantato. Her 2019/2020 season included a return to Opernhaus Zürich in the title role/Mark-Anthony Turnage’s Coraline; Isolier/Le comte Ory at the Opéra de Monte Carlo, opposite Cecilia Bartoli; and Adele/Die Fledermaus at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. Orchestral engagements included her return to San Antonio Symphony for Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, and her Detroit Symphony Orchestra debut as soprano soloist in Handel’s Messiah. Other recent highlights have included Breiwick’s return to the Metropolitan Opera for the North American premiere of Nico Muhly’s Marnie; her first performances with Michigan Opera Theater, singing Gretel/Hansel and Gretel and Rosasharn/Ricky Ian Gordon’s The Grapes of Wrath; two important role debuts, Adina/L’elisir d’amore with Opera Omaha and Cunegonde/Candide at Des Moines Metro Opera; and Norina/Don Pasquale in her company debut with Berkshire Opera Festival. Breiwick is a former Ensemble member of Opernhaus Zürich, where highlights among her many roles have included Drusilla/L’incoronazione di Poppea, Carolina/Il matrimonio segreto, and Marzelline/Fidelio.
