BETH MADSEN BRADFORD
mezzo soprano

Photo by Walker Kermode © 2013
The Old Maid and the Thief, Brava! Opera Theater, 2013
Performances
Dec 28, 2019
A Jazzy Revue for 2
Ne Plus Jass Orchestra
Piano: KJ McElrath
Bass: Patrick Harry
Drums: Brian Malcolm
Vocals: Beth Madsen Bradford
Music coordinator/vocals/flute: Sammuel Murry-Hawkins
Mar 02, 2019
Gloria (Vivaldi)
Bravo Northwest
Joining with Bravo Northwest once again, Beth will be singing the alto solos in Vivaldi's Gloria. Performances March 2 and 3, 2019.
Conductor: Maria Manzo
Feb 20, 2019
Angel of the Amazon
The concert version of Angel of the Amazon returns to the PNW - dates and times TBA!
http://www.angeloftheamazon.com/
Nov 10, 2018
West Side Glory
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
Leonard Bernstein’s music, so familiar yet ever-new, is the focus of this evening of song in celebration of Bernstein’s 100th birthday. Tim and Nancy LeRoi Nickel, Kevin Walsh, and Beth Madsen Bradford perform his charming Arias and Barcarolles for mezzo, baritone, and 4-hand piano, along with a few other favorite tunes.
This is a reprise of the successful October 14 benefit performance with Friends of Chamber Music!
Concert starts at 7pm, and admission is through a free-will offering.
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
426 E. Fourth Plain Blvd.
Vancouver, WA 98663
Mar 18, 2018
Stabat Mater (Pergolesi) and Requiem (Durufle)
Bravo Northwest
Beth was the alto soloist in these two beautiful works.
Performances March 18 and 25, 2018
Conductor: Maria Manzo
Dec 02, 2018
Messiah
Bravo Northwest
Beth sings the alto solos in this holiday favorite with Bravo Northwest. Performances December 2 and 9. More information at Bravo Northwest's website.
Conductor: Michael Kissinger
Feb 27, 2018
Angel of the Amazon (Evan Mack)
Beth sang in the ensemble quartet for this concert version Angel of the Amazon, a new American opera based on the life of Sister Dorothy Stang.
Performances February 27 and 28, 2018. More information can be found at www.angeloftheamazon.com.
Jun 25, 2017
Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Astoria Music Festival
Beth reprised a favorite role, Berta, in Astoria Music Festival's production of Rossini's popular comic opera.
Conductor: Keith Clark
Jun 09, 2017
Man of La Mancha
Beth performed the role of Maria in Man of La Mancha. Performances June 9, 11, 15 and 17, 2017.
Conductor: George Manahan
Director: Alan Paul
May 05, 2017
Requiem (Mozart) and Choral Fantasy (Beethoven)
Beth made her debut with Rogue Valley Symphony as the alto soloist in Mozart's Requiem and Beethoven's Choral Fantasy. Performances May 5, 6 and 7, 2017.
Conductor: Martin Majkut
Mar 15, 2017
Stabat Mater (Pergolesi)
Beth was the alto soloist in this mixed media performance raising funds for Ceasefire Oregon. Performances March 15 at The Old Church; March 16, location TBD; and March 17 at St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church.
Feb 25, 2017
Dirty Stupid Music
Portland favorites David Saffert (as Liberace), Beth Madsen Bradford, Stacey Murdock, Erik Hundtoft, and Vakare Petroliunaite came together in a cabaret dedicated to the smutty side of song. Not to be missed! Performances February 26 and 26, 2017.
Dec 14, 2016
Holiday Concert
Beth joined Resonance Ensemble and Portland Chamber Orchestra in a program featuring a selection of gorgeous a cappella songs, and the Christmas portion of Handel's Messiah. Performances December 14, 16, 18 and 18, 2016.
Conductors: Katherine FitzGibbon and Yaacov Bergman
Dec 04, 2016
Messiah
Beth returned to Bravo Northwest as the alto soloist in Handel's holiday season favorite. Performances December 4 and 11, 2016.
Conductor: Maria Manzo
Sep 16, 2016
Dialogues des Carmélites
Beth returned to Vashon Opera in performances as Madame de Croissy, the old prioress, in Dialogues des Carmélites - Poulenc's dramatic opera about a sect of Carmelite nuns during the French Revolution. Performances September 16 and 18, 2016.
Conductor: James Brown
Apr 03, 2016
Beth sang the role of Marta in the beautiful one act opera, Iolanta, by Tchaikovsky, in Portland Concert Opera's inaugural performance.
Conductor: Lance Inouye
Oct 30, 2015
The Turn of the Screw
Eugene Opera
In Beth's debut with Eugene Opera, she sang the role of the old housekeeper, Mrs. Grose, in Benjamin Britten's chilling opera The Turn of the Screw.
Conductor: Michael Sakir
Jun 12, 2015
The Rake's Progress
Portland Opera
Beth sang the role of Mother Goose in the renowned David Hockney production of Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress.
Conductor: Ari Pelto
May 15, 2015
Albert Herring
Vashon Opera
Beth played the hilariously stern Florence Pike in Benjamin Britten's Albert Herring.
Conductor: James Brown