mArIE-ClaIRE
ContralTO
A new KINd of Fusion…
With a natural presence on stage or in front of a camera whether it be at a gala, concert hall or intimate venue Marie-Claire’s talent and exuberance is inspired and inspiring. With unique opera fusion, strictly opera or just jazz she has graced the stage at Carnegie Hall, the United Nations General Assembly Hall, Central Park Summer Stage, The Metropolitan Room, Smalls, Joe’s Pub and distinguished international music festivals in Latin America. As a New York based artist she is a champion for women actively supporting several non-profit initiatives in New York, Jamaica and Dominica, her birth country. She is a distinguished NAACP and City of New York award recipient.
Marie-Claire adds a touch of unpredictable yet harmonious joy with her rich contralto vocal layered within La Grela’s NOT TOTALLY TANGO repertoire.
BioGRaPHy
Dominican born MARIE-CLAIRE GIRAUD studied opera with Maestro Guido Caputo and Maestro Frascati at the esteemed Conservatory of Santa Cecilia in Rome, Italy. Furthering tutelage with Marc Forrest in Los Angeles and then exclusive study with Raymond Buckingham in New York City brought her to reside in New York. It was Buckingham who accredited the rich and deep vocal timbre of her voice, a rare operatic contralto. Marie-Claire currently studies with Patricia Wise, Carole Farley and Mauricio Trejo in New York.
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES
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OPERA FUSION
. 2018 - Opera w/ Rapper Rob Stone - SONY Out of the Comfort Zone Series - New York
. 2016 - Opera w/ Jazz Quartet - Medici Gallery, New York
. 2014 - Opera w/ legendary drummer Will Calhoun - Cartagena Jazz Festival, Colombia
. 2014>2018 - Opera w/ Electonic DJ & Jazz Quartet - Joe’s Pub, New York
. 2012/2013 - Opera w/ Jazz Quartet - Blues Alley, Washington D.C.
. 2005>2011 - Opera w/ Reggae artist Bob Andy & Earl ‘Chinna’ Smith - Jamaica
. 2008 - Opera w/ Jazz & Hip-Hop - Love Is All We Need Concert, Antigua
. 2008 - Opera w/ Hip-Hop - St. Lucia Love Fest Concert, St Lucia
. 2005/2007/2009 - Opera w/ Hip-Hop - LIME Creole in the Park Music Festival, Dominica
. 2005/2006 - Opera w/ Jazz, Hip-Hop, Reggae & Dancehall - Ocho Rios Jazz Festival, Jamaica
. 2001 - Opera w/ Rapper Doug E. Fresh - Central Park Summer Stage, New York
OPERA
. 2019 - Solo/ Elektra, Samson and Delilah - New York Dramatic Voices - New York
. 2015 - Solo w/ orchestra - 70th Anniversary Gala - United Nations General Assembly Hall, New York
. 2014 - Solo w/ orchestra - United Nations General Assembly Hall, New York
. 1999 - Solo/ Maddalena, Verdi’s Rigoletto - New York Grand Opera Company - Carnegie Hall, New York
ACCOLADES
. 2017 - Caribbean Heritage Award, Outstanding Community Member & Artist - New York City Hall, New York
. 2015/2016 - Solo, Star Spangled Banner - Black History Month Concert - New York City Hall, New York
. 2014 - NAACP Image Award, Dedicated Service/Music & Children - New York
. 2014 - Honored Recipient, Song Cycle Compilation from Pulitzer Prize composer John Harbison - New York
. 2013 - Jazz vocalist w/ Jeff Goldblum Mildred Snitzer Orchestra - Los Angeles
. 2013/2014/2015 - Solo, National Anthem - Basketball final game - Barclays Center, New York