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Born Saltcoats.

Scottish soprano.

Marie Claire Breen is a former Scottish Opera Emerging Artist. Originally from Saltcoats, she is a graduate of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama Opera course.

Scottish Opera appearances: Miss Austin The Elephant Angel by Gareth Williams - world premiere, Shepherd Boy Tosca. Dewman Hansel and Gretel. Venus Orpheus in the Underworld, A Page Rigoletto, Opera Highlights 2011, 1st Bridesmaid The Marriage of Figaro.

Operatic engagements include: The Daughter The Lost Piece by Gareth Williams - world premiere (Merchant City Festival Glasgow); Vixen The Cunning Little Vixen, Dunyasha War and Peace (RSAMD/Scottish Opera); Naiad Ariadne auf Naxos, Rowan The Little Sweep, Susanna Le nozze di Figaro (RSAMD).

She made her BBC Proms debut in 2010 performing Vaughan Williams' Serenade to Music with Donald Runnicles and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, and gave the world premiere of Tantalon! These Lands This Wall by William Sweeney with the Red Note Ensemble at the 2010 Lammermuir Festival.

September 2014

Roles in Scotland

Dunyasha Natasha's maid: War and Peace 2010
First Peasant Girl: Nozze di Figaro 2010
Susanna the Countess's maid: Nozze di Figaro 2010
Page to the Duchess: Rigoletto 2011
Vixen: Cunning Little Vixen 2011
Venus: Orphée aux Enfers 2011
Cupid Venus's son, the God of Love: Orphée aux Enfers 2011
Miss Austin a keeper: Elephant Angel 2012
Shepherd boy: Tosca 2012
Dew Fairy: Hansel and Gretel 2012
Musetta a grisette: Bohème 2013
Bohème 2014
Witch 1: Macbeth 2014
Adina a wealthy farm owner: Elisir d'amore 2015
Mercédès a gypsy, Carmen’s friend: Carmen 2015
Crofter Lass: Hirda 2015
Bride to be: Sloans Project 2016
First Lover: Tabarro 2016
First Postulant: Suor Angelica 2016