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Janice Baird (born January 10, 1963) is an American dramatic soprano, best known for her interpretation of Wagner and Strauss. Baird was born in New York, NY.

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 '''Janice Baird''' (born [[January 10]], [[1963]]) is an American [[Soprano#Dramatic soprano|dramatic soprano]], best known for her interpretation of Wagner and Strauss. Baird was born in New York, NY.
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-Janice Baird wasISOLDE in BUENOS AIRES and in the season 2006/2007 in HAMBURG, ROME and TOULOUSE. She also gave her rôle debut as the DYER'S WIFE in Strauss' die Frau ohne Schatten again at TOULOUSE in Autumn 2006.
-She sang ELEKTRA in since the year 2002 ROME, ESSEN, SEVILLE, STRASBOURG, NANTES, BILBAO, DRESDEN, TOULOUSE and ZÜRICH. In autumn of 2004 Miss Baird made her debuts as ORTUD in LOHENGRIN at BILBAO; ARIADNE at TRIESTE and SENTA at SANTIAGO de CHILE. She sang ORTUD in 2006 in Semperoper DRESDEN.
-She was the BRÜNNHILDE in GENEVA, CATANIA, MARSEILLE, ZÜRICH, TOULOUSE, VENICE, DÜSSELDORF, STUTTGART, GOTHENBURG, COPENHAGEN, SEVILLA, DEUTSCHE OPER BERLIN and BIRMINGHAM. She has received numerous nominations for Singer of the Year from the prestigious opera magazine Opernwelt for her interpretations of BRÜNNHILDE.
-Her most often sung role is SALOME. She debuted as SALOME at the VIENNA STATE OPERA, a role which she interpreted numerous times at the STATE OPERA OF BERLIN. She also sang SALOME in PARIS, LEIPZIG, HANNOVER, the NEW NATIONAL THEATER IN TOKYO, TEATRO CARLO FELICE GENUA and in April 2005 at TEATRO MASSIMO PALERMO.
-She sang TURANDOT at STRASBOURG, ROME, Deutsche Oper BERLIN and AVIGNON, was MINNIE in LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST in TEL AVIV and ROME, Verdi's LADY MACBETH in MEXICO CITY and THE STATE OPERA OF BERLIN. and ABIGAILLE in NABUCCO in Mexico City.  She sang Marie in Alban Bergs WOZZECK in STUTTGART and ROME
-Janice Baird's repertoire also includes the LEONORE/FIDELIO, which she has performed at the DEUTSCHE OPER BERLIN, AVIGNON and in the GEWANDHAUS LEIPZIG in a televised performance for the MDR RUNDFUNK.
-Janice Baird was born in New York City in a musically influenced family. Her mother was a singer and her father a voice teacher. She studied music, flute, singing and also acting at HB Actors Studio in New York City. Miss Baird's first engagements were in Germany where she carefully developed her rich mezzo soprano moving then to soprano repertoire with great success. Through master classes with Birgit NILSSON and intensive private study with Astrid VARNAY with whom she studied all the major Wagner and Strauss roles, she then added the highly dramatic repertoire with which she was able to lay the foundation for her international career. As an American who was raised and studied both in Europe and America, she speaks German, English, Italian, and Spanish. Janice Baird currently lives in Berlin, Germany and in Andalucia, Spain.
-Her concert appearances have been numerous and her repertoire includes: Wagner's Wesendonck Lieder, Strauss Vier letzte Lieder, Benjamin Britten's War Requiem, Mahler's 8th Symphonie, Ah! Perfido and the Ninth Symphonie of Beethoven, Mahler's Rückert Lieder, Les Nuits d'Été and La Mort de Cléopâtre of Berlioz, Ravel's Shéhérazade, Wozzeck Bruchstücke und die sieben frühe Lieder von Berg, Zemlinsky's Lyrische Sinfonie and the Verdi Requiem.
 ==External links==
 [http://www.janicebaird.com Official website]
-[http://www.seattleopera.org/tickets/ring/ring_2009/walkure/artists.aspx Seattle Opera Website Biography Website]
-[http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/about/whoweare/detail.aspx?id=2]