Wendy Bryn Harmer is a young dramatic soprano from Northern California, best known for her roles in Der Ring des Nibelungen.

She will sing in a recital at Rabb Hall at the Copley Square (Central) branch of the Boston Public Library. The concert will be free and open to everyone, BWS members and the public. No tickets necessary.

In the 2023-24 season, she sings her first performances of Brünnhilde in Die Walküre with Atlanta Opera. She also returns to the Metropolitan Opera as Kitty Hart in the new production of Dead Man Walking and sings Ravel’s Shéhérazade with the Utah Symphony. Last season, she returned to Utah Opera for further performances of Senta and sang Sieglinde in Die Walküre in concert with Michigan Opera Theater in addition to returning to the Metropolitan Opera roster for its productions of Lohengrin and Der fliegende Höllander.

Sought-after in German repertoire, she has also recently excelled as Chrysothemis in Elektra with the Metropolitan Opera, Leonore in Fidelio with Opera Omaha and Boston Baroque, the title role of Ariadne auf Naxos with Palm Beach Opera, and Eglantine in von Weber’s rarely-performed Euryanthe at the Bard Music Festival. She previously joined Seattle Opera as well as the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra at the Tanglewood Music Festival for operas the Ring Cycle. Her countless performances within the epic work encompass the roles of Sieglinde, Gerhilde, and Orltinde in Die Walküre; Freia in Das Rheingold; and Gutrune and Third Norn in Götterdämmerung.