The San Francisco Chronicle described her performance in the Immolation Scene from Götterdämmerung as “fearless...Ms. Graham was a full-voiced, dramatically forthright Brünnhilde, lofting true and stirring high notes above the orchestra and fusing them into long-breathed, meticulously arced melodic phrases.”
William Hemminger Courier & Press “It was no surprise to read that Othalie Graham, as Princess Turandot, specializes in Wagner, so demanding is her vocal role in this opera. Graham has a huge voice, and she was able to convey vocally both obsessive power and vulnerability in her character.”
Canadian soprano Othalie Graham continues to receive acclaim throughout North America for her interpretations of the title roles in Turandot and Aida, as well as her commitment to the Wagnerian repertoire. Opera News describes her as “a vocally secure Turandot, her gleaming tones well suited to the ice princess’s misanthropic resolve.” Recently, she made her house debut at Palacio de Bellas Artes as Turandot and performed at a Gala concert in Alamos, Sonora, Mexico. Ms. Graham made her role debut as the Foreign Princess in Rusalka with Portland Opera and performed Ravel’s Shéhérazade, Isolde’s Liebestod with the Harrisburg Symphony, and Isolde Act 2 in concert with Orquesta Sinfónica de Xalapa.
Her notable performances include Freia in Das Rheingold with Nashville Opera, Turandot with the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra, and a Wagner Gala with the Vallejo Festival Orchestra. Additional performances include Santuzza in Cavalleria Rusticana with Vancouver Opera, the title role in Turandot with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the title role in Aida with Opera Carolina, Toledo Opera, and at the Teatro Greco di Siracusa, the title role in Ariadne auf Naxos with Festival Opera, covering Elektra at Teatro San Carlo Napoli, and Minnie in La Fanciulla del West with the Nashville and Indianapolis Operas.
Recent concert highlights include all-Wagner programs in Mexico City and Peru, and with the Washington Chorus at The Kennedy Center; Beethoven’s 9th Symphony with The Philadelphia Orchestra; Verdi’s Requiem with the Atlanta and Mississippi Symphonies; Serena in Porgy and Bess with Toledo Opera, Springfield Symphony Orchestra, and Jacksonville Symphony; Isolde in Tristan und Isolde in Croatia and with the Washington National Chorus at The Kennedy Center; and Britten’s War Requiem with the Fondazione Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi. Graham is a graduate of the prestigious Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia with an Operatic Diploma and the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto.
She is featured on the Brampton Arts Walk of Fame in her hometown of Brampton, Ontario, honoring those who have achieved excellence in the arts and entertainment industry. She was previously the first-place winner of the Gerda Lissner International Vocal Competition in the Wagner Division, the first-place winner of the Joyce Dutka Competition, a recipient of a Sullivan Foundation Grant, a first-place winner in the Wagner Division of the Liederkranz Competition, winner of the Jean Chalmers prize in the Canadian Music Competition, winner of the Edward Johnson Competition, and first-place recipient of the Jeunes Ambassadeurs Lyriques Competition.