Teresa Wakim, Soprano

With a voice of “extraordinary suppleness and beauty” (The New York Times), GRAMMY-Nominated soprano Teresa Wakim is delighted to return to The Henry Purcell Society of Boston. First Place Winner of the International Competition for Early Music in Austria, she was nominated for a GRAMMY in 2020 for the role of La Musique in Charpentier’s Les Plaisirs de Versailles with the Boston Early Music Festival (BEMF). Also with BEMF she sang the role of Flore in their 2015 GRAMMY-Award Winning album of Charpentier’s La Descente d’Orphee aux Enfers. Other solo recordings include BEMF’s Acis & Galatea in the title role, Handel’s Almira, Charpentier’s Acteon, Mozart’s Exsultate Jubilate and Coronation Mass with the Handel and Haydn Society, and the GRAMMY-Nominated recording of Brahms’ German Requiem with Seraphic Fire. She has performed as soloist with The Cleveland Orchestra, The San Francisco Orchestra, Louisiana Philharmonic, Iowa Symphony, Houston Symphony, Charlotte Symphony, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, BEMF, Wiener Akademie, Pacific Musicworks, Apollo’s Fire, the Handel and Haydn Society, Musica Angelica, Festival Bach Montreal, Boston Baroque, and Mercury Baroque, When not performing, Tess can be found caring for her young daughter, and discussing all things blue whales and space exploration with her scientist husband in Boston, MA.

Find out more: www.teresawakim.com