Saturday, May 12, 2018

RuPaul Drag Race Contestant Monet X Change has operatic past

Kevin Bertin aka Monet X Change
RuPaul's Drag Race contestant Monet X Change has a degree in opera performance and has appeared professionally as a bass. His real name is Kevin Bertin and he was born in Saint Lucia and raised in the Caribbean until the age of eleven. Since then, Bertin has lived in New York City. 

A graduate of the Westminster Choir College, he made his debut with the Westminster Opera Theater in Mozart's Cosí Fan Tutte and later performed Sarastro in the composer's Die Zauberflöte. He became a featured soloist with the Westminster Choir on their California and Florida tours, performing in Bach's Magnificat, Brahms' Requiem, and Bruckner's Te Deum.

He also appeared as Sarastro at the Portland Opera for the Education and Outreach Program, and also sang Colline in Puccini's La bohème

As a drag performer, he was mentored by Season 8 winner Bob the Drag Queen, who taught him how to sew, as well as some performance tips. Monet's drag mother is Honey Davenport, who appeared on Season 5 of the show.

So far on Season 10, Monet has won two mini-challenges and also landed in the bottom two twice, where she had to lip synch for her life. Her opening line on the show was, ""Oh, don't mind me girl. I just came here to sweep up the competition."

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