Soprano Jonelle Sills makes her debut performance with the National Arts Centre Orchestra in their season-opening concert “Solace” on Saturday, October 31, 2020 at 8 PM. Recorded at the Southam Hall in Ottawa, the performance will be livestreamed for free.
COLLEEN DALY WITH THE CATHEDRAL CHORAL SOCIETY (WASHINGTON, D.C.)
The Cathedral Choral Society of Washington, D.C. offers a new series, CCS Presents, bringing the very best of CCS right to your streaming device the first Thursday of every month.
Oct. 1 – Soprano Colleen Daly and pianist Joy Shreier in Rachmaninoff’s Dissonance
Nov. 5 – A Tribute to Beethoven, solo works for soprano and small ensemble with members of the Washington Bach Consort.
REBECCA CUDDY AT THE NATIONAL THEATRE SCHOOL
DEAN ARTISTS WELCOMES TO THE ROSTER…
DOMINIQUE CÔTÉ WITH OPERA LAFAYETTE
SAMUEL CHAN AT THEATER KIEL
ZACH FINKELSTEIN'S NEW ALBUM
Tenor Zach Finkelstein has released his second album "Dark is Yonder Town" featuring guitarist Dieter Hennings Yeomans and music by composers Jesse Jones and Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon with arrangements of Benjamin Britten and John Dowland folk songs. Purchase or stream the CD in links below:
Physical CD from Zach’s website: https://bit.ly/31JrK39
Digital purchase from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3juLn4R
Stream from Apple music: https://apple.co/31IVD3p
CONGRATULATING ALL DORA WINNERS
Massive congratulations to Soundstreams, Signal Theatre, and the ensemble of "Two Odysseys: Pimooteewin/Gállábártnet" including Rebecca Cuddy, on their 2020 Dora Award in the Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble category!
Kudos as well to all those involved with the Outstanding Production category winner, Canadian Opera Company’s “Rusalka” featuring among others Lauren Segal and Vartan Gabrielian and the Outstanding New Opera category winner, Tapestry Opera and Opera on the Avalon's “Shanawdithit” (Librettist: Yvette Noran, Composer: Dean Burry) also featuring Rebecca Cuddy among others!
OWEN AND VARTAN IN PARSIFAL WITH COC — MOVED TO 2022
With the Canadian Opera Company, Owen McCausland sings as the First Knight of the Grail, while Vartan Gabrielian is the Second Knight of the Grail / Titurel. coc.ca
MEGHAN LINDSAY AND WALLIS GIUNTA AT MUSIC AND BEYOND
On July 6th at the Music & Beyond Festival, soprano Meghan Lindsay and mezzo-soprano Wallis Giunta sing in a duet recital “Where the Heart is/ À la place du cœur” with operatic and song repertoire. musicandbeyond.ca
PRODUCERS’ 3 IN 1
Dean Artists and Pacific Opera Victoria are partnering in a new initiative to promote the vocal arts in Canada and beyond.
Presenters from Canada and the USA have been invited to Victoria to see the Canadian Premiere of Flight by Dove/de Angelis, hear singers in audition over two days and have informal discussions on topics of mutual interest.
Over 20 of Canada’s most important singers will be heard by representatives of six presenters from the opera and orchestral world.
Dean Artists Management and Pacific Opera Victoria are grateful for ongoing support from the Canada Council for the Arts.
COVID-19 Update
COVID-19 Advocacy Alert
From Opera.ca:
ADVOCACY ALERT – Attention Opera Artists
Opera.ca to appeal for emergency federal support of artists and companies and your feedback is needed.https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TQSB5KK
Respond by March 16 at 11:59pm EDT
Aid initiatives needed to ensure the survival of the opera sector in Canada and to provide critical financial support for thousands of artists
In light of recent cancellations of nearly all remaining engagements for the current season as well as contract teaching work due to COVID-19, Opera.ca will be requesting federal aid on behalf of the Canadian opera sector.
Opera Artists!
How are you being affected by these cancellations? We need your input to inform our advocacy measures. Please complete the following survey no later than Monday, March 16 at 11:59pm EDT.
Opera Artist Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TQSB5KK
Everyone’s feedback matters! Your attention to this urgent request will help us advocate for you and the entire opera sector.
Artists are at the heart of our art form. Without you, there would be no opera. Thank you for your assistance during this challenging time. We extend you our support and solidarity.
Christina Loewen, Executive Director, Opera.ca
Michael Hidetoshi Mori, Chair of the Board of Directors, Opera.ca
CONGRATULATING DEAN ARTISTS ON THEIR JUNO NOMINATIONS
Dean Artists congratulates mezzo-soprano Allyson McHardy and baritone Peter Barrett on their recent 2020 Juno Nominations (Classical Album of the Year, Vocal or Choral) for their work on the album “Summer Night” (Centrediscs, Naxos)! 2020 Juno Awards will be broadcast live from Saskatoon, SK on Sunday, March 15 on CBC. junoawards.ca