The Canadian Opera Company premieres their digital production of Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi, opening to the general public Oct. 30th.
This production features Dean Artists Andrew Haji, Megan Latham, Vartan Gabrielian, David Curry, Thomas Goerz, and Peter Barrett.
Bravi tutti!
Dean Artists’ Alexander Weimann kicks off a busy 2021/2022 season with a orchestral debut with Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (October 23 & 24) as lead & harpsichordist and joins the Victoria Symphony as conductor and harpsichordist for a trio of Haydn Symphonies (October 29).
Bravo, Alexander!
Opera is back at the Canadian Opera Company!
We’re looking forward to catching Dean Artists’ Vartan Gabrielian and Gregory Dahl in Verdi’s La Traviata & Michael Colvin, Lauren Segal, and Vartan Gabrielian in Mozart’s The Magic Flute, directed by our very on Ashlie Corcoran.
Click here for information regarding the COC’s return to live opera!
Described as a "rising star to watch" by Opera Canada, soprano Sydney Baedke was recently named one of Canada’s top emerging musicians under 30 by the CBC (2021). Sydney made her professional debut in 2019 as La Fortuna & Valletto in Tim Albery’s critically acclaimed production of Monteverdi’s The Coronation of Poppea at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, where she also covered Gilda in Rigoletto as a member of the Gerdine Young Artist Program.
She recently spent the 2021 summer season as a member of the renowned Apprentice Program for Singers at the Santa Fe Opera, where she covered Tatyana in Eugene Onegin and appeared as Antonia in an excerpt from Les Contes d’Hoffmann in the annual Apprentice Scenes Showcase. This past season also saw Sydney star in the title role of Brott Opera’s 2021 digital, abridged production of Estacio's iconic Canadian opera, Filumena.
Sydney is a Regional Finalist & three-time prize winner at the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and recently performed on the stage of the Civic Opera House as a finalist at the Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Ryan Centre Auditions. Sydney holds degrees in opera & voice performance from Rice University and the University of Toronto.
Click here to read more about Sydney and hear some of her impressive work or head to her website here.
Dean Artists’ Megan Latham stars in Astrolabe Musik’s Your Breath My Breath: Dialogue for a Mother and Daughter by Leslie Uyeda and Lorna Crozier.
Live and streaming on October 14th.
Dean Artists’ Nathalie Paulin stars in Chants Libres premiere of L’Orangeraie.
Tuesday 19, Wednesday 20 and Thursday 21, October 2021,
Monument-National, Montreal
Friday 5 and Saturday 6, November 2021,
Le Diamant, Quebec City
Dean Artists’ Dominique Côté, Matthew Dalen, and Alexandre Sylvestre appear with Opéra du Royaume for their production of La Boheme.
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Under the direction of Calgary Opera’s new artistic director, Jonathan Brandani, Calgary’s 2021/2022 season has been announced!
Roster artists Jacqueline Woodley and Andrew Love appear in Lehar’s Merry Widow.
Tenor Andrew Haji stars in Verdi’s La Traviata.
Dean Artists’ Theo Lebow appears in Oper Frankfurt’s new production of Cimarosa’s L’Italiana in Londra.
Premiered Sept. 26th and runs until November as a part of their 2021/2022 season.
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Soprano Jonelle Sills joins Toronto Mendelssohn Choir for “Coming to Carry Me Home” - their season launch concert featuring a program of Brahms’ Requiem and Nathaniel Dett’s The Chariot Jubilee.
Jonelle joins baritone Brett Polegato as soloist under the baton of Jean-Sebastien Vallee with the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
Dean Artists’ Allyson McHardy and Andrea Núñez are featured in Opéra de Montréal’s double bill of Vaughn Williams' Riders to the Sea and the premiere of Le Flambeau de la nuit by composer Hubert Tanguy-Labrosse and librettist Olivier Kemeid.
McHardy is appearing as Maurya in Riders and La Nochere in Flambeau, while Núñez is appearing as Chantelle in Riders and "A Passenger” in Flambeau.
Performances are happening September 25th (7:30) and 26th (2:00) for a limited audience in Montreal.
Samuel Chan takes the stage in Prokofiev’s DIE LIEBE ZU DEN DREI ORANGEN with Theater Kiel.
The production runs until January 2022 as part of the company’s 2021-2022 season.
Dean Artists’ Andrew Haji, tenor, joins Orchestra of St. Luke’s for A Concert of Gratitude and Remembrance.
The program takes place at Cathedral of St. John the Divine under the baton of Bernard Labadie.
Stephen Hegedus joins the Toronto Symphony Orchestra for their annual Messiah.
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Neil Craighead joins Vancouver Bach Choir for the Mozart Requiem on October 23rd, 2021.
Head over to their website for more information.
Dean Artists’ Alexander Weimann conducts the Pacific Baroque Orchestra with Early Music Vancouver.
To see their season announcement, click here.
Dean Artists’ Isaiah Bell is featured as the tenor soloist in Mendelssohn’s Elijah for the Oratorio Society of New Yorks’ 2021-2022 season.
Gregory Dahl and David Pomeroy appear with Vancouver Opera for Cavalleria Rusticana in Concert.
Read more about their 2021-2022 season here.
Dean Artists’ Kirk Eichelberger appears with Solo Opera as the Commentator in their production of Scalia/Ginsburg.
Read more here.
Opera Atelier 2021-2022 Season Announcement
In August, a re-streaming of The Resurrection is back by popular demand, featuring Dean Artists’ Meghan Lindsay, Allyson McHardy, and Carla Huhtanen.
Upcoming, OA premieres Angel, a new work fully-staged and filmed at St. Lawrence Hall, streaming Thursday, October 28, 2021 at 7pm ET (available until November 12, 2021). Dean Artists’ Meghan Lindsay again joins OA for this filmed premiere. Single tickets for the Film Premiere of Angel will go on sale Friday, October 1, 2021. A special online pre-sale for Opera Atelier subscribers will be available on Monday, September 27, 2021.
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