ANDREW HAJI AND VARTAN GABRIELIAN WITH CANADIAN OPERA COMPANY AND AGAINST THE GRAIN

Dean Artists Andrew Haji and Vartan Gabrielian join as soloists for Mozart’s Requiem in a digital co-production between the Canadian Opera Company and Against the Grain Theatre.

Directed by Joel Ivany and conducted by Johannes Debus, the premiere streams for supporters Nov. 26th and to the general public Nov. 27th. Register now for access to this not-to-be-missed production!

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DEAN ARTISTS WITH PACIFIC OPERA VICTORIA

Adam Luther, Lauren Margison, Andrea Núñez, and Neil Craighead join the cast of Carmen (February/March 2022). Timothy Vernon conducts.

Tenor Owen McCausland joins POV for an exciting production of Don Giovanni in April 2022, with Timothy Vernon at the podium once more.

The digital premiere of Raum's "The Garden of Alice" includes Dean Artists Justin Welsh, Peter McGillivray, and Megan Latham. This production was also directed by Glynis Leyshon and conducted by Timothy Vernon.

A digital production of Heggie's "For a Look, For a Touch" premieres in April, featuring baritone Andrew Love. Timothy Vernon conducts.

You can click here to find out more about POV’s 2021/2022 season.

DEAN ARTISTS MANAGEMENT WELCOMES ADANYA DUNN (MEZZO SOPRANO)

WE ARE DELIGHTED TO WELCOME CANADIAN-BULGARIAN MEZZO SOPRANO ADANYA DUNN TO THE DEAN ARTISTS MANAGEMENT ROSTER!

Canadian-Bulgarian mezzo-soprano Adanya Dunn (she/her) made her American debut as Hermia in Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream with the Santa Fe Opera in the summer of 2021. Adanya is an alumna of the University of Toronto, Bard College Conservatory, and the Conservatorium van Amsterdam. Performance highlights include: Dorabella (Così fan tutte), Sesto (La clemenza di Tito), Berio’s Sequenza III, and concerts at Amsterdam's Muziekgebouw, Het Concertgebouw, and Dutch National Opera. She is a recipient of the 2021 Sylva Gelber Music Foundation Award, the 2020 Hnatyshyn Foundation Developing Artist Grant winner, Michigan District Winner MONC 2020, and a three-time grant recipient Canada Council for the Arts. In August 2020, Adanya founded Red Light Arts & Culture in Amsterdam, a not-for-profit foundation that connects local entrepreneurs, professional musicians and artists, and site-specific locations, adding to the rich cultural diversity of the Red Light District. For this project, she was a 2020 winner of the Music Academy of the West’s Alumni Enterprise Award. In April 2022, Adanya sings Mozart's Requiem with the Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France in Paris and Aix-en-Provence conducted by Barbara Hannigan.


You can read more about Adanya here or head to her website for more information.

EVAN KORBUT AND MEGHAN LATHAM FOR EDMONTON OPERA'S THE WILD ROSE OPERA PROJECT

Dean Artists Evan Korbut and Megan Latham join the Edmonton Opera for the Wild Rose Opera Project. The project premieres a series of four short operatic works that each explore mental health issues through characters with ties to the Alberta landscape.

Catch Evan in Indians on Vacation, composed by Ian Cusson with libretto by Royce Vavrek. Premiering November 19th, 2021.

Megan appears in Farmer and Dog, composer by John Estacio with libretto by Royce Vavrek. Premiering December 3rd, 2021.

DEAN ARTISTS MANAGEMENT WELCOMES SARAH DUFRESNE (SOPRANO)

WE ARE DELIGHTED TO WELCOME CANADIAN SOPRANO SARAH DUFRESNE TO THE DEAN ARTISTS MANAGEMENT ROSTER!

Raised in beautiful Niagara Falls, and currently based in Montreal, Canadian soprano Sarah Dufresne is known for her clarity of tone, rapid coloratura, and diverse repertoire. She is currently a second-year resident artist at the Atelier lyrique de l’Opéra de Montréal.

Recently praised for her vocal technique and ease on the stage, Sarah’s 2021/2022 season includes various concert performances with the l’Atelier lyrique, appearing as Messiah soloist for Chorus Niagara, and covering various roles at l’Opéra de Montréal through her resident artist position. This past October, she appeared as Nora in Opéra de Montréal’s season opening production of Vaughn-William’s Riders to the Sea.

Her varied repertoire includes Tytania in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Mrs. Fiorentino in Kurt Weill’s Street Scene, Galatea in Handel’s Acis and Galatea, and Servilia in Mozart’s La clemenza di Tito. Recently, in collaboration with Against the Grain Theater and the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Sarah premiered the role of Rebecca Marshall in their production of Nicole Lizée’s No One’s Safe, a conceptual and immersive murder mystery opera.

You can read more about Sarah here or head to her website for more information.

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