Soprano Jacqueline Woodley and bass-baritone Neil Craighead join Orchestre classique de Montréal for Messiah under the baton of Boris Brott and Xavier Brossard-Ménard.
December 7 @ 7:30pm, Oratoire Saint-Joseph, with a streaming option also available through OCM's website.
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Tenor Owen McCausland joins the Bach Elgar Choir for Messiah on December 4th and 5th.
Head to their website for more information here.
Tenor Andrew Haji joins the Mississauga Chamber Singers for Messiah on December 4th.
Head to their website for more information.
Mezzo soprano Andrea Hill joins the Calgary Philharmonic for Messiah, under the baton of Andrew Crust.
You can read more about their program here.
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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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.
Mezzo-soprano Kindra Scharich and bass Kirk Eichelberger join Pacific Chamber Orchestra for Handel’s Messiah.
November 27th & 28th, 2021 - click here for more information.
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.
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’ Sydney Baedke is selected as a finalist for the Opéra de Montréal’s Atelier lyrique. You can catch Sydney performing in their Talent Gala event on Wednesday, November 17th.
You can read more about Sydney here.
Meredith Hall joins the Ottawa Bach Choir for BACH: MASS IN B MINOR, BWV 232. This concert is their 20th Anniversary season opening.
November 27th, 2021. Click here for more information.
Allyson McHardy joins Music of the Baroque as soloist for their Thanksgiving Messiah.
November 28 & 29, 2021
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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.
Dean Artists’ Julien Proulx leads Choeur de la Montagne in the Brahms’ Requiem with roster singers Jacqueline Woodley and Dominique Côté as soloists.
The program will be presented November 12th and 14th. Click here for more information.
Ivars Taurins is the guest conductor for Okanagan Symphony’s Bach Playlist.
Concerts take place:
November 19th - Kelowna - 7:30pm
November 20th - Vernon - 7:00pm
November 21st - Penticton - 2:00pm
Click here to read more and grab tickets today!
Julien Proulx joins the Orchestre Symphonique de Québec to conduct for their family concert program of Ludovic et la tempête. What a delightful afternoon!
November 7th, 2021 at 2:30pm.
Lara Ciekiewicz stars in Manitoba Opera’s La Voix Humaine, opening November 5th for a two-night-only event.
Bravo, Lara!
Michelle Todd joins the Calgary Philharmonic for “The Best of Broadway”, featuring the hits of Broadway shows like Cats, Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, and more!
Nov. 5th and 6th @ 7:30 MT.
Both concerst are SOLD OUT, but write info@calgaryphil.com to join the waitlist.
Bravo, Michelle!
Dean Artists’ Allyson McHardy, mezzo soprano, and Lauren Margison, soprano, join Orchestre Symphonique de Québec for Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.
November 3rd, 2021 at 8pm (GRAND THÉÂTRE DE QUÉBEC)
Dean Artists’ Meghan Lindsay stars in Opera Atelier’s premiere of Angel.
Catch the in-person film premiere October 28th at TIFF Lightbox or watch the livestream through to November 12th.
Bravo, Meghan!
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