SARAH DUFRESNE WITH ROYAL OPERA HOUSE

Soprano Sarah Dufresne rounds out her season with the Royal Opera House with Verdi’s Don Carlo (Voce dal cielo) and Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro (Barbarina).

Don Carlo features revival direction from Daniel Dooner, with Bertrand de Billy conducting. Learn more about the production here.

Le nozze di Figaro is directed by Sir David MacVicar, with Joana Mallwitz conducting. Learn more about the production here.

DEAN ARTISTS MANAGEMENT WELCOMES JENNIFER NICHOLS (DIRECTOR/CHOREOGRAPHER)

WE ARE DELIGHTED TO WELCOME DIRECTOR & CHOREOGRAPHER JENNIFER NICHOLS TO THE DEAN ARTISTS MANAGEMENT ROSTER!

Jennifer Nichols is a Canadian dancer, choreographer and director with over 20 years of professional stage and film experience. She is founder of the renowned ballet fitness program, the Extension Method™, owner of the Extension Room and Co-Artistic Director of the dance entertainment firm Hit & Run Dance Productions.

For stage, Jennifer holds extensive choreography, performance, and direction credits in opera, operetta, art song, and more. Highlights include the Dora-award winning choreographed production of Handel’s Messiah with Against the Grain Theatre; Dora-award nominated production of Glaser’s Pandora with FAWN Chamber Creative, and Opera5’s immersive production of Strauss’ Die Fledermaus. She has presented her choreography of Weill’s Seven Deadly Sins, directed by Joel Ivany, with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the Oregon Summer Music Festival, and a workshop at the Banff Centre for the Creative Arts, also appearing as the principal dancer.

She has choreographed, designed, and directed for Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra (Haus Musik), the Royal Conservatory of Music/Glenn Gould School (Offenbach’s La Belle Helene), and Toronto Summer Music Festival (L’Histoire du Soldat). Other works she has interpreted includes La Traviata, West Side Story, and Salome, as well as curating interdisciplinary performances for the Art Gallery of Ontario, LightHouse Immersive, and In.Set.

Through her work, she has helmed several world premieres, including Harman’s Sewing the Earthworm (Canadian Art Song Project), Rickett’s Lilt (Esprit Orchestra), and Palmer’s Sweat with the Bicycle Opera Project, whose feature-length film of the work, directed by Jennifer, premiered earlier this year.

Click here to learn more about Jennifer.

DEAN ARTISTS WITH THE NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE

Dean Artists Andrew Haji (Don Ottavio), Justin Welsh (Leporello), Miriam Khalil (Donna Elvira), and Vartan Gabrielian (Masetto/Commendatore) join the cast of Mozart’s Don Giovanni.

Joel Ivany directs, with Alexander Shelley conducting.

A special nod to Dean Artists’ Evan Korbut, who joins the production via the Banff Centre for the Creative Arts Opera in the 21st Century program, covering Leporello.

Click here to learn more about the production.

June 15-17 - Southam Hall

GEORGIA BURASHKO - 23/24 DUTCH CLASSICAL TALENT ARTIST

Mezzo soprano Georgia Burashko has won a coveted spot as a 23/24 Dutch Classical Talent artist, winning their Tour and Award category.

Georgia’s DCT tour takes her across the Netherlands, from March to April 2024, presenting an eclectic program of Purcell, Handel, Vaughn Williams, Karmit, Faedel, Danika Loren, and Dolly Parton, among others.

Congratulations, Georgia!

You can learn more about her tour and program here, and more about Georgia on our site.

DEAN ARTISTS PREMIERE POMEGRANATE WITH THE CANADIAN OPERA COMPANY

Dean Artists Adanya Dunn (Suli/Suzie), Peter Barrett (Marcus/Uncle Salvatore), and Teiya Kasahara 笠原貞野 (Priestess/Jules) star in the world premiere of Marshall and Hale’s Pomegranate, opening at the Canadian Opera Company for a sold-out, limited run.

Conductor Rosemary Thomson, making her company debut, leads, with direction by Jennifer Tarver.

Special nod to mezzo soprano Simona Genga, who covers Livia/Suzie’s Mother.

Learn more about the production here.

June 2-4 - Canadian Opera Company Theatre

2023 DORA MAVOR MOORE AWARDS

Congratulations to the 2023 Dora Mavor Moore Nominees!

We highlight the following Dean Artists involved in the productions nominated this year:
- Baritone Justin Welsh, nominated for Best Ensemble for Tapestry Opera's Of the Sea.

- Director Anna Theodosakis who served as both assistant and associate director respectively on two productions nominated for Outstanding Direction and Outstanding Production - Canadian Opera Company's Marriage of Figaro and Against the Grain's Bluebeard's Castle.

- Director Dana Fradkin who assisted on Canadian Opera Company's Flying Dutchman, also nominated for Outstanding Direction and Production.

- Canadian Opera Company's Marriage of Figaro, nominated for Outstanding Production, featuring Dean Artists Megan Latham (Marcellina) and Michael Colvin (Don Basilio).
- Canadian Opera Company's Macbeth, nominated for Outstanding Production, featuring Dean Artists Tracy Cantin (Lady in Waiting/Lady Macbeth), Adam Luther (Malcolm), and Vartan Gabrielian (Doctor).
- Canadian Opera Company's Salome, nominated for outstanding Production, featuring Dean Artists Owen McCausland (First Jew), Michael Colvin (Second Jew), Adam Luther (Fourth Jew), and Vartan Gabrielian (First Soldier).

Winners will be announced on June 27th at Koerner Hall. To read a full list of nominees, click here.

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