Alex Halliday
Bass-baritone Alexander Halliday is praised for “a voice that is both powerful and expressive” (SesayArts Magazine).
This past season Alex completed his final year as a member of the Canadian Opera Company's Ensemble where he was seen on stage in the roles of Jailer in Puccini’s Tosca, Servant in Verdi's Macbeth, Morales in Bizet’s Carmen, both Cappadocian and a jump in performance Second Nazarene in Strauss’ Salome, along with various cover assignments for the 2022/2023 season. Other notable assignments at the COC include Guccio in Gianni Schicchi (2021) and Noah in the 2022 world premiere of Fantasma by Ian Cusson and Colleen Murphy. Alex is honoured to return to the COC for their 2023/2024 season with several assignments, including roles in Beethoven’s Fidelio, Cherubini’s Medea, Donizetti’s Don Pasquale, and Janacek’s Cunning Little Vixen.
Alex is quickly making his mark across Canada in not only opera, but on the concert stage. He recently had the pleasure of performing as the bass soloist in Handel’s Messiah with the Durham Youth Orchestra, and the Peterborough Singers for their 2022 holiday season. Also in concert, Alex had the pleasure of performing Colline in Puccini’s La bohème with Orchestre Philharmonique et Choeur des Mélomanes at Montréal’s Maison Symphonique. This season, Alex looks forward to joining the Bach Elgar Choir for their 2023 Handel’s Messiah.
Additional roles in Alex’s repertoire include Rocco in Fidelio, Colline in La bohème, Sciarrone in Tosca, Pasquale in Don Pasquale, Sir Thomas Bertram in Mansfield Park, Figaro in Le nozze di Figaro, Masetto & Leporello in Don Giovanni, Father in Silent Light, Alexander Throttlebottom in Of Thee I Sing, and Carl Olsen in Street Scene.
Alex hails from St. John's, Newfoundland where he began his journey in opera, where he received his BMus in Vocal Performance from the Memorial University of Newfoundland in 2017. Alex received his MMus in Opera studies at the University of Toronto in 2019.
October 2023
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““[Halliday] took the bold approach and sang with considerable power and brio.””
