Praised for her rich sound and captivating stage presence, soprano Jamie Groote is creating a reputation for herself as a young singer to watch.

The 2025/2026 season sees Jamie return to Manitoba Opera for Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro, and make a company debut with Vancouver Opera with Fiordiligi in Mozart’s Così fan tutte. Recently, she returned to the Canadian Opera Company to cover Tatyana in Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin in the iconic Robert Carsen production.

Jamie’s recent seasons were comprised of several role and house debuts including Fiordiligi (Così fan tutte) with Manitoba Opera and of Micaëla (Carmen) with Edmonton Opera, a chamber collaboration with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and a return to the Canadian Opera Company for cover assignments (Countess/Le nozze di Figaro). Ms. Groote was engaged by the Dorset Opera Festival for three back-to-back seasons, where she performed the roles of Countess (Le Nozze di Figaro), Pamina (Die Zauberflöte), and the world premiere of Carr’s Under the Greenwood Tree in the leading role of Fancy Day.

Jamie’s concert repertoire includes Schubert’s Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 and 4, Strauss’ Vier Letzte Lieder, Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem, Ravel’s Sheherezade, Handel’s Messiah, and Mozart's Requiem, while additional operatic roles in rotation include all of Mozart’s leading ladies, Marguerite, Governess, Ellen Orford, and Mathilde. She has performed under the batons of Keri-Lynn Wilson, Uri Mayer, Jader Bignamini, Johannes Debus, Patrick Lange, Roberto Kalb, Andrei Fehrer, and Rosemary Thomson.

Additional credits include Erste Dame (Die Zauberflöte), 2nd Wood Nymph (Rusalka), La Ciesca (Gianni Schicchi), Flora (La Traviata), Kate Pinkerton (Madama Butterfly), and the lead role of Lea in the world premiere of Ian Cusson’s Fantasma, all with the Canadian Opera Company. She also performed a series of Holiday Concerts with the Edmonton Opera and Edmonton Symphony Orchestra.

Jamie is an alumna of the Canadian Opera Company’s prestigious Ensemble Studio, the Gerdine Young Artist Program of Opera Theater of Saint Louis, the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Artist Training Program with Central City Opera, YAVA (Houston Grand Opera); and the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. 

September 2025
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