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Matthew Dalen with Ammolite Opera

Tenor Matthew Dalen joins Ammolite Opera in bringing world class talent to the local community with the Ammolite Music Series.

The program is led by Music Director Maria Fuller.

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August 24 - Patricia A. Whelan Performance Hall (Calgary Public Library)

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Olivier Bergeron with Les arts florissants

Baritone Olivier Bergeron joins Les arts florissants for Charpentier's La Descente d'Orphée aux Enfers as a part of the Festival dans les Jardins de William Christie.

The production is directed by Marie Lambert-Le Bihan & Stéphane Facco, and is conducted by William Christie.

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August 23 to 24 - William Christie's Gardens - Reflecting Pool, Thiré (France)

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Jesse Blumberg with Bay Chamber Concerts

Baritone Jesse Blumberg joins the Bay Chamber Concerts for their Screen Door Festival.

The festival program includes an opening concert featuring esteemed resident ensemble, Palaver Strings. A season finale concert includes the U.S. Premiere of Songs for Judith, by Canadian composer Matthew Ricketts.

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August 13 to 17 - Hammer Hall, Maine

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Conductor Julien Proulx named Artistic Director of Orchestre de la Francophonie

We are thrilled to announce that Dean Artists' Julien Proulx has been named the artistic director of the Orchestre de la Francophonie for a three year term.

Named Artistic Director of the Year at the 2020–2021 Opus Awards for his work with Orchestre symphonique de Drummodville, Julien Proulx is known for his bold programming and his ability to create musical experiences that are both innovative and unifying. This season, he looks forward to engagements with the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Nova Scotia, and Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, among others.

You can learn more about Julien on our website, his website, and via Orchestre de la Francophonie.

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Allyson McHardy with Festival of the Sound

Mezzo-soprano Allyson McHardy joins Festival of the Sound for a special summer concert series.

Find your self swept away on Tuesday August 5, by Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata, Liszt’s La Campanella, and more, as festival artists present a concert perfect for the whole family.

On Wednesday August 6, enjoy an evening of opera illuminated by candlelight featuring the music of Handel, Bizet, Offenbach, Donizetti, Saint-Saëns, Wagner and Verdi.

Friday August 8 features a charming recital of Brahms & Folk Songs from English, Irish and Canadian composers, Vaughan Williams, Britten, Stanford, Emery, Coghlin and Davenport.

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August 5 to 8 - Charles W. Stockey Centre for the Performing Arts (Parry Sound, Ontario)

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Teiya Kasahara 笠原 貞野 with Theatre Gargantua

Soprano Teiya Kasahara 笠原 貞野 joins Theatre Gargantua for the Sidestream Festival.

On Friday August 8, Teiya joins pianist David Eliakis for an evening of Canadian melodies by legendary artists like Joni Mitchell, Jane Siberry, k.d. lang, Leonard Cohen, Neil Young, Anne Murray, Sarah MacLachlan, and more

Saturday August 9 features a festival presentation of The Queen in Me. Created and performed by Teiya, The Queen in Me is a co-production of Amplified Opera, the Canadian Opera Company, Nightwood Theatre, and Theatre Gargantua.

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August 8-9 - Kiwanis Theatre (Chatham, Ontario)

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Alex Halliday - CBC Music’s 2025 30 Classical Musicians Under 30

Congratulations to Dean Artists' Alex Halliday on being named on CBC Music’s annual list of 30 Classical Musicians Under 30!✨

From the CBC:
The 2025-26 season will be huge for Alex Halliday. He'll make his debut with not one, not two, but three Canadian opera companies: He'll sing the role of Angelotti in Pacific Opera Victoria's Tosca in February; Colline in Vancouver Opera's La bohème in April; and Fafner in Edmonton Opera's Siegfried next June. Last November, he won the $3,000 third prize (ex aequo) in the latter company's Rumbold Vocal Prize. ("That entire week was unforgettable," he recalls.) And before those debuts, Halliday will return to the Canadian Opera Company in September to sing the Duke in Roméo et Juliette.

Read more, including the rest of the 30 Under 30 list, on CBC Music here.

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Lauren Margison with the National Association of Teachers of Singing

Soprano Lauren Margison joins the National Association of Teachers of Singing as headlining artist at the International Congress of Voice Teachers for a genre-spanning recital of classical, jazz, and pop favourites.

The program features Timothy Cheung on piano, and the Jason Jestadt Ensemble.

The ICVT conference opens with a highlighted performance by Dean Artists' very own Marcus Nance, and a panel discussion with Teiya Kasahara 笠原貞野 as featured artists.

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August 2 - Koerner Hall

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Wallis Giunta at Chamberfest

Soprano Wallis Giunta joins Chamberfest for a musical exploration of the wonders of our solar system.

The program is accompanied by Suren Barry and Carson Becke, and is anchored by Suren and Carson’s two-piano arrangement of Gustav Holst’s deeply-loved masterwork The Planets.

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July 23 - Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre

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Lauren Margison and Adam Luther with Victoria Symphony & Pacific Opera Victoria

Soprano Lauren Margison and tenor Adam Luther join Victoria Symphony & Pacific Opera Victoria at The Butchart Gardens for an evening of operatic favourites.

The program is led by conductor Giuseppe Pietraroia, accompanied by Patrick Cao, and features members of the Pacific Opera Victoria Chorus.

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July 24 - The Butchart Gardens (Victoria)

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