DEAN ARTISTS MANAGEMENT WELCOMES SARAH DUFRESNE (SOPRANO)
WE ARE DELIGHTED TO WELCOME CANADIAN SOPRANO SARAH DUFRESNE TO THE DEAN ARTISTS MANAGEMENT ROSTER!
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 WITH CHOEUR DE LA MONTAGNE
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 WITH OKANAGAN SYMPHONY
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 WITH ORCHESTRE SYMPHONIQUE DE QUÉBEC
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 WITH MANITOBA OPERA
Lara Ciekiewicz stars in Manitoba Opera’s La Voix Humaine, opening November 5th for a two-night-only event.
Bravo, Lara!
MICHELLE TODD WITH CALGARY PHILHARMONIC
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!
ALLYSON MCHARDY AND LAUREN MARGISON WITH ORCHESTRE SYMPHONIQUE DE QUÉBEC
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)
MEGHAN LINDSAY WITH OPERA ATELIER
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!
DEAN ARTISTS WITH CANADIAN OPERA COMPANY 'SCHICCHI'
The Canadian Opera Company premieres their digital production of Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi, opening to the general public Oct. 30th.
This production features Dean Artists Andrew Haji, Megan Latham, Vartan Gabrielian, David Curry, Thomas Goerz, and Peter Barrett.
Bravi tutti!
ALEXANDER WEIMANN WITH VANCOUVER & VICTORIA SYMPHONIES
Dean Artists’ Alexander Weimann kicks off a busy 2021/2022 season with a orchestral debut with Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (October 23 & 24) as lead & harpsichordist and joins the Victoria Symphony as conductor and harpsichordist for a trio of Haydn Symphonies (October 29).
Bravo, Alexander!
DEAN ARTISTS AT CANADIAN OPERA COMPANY
Opera is back at the Canadian Opera Company!
We’re looking forward to catching Dean Artists’ Vartan Gabrielian and Gregory Dahl in Verdi’s La Traviata & Michael Colvin, Lauren Segal, and Vartan Gabrielian in Mozart’s The Magic Flute, directed by our very on Ashlie Corcoran.
Click here for information regarding the COC’s return to live opera!
DEAN ARTISTS MANAGEMENT WELCOMES SYDNEY BAEDKE (SOPRANO)
We are delighted to welcome Canadian soprano Sydney Baedke to the Dean Artists Management roster!
Described as a "rising star to watch" by Opera Canada, soprano Sydney Baedke was recently named one of Canada’s top emerging musicians under 30 by the CBC (2021). Sydney made her professional debut in 2019 as La Fortuna & Valletto in Tim Albery’s critically acclaimed production of Monteverdi’s The Coronation of Poppea at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, where she also covered Gilda in Rigoletto as a member of the Gerdine Young Artist Program.
She recently spent the 2021 summer season as a member of the renowned Apprentice Program for Singers at the Santa Fe Opera, where she covered Tatyana in Eugene Onegin and appeared as Antonia in an excerpt from Les Contes d’Hoffmann in the annual Apprentice Scenes Showcase. This past season also saw Sydney star in the title role of Brott Opera’s 2021 digital, abridged production of Estacio's iconic Canadian opera, Filumena.
Sydney is a Regional Finalist & three-time prize winner at the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and recently performed on the stage of the Civic Opera House as a finalist at the Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Ryan Centre Auditions. Sydney holds degrees in opera & voice performance from Rice University and the University of Toronto.
Click here to read more about Sydney and hear some of her impressive work or head to her website here.
MEGAN LATHAM WITH ASTROLABE MUSIK
Dean Artists’ Megan Latham stars in Astrolabe Musik’s Your Breath My Breath: Dialogue for a Mother and Daughter by Leslie Uyeda and Lorna Crozier.
Live and streaming on October 14th.
NATHALIE PAULIN WITH CHANTS LIBRES
Dean Artists’ Nathalie Paulin stars in Chants Libres premiere of L’Orangeraie.
Tuesday 19, Wednesday 20 and Thursday 21, October 2021,
Monument-National, Montreal
Friday 5 and Saturday 6, November 2021,
Le Diamant, Quebec City
DEAN ARTISTS WITH OPÉRA DU ROYAUME
Dean Artists’ Dominique Côté, Matthew Dalen, and Alexandre Sylvestre appear with Opéra du Royaume for their production of La Boheme.
Click here for more information.
DEAN ARTISTS WITH CALGARY OPERA 2021/2022
Under the direction of Calgary Opera’s new artistic director, Jonathan Brandani, Calgary’s 2021/2022 season has been announced!
Roster artists Jacqueline Woodley and Andrew Love appear in Lehar’s Merry Widow.
Tenor Andrew Haji stars in Verdi’s La Traviata.
THEO LEBOW WITH OPER FRANKFURT
Dean Artists’ Theo Lebow appears in Oper Frankfurt’s new production of Cimarosa’s L’Italiana in Londra.
Premiered Sept. 26th and runs until November as a part of their 2021/2022 season.
Click here for more details.
JONELLE SILLS WITH TORONTO MENDELSSOHN CHOIR
Soprano Jonelle Sills joins Toronto Mendelssohn Choir for “Coming to Carry Me Home” - their season launch concert featuring a program of Brahms’ Requiem and Nathaniel Dett’s The Chariot Jubilee.
Jonelle joins baritone Brett Polegato as soloist under the baton of Jean-Sebastien Vallee with the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
MCHARDY AND NÚÑEZ WITH OPÉRA DE MONTRÉAL
Dean Artists’ Allyson McHardy and Andrea Núñez are featured in Opéra de Montréal’s double bill of Vaughn Williams' Riders to the Sea and the premiere of Le Flambeau de la nuit by composer Hubert Tanguy-Labrosse and librettist Olivier Kemeid.
McHardy is appearing as Maurya in Riders and La Nochere in Flambeau, while Núñez is appearing as Chantelle in Riders and "A Passenger” in Flambeau.
Performances are happening September 25th (7:30) and 26th (2:00) for a limited audience in Montreal.
SAMUEL CHAN WITH THEATER KIEL
Samuel Chan takes the stage in Prokofiev’s DIE LIEBE ZU DEN DREI ORANGEN with Theater Kiel.
The production runs until January 2022 as part of the company’s 2021-2022 season.