SAMUEL CHAN WITH THEATER KIEL FOR DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE
Baritone Samuel Chan sings Papageno with Theater Kiel in a premiere production of Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte.
Opening December 11th, the work runs until January 26th, 2022.
Click here for more information regarding the production.
SARAH DUFRESNE WITH CHORUS NIAGARA
Soprano Sarah Dufresne joins Chorus Niagara as the soprano soloist for Handel’s Messiah.
Messiah, December 11th @ 7:30 p.m. in Partridge Hall
Click here to learn more about Chorus Niagara’s performance.
DAVID CURRY WITH VICTORIA SYMPHONY
Tenor David Curry joins the Victoria Symphony for Christmas Pops, conducted by Sean O’Loughlin.
December 11th, 2021 @ 8:00pm and December 12th, 2021 @ 2:30pm, Royal Theatre
Click here to learn more about Victoria Symphony’s programming.
MEREDITH HALL WITH NEWFOUNDLAND SYMPHONY
Soprano Meredith Hall joins the Newfoundland Symphony for Handel’s Messiah, conducted by Kathleen Allen.
December 10th and 11th, 2021 at 8:00pm, Basicilica of St. John the Baptist
Check out the NSO’s website for more information on this holiday classic.
ANDREW HAJI WITH HOUSTON SYMPHONY
Tenor Andrew Haji joins the Houston Symphony for Handel’s Messiah under the baton of Bernard Labadie.
December 10th (8:00), 11th (8:00), and 12th (2:30), 2021, at Jones Hall (Houston, TX).
Head to their website to learn more about their programming.
NATHAN BROCK WITH THE NATIONAL BALLET OF CANADA
Conductor Nathan Brock joins the National Ballet of Canada for Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker.
You can catch Nathan conducting on these dates of their holiday run:
December 10th, 11th, 12th, 14th (evening), 18th (evening), 19th (matinee), 21st (matinee), 23rd (evening), 28th (evening), and 31st (matinee), 2021.
Click here to learn more about the National Ballet’s 2021 Nutcracker performances.
ALLYSON MCHARDY WITH LES VIOLONS DU ROY
Dean Artists’ Allyson McHardy, mezzo soprano, joins Les violons du Roy for Handel’s Messiah, conducted by Jonathan Cohen.
December 8th in Quebec City at 7:30pm.
December 9th in Quebec City at 7:30pm.
December 10th in Montréal at 7:30pm.
Click here to learn more about their programming.
NEIL CRAIGHEAD AND JACQUELINE WOODLEY WITH ORCHESTRE CLASSIQUE DE MONTRÉAL
Soprano Jacqueline Woodley and bass-baritone Neil Craighead join Orchestre classique de Montréal for Messiah under the baton of Boris Brott and Xavier Brossard-Ménard.
December 7 @ 7:30pm, Oratoire Saint-Joseph, with a streaming option also available through OCM's website.
Click here for more information.
OWEN MCCAUSLAND WITH BACH ELGAR CHOIR
Tenor Owen McCausland joins the Bach Elgar Choir for Messiah on December 4th and 5th.
Head to their website for more information here.
ANDREW HAJI WITH MISSISSAUGA CHAMBER SINGERS
Tenor Andrew Haji joins the Mississauga Chamber Singers for Messiah on December 4th.
Head to their website for more information.
ANDREA HILL WITH CALGARY PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Mezzo soprano Andrea Hill joins the Calgary Philharmonic for Messiah, under the baton of Andrew Crust.
You can read more about their program here.
ANDREW HAJI AND VARTAN GABRIELIAN WITH CANADIAN OPERA COMPANY AND AGAINST THE GRAIN
Dean Artists Andrew Haji and Vartan Gabrielian join as soloists for Mozart’s Requiem in a digital co-production between the Canadian Opera Company and Against the Grain Theatre.
Directed by Joel Ivany and conducted by Johannes Debus, the premiere streams for supporters Nov. 26th and to the general public Nov. 27th. Register now for access to this not-to-be-missed production!
Click here for registration information.
DEAN ARTISTS WITH PACIFIC OPERA VICTORIA
Adam Luther, Lauren Margison, Andrea Núñez, and Neil Craighead join the cast of Carmen (February/March 2022). Timothy Vernon conducts.
Tenor Owen McCausland joins POV for an exciting production of Don Giovanni in April 2022, with Timothy Vernon at the podium once more.
The digital premiere of Raum's "The Garden of Alice" includes Dean Artists Justin Welsh, Peter McGillivray, and Megan Latham. This production was also directed by Glynis Leyshon and conducted by Timothy Vernon.
A digital production of Heggie's "For a Look, For a Touch" premieres in April, featuring baritone Andrew Love. Timothy Vernon conducts.
You can click here to find out more about POV’s 2021/2022 season.
KINDRA SCHARICH AND KIRK EICHELBERGER WITH PACIFIC CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Mezzo-soprano Kindra Scharich and bass Kirk Eichelberger join Pacific Chamber Orchestra for Handel’s Messiah.
November 27th & 28th, 2021 - click here for more information.
DEAN ARTISTS MANAGEMENT WELCOMES ADANYA DUNN (MEZZO SOPRANO)
WE ARE DELIGHTED TO WELCOME CANADIAN-BULGARIAN MEZZO SOPRANO ADANYA DUNN TO THE DEAN ARTISTS MANAGEMENT ROSTER!
Canadian-Bulgarian mezzo-soprano Adanya Dunn (she/her) made her American debut as Hermia in Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream with the Santa Fe Opera in the summer of 2021. Adanya is an alumna of the University of Toronto, Bard College Conservatory, and the Conservatorium van Amsterdam. Performance highlights include: Dorabella (Così fan tutte), Sesto (La clemenza di Tito), Berio’s Sequenza III, and concerts at Amsterdam's Muziekgebouw, Het Concertgebouw, and Dutch National Opera. She is a recipient of the 2021 Sylva Gelber Music Foundation Award, the 2020 Hnatyshyn Foundation Developing Artist Grant winner, Michigan District Winner MONC 2020, and a three-time grant recipient Canada Council for the Arts. In August 2020, Adanya founded Red Light Arts & Culture in Amsterdam, a not-for-profit foundation that connects local entrepreneurs, professional musicians and artists, and site-specific locations, adding to the rich cultural diversity of the Red Light District. For this project, she was a 2020 winner of the Music Academy of the West’s Alumni Enterprise Award. In April 2022, Adanya sings Mozart's Requiem with the Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France in Paris and Aix-en-Provence conducted by Barbara Hannigan.
You can read more about Adanya here or head to her website for more information.
EVAN KORBUT AND MEGHAN LATHAM FOR EDMONTON OPERA'S THE WILD ROSE OPERA PROJECT
Dean Artists Evan Korbut and Megan Latham join the Edmonton Opera for the Wild Rose Opera Project. The project premieres a series of four short operatic works that each explore mental health issues through characters with ties to the Alberta landscape.
Catch Evan in Indians on Vacation, composed by Ian Cusson with libretto by Royce Vavrek. Premiering November 19th, 2021.
Megan appears in Farmer and Dog, composer by John Estacio with libretto by Royce Vavrek. Premiering December 3rd, 2021.
SYDNEY BAEDKE - ATELIER LYRIQUE NATIONAL AUDITION FINALIST
Dean Artists’ Sydney Baedke is selected as a finalist for the Opéra de Montréal’s Atelier lyrique. You can catch Sydney performing in their Talent Gala event on Wednesday, November 17th.
You can read more about Sydney here.
MEREDITH HALL WITH OTTAWA BACH CHOIR
Meredith Hall joins the Ottawa Bach Choir for BACH: MASS IN B MINOR, BWV 232. This concert is their 20th Anniversary season opening.
November 27th, 2021. Click here for more information.
ALLYSON MCHARDY WITH MUSIC OF THE BAROQUE
Allyson McHardy joins Music of the Baroque as soloist for their Thanksgiving Messiah.
November 28 & 29, 2021
Click here for more information.