OWEN MCCAUSLAND WITH PACIFIC OPERA VICTORIA
Tenor Owen McCausland joins Pacific Opera Victoria for Mozart’s Così fan tutte.
Timothy Vernon conducts, with direction by Laurent Pelly.
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April 12, 14, 16, and 18 - Royal Theatre
LAUREN MARGISON WITH STAATSTHEATER MAINZ
Soprano Lauren Margison opens a double bill of Puccini’s Le Villi and Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci, starring as Anna and Nedda respectively.
Verena Stoiber directs with music direction by Daniel Montané.
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April 8 and 30; June 5; July 8 and 21 2023
NEIL CRAIGHEAD AND SCOTT RUMBLE WITH THE VANCOUVER BACH CHOIR
Baritone Neil Craighead and tenor Scott Rumble join the Vancouver Bach Choir for Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis.
Les Dala conducts Westcoast Symphony Orchestra and the VBC.
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April 8 - Orpheum Theatre
ISAIAH BELL JUMPS IN FOR BACH B MINOR MASS WITH GRAND PHILHARMONIC CHOIR
Tenor Isaiah Bell jumps in for Bach’s B Minor Mass with Grand Philharmonic Choir.
Mark Vuorinen conducts the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony and the GPC.
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April 7 - Centre in the Square
ANDREW HAJI WITH ORCHESTRE SYMPHONIQUE DE MONTRÉAL
Tenor Andrew Haji joins Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal for Haydn’s Creation.
Bernard Labadie conducts the Orchestra and the OSM Choir.
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April 7 and 8 - Maison Symphonique
DEAN ARTISTS MANAGEMENT WELCOMES ROSEMARY THOMSON (CONDUCTOR)
WE ARE DELIGHTED TO WELCOME CONDUCTOR ROSEmary THOMSON TO THE DEAN ARTISTS MANAGEMENT ROSTER!
Conductor Rosemary Thomson has proven herself as a highly skilled musician with experience in conducting a wide variety of repertoire and programming innovative audience-centred presentations. Rosemary is currently in her sixteenth season as Music Director of the Okanagan Symphony Orchestra (OSO). Under her leadership, the orchestra has blossomed and seen unprecedented audience growth. In 2020, Rosemary was appointed the Artistic Director for Opera Kelowna, where she recently conducted Berlioz’s rarely performed opera Béatrice et Bénédict (2022).
Equally at home conducting orchestral, choral, contemporary, or operatic repertoire, Rose has enjoyed an over thirty year career at the podium. Prior to her time at the OSO, Thomson was the Resident Conductor and Chorus Master at the Calgary Philharmonic and the Conductor in Residence for the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra.
In the operatic field, she was, for four seasons, the Assistant Conductor to Richard Bradshaw for the Canadian Opera Company. She has guest conducted for numerous opera companies, including Tapestry Opera where she was nominated for a 2019 Dora Award for Music Direction of the world premiere of Shanawdithit by Yvette Nolan and Dean Burry. Thomson recently made her Vancouver Opera debut, conducting Gilbert and Sullivan’s H.M.S. Pinafore and will conduct the premiere of Pomegranate by Amanda Hale and Kye Marshall for the Canadian Opera Company in 2023.
Rosemary is a national mentor and integral part of the Women in Musical Leadership initiative, a program run by Tapestry Opera, Pacific Opera Victoria and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
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GEOFFREY SIRETT, JACQUELINE WOODLEY, AND MICHAEL COLVIN WITH METROPOLITAN UNITED
Dean Artists Geoffrey Sirett, Jacqueline Woodley, and Michael Colvin joins Metropolitan United (Toronto).
Jonathan Oldengarm leads and joins the ensemble on continuo.
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April 7 - Metropolitan United
ZACH FINKELSTEIN WITH LUMINOUS VOICES
Tenor Zach Finkelstein joins Luminous Voices for Bach’s Mass in B Minor.
Timothy Shantz conducts the Rosa Barocca baroque orchestra.
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April 7 - BELLA CONCERT HALL
ALLYSON MCHARDY, CARLA HUHTANEN, AND MEGHAN LINDSAY WITH OPERA ATELIER
Dean Artists Allyson McHardy, Carla Huhtanen, and Meghan Lindsay join Opera Atelier for Handel’s Resurrection.
David Fallis conducts, with direction by Marshall Pynkoski and choreography by Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg.
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Koerner Hall - April 6-8
EVAN KORBUT WITH WOMEN'S MUSICAL CLUB OF TORONTO
Baritone Evan Korbut joins mezzo soprano Marion Newman and soprano Melody Courage in recital for Women’s Musical Club of Toronto. Gordon Gerrard accompanies on the piano.
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April 6 - Walter Hall
LARA CIEKIEWICZ WITH THE WINNIPEG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Soprano Lara Ciekiewicz joins the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra for Brahms’ Requiem and Dvorak’s Te Deum.
Yuri Klaz conducts.
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April 1 - Centennial Concert Hall
ISAIAH BELL AND LESLIE ANN BRADLEY WITH SYMPHONY NOVA SCOTIA
Tenor Isaiah Bell and soprano Leslie Ann Bradley join Symphony Nova Scotia for Mendelssohn’s Elijah.
Jeff Joudrey conducts the Symphony and Symphony Nova Scotia Chorus, with the Halifax Camerata Singers.
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April 1, 2023 - Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
MIRIAM KHALIL, GEOFFREY SIRETT, AND LAUREN SEGAL WITH THE RICHARD EATON SINGERS
Dean Artists Miriam Khalil, Geoffrey Sirett, and Lauren Segal join the Richard Eaton Singers for Mendelssohn’s Elijah.
The concert is presented in celebration of the retirement of their Music Director of 41 years – Dr Leonard Ratzlaff. The performance is conducted by Tim Shantz.
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March 31 - Winspear Centre
ANNA THEOSODAKIS WITH AGAINST THE GRAIN THEATRE
Anna Theodosakis associate directs Bartok’s Bluebeard’s Castle, a remount of the award-winning production from Theatre of Sound (U.K.).
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March 29 - April 1 - The Fleck Dance Theatre
JEAN-SÉBASTIEN VALLÉE WITH THE TORONTO MENDELSSOHN CHOIR
Conductor Jean-Sébastien Vallée leads the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir for Bach’s Mass in B Minor.
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March 28 - Koerner Hall
ANDREW CRUST TAKES VANCOUVER
Conductor Andrew Crust delights Vancouver audiences this week with two concerts with two orchestras.
Andrew leads the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra at The Annex (March 23) in a program of Mazzoli and Di Castri.
Andrew joins the Vancouver Island Symphony Orchestra for Will’s Jams (March 26), a family concert featuring host Will Stroet.
ALEXANDRE SYLVESTRE WITH ORCHESTRE MÉTROPOLITAIN
Bass baritone Alexandre Sylvestre joins Orchestre Métropolitain for the final concert of Bach’s complete cantatas at Salle Bourgie, led by Yannick Nézet-Séguin.
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March 26 (2:30, 7:30) - Salle Bourgie
ISAIAH BELL WITH BACH CHOIR OF BETHLEHEM
Tenor Isaiah Bell joins the Bach Choir of Bethlehem for Bach’s Easter Oratorio and Handel’s Messiah.
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March 26 - First Presbyterian Church
ANDREW CRUST APPOINTED MUSIC DIRECTOR OF THE VERMONT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
The Vermont Symphony Orchestra (VSO) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Andrew Crust for a four-year term as its fifth Music Director, effective March 2023. Crust succeeds Jaime Laredo, who stepped down from the position in 2021 after a twenty-year tenure leading the orchestra. Crust’s first concert as the VSO’s Music Director will take place on September 30, 2023 at the Flynn in Burlington. Curst is currently in his third year as Music Director of the Lima Symphony Orchestra where he will continue to conduct the Grand Series, Pops, and Education programs.
“I am overjoyed and deeply grateful to the musicians, staff, and Board of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra for choosing me to be the orchestra’s next musical leader in its 89th season. I want to also recognize the immense impact of outgoing Music Director Jaime Laredo, whose artistic vision shaped this orchestra over two decades and paved the way for exciting new growth in the future. When I performed for the first time with the VSO in February 2023, I was immediately struck by not only the orchestra’s extremely high artistic quality and sense of pride, but also their desire to explore new repertoire, and to continue to evolve and adapt as the modern world continues to change. I am very much looking forward to the impactful and transformative work we will do together in the coming seasons.” - Andrew Crust
JUSTIN WELSH WITH TAPESTRY OPERA
Baritone Justin Welsh joins Tapestry Opera for the world premiere of Of the Sea, written by Kanika Ambrose and composed by Ian Cusson.
Phil Akin directs with music direction by Jennifer Tung.
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March 25 - April 1 - Bluma Appel Theatre
