Soprano Sydney Baedke joins the Aldeburgh Festival for Britten Song Trail - Duo Discoveries, a program featuring a recently discovered Britten work, Variations on a French Carol for two voices, violin, viola and piano, performed in public for the first time.
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June 14 - Jubilee Hall
Mezzo soprano Georgia Burashko has won a coveted spot as a 23/24 Dutch Classical Talent artist, winning their Tour and Award category.
Georgia’s DCT tour takes her across the Netherlands, from March to April 2024, presenting an eclectic program of Purcell, Handel, Vaughn Williams, Karmit, Faedel, Danika Loren, and Dolly Parton, among others.
Congratulations, Georgia!
You can learn more about her tour and program here, and more about Georgia on our site.
Conductor and harpsichordist Alexander Weimann joins the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra for “Summer Nights: Mozart and Berlioz”.
Otto Tausk conducts, while Weimann leads the Mozart recit from the harpsichord.
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June 9 - Orpheum
Tenor Andrew Haji and soprano Catherine St-Arnaud star in Donizetti’s Elixir of Love as Nemorino and Adina with the National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts, directed by Dean Artists’ Ann Hodges.
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June 3-4 - National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts
Dean Artists Adanya Dunn (Suli/Suzie), Peter Barrett (Marcus/Uncle Salvatore), and Teiya Kasahara 笠原貞野 (Priestess/Jules) star in the world premiere of Marshall and Hale’s Pomegranate, opening at the Canadian Opera Company for a sold-out, limited run.
Conductor Rosemary Thomson, making her company debut, leads, with direction by Jennifer Tarver.
Special nod to mezzo soprano Simona Genga, who covers Livia/Suzie’s Mother.
Learn more about the production here.
June 2-4 - Canadian Opera Company Theatre
Congratulations to the 2023 Dora Mavor Moore Nominees!
We highlight the following Dean Artists involved in the productions nominated this year:
- Baritone Justin Welsh, nominated for Best Ensemble for Tapestry Opera's Of the Sea.
- Director Anna Theodosakis who served as both assistant and associate director respectively on two productions nominated for Outstanding Direction and Outstanding Production - Canadian Opera Company's Marriage of Figaro and Against the Grain's Bluebeard's Castle.
- Director Dana Fradkin who assisted on Canadian Opera Company's Flying Dutchman, also nominated for Outstanding Direction and Production.
- Canadian Opera Company's Marriage of Figaro, nominated for Outstanding Production, featuring Dean Artists Megan Latham (Marcellina) and Michael Colvin (Don Basilio).
- Canadian Opera Company's Macbeth, nominated for Outstanding Production, featuring Dean Artists Tracy Cantin (Lady in Waiting/Lady Macbeth), Adam Luther (Malcolm), and Vartan Gabrielian (Doctor).
- Canadian Opera Company's Salome, nominated for outstanding Production, featuring Dean Artists Owen McCausland (First Jew), Michael Colvin (Second Jew), Adam Luther (Fourth Jew), and Vartan Gabrielian (First Soldier).
Winners will be announced on June 27th at Koerner Hall. To read a full list of nominees, click here.
Soprano Meghan Lindsay joins Opera Nova Scotia for Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte as Fiordiligi.
Dr. Roberta Barker directs, with music direction by Dr. Walter H. Kemp.
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May 26 & 27 - Sir James Dunn Theatre
Soprano Jonelle Sills and mezzo soprano Lillian Brooks join the cast of Sondheim’s A Little Night Music in concert with the Royal Conservatory of Music (Toronto).
Richard Ouzounian directs with music direction by David Briskin.
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May 26-28 - Koerner Hall
Tenor Matthew Dalen and bass baritone Stephen Hegedus with Orchestre Symphonique de Trois-Rivières.
Jacques Lacombe conducts.
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May 21 - Salle J.-Antonio-Thompson
Soprano Nathalie Paulin joins Symphony New Brunswick for Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 across New Brunswick in Moncton, Fredricton, and Saint John.
Mélanie Léonard conducts.
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May 16, 17, and 19
Dean Artists Allyson McHardy, Bruce Kelly, and Lauren Margison join the Pacific Opera Victoria for “Friends of Timothy," celebrating Pacific Opera Victoria’s founding Artistic Director Timothy Vernon.
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May 15 - McPherson Playhouse
UPDATE (May 16): Tracy Cantin will now perform Lady Macbeth for the remainder of the COC’s production run, with performances on May 17 and May 20.
Soprano Tracy Cantin makes her role debut as Lady Macbeth, jumping in for the May 14th performance at the Canadian Opera Company under the baton of Speranza Scappucci.
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Bravo, Tracy!
Tenor Owen McCausland (Trin) joins the Cleveland Orchestra for Puccini’s La fanciulla del West.
Franz Welser-Möst conducts.
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May 14, 17, 20 - Severance Hall
Tenor Andrew Haji and soprano Andrea Hill join the Victoria Symphony for Mozart’s Requiem for their season finale concert.
Christina Kluxen conducts.
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May 13 - Farquhar Auditorium
Dean Artists’ Isaiah Bell presents The Book of My Shames, a one-man show written and performed by Isaiah.
Bell first opens the production with Pacific Opera Victoria, May 12-14, and then with City Opera Vancouver, May 18-20.
Click here to learn more about the POV production and here for the City Opera Vancouver production.
Tenor David Pomeroy joins the Rhode Island Philharmonic for Verdi’s Requiem.
Tania Miller conducts.
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May 5 & 6 - The Vets
Mezzo soprano Lauren Segal and bass Matthew Treviño join Opéra de Montréal for Puccini’s Madama Butterfly.
Pedro Halffter conducts with direction by Stephanie Havey.
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May 6, 9, 11, 14, and 16 - Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier
Tenor Isaiah Bell joins The Florida Orchestra for Mendelssohn’s Elijah.
Michael Francis conducts.
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May 5, 6, 7
Tenor Michael Colvin joins the Canadian Opera Company for Spoletta in Puccini’s Tosca.
Giuliano Carella conducts, with direction by Paul Curran.
A special nod to Dean Artists’ Adam Luther, Peter Barrett, and Vartan Gabrielian who cover Cavaradossi, Scarpia, and Angelotti respectively.
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May 5 - 27 - Four Seasons Centre for the Arts
Miriam Khalil and Andrea Hill join the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra for Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.
Michael Stern conducts.
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May 4 & 6 - Winspear Centre
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