TEIYA KASAHARA 笠原貞野 WITH TORONTO SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL
Soprano Teiya Kasahara 笠原貞野 appears with Toronto Summer Music Festival for The Butterfly Project, as part of the TSMF season entitled Metamorphosis.
They are joined by Andrea Wong, electronics, live sound design, violin; Dabin Zoey Yang*, violin; Xi Huang*, piano; and Gregory Smith*, piano.
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July 12 - Walter Hall
ALLYSON MCHARDY WITH DOMAINE FORGET
Mezzo soprano Allyson McHardy joins Domaine Forget in recital for, “La Grande Traversée Irlande-Québec”.
She is joined by Meagan Milatz and Finghin Collins, piano; Isabella d’Éloize Perron, violin; and Cameron Crozman, cello.
Learn more about the program here.
July 9 - Salle de concert du Domaine Forget de Charlevoix
SARAH DUFRESNE WITH ROYAL OPERA HOUSE
Soprano Sarah Dufresne rounds out her season with the Royal Opera House with Verdi’s Don Carlo (Voce dal cielo) and Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro (Barbarina).
Don Carlo features revival direction from Daniel Dooner, with Bertrand de Billy conducting. Learn more about the production here.
Le nozze di Figaro is directed by Sir David MacVicar, with Joana Mallwitz conducting. Learn more about the production here.
CATHERINE ST-ARNAUD AND NATHAN KEOUGHAN WITH THE BROTT MUSIC FESTIVAL
Soprano Catherine St-Arnaud and baritone Nathan Keoughan join the Brott Music Festival for Orff’s Carmina Burana.
Alain Trudel conducts the National Academy Orchestra.
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June 29 - Great Hall Boris Brott, FirstOntario Concert Hall
SYDNEY BAEDKE WITH THE ROCKPORT CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL
Soprano Sydney Baedke joins the Rockport Chamber Music Festival for “Night at the Opera”.
She is joined tenor Paul Groves and mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung, with Elias Dagher at the piano.
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June 24 - Rockport Chamber Music Festival
DEAN ARTISTS MANAGEMENT WELCOMES JENNIFER NICHOLS (DIRECTOR/CHOREOGRAPHER)
WE ARE DELIGHTED TO WELCOME DIRECTOR & CHOREOGRAPHER JENNIFER NICHOLS TO THE DEAN ARTISTS MANAGEMENT ROSTER!
Jennifer Nichols is a Canadian dancer, choreographer and director with over 20 years of professional stage and film experience. She is founder of the renowned ballet fitness program, the Extension Method™, owner of the Extension Room and Co-Artistic Director of the dance entertainment firm Hit & Run Dance Productions.
For stage, Jennifer holds extensive choreography, performance, and direction credits in opera, operetta, art song, and more. Highlights include the Dora-award winning choreographed production of Handel’s Messiah with Against the Grain Theatre; Dora-award nominated production of Glaser’s Pandora with FAWN Chamber Creative, and Opera5’s immersive production of Strauss’ Die Fledermaus. She has presented her choreography of Weill’s Seven Deadly Sins, directed by Joel Ivany, with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the Oregon Summer Music Festival, and a workshop at the Banff Centre for the Creative Arts, also appearing as the principal dancer.
She has choreographed, designed, and directed for Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra (Haus Musik), the Royal Conservatory of Music/Glenn Gould School (Offenbach’s La Belle Helene), and Toronto Summer Music Festival (L’Histoire du Soldat). Other works she has interpreted includes La Traviata, West Side Story, and Salome, as well as curating interdisciplinary performances for the Art Gallery of Ontario, LightHouse Immersive, and In.Set.
Through her work, she has helmed several world premieres, including Harman’s Sewing the Earthworm (Canadian Art Song Project), Rickett’s Lilt (Esprit Orchestra), and Palmer’s Sweat with the Bicycle Opera Project, whose feature-length film of the work, directed by Jennifer, premiered earlier this year.
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DEAN ARTISTS WITH THE NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE
Dean Artists Andrew Haji (Don Ottavio), Justin Welsh (Leporello), Miriam Khalil (Donna Elvira), and Vartan Gabrielian (Masetto/Commendatore) join the cast of Mozart’s Don Giovanni.
Joel Ivany directs, with Alexander Shelley conducting.
A special nod to Dean Artists’ Evan Korbut, who joins the production via the Banff Centre for the Creative Arts Opera in the 21st Century program, covering Leporello.
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June 15-17 - Southam Hall
SYDNEY BAEDKE WITH THE ALDEBURGH FESTIVAL
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
GEORGIA BURASHKO - 23/24 DUTCH CLASSICAL TALENT ARTIST
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.
ALEXANDER WEIMANN WITH VANCOUVER SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
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
ANDREW HAJI, CATHERINE ST-ARNAUD, AND ANN HODGES WITH THE NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG CENTER FOR THE ARTS & KAOHSIUNG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
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 PREMIERE POMEGRANATE WITH THE CANADIAN OPERA COMPANY
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
2023 DORA MAVOR MOORE AWARDS
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.
MEGHAN LINDSAY WITH OPERA NOVA SCOTIA
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
JONELLE SILLS AND LILLIAN BROOKS IN A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
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
MATTHEW DALEN AND STEPHEN HEGEDUS WITH ORCHESTRE SYMPHONIQUE DE TROIS-RIVIÈRES
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
NATHALIE PAULIN WITH SYMPHONY NEW BRUNSWICK
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 CELEBRATE TIMOTHY VERNON AT PACIFIC OPERA VICTORIA
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
TRACY CANTIN JUMPS IN FOR LADY MACBETH AT THE CANADIAN OPERA COMPANY
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!
OWEN MCCAUSLAND WITH THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA
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
