Soprano Sarah Dufresne joins Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal for Orff’s Carmina Burana.
Rafael Payare conducts.
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A special nod to Dean Artists’ Simon Rivard who assists Payare for this program, and others, during OSM’s Virée Classique.
August 19 & 20 - Maison Symphonique
Praised for her rich sound and captivating finesse, soprano Jamie Groote is immensely dedicated to her artistry and is creating a reputation for herself as a young singer to watch.
Recently completing her final year in the Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio, Ms. Groote performed Erste Dame (Die Zauberflöte), 2nd Wood Nymph (Rusalka), La Ciesca (Gianni Schicchi), Flora (La Traviata), Kate Pinkerton (Madama Butterfly), and the lead role of Lea in the world premiere of Ian Cusson’s Fantasma with the company.
On the concert platform her repertoire includes Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 and 4, Strauss’ Vier Letzte Lieder, Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem, Ravel’s Sheherezade, Handel’s Messiah, and Mozart's Requiem, and has performed under the batons of Keri-Lynn Wilson, Uri Mayer, Jader Bignamini, Johannes Debus, Patrick Lange, Roberto Kalb, Andrei Fehrer, and Rosemary Thomson. Roles in her current repertoire include Donna Anna, Donna Elvira, Countess, Pamina, Fiordiligi, Micaela, Marguerite, Governess, Ellen Orford, and Mathilde.
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Tenor Adam Luther joins Pacific Opera Victoria for a series of outdoor, summer concerts, in collaboration with the Victoria Symphony.
Giuseppe Pietraroia and Timothy Vernon conduct.
August 4 and 5 - Cameron Bandshell
Bass-baritone Alex Halliday is praised for “a voice that is both powerful and expressive” (SesayArts Magazine).
This past season Alex completed his final year as a member of the Canadian Opera Company's Ensemble where he was seen on stage in the roles of Jailer in Puccini’s Tosca, Servant in Verdi's Macbeth, Morales in Bizet’s Carmen, both Cappadocian and a jump in performance Second Nazarene in Strauss’ Salome, along with various cover assignments for the 2022/2023 season. Other notable assignments at the COC include Guccio in Gianni Schicchi (2021) and Noah in the 2022 world premiere of Fantasma by Ian Cusson and Colleen Murphy. Alex looks forward to returning to the COC for the 2023/2024 season in several assignments.
Alex is quickly making his mark across Canada in not only opera, but on the concert stage. He most recently had the pleasure of performing as the bass soloist in Handel’s Messiah with the Durham Youth Orchestra, and the Peterborough Singers for their 2022 holiday seasons. Also in concert, Alex had the pleasure of performing Coline in Puccini’s La bohème with Orchestre Philharmonique et Choeur des Mélomanes at Montréal’s Maison Symphonique.
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Bass baritone Vartan Gabrielian sings Nick Shadow in Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress with the Verbier Festival.
James Gaffigan conducts.
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July 30 - Salle des combins
Bass Alain Coulombe and baritone Dominique Côté premiere Christian Thomas’ Messe solennelle pour une pleine lune d’été with Festival d’Opéra de Québec.
Thomas Le Duc-Moreau conducts, with direction by Alain Zouvi.
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July 29, 31, and August 1 - Salle Raoul-Jobin du Palais Montcalm
Conductor Simon Rivard conducts the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal for OSM in the Parks.
He conducts a varied program, featuring soprano Suzanne Taffot, clarinet soloist André Moisan, and host André Robitaille.
Schedule:
July 26: Parc Équestre de Blainville
July 27 : Parc Poly-Aréna de Brossard
July 28: Parc Jarry, dans l’arrondissement Parc-Extension de Montréal
July 29: Parc de l’Île des moulins de Terrebonne
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Dean Artists Meghan Lindsay and Wallis Giunta appear in recital with Ottawa Chamberfest.
Soprano Meghan Lindsay is joined by pianist Carson Becke in recital. Click here to learn more about their program. July 21st - Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre
Mezzo soprano Wallis Giunta is joined in recital by a chamber ensemble and pianists Hinrich Alpers and Jenna Richards. Click here to learn more about her program. July 28th - Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre
Vancouver soprano Leila Kirves is a quickly rising emerging voice, making her mark as a “colorful and charismatic” (Opera Canada) performer. This season, Leila joined the prestigious Gerdine Young Artist Program at the Opera Theatre of St. Louis, where she covered the title role of Puccini’s Tosca.
Leila’s recent operatic credits have included First Lady in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, Giulietta in Offenbach's Les Contes d'Hoffmann, Anna-Liese Franz in the Canadian premier of Mieczysław Weinberg's The Passenger, the Countess in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro, The Secretary in Gian Carlo Menotti’s The Consul, and the Foreign Princess in Dvořák’s Rusalka.
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Tenor Isaiah Bell joins Philharmonia Baroque at Tanglewood and Caramoor Festival for Handel’s Acis and Galatea, singing Damon.
Aria Umezawa directs, with Richard Egarr conducting and leading from the harpsichord.
Learn more about the performance at Tanglewood here, and Caramoor here.
July 20 & 23 - Tanglewood Festival (Seiji Ozawa Hall) and Caramoor Festival (Venetian Theatre)
Soprano Jonelle Sills and tenor Andrew Haji join the Vancouver Opera for Opera in the Park.
Jonathan Darlington conducts.
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July 16 - Deer Lake Park
Soprano Andrea Núñez stars in BrottOpera’s production of Verdi’s La traviata, featuring direction from Anna Theodosakis.
Alain Trudel conducts.
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July 13 - Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre
Simona Genga appears with the Merola Opera Program for Britten’s The Rape of Lucretia.
Jan Essinger directs, with conductor Judith Yan at the podium.
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July 13 & 15 - War Memorial Opera House
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
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.
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July 9 - Salle de concert du Domaine Forget de Charlevoix
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.
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
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
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 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
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