JULIEN PROULX LEADS ORCHESTRE SYMPHONIQUE DE LAVAL
Conductor Julien Proulx leads Orchestre symphonique de Laval for L'OSL en fête.
Celebrate the holiday season with works by Humperdinck, Morel, Tchaikovsky, and more!
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December 6, 2023 - André-Mathieu Hall
JESSE BLUMBERG WITH PACIFIC SYMPHONY
Baritone Jesse Blumberg joins the Pacific Symphony for Handel’s Messiah.
The concert is led by guest conductor Cosette Justo Valdés at the podium.
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December 3rd, 2023 - Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
GEORGIA BURASHKO, CLAIRE DE SÉVIGNÉ AND ISAIAH BELL WITH CALGARY PHILHARMONIC
Soprano Claire de Sévigné, mezzo-soprano Georgia Burashko, and tenor Isaiah Bell join the Calgary Philharmonic for Handel’s Messiah.
Nicholas McGegan conducts.
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December 1st & 2nd, 2023 - Jack Singer Concert Hall.
LARA CIEKIEWICZ WITH ROYAL MANITOBA THEATRE
Soprano Lara Ciekiewicz joins the Royal Manitoba Theatre as Mother Abbess forThe Sound of Music.
The production is directed by Rachel Peake, with musical direction by Andrew St. Hilaire.
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November 28 to December 23, 2023.
SYDNEY BAEDKE WITH BROTT MUSIC FESTIVAL
Soprano Sydney Baedke joins the Brott Music Festival for Handel’s Messiah.
With conductor Evan Mitchell leading at the podium.
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November 27th, 2023 - West Highland Baptist Church
DEAN ARTISTS MANAGEMENT WELCOMES DIRECTOR JENNIFER TARVER
WE ARE DELIGHTED TO WELCOME DIRECTOR JENNIFER TARVER TO THE DEAN ARTISTS MANAGEMENT ROSTER!
Award-winning director, creator, and dramaturg, Jennifer Tarver has worked internationally in both theatre and opera for over 25 years. Her recent and upcoming productions include a staged Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater (Edmonton Opera), Rota’s Il cappello di paglia di Firenze (University of Toronto), and the premiere of Marshall’s Pomegranate at the Canadian Opera Company. She has also directed for Canadian Stage, the Stratford Festival, the Tarragon, Soulpepper and Buddies in Bad Times Theatres, as well as the Goodman Theatre (Chicago), The Longwharf Theatre and Hartford Stage (Connecticut).
Renowned for her visionary interpretations of both new and classical repertoire, Jennifer’s work is marked by innovation and exquisite craft. She worked extensively with Queen of Puddings Music Theatre, directing several operatic world premieres, and was the Director of the Opera Studio at the Centre for Opera Studies (Sulmona, Italy) from 2007-2009. Her operatic repertoire includes Mozart’s The Magic Flute, Così fan tutte, and Don Giovanni, Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortilèges, Sokolovic’s Svadba, Menotti’s The Telephone, Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahiti, and several works of Benjamin Britten, including A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Turn of the Screw, and The Rape of Lucretia.
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SIMON RIVARD WITH THE TORONTO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Conductor Simon Rivard leads the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra for their 50th season opening. The program features Stravinsky’s The Firebird and Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony.
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November 25, 2023 - George Weston Recital Hall
DEAN ARTISTS MANAGEMENT WELCOMES JESSE BLUMBERG
WE ARE DELIGHTED TO WELCOME Baritone Jesse Blumberg TO THE DEAN ARTISTS MANAGEMENT ROSTER!
Baritone Jesse Blumberg enjoys a busy schedule of opera, concerts, and recitals, performing repertoire from the Renaissance and Baroque to the 20th and 21st centuries. He has performed featured roles at Minnesota Opera, Boston Lyric Opera, Atlanta Opera, Pittsburgh Opera, Boston Early Music Festival, Opera Atelier, and at Château de Versailles Spectacles and London’s Royal Festival Hall.
Jesse's engagements in 2023-2024 include Messiah and St. John Passion with American Bach Soloists, Marazzoli cantatas with Boston Early Music Festival, and All is Love with Opera Atelier. He will also debut with the Pacific Symphony and Toronto Bach Festival, and return to the Johnstown Symphony, New York Baroque Incorporated, Cincinnati Song Initiative, and Brooklyn Art Song Society.
Jesse has sung major concert works with Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, American Bach Soloists, Boston Baroque, Carmel Bach Festival, Apollo’s Fire, Oratorio Society of New York, The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, and on Lincoln Center’s American Songbook series. He has been increasingly active on concert stages in Canada for the last several years, appearing with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Symphony Nova Scotia, Early Music Vancouver, Arion Baroque, Grand Philharmonic Choir, and at the Montréal Baroque Festival.
He has been featured on nearly thirty commercial recordings, including the 2015 Grammy-winning and 2019 Grammy-nominated Charpentier Chamber Operas with Boston Early Music Festival. Jesse’s other albums include Bach cantatas with Montréal Baroque, Winterreise with pianist Martin Katz, Rosenmüller cantatas with ACRONYM, Green Sneakers with the Miami String Quartet, and St. John Passion with Apollo’s Fire, as well as American Bach Soloists’ 2015 film release Handel’s Messiah in Grace Cathedral.
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REBECCA CUDDY, EVAN KORBUT, JAMES MCLENNAN AND SCOTT RUMBLE WITH MANITOBA OPERA
Mezzo-soprano Rebecca Cuddy, baritone Evan Korbut, and tenors James McLennan and Scott Rumble join Manitoba Opera for the world premiere of Li Keur: Riel’s Heart of the North.
The production is directed by Simon Miron, and led by conductor and composer Neil Weisensel at the podium.
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November 18, 22 & 24 - Centennial Concert Hall
GLYNIS LEYSHON WITH SHAW FESTIVAL
Dean Artists’ director Glynis Leyshon remounts her production of Lerner and Lowe’s Brigadoon with the Shaw Festival.
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November 15 to December 30 - Festival Theatre
ANDREW HAJI & ALEX HALLIDAY WITH SOCIÉTÉ D'ART VOCAL DE MONTRÉAL
Tenor Andrew Haji and bass-baritone Alex Halliday join Société d’art vocal de Montréal for Rossini’s Petite messe Solennelle.
The concert is in collaboration with Choeurs Classique de Montréal, under the direction of Louis Lavigueur.
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Tenor, Andrew Haji and bass-baritone, Alex Halliday
DAVID FALLIS WITH SOUNDSTREAMS
Conductor David Fallis leads The Bright Divide with Soundstreams, featuring music by Morton Feldman and a world premiere by Cecilia Livingston.
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November 10 & 11 - TD Music Hall
MATTHEW TREVIÑO WITH NASHVILLE OPERA
Bass Matthew Treviño appears with Nashville Opera in The Man Who Mistook his Wife for a Hat.
Directed by John Hoomes, with conductor Dean Williamson leading at the podium.
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November 10, 11, 12 - Noah Liff Opera Center Studio
LEILA KIRVES IN OPERA DE MONTRÉAL ATELIER LYRIC FINALS
Soprano Leila Kirves competes in the Opera de Montréal Atelier Lyric Finals!
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November 9 - Place des Arts
ANDREW CRUST WITH ORCHESTRE SYMPHONIQUE DE LAVAL
Conductor Andrew Crust leads Orchestre symphonique de Laval for their Passions romantiques, featuring pianist Charles Richard-Hamelin.
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November 8 - André-Mathieu Hall
SAMUEL CHAN AT THE CANADIAN OPERA COMPANY
Baritone Samuel Chan performs in recital with pianist, Constanze Beckmann for the Canadian Opera Company’s Free Concert Series: Songs and Suppressions: A Musical Journey out of Exile.
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November 7 @ 12pm - Ridchard Bradshaw Amphitheatre
JUSTIN WELSH WITH OPERA IN CONCERT
Baritone Justin Welsh joins Opera in Concert for their production of Verdi’s Un giorno di regno.
Led by Music Director and pianist, Suzy Smith and Chorus Director, Robert Cooper.
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November 5th, 2023 - Jane Mallet Theatre
PETER MCGILLIVRAY WITH TAPESTRY OPERA
Baritone Peter McGillivray joins Tapestry Opera for their reimagined production of William’s Rocking Horse Winner.
The production is directed by Michael Hidetoshi Mori, and led by conductor Kamna Gupta.
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November 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12 - Crow’s Theatre
SYDNEY BAEDKE, SIMONA GENGA AND JOHN MAC MASTER WITH OPCM
Soprano Sydney Baedke, mezzo-soprano Simona Genga and tenor John Mac Master join Orchestre Philharmonique et Chœur des Mélomanes for Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.
The program is led by Dean Artists’ Francis Choinière at the podium.
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November 4th, 2023 - Maison Symphonique
ALLYSON MCHARDY & DAVID POMEROY WITH VANCOUVER SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Mezzo-soprano Allyson McHardy and tenor David Pomeroy join the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra for Verdi’s Requiem.
The program is led by Music Director and conductor, Otto Tausk.
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November 3rd & 4th - Orpheum
