LILLIAN BROOKS WITH CHORUS NIAGARA
Mezzo-soprano Lillian Brooks joins Chorus Niagara for Handel’s Messiah.
The program is led by Artistic Director and conductor Robert Cooper.
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December 13, 2023 - FirstOntario Performing Art Centre
ROSEMARY THOMSON LEADS SASKATOON SYMPHONY
Conductor Rosemary Thomson leads the Saskatoon Symphony for their Holiday POPS with the Grinch!
The program features Garry Gable, Donny Parenteau, and other special guests.
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December 9, 2023 - Sid Buckwold Theatre
NATHAN KEOUGHAN AND OWEN MCCAUSLAND WITH THE MENNO SINGERS
Tenor Owen McCausland and baritone Nathan Keoughan join the Menno Singers for Handel’s Messiah.
The program is led by Artistic Director and conductor Brandon Leis at the podium.
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December 10, 2023 - Centre in the Square
LILLIAN BROOKS AND STEPHEN HEGEDUS WITH GRAND PHILHARMONIC CHOIR
Mezzo-soprano Lillian Brooks and bass-baritone Stephen Hegedus join the Grand Philharmonic Choir for Bach’s Christmas Oratorio.
The program is led by conductor Mark Vuorinen at the podium.
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December 9, 2023 - Centre in the Square
GEORGIA BURASHKO, CLAIRE DE SÉVIGNÉ AND ISAIAH BELL WITH EDMONTON SYMPHONY ORCEHSTRA
Soprano Claire de Sévigné, mezzo-soprano Georgia Burashko, and tenor Isaiah Bell join the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra for Handel’s Messiah.
Nicholas McGegan conducts.
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December 8 & 9, 2023 - Winspear Centre
ALLYSON MCHARDY WITH EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVER
Mezzo-soprano Allyson McHardy joins Early Music Vancouver for Handel’s Messiah.
The production is in collaboration with the Vancouver Chamber Choir, led by Dean Artists’ very own conductor Alexander Weimann at the podium.
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December 8, 2023 - The Orpheum
MICHAEL COLVIN WITH THE ELMER ISLER SINGERS
Tenor Michael Colvin joins the Elmer Isler Singer for Handel’s Messiah.
The program is led by conductor and Artistic Director, Lydia Adams.
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December 8, 2023 - Yorkminster Park Baptist Church
ANDREW HAJI WITH ORCHESTRA OF ST. LUKE'S
Tenor Andrew Haji joins Orchestra of St. Luke’s for Bach’s Christmas Oratorio.
The program is led under the baton of Principal Conductor Bernard Labadie, and features the singers of La Chapelle de Québec.
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December 7, 2023 - Carnegie Hall
SIMON RIVARD LEADS I MUSICI
Conductor Simon Rivard leads I Musici for Let’s Tango with Jonathan Goldman (bandoneon), Pierre Rancourt (baritone) and Bryant et Faye Lopez (Argentine tango dancers).
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December 7, 2023 - Pierre-Mercure Hall
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