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2022(5)
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3. Creation // Création(22)
4. Workshopping // Travail en atelier(15)
5. Production // Production(8)
6. Presentation or Touring // Présentation ou Tournée(6)

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LGBTQ2S+ | LGBTQ+ bispirituel(21)
Non-binary and/or gender diverse | Non-binaire et/ou de genre divers(12)
Official Language Minority | communauté de langue officielle en situation minoritaire(5)
Racialized | Racialisé(16)
Woman | Femme(27)
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1 hour or more // 1 heure ou plus(22)
2 hours or more // 2 heures ou plus(5)
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Alan is the author of Maggie's Chopsticks, which won the Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Award at the BC Book Prizes in 2013. He has another children's book on the way from Kids Can Press and has recently submitted another manuscript for consideration. He is working on writing several novels, one for adults and one for young adults.  He spends most of his time as the Teen Librarian with Surrey Libraries at the Guildford Branch, where he helps run the Pride Alliance, a Writer's Circle, and a Zine Club.

Anna Bigland-Pritchard, Portfolio Artist:Anna Bigland-Pritchard is a queer soprano, music director, and vocal instructor. Interested in the intersection of climate justice, decolonization, community-building, intersectional feminism, queerness, and the performing arts, Anna is passionate about using whatever medium possible to empower creative, inspiring, and resonant communities. Anna grew up in Bristol, England, and rural Saskatchewan. She currently lives in Lekwungen territory, studying with Nancy Argenta. Anna has a BMus from Canadian Mennonite University, and a Post-baccelaureate Diploma ...

Victoria, BC

1. Name of Work // Nom de l'œuvre : Aportia Chryptych: A Black Opera for Portia White 2. Company / Artist Description // Description de la compagnie / de l'artiste : EN The Canadian Opera Company, based in Toronto, is the largest producer of opera in Canada and in North America. General Director Perryn Leech joined the company in 2021, forming a leadership team with Music Director Johannes Debus and Deputy General Director Christie Darville and key artistic staff including Roberto Mauro, Director of Artistic Planning. The COC enjoys a loyal audience, including a dedicated base of subscribers, ...

Toronto, ON

1. Name of Work // Nom de l'œuvre: L’épaisseur du silence 2. Company / Artist Description // Description de la compagnie / de l'artiste : L’épaisseur du silence’ is a collaboration between three artists:Brittany Rae (soprano) www.brittanyraesoprano.comJesse Plessis (composer & pianist) https://www.hpo.org/meet-the-orchestra/jesse-plessis/Thomas Ayouti (librettist & stage director) https://codesdacces.org/thomas-ayouti/The artistic team is dedicated to combining their unique talents of performance, composition, libretto-writing, and stage directing in order to create and perform new ...

La Maupin (2022) from Camille Rogers on Vimeo.1. Name of Work / Nom de l'œuvre : La Maupin 2. Company / Artist Description // Description de la compagnie / de l'artiste : EN As a performer, Camille Rogers (they/them) has been praised for their “tremendous stage presence” and “real flair for comedy” (Operaramblings). Camille’s “gossamer mezzo-soprano” (Mooney on Theatre) has been described as “even-keeled and grounded even in times of intense physicality” (Schmopera). Camille has also been recognized for their work as Co-Artistic Director of Toronto’s queer opera collective OperaQ, and has ...

Toronto, ON

1. Name of Work //Nom de l'œuvre The New Canadians 2. Company / Artist Description // Description de la compagnie / de l'artiste : EN I am a fourth-generation Anglo-Japanese Canadian writer of plays and poetry. My work is strongly informed by research and relationships in the Japanese Canadian community. FR Je suis un auteur canadien anglo-japonais de quatrième génération qui écrit des pièces de théâtre et de la poésie. Mon travail est fortement influencé par mes recherches et mes relations au sein de la communauté canadienne japonaise. 3. Confirmed Co-producers and Commissioners on this Work ...

Vancouver, BC

Montréal, QC

1. Name of Work // Nom de l'œuvre : Chants Libres, Marie-Annick Béliveau, Sprinteuse Eurydice 2. Company / Artist Description // Description de la compagnie / de l'artiste : EN CREATING TODAY WHAT WILL BE THE NORM TOMORROWFounded in 1990 by soprano Pauline Vaillancourt, in association with Joseph St-Gelais and Renald Tremblay, Chants Libres offers an operatic repertoire adapted to the colors of modernity, constantly exploring new techniques and approaches to the vocal art and working in close collaboration with creators from all disciplines. Since July 2022, mezzo-soprano Marie-Annick ...

Montréal, QC

1. Name of Work // Nom de l'œuvre : Just A note 2. Company / Artist Description // Description de la compagnie / de l'artiste : EN Based in Tiohtià:ke/Mooniyang (Montreal), Christine ML Lee is a composer, playwright and poet interested in the intersection between music, movement and storytelling. As a sound designer, she was nominated for a META award for her work on Psycho 6 (Teesri Duniya Theatre). Alumna of Nightwood Theatre’s Innovators Unit & Playwrights’ Workshop Montréal’s YCU, Christine is currently working on a musical, "Just a Note", supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, ...

Montréal, QC

1. Name of Work // Nom de l'œuvre : The Refugees 2. Company / Artist Description // Description de la compagnie / de l'artiste : Cultureland 3. Confirmed Co-producers and Commissioners on this Work // Co-producteur.rice.s et commissaires confirmé(e)s sur cette œuvre N/A 4. Name(s) of Composer(s) // Nom du (des) compositeur(s) : Afarin Mansouri 5. Name of Librettist(s) // Nom du (des) librettiste(s) : Jennifer Wise 6. Additional Confirmed Key Artistic Collaborators // Autres collaborateur.rice.s artistiques clés confirmés : EN Liza Balkan (Director, Dramaturg) FR Liza Balkan (Metteur en scène, ...

Toronto, ON

Edmonton, AB

1. Name of Work //Nom de l'œuvre ROMAINE & JULIE-ANNE 2. Company / Artist Description // Description de la compagnie / de l'artiste : EN Dwayne Morgan is a two-time Canadian National Poetry Slam Champion. Morgan is a 2022 finalist for the Toronto Arts Foundation Celebration of Cultural Life Award, the 2018 winner of the Sheri-D Wilson Golden Beret Award for Career Achievement in the Spoken Word, a 2016 finalist for the Premier’s Award for Excellence in the Arts, and in 2013, Morgan was inducted into the Scarborough Walk of Fame. FR Dwayne Morgan est deux fois champion national canadien de ...

Toronto, ON

1. Name of Work //Nom de l'œuvre Clotho; Camille Claudel 2. Company / Artist Description // Description de la compagnie / de l'artiste : EN Elizabeth Stepkowski Tarhan and Turkish Canadian Ilkim Tongur build their lives and careers while living in Mohkinstsis/Calgary. Elizabeth is an opera and theatre artist and educator who has recently turned her experience and expertise towards writing opera librettos. Her work has taken her across much of Canada, as well as Mexico, the US, Scotland and Romania. Ilkim has composed for solo instruments, voice, chamber ensembles, and orchestra. Her works ...

Calgary, AB

1. Name of Work //Nom de l'œuvre Essential Opera, Erin Bardua, December 2. Company / Artist Description // Description de la compagnie / de l'artiste : EN Essential Opera began in 2010 with an idea for a single opera concert, and has continued to evolve through changing times and artistic climates. Our mission is to give both audiences and artists opportunities to experience opera at its most essential, with a dynamic and evolving definition of what is essential. In pursuit of this goal, we have explored works spanning a musical history of nearly 300 years. In past seasons, we have gone from ...

Halifax, NS

1. Name of Work // Nom de l'œuvre : Cells of Wind 2. Company / Artist Description // Description de la compagnie / de l'artiste : EN Artistic Director and Resident Stage Director Amanda Smith founded FAWN Chamber Creative in 2012. They have since gone on to present seventeen productions and been a part of the development of seven new operas, three of which are presently in development. FAWN has grown to specialize in experimental music and opera, exploring different methods of creation. In 2020, their devised opera triple-bill Pandora was nominated for two Dora Awards in Outstanding ...

Toronto, ON

1. Name of Work //Nom de l'œuvre BIJURIYA 2. Company / Artist Description // Description de la compagnie / de l'artiste : EN Gabriel Dharmoo is a composer, vocalist, improviser, interdisciplinary artist and researcher based in Montréal – Tio’Tia:Ke (Canada). His works have been performed in Canada, the U.S.A, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain, Estonia, Poland, Australia, Singapore and South Africa. He has received many awards for his compositions, such as the Canada Council for the Arts Jules Léger Prize for his chamber work Wanmansho (2017) and the Conseil Québécois de la ...

Montréal, QC

1. Name of Work Untitled Queer Ariettes Oubliées Project 2. Company / Artist Description // Description de la compagnie / de l'artiste : EN Gay4Nature - a collaboration between Alex Chen and Anna Bigland-Pritchard FR Gay4Nature - une collaboration entre Alex Chen et Anna Bigland-Pritchard 3. Confirmed Co-producers and Commissioners on this Work // Co-producteur.rice.s et commissaires confirmé(e)s sur cette œuvre 4. Name(s) of Composer(s) // Nom du (des) compositeur(s) : Claude Debussy 5. Name of Librettist(s) // Nom du (des) librettiste(s) : Paul Verlaine 6. Additional Confirmed Key Artistic ...

Victoria, BC

Idan Cohen was born and raised in Israel, kibbutz Mizra. After being trained as a classical piano player, Cohen received a scholarship to study theatre and fine arts at the "Art Colony", in Israel‘s Negev (desert), and graduated in excellency.At the age of 20 he joined the world known K.C.D.C (founder Yehudit Arnon, artistic director Rami Beer) where he danced for 7 seasons. Cohen holds a BA (2015) and an MFA (2017) in choreography from the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance.Since 2005, Cohen has been creating, performing and teaching as a choreographer and opera stage director.Since 2017, ...

1. Name of Work //Nom de l'œuvre The Book of My Shames 2. Company / Artist Description // Description de la compagnie / de l'artiste : EN Isaiah Bell performs across North America as a Classical tenor (notably Rufus Wainwright and Daniel MacIvor’s Hadrian at the Canadian Opera Company, The Barber of Seville for Vancouver Opera, Mark Morris’s production of Curlew River at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and regular appearances with the Toronto Symphony, Philharmonia Baroque, the National Arts Centre Orchestra, and the Oratorio Society of New York) and complements that practice with composing ...

Victoria, BC

1. Name of Work // Nom de l'œuvre : Patrick Raftery, The Spanish Hour 2. Company / Artist Description // Description de la compagnie / de l'artiste : EN Independent FR Indépendant 3. Confirmed Co-producers and Commissioners on this Work // Co-producteur.rice.s et commissaires confirmé(e)s sur cette œuvre N/A 4. Name(s) of Composer(s) // Nom du (des) compositeur(s) : Maurice Ravel 5. Name of Librettist(s) // Nom du (des) librettiste(s) : EN J. Patrick Raftery and Peter Tiefenbach FR J. Patrick Raftery et Peter Tiefenbach 6. Additional Confirmed Key Artistic Collaborators // Autres ...

Vancouver, BC

Hailed for her “command over a powerful range of expressive emotion” (The Whole Note), Jaclyn is defining what it means to be a portfolio artist. This year, she joined the Rebanks Family Fellowship and International Residency program at Toronto’s Royal Conservatory. Additionally, this season she is a young artist with the Britten Pears Young Artist Programme, Banff Opera in the 21st Century, and Sewanee Summer Music Festival.During these programs, she looks forward to performing excerpts of Krystyna (Two Remain), Helmwige (Die Walküre), Anne (Singing Only Softly), Littler Daughter (Proving ...

Vancouver, BC

Toronto, ON

1. Name of Work // Nom de l'œuvre : And So The Siren Sings 2. Company / Artist Description // Description de la compagnie / de l'artiste : EN Kelsi James (she/her) is a queer and asexual theatre human, working alternately as a creator, producer and performer. Kelsi has a degree in Musical Theatre Performance (Sheridan) and a certificate in ASL & Deaf Studies (VCC). Some of her past work includes: All We Can Do Is Trust (LEAP/Arts Club; Deer Lake/Vancouver Pride), A Preference (Telling It Bent/Ignite!), and And So The Siren Sings (Harvest Moon/Rumble). The questions that compel Kelsi as a ...

Vancouver, BC

1. Name of Work // Nom de l'œuvre : Jewish Space Lasers 2. Company / Artist Description // Description de la compagnie / de l'artiste : EN Likht ("light") Ensemble is a piano-vocal duo whose goal is to uncover and disseminate music by Jewish composers from the Holocaust. As Jewish artists, the discovery of this music has allowed us to reclaim our history with a new perspective, while ensuring that voices once silenced are heard. Likht Ensemble members include Nate Ben-Horin (pianist/composer/curator) and Jaclyn Grossman (soprano/curator). FR Likht ("lumière") Ensemble est un duo piano-voix ...

Toronto, ON

1. Name of Work //Nom de l'œuvre TBD 2. Company / Artist Description // Description de la compagnie / de l'artiste : EN Soprano self-accompanied by handmade electronic instrument FR Soprano auto-accompagnée par un instrument électronique fabriqué à la main 3. Confirmed Co-producers and Commissioners on this Work // Co-producteur.rice.s et commissaires confirmé(e)s sur cette œuvre 4. Name(s) of Composer(s) // Nom du (des) compositeur(s) : 5. Name of Librettist(s) // Nom du (des) librettiste(s) : 6. Additional Confirmed Key Artistic Collaborators // Autres collaborateur.rice.s artistiques clés ...

Toronto, ON

Stratford, ON

1. Name of Work // Nom de l'œuvre : Luka Kawabata, The HAFU Project 2. Company / Artist Description // Description de la compagnie / de l'artiste : EN Nikkei-Canadian baritone, Luka Kawabata strives to push the boundaries of representation in opera through new works. As a recent graduate of the Yulanda M Faris Young Artists’ Program with Vancouver Opera, he appeared as Dmitri in Wargo’s The Music Shop, Escamillo in Bizet’s Carmen: Up Close and Personal, Bill Bobstay in Gilbert/Sullivan’s HMS Pinafore and Peter Quince in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Recent career highlights include ...

Vancouver, BC

1. Name of Work // Nom de l'œuvre : Lady of the Moon 2. Company / Artist Description // Description de la compagnie / de l'artiste : EN About Margaret Maria (Canada): Margaret Maria's creativity knows no bounds. Seamlessly drifting between genres and going where her spirit takes her, you will find a variety of music - some expected and some unexpected. Venturing into her creativity is a shapeshifting activity in itself. Opening up to her sonic world and exploring all its dimensions is the fascination. Initially a cellist with a traditional classical performance past, she has broken out of ...

Toronto, ON

1. Name of Work //Nom de l'œuvre Lighthouse 2. Company / Artist Description // Description de la compagnie / de l'artiste : EN Maureen Batt - soprano, artistic director, teacher, curator, producer GREJ - composer/ multi-instrumentalist/ producer Maureen Batt and Grej come together for Lighthouse. Lighthouse was created from letters and journals written on a journey through grief. The music was composed by Grej in collaboration with Maureen. Lighthouse fuses classical and electronic genres, using voice, piano, harmonium, synthesizer, and field recordings. This album is for anyone who has ...

Halifax, NS

1. Name of Work // Nom de l'œuvre : Michal Aloni, Opera characters are real people (title might change) 2. Company / Artist Description // Description de la compagnie / de l'artiste : EN Michal Aloni Michal Aloni is a Montreal-based opera artist, originally from Israel. With immense love for early music and trouser-roles, Michal interpreted the roles of Ottavia and Mercurio in L’incoronazione di Poppea (Barefoot-Opera, UK), Diana in La Calisto (Ensemble-Orquesta, UK), Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro (Jeunesses-Musicales, Croatia and UWOOPERA, Canada), Ramiro in La Finta Giardiniera (UWOOPERA, ...

Montréal, QC

1. Name of Work // Nom de l'œuvre : Kyle Derek McDonald, Possession 2. Company / Artist Description // Description de la compagnie / de l'artiste : EN Mightier productions is a production company whose mandate is to produce entertaining and interesting film, television, theatre, and literature by merging tradition with innovation for an audience who craves to be swept up and transported away. FR Mightier productions est une société de production dont le mandat est de produire des films, des émissions de télévision, des pièces de théâtre et des ouvrages littéraires divertissants et ...

Toronto, ON

1. Name of Work // Nom de l'œuvre : Kafka's doll (working title) 2. Company / Artist Description // Description de la compagnie / de l'artiste : EN Music Picnic produces the work of Toronto-based composer Njo Kong Kie. To date, the company has produced and toured several productions including Picnic in the Cemetery, Mr. Shi and His Lover and I Swallowed a Moon Made of Iron. FR Music Picnic produit les œuvres du compositeur torontois Njo Kong Kie. À ce jour, la compagnie a produit et tourné plusieurs productions, dont Picnic in the Cemetery, Mr. Shi and His Lover et I Swallowed a Moon Made of ...

Toronto, ON

A 2021-22 Resident Artist with Opera Columbus, Nate Ben-Horin divides his work as a pianist and vocal coach between the United States and Canada. A former solo student of Jeremy Denk, he recently completed a master’s degree in collaborative piano at McGill University with Michael McMahon and Stephen Hargreaves, and has received additional training from Highlands Opera Studio, Lachine Vocal Academy, and the CoOperative Program. As an undergraduate at UC Berkeley, he won the 2014 Austin F. William Prize in piano performance and was subsequently hired as a staff pianist and assistant choral ...

1. Name of Work // Nom de l'œuvre : Elixir Of Isis (excerpts) 2. Company / Artist Description // Description de la compagnie / de l'artiste : EN Composer and writer Daniel Janke is based in Yukon, Canada, and in Berlin, Germany. Music compositions include works for NAC Touring Ensemble, Bozzini String Quartet, Penderecki String Quartet, Standing Wave Ensemble, Toronto Symphony, Vancouver Symphony, NEM, Mark Fewer, François Houle, and the Continuum Ensemble. He is currently working on the feature film Woman With a Fish (Canada / Germany). Daniel is also working on the new opera Elixir of Isis. ...

Whitehorse, YT

1. Name of Work //Nom de l'œuvre Silence 2. Company / Artist Description // Description de la compagnie / de l'artiste : EN Opera NUOVA is rebranding in 2023 to NUOVA Vocal Arts! NUOVA Vocal Arts is a charitable, not-for-profit organization (Charitable Number: 88286 4424 RR0001) established in 1998, originally as a training organization for operatic vocalists and collaborative pianists across Canada. Over 25 years, NUOVA Vocal Arts has evolved and diversified into a three-tiered vocal arts organization. We continue to provide professional development to emerging and newly professional artists ...

Edmonton, AB

1. Name of Work //Nom de l'œuvre Sodom & Gomorrah 2. Company / Artist Description // Description de la compagnie / de l'artiste : EN Praised as “vivid, wonderful theatre" and “the ideal medium to explore the performative aspects of gender, sexuality, identity and life itself” (Barcza Blog), Opera Queens was founded in Fall 2020 by Artistic Director Mike Fan (they/them) aka drag diva Tanya Smania (she/her) to reinvent heteronormative, Eurocentric canon works as well as to commission new works for traditionally marginalized voices. A Canadian, federally incorporated non-profit organization ...

Toronto, ON

1. Name of Work //Nom de l'œuvre Musical for Young Audiences 2. Company / Artist Description // Description de la compagnie / de l'artiste : EN OperaQ is a Toronto-based independent opera collective dedicated to amplifying queer and trans voices to offer unique perspectives on traditional narratives. Although the opera industry involves countless queer artists, opportunities for authentic and complex expressions of queerness are few and far between. OperaQ’s mission is to create a space in which queer and trans artists can tell their stories on their own terms, an opportunity which is largely ...

Toronto, ON

Vancouver, BC

1. Name of Work //Nom de l'œuvre Come Closer 2. Company / Artist Description // Description de la compagnie / de l'artiste : EN Opera 5 seeks out and nurtures the next generation of opera audiences through dynamic programming. We do this through educational shows for children and through our main stage theories by reaching out to people who are not established opera audiences. Our main stage productions include commissions of new works, exploring forgotten gems of the operatic past, and fresh stagings of some of opera’s favourite works. At the heart of each production is a desire for ...

Toronto, ON

1. Name of Work // Nom de l'œuvre : Rebecca Gray / Musique 3 Femmes, Raccoon Opera 2. Company / Artist Description // Description de la compagnie / de l'artiste : EN M3F is an ensemble fostering the next generation of Canadian female opera creators.Led by Artistic Director Jennifer Szeto and General Director Kristin Hoff, it seeks to bring the creative voices and artistic leadership of women to the forefront of opera. M3F facilitates a biennial $50,000 award, the Mécénat Musica “Prix 3 Femmes”, which supports the creation of new contemporary operas by emerging female identifying Canadian ...

Montréal, QC

Toronto, ON

Company/Artist Description: Vancouver Cantonese OperaVancouver Cantonese Opera is a non-profit society incorporated on June 30th, 2000 and was designated as a charitable organization in 2005. With its elaborate costumes, lively music, engaging stories and powerful vocal delivery, Cantonese opera is one of the many forms of traditional Chinese theatre which have captivated audiences around the world. In Canada, this genre is particularly significant within Chinese-Canadian communities. Canada is home to more than one million people of Chinese ancestry, most of whom speak Cantonese. However, ...

Toronto, ON

1. Name of Work //Nom de l'œuvre LIKE EAGLES 2. Company / Artist Description // Description de la compagnie / de l'artiste : EN SHAISTA LATIF – WRITER / DIRECTOR / PERFORMER Shaista Latif is a queer Afghan working-class artist, writer, facilitator, and consultant. Her works and collaborations have been presented by Why Not Theatre, Koffler Centre for the Arts, Mercer Union, Blackwood Gallery, AGO, and festivals such as SummerWorks, Progress, and 7A*11D. In 2016, she was selected to receive the Siminovitch Protégé Prize in Theatre, and co-directed and consulted on Deanna Bowen’s exhibit On ...

Montréal, QC

1. Name of Work //Nom de l'œuvre Bombay Black 2. Company / Artist Description // Description de la compagnie / de l'artiste : Sound the Alarm: Music/Theatrehttps://soundthealarm.ca/ 3. Confirmed Co-producers and Commissioners on this Work // Co-producteur.rice.s et commissaires confirmé(e)s sur cette œuvre Sound the Alarm: Music/Theatre N/A 4. Name(s) of Composer(s) // Nom du (des) compositeur(s) : EN Composer TBD FR Compositeur TBD 5. Name of Librettist(s) // Nom du (des) librettiste(s): EN Playwright: Anosh Irani, Librettist: Troy deFour FR Dramaturge : Anosh Irani, Librettiste : Troy ...

Vancouver, BC

1. Name of Work // Nom de l'œuvre : Lonely Child Project, Stacie Dunlop, Lonely Child Project 2. Company / Artist Description // Description de la compagnie / de l'artiste : EN History of the Lonely Child Project The Lonely Child Project is made up of a collective of four artists: Stacie Dunlop (www.staciedunlop.com),Angola Murdoch (https://www.lookuptheatre.com/about),Holly Treddenick (https://femmesdufeu.com/#!/about_section), andScott Good (https://www.scottgoodmusic.com/press). This is the second collaboration for Stacie, Angola and Holly, the first being a project called Ascension in ...

Toronto, ON

1. Name of Work //Nom de l'œuvre StoryChor, Finding Community 2. Company / Artist Description // Description de la compagnie / de l'artiste : EN A chamber choir that re-imagines choral music through exploring the intersections between choral music, contemporary movement, and storytelling. WeiHsi Hu is a choral conductor and opera singer. He is many times a new immigrant and cross-disciplinary creator. He works as a conductor and singer while working for several community development organisations including United Way. Since completing a Masters at UofA focused on the community development ...

Vancouver, BC

1. Name of Work //Nom de l'œuvre Pamyatayesh (remember) 2. Company / Artist Description // Description de la compagnie / de l'artiste : EN Mezzo-soprano Taryn Plater is a versatile performer and creator with a strong investment in the future of opera and arts outreach. She was a 2021-2022 RBC Artist Fellow with the Association for Opera in Canada and continues to be active both on and off stage. Taryn created the digital artist statement First Steps through Against the Grain's 2021 National Opera Intensive, exploring her cultural heritage through Ukrainian art song and dance. She took part in ...

Vancouver, BC

1. Name of Work //Nom de l'œuvre THE PROP MASTER'S DREAM - A FUSION OPERA 2. Company / Artist Description // Description de la compagnie / de l'artiste : EN Vancouver Cantonese Opera Vancouver Cantonese Opera is a non-profit society incorporated on June 30th, 2000 and was designated as a charitable organization in 2005. With its elaborate costumes, lively music, engaging stories and powerful vocal delivery, Cantonese opera is one of the many forms of traditional Chinese theatre which have captivated audiences around the world. In Canada, this genre is particularly significant within ...

Vancouver, BC

WeiHsi Hu is a Canadian tenor who has completed his Bachelor of Music at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in vocal studies and Master of Music at the University of Alberta majoring in choral conducting. Most recently, he studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama under the tutelage of John Evans. While studying at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, WeiHsi coached with Liz Marcus, Richard Jackson, Andrew West, Eugene Asti, and Graham Johnson. He was selected as one of the featured soloists in Graham Johnson’s Schumann Songs Concert Series in 2010.WeiHsi has performed and ...

Berlin, Berlin