Adam Da Ros is a Canadian stage and music director from Dawson Creek, B.C. active in opera and musical theatre. He is on academic staff at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee as adjunct instructor and director of the UWM Opera Theatre program. He recently completed two seasons as Resident Artist Stage Director at Minnesota Opera, where he assisted on eight mainstage productions, including two world premieres, as well as directing members of the Resident Artist Program in promotional and outreach activities, including a concert at the National Opera Center in New York City.Adam holds a ...


As a baritone, Alan has sung throughout North America and Europe. In the UK, he sang Marcello in Puccini’s La Bohème, Mozart’s Mass in C minor, and Bach’s St. Matthew's and St. John's Passion, Dr. Falke in Die Fledermaus in London, and Papageno in The Magic Flute in Belfast. He sang Schaunard in La Boheme with Vancouver Opera and with Opera Theátre Besançon in France and returned to Besancon and Dijon, France in Peter Eötvös’ contemporary opera Le Balcon and in Rossini’s opera L’occassione fa il Ladro. Alan performed many times with the Kamloops Symphony including Mahlers’ Das Lied von der ...


Alex Chen is a collaborative pianist, baritone, and vocal coach whose curiosity brings fresh perspectives on a diverse body of musical works. In the words of his mentor John Hess, he is "an immensely musical and sensitive player" with "a deeply inquisitive mind." Alex performs regularly both as a singer and collaborative pianist in the Victoria music community, exploring genres such as art song, opera, and choral music. Moreover, as a faculty member at the Victoria Conservatory of Music he supports a wide variety of students and young professional singers from the piano. He currently studies ...


Praised for his “well-projected, heroic baritone” (Opera Canada), Nikkei-Canadian baritone, Luka Kawabata, is a current member of the Yulanda M Faris Young Artists Program at Vancouver Opera. He previously appeared in last year’s digital season as Dmitri in The Music Shop and as Escamillo in Carmen: Up Close and Personal. Luka is an alumnus of Manitoba Opera's Digital Emerging Artist Program and the Banff Centre's 'Opera in the 21st Century' Program.Set to premiere Fall 2021, Luka is set to premiere two self-produced projects centred around his intersectional lived experience: “Paueru-gai” ...


Queer, gender non-binary, and Chinese-Canadian tenor Mike Fan | ??? (they) astonishes audiences with their versatility, passion, and commitment to social justice. Fluent in 7 languages Mike performs in 10 languages across Canada, Finland, Italy, USA, and Australia. As a host, pianist, educator, and actor, Mike brings their quicksilver wit to numerous engagements crossing disciplines, most recently as McGill University’s PGSS/AÉCSUM Equity & Diversity Commissioner and BIPOC Graduate Network founder. Mike is also Founder and Artistic Director of a ground-breaking company Opéra Queens which ...


Paul Winkelmans is a baritone and arts administrator based in Toronto, On. Originally from Victoria BC, he pursued studies in music across the country, including Winnipeg and Montreal, before moving to Toronto in 2017. He has since worked as a freelance singer, performing with organizations such as The Elmer Iseler Singers, Manitoba Underground Opera, Fraser Lyric Opera and Shoestring Opera. As an arts administrator he worked with Pacific Opera as manager of their Pop Up Opera program in the summer of 2020, and is currently assistant manager of the annual Pacific Baroque Festival in Victoria, ...