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 ...


A valley of the unknown, paving the way for commonalities between cultures, and creating a language for dialogue on social issues. Afarin’s Symponic Prelude “Mithra”, was performed by Toronto Symphony Orchestra as part of their 100th Celebration Anniversary and introduced many musical idioms from East to the audience. In the past few years Afarin has devoted her compositional career in producing operas: In 2018, her first opera“Forbidden” gained national and international attention by Globe and Mail and BBC world as she made a new approach to combine Eastern music with opera. Opera Canada ...


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 ...


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).Opera roles include Suli/Suzie in Buddies in Bad Times’s world premiere of Pomegranate, Lake in FAWN's collectively improvised techno opera Belladonna, Young Girl in The Marriage of Figaro with Opera Atelier, and the title role of L’Italiana in Algeri with MYOpera.Camille has also been featured as a soloist with Pax ...


A champion of vocal versatility and accomplished Métis/Indigenous musician Camryn is known for her dynamic range across contemporary classical, opera, musical theatre, and jazz. Described as an “incredible performer and instrument,” Camryn has performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Centre, Manitoba Opera and across Canada and Italy. Camryn is a Fulbright Scholar and holds a Bachelor of Music from the University of Manitoba and is completing her Master of Music (Opera Performance) at Montclair State University with Metropolitan Opera’s Barbara Dever. Passionate about amplifying Indigenous voices, ...


Elizabeth Stepkowski Tarhan (she/her) born in Calgary/Mohkinstsis, is a stage director, award winning actor, singer, and educator. Elizabeth has directed for Calgary Opera, The Shakespeare Company, Seadreamer, Urban Stories/Drama on a Dime, Destiny Theatre, the Soulocentric Festival, Storybook Theatre and Stage West. She also directed new work at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, the most recent of which was an exploration of her vision to add Flamenco song and dance to a new translation of The House of Bernarda Alba by the late John Murrell, OC, AOE. Elizabeth is an instructor of ...


Erin Bardua is primarily a singer, voice teacher, and stage director. Like many performers, much of Ms. Bardua's most recent work has been on film and online. In 2020, her company Essential Opera produced two operatic films: Mirror, mirror, by Anna Pidgorna; and December, by Monica Pearce. In 2021, Erin created a solo programme of contemporary and original music for unaccompanied voice and voice with flute titled Afterwards-Day, which premiered at Sappyfest: Infinite Variety, a 24-hour streamed performance event. She also played the role of Helen in a hybrid live and streaming production of ...


Celebrated for her warm voice and sense of dramatic immediacy, Canadian soprano Frédérique Vézina has performed with many opera companies including the Canadian Opera Company and Washington National Opera. A young artist with the Canadian Opera Company and the Juilliard Opera Center (New York), Mrs. Vézina made her mainstage debut as Liza in Tchaikovsky’s Queen of Spades during her first season as an ensemble member at the COC. She has collaborated with internationally renowned conductors including Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Richard Bradshaw, James Conlon, Hans Fricke, Bernard Labadie, Jacques ...


Jaclyn Grossman (she/her) is defining what it means to be a portfolio artist. Comfortable in roles both onstage and off, as a soprano, she has been hailed for her “unique voice type” (Opera Canada) and “command over a powerful range of expressive emotion” (The Whole Note). As a Co-Founder of Likht Ensemble, this season Jaclyn will curate and perform in the Shoah Songbook, a concert series with the Harold Green Jewish Theatre, sharing music by Jewish composers from the Holocaust. Likht Ensemble will also perform with the Schulich School of Music’s Alumni Concert Series in the spring of 2022. ...


Kyle Briscoe is blazing his trail as a queer interdisciplinary artist focusing on opera performance and his love of pop music. From Winnipeg, Manitoba, Kyle is a prairie boy at heart and achieved a B.Mus. in vocal performance at the Desautles Faculty of Music while studying under Mel Braun. In the Fall of 2023, Kyle began his studies towards an M.Mus in Opera and Voice from McGill University in Montréal. In his short time at the Schulich School of Music, Kyle has performed a recital of Brahms songs as part of Michael McMahon’s song interpretation class, appeared in Opera McGill’s production ...


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 ...


Sarah Albu is a soprano, experimental vocalist, composer and performance-maker. She is currently based in Tio'tia:ke - Mooniyang (Montréal). Her background in theatre and obsession with science fiction feed quirky and darkly comedic imagined worlds. She has been an invited artist at the Banff Centre for the Arts, the National Arts Centre of Canada, the Koumaria Residency in Greece, and international series and festivals across the land now known as Canada, Europe, the US and Mexico. An active soloist specializing in new/experimental music, 20th century repertoire and free improvisation, she ...


French-Canadian bassSimon Chalifouxcompleted his master’s degree at Université de Montréal. In 2016-2017 he was part ofCalgary Opera Emerging Artist Program. His most recent performances includeQuince,A Midsumer Night’s Dream;Colline,La Bohème;Figaro,Le Nozze di Figaro;Gremin,Eugene Onegin;Harasta and Farar,Cunning Little Vixen;Georges Benton,Dead Man Walking;Dr. Gibbs,Our Town. He also sang the bass and Jesus in BachSt.John Passion, and the bass in BachCoffee Cantata.During the 2019-2020 season, he made his debut with Emdonton Opera in the title role of Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro. He also ...