Born on the auspicious Feast Day of Bach, Handel and Purcell, it was surely fated that Alexander Cappellazzo would immerse himself in music!Starting with Strauss’ Die Fledermaus in 2017, he has since performed roles like Tamino (Die Zauberflöte), Lensky (Eugene Onegin), Acis (Acis & Galatea), Don Ottavio (Don Giovanni), Oronte (Alcina) and many more with companies across Canada including: VOICEBOX: Opera In Concert, Toronto City Opera, Opera By Request, OperOttawa, Nózki Opera, Opéra Queens, Cantabile Chorale, the Ashkenaz Festival, 23 Degree Theatre, the Halifax Summer Opera Festival and ...


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, ...


(Photo creditJennie Williams) Deantha Edmunds is Canada’s first Inuk professional classical singer, and an award-winning performer. An urban Inuk, creator, and mentor, Deantha aims to empower Indigenous people and share their stories. She is currently based in St. John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador.Deantha was longlisted for the prestigious 2023 Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award from the Inuit Art Foundation. Her work has international reverberation as well as community integrity. From solo and internationally broadcast performances for His Holiness, Pope Francis in Iqaluit to acting in ...


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 ...


Emily Rocha is a soprano from Courtice, Ontario currently living in Toronto. She is a student at the University of Toronto’s renowned Opera School for her Masters degree under the tutelage of Lorna MacDonald. She is a recent graduate of U of T’s Voice Performance undergraduate program, where she was selected to perform in masterclasses for renowned artists, including Joyce DiDonato and Eric Owens. At U of T, Emily has been a recipient of the ARIAS All Past Presidents’ Scholarship (2021), the ARIAS Anne & John Craine Memorial Scholarship (2021), the Paul and Celestine Lin Graduate ...


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 ...


Soprano Jennifer Carter has been praised as “a wonderfully honest and communicative performer” (Opera Programs Berlin) and “consummate singing actor” (BarzcaBlog). In summer 2021, she completed a role study of Chrysothemis in Strauss' Elektra with Dramatic Voices Program Berlin. She opened 2020 as both Rheinmaiden and Valkyrie in the joint Toronto production of Wagner’s Ring Cycle by Opera by Request and Berlin Opera Gruppe, singing Wellgunde (Das Rheingold, Götterdämmerung) and Waltraute (Die Walküre). Additional roles have included Donna Anna (Don Giovanni), First Lady/Erste Dame & ...


Kyle is an award-winning poet and voice-over artist, Toronto based actor, operatic bass, writer, digital composer, director, and producer. He’s also the Managing Director for North American Operations at Octant Aerospace Consulting, and the president of his production company, Mightier Productions.


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” ...


Michaela Chiste is a soprano hailing from Okotoks, Alberta. Originally trained as a stage actor, she spent most of her life studying and performing in the dramatic arts and musical theatre before crossing over to the world of classical singing in 2013. She completed her Bachelor of Musicunder the tutelage of John Tessierat the University of Alberta in 2017. She is currently working towards her Master's degree in Vocal Literature and Performance at the University of Western Ontario. She has performed as a concert soloist and recitalist both internationally and across Canada. She has served as ...


Opera artist, originally from Israel, nowadays based in Montreal. Involvement in operatic creation is my life's passion, on stage and behind the scenes. Singer, Actress, Dramatic coach, Hebrew coach, Assistant director/stage manager, Translations and surtitles. Hebrew, English, French, German, Italian .


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 ...