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Marjorie Maltais
Carmen with the Windsor Symphony Orchestra. Other roles include Concepcion in L’Heure Espagnole by Maurice Ravel, Dorabella in Mozart's Così fan tutte, Rosina in Rossini's Il Barbiere di Siviglia and Hermia in Britten's Midsummer Night's Dream. In addition to her operatic experience, she has also performed with various ensembles in Québec and Ontario. Selected concert works include Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s Messe à huit voix et huit instruments with the Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute Chamber Choir, Maurice Duruflé’s Requiem, The Seven last words of Christ by Dubois and Charpentier’s Messe de minuit with le Choeur Polyphonique de Charlevoix, Vivaldi’s Gloria with the King’s University College Chamber Choir and Beethoven's Symphony No.9 with the Guelph Symphony Orchestra. Marjorie will also be part of internationally acclaimed mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne's Music Academy of The West Summer Music Festival.
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Artists to watch: 2 new singing stars of tomorrow
At the end of the evening, we learned that after their intensive work with Radvanovsky, "La Wowza" couldn't decide which singer should be awarded the Career Blueprint - so they decided to send TWO singers. The winners of the evening were Marjorie Maltais and Natalya Gennadi.
New teams, new operas: Bicycle Opera + Toy Piano Composers
Bicycle Opera and Toy Piano Composers will premiere Travelogue, a new collection of operas by composers Monica Pearce, Elisha Denburg, August Murphy-King, Tobin Stokes, and librettist Colleen Murphy. Travelogue is exciting in itself, and it's part of Toy Piano Composer's inaugural new music festival, Curiosity Festival, happening April 1-9th (find out all about it right here).
HOS: Cocktails & a concert
Highlands Opera Studio is entering its 10th season, and they're ready to throw a party about it. The afternoon will feature performances by star tenor and HOS Artistic Director Richard Margison, as well as alumni singers Adam Luther, tenor, Marjorie Maltais, mezzo (and recent COC Ensemble Studio Competition finalist), baritone Michael Nyby, and soprano Lauren Margison.
She said/He said: Centre Stage 2015
Last night, I went with Greg Finney to Centre Stage, the Canadian Opera Company's Ensemble Studio Competition. The competition is the culmination of nationwide auditions, narrowing the 120 applicants down to eight young Canadian singers. Dressed in gorgeous gowns and suits (gifted to them from The Hudson's Bay Company's Queen Street store), finalists sing on the Four Seasons Centre stage, with the COC Orchestra led by Music Director Johannes Debus. It's a pretty big deal for these aspiring young singers.
Spotlight on: Marjorie Maltais
Mezzo-soprano Marjorie Maltais first impressed me with her rich sound and feisty stage presence as Hermia in Opera on the Avalon's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Coveted mezzo roles like Rosina, Cenerentola and Carmen are also on Marjorie's résumé, and she recently wrote me from Santa Barbara, where she's enjoying her time with Marilyn Horne at the Music Academy of the West.
