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CVAI: Klara Martel-Laroche, Soprano

By Andréanne Venne on 18 June 2021 Art Song, Classical Music, Opera

Name: Klara Martel-Laroche Voice Type: Soprano From: Quebec City Teacher: Adrienne Savoie Education: Conservatoire de musique de Montréal Klara Martel-Laroche is pursuing a master’s in performance at the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal under the supervision of Adrienne Savoie. Open-minded by nature, Klara is a sensitive artist whose commitment to music is as strong as her will to invest in it emotionally. In operas and musicals alike, she handles soprano and mezzo roles with equal ease, with a readiness to depart from the beaten paths. In recent years, she has sung the title role in Massenet’s Cendrillon under the baton…

CVAI: Samira Tou, Soprano

By Andréanne Venne on 18 June 2021 Art Song, Classical Music, Opera

Name: Samira Tou Type de voix : soprano From: Algérie Teachers: Gail Desmarais, Anne Popescu, Rose-Marie Landry, Lyne Fortin Éducation : Université de Montréal et Université McGill Samira Tou has been lauded for her acting ability, engaging presence and dancing skills. Weaned as much on the rhythms and melodies of her native land as the sounds of Western music, this singer embraces music from a worldly perspective, as if she had many options to choose from. By the time she started operatic singing, she already had 15 years of experience as a classical dancer under her belt. On two occasions, she…

CVAI: Maud Lewden, Soprano

By Andréanne Venne on 18 June 2021 Art Song, Classical Music, Opera

Name: Maud Lewden Voice Type: soprano From: France Teachers: Rosemarie Landry and Richard Margison Education: Université de Montréal A native of Bordeaux, France, Maud Lewden is a soprano who earned her undergraduate diploma in her hometown before moving to Montreal to get a master’s in vocal performance at the Université de Montréal. She is currently a pupil of Rosemarie Landry and Richard Margison. From 2018 to 2021, she took part in productions staged by the Atelier d’Opéra at U of M under the direction of Robin Wheeler. She has benefited from the guidance of several keynote instructors like Marie-Nathalie Lacoursière,…

CVAI: Agnès Ménard, Soprano

By Andréanne Venne on 18 June 2021 Art Song, Classical Music, Opera

Name: Agnès MénardVoice Type: SopranoFrom: FranceTeachers: Rosemarie Landry and Catherine SévignySchool: Université de Montréal Soprano Agnès Ménard began her studies in France with Anne Constantin. During her apprenticeship, she played Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro, Despina in Così fan tutte and the First Lady in The Magic Flute. She is currently enrolled in the doctoral program at Université de Montréal under the direction of Rosemarie Landry and Catherine Sévigny. She has sung Elettra in Idomeneo, Gabrielle in La Vie parisienne, Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte and Diane in Actéon. She has also sung excerpts from Ana Sokolović’s song cycle…

CVAI: Yosra Abid, Soprano

By Andréanne Venne on 18 June 2021 Art Song, Classical Music, Opera

Name: Yosra Abid Voice Type: SopranoFrom: Tunisia Teachers: Hristina Hadjieva and Julie Gebhart Education: Music Institute in Tunis In 2017, soprano Yosra Abid successfully completed her undergraduate studies in music and musicology with a closing recital, for which she received an honourable mention and personal congratulations from the examiners. Prior to that, Yosra began a three-year apprenticeship in 2014 with baritone Ivan Konsulov, choir director of the Bachakademie in Stuttgart, while taking lessons with Christof Buescher, Benedikt Holtbern and Lucas Grimm that same year; further instruction ensued with conductor Vladimir Sheiko in 2016 and, a year later, with Polish countertenor…

CVAI: Queen Hezumuryango, Mezzo-Soprano

By Andréanne Venne on 18 June 2021 Art Song, Classical Music, Opera

Name: Queen Hezumuryango Voice Type: mezzo-soprano From: Burundi Teachers: Rosemarie Landry and Catherine Sévigny Education: Université de Montréal Queen Hezumuryango is a mezzo-soprano whose experience and passion for music cover a range of styles, from opera to recitals and musicals. Among her credits are Huntsman in John Blow’s Venus and Adonis, Third Wood Sprite in Dvořák’s Rusalka and Venus in Offenbach’s Orphée aux Enfers. She will soon begin her doctoral program at the Université de Montréal, her dissertation addressing the contribution of Black composers to classical music. She wishes to acknowledge the invaluable support of her teachers, friends and…

CVAI: Geneviève Dompierre-Smith, soprano

By Olivier Bergeron on 18 June 2021 Vocal

Name: Geneviève Dompierre-Smith Voice type: Soprano From: Montreal Teacher: Aline Kutan Education: Conservatoire de musique de Montréal Soprano Geneviève Dompierre-Smith recently completed her studies at the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal and received a unanimous Prize of Distinction in her final Master’s recital. She is a scholarship recipient of the Jacqueline Desmarais Foundation for Young Canadian Opera Singers and the Art Song Foundation of Canada. Her professional engagements include a performance Rossini’s Petite messe solennelle conducted by Jean-Claude Malgoire at the Festival Classica and broadcast on Radio-Canada. She also appears in Léa Pool’s film La Passion d’Augustine. What are your…

CVAI: Ricardo Galindo, baritone

By Olivier Bergeron on 18 June 2021 Vocal

Name: Ricardo Galindo Voice type: Baritone From: Mexico Teacher: Richard Margison Education: National Conservatory of Music in Mexico, Université de Montréal A graduate of the National Conservatory of Music in Mexico and the Université de Montréal, Ricardo Galindo has performed as a soloist with the Symphonic Band and Chorus of the Secretariat of the Navy of Mexico in Saumur and Paris. He was a semi-finalist at the Competizione Dell’Opera in Dresden, Germany and is currently a member of the Solistas Ensamble of the National Institute of Fine Arts. Having performed lead roles in operas such as L’elisir d’amore, Die Zauberflöte,…

CVAI: Nolan Kehler, tenor

By Olivier Bergeron on 18 June 2021 Art Song, Classical Music, Opera, Vocal

Name: Nolan Kehler From: Winnipeg Teacher: Benjamin Butterfield Education: University of Victoria Voice type: Tenor Tenor Nolan Kehler is the provincial coordinator for the Manitoba chapter of Opera InReach, which aims to provide accessible opera education to schools with an eye towards equity, diversity and inclusion. Before cancellations due to COVID-19, Nolan was to appear as a professional fellow with SongFest at the Colburn School in Los Angeles and as a studio artist in the Aspen Opera Theatre and VocalARTS program. Nolan was still able to perform virtually during the pandemic as Mr. Miggles in Caryll and Ross’s The Shop…

CVAI: Karina Bray, mezzo-soprano

By Olivier Bergeron on 18 June 2021 Classical Music, Vocal

Name: Karina Bray Voice type: Mezzo-soprano From: Toronto Teachers: Jean MacPhail Education: Wilfrid Laurier University Canadian mezzo-soprano Karina Bray recently performed the roles of Inez from The Gondoliers with Toronto Operetta Theatre, La Ciesca from Gianni Schicchi, and Flora Bervoix from La Traviata with the Summer Opera Lyric Theatre. Karina has participated in voice workshops at l’Académie de la Roche d’Hys, France with Jeannette Aster, in Saarburg, Germany with Semyon Rozin, and in the Toronto Contemporary Showcase with Adrianne Pieczonka. What made you decide to pursue studies in opera? I would have to say that opera chose me in a way. It would play in the…

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CVAI: Klara Martel-Laroche, Soprano

CVAI: Samira Tou, Soprano

CVAI: Maud Lewden, Soprano

CVAI: Agnès Ménard, Soprano

CVAI: Yosra Abid, Soprano

CVAI: Queen Hezumuryango, Mezzo-Soprano

CVAI: Geneviève Dompierre-Smith, soprano

CVAI: Ricardo Galindo, baritone

CVAI: Nolan Kehler, tenor

CVAI: Karina Bray, mezzo-soprano

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