Banff Centre Presents

Opera in the 21st Century

Chamber Werx Tuesday July 11th & Thursday July 13th, 2018 7:30 PM, Margaret Greenham Theatre

Candide Music by: Leonard Bernstein Book Adapted from Voltaire by: Hugh Wheeler Lyrics by: Richard Wilbur

Sunday, July 15th, 2018 4:00 PM, Shaw Amphitheatre

The Banff Centre is located on the lands of Treaty 7 territory. We acknowledge the past, present, and future generations of Stoney Nakoda, Blackfoot, and Tsuut’ina Nations who help us steward this land, as well as honour and celebrate this place.

This program is a partnership between Banff Centre, Against the Grain Theatre, and the Canadian Opera Company

#BanffOpera

Welcome to Opera Week!

It is my absolute pleasure to welcome you all back to another season of Opera at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. This is my fifth summer as Artistic Director of “Opera in the 21st Century”.

I am very proud of this season. Our opera program continues to grow and expand year to year. This summer, we welcomed 27 participants from all over the world to come and experience opera at Banff Centre.

We offered positions to 14 singers, 9 instrumentalists, 2 pianists, an assistant conductor and an assistant director. This is our second season welcoming instrumentalists, which I believe is unique to any opera program that exists. The reason is to foster a new, more theatrical orchestral musician, who is integrated with the action of the music and performance practice.

We supported these participants by providing a world class faculty to work with them on all the skills needed to not only survive but thrive in the world of arts in 2018.

Our programming this summer is perhaps our most daring yet.

Our Chamber Werx series explored the interaction between intimate music and the ways we communicate with an audience in the 21st century.

I believe strongly in the need to connect with our communities. We had over-capacity audiences at both our #OperaPub series at the Royal Canadian Legion #26 Colonel Moore Branch in Banff and held community concerts for the Elderly in both Banff and Artsplace in Canmore.

You’ll also see a new re-imagined production of Gluck’s timeless Orphée. This production is a co-production between three awesome organizations, Opera Columbus, Against the Grain Theatre and Banff Centre. This presentation, which the Globe and Mail said “…the eye-candy look of everything ensures you’ll recall Orphée⁺ if ever you’re asked if you’ve recently seen some great theatre.” marks the third stop and hopefully not the last.

Opera at Banff Centre will continue to thrust forward, while acknowledging and building on the foundations of the past.

Finally, I would like to thank the team here at Banff Centre for providing the support needed for us to achieve the success we are all striving for. They allow us to dream bigger and accomplish more. I hope to see you at the opera this summer.

Sincerely, Joel Ivany Artistic Director, Opera

Opera in the 21st Century Faculty Joel Ivany, Artistic Director Topher Mokrzewski, Program Music Director Alexandre Neef, General Director, Canadian Opera Company Judith Forst, Vocal Faculty Laura Tucker, Vocal Faculty and Stage Direction, Candide Michael Heaston, Guest Lecturer and Coach Jenn Szeto, Faculty Pianist and Coach Sandra Horst, Faculty Pianist and Coach Michael McMahon, Faculty Pianist and Coach Elliot Madore, Baritone and Artist-in-Residence Leela Gilday, Indigenous Cultural Advisor Amiel Gladstone, Stage Director, Chamber Werx James Cheung, Music Director, Chamber Werx Jason Hand, Lighting Designer, Chamber Werx Anna Treusch, Set and Costume Designer, Chamber Werx Jeff- Antoine Coté, Sound Designer, Chamber Werx Donna Sharpe, Program Stage Manager Cimmeron Meyer, Program Technical Director

Opera in the 21st Century

Participants Andrew Bensler, violin -

Orphée+, Chamber Werx, Candide Tracy Cantin, soprano† -

Chamber Werx, Candide Brad Cherwin, clarinet+ -

Orphée+, Chamber Werx, Candide Lindsay Connolly, mezzo soprano –

Chamber Werx, Candide Adam Da Ros, assistant stage director† -

Chamber Werx, Candide Katharine Dain, soprano – Chamber Werx, Candide Jesse Dietschi, bass+ - Ophée+, Chamber Werx, Candide Sarah Gans, cello Orphée+, Chamber Werx, Candide Brian Gilling, assistant conductor Orphée+, Candide José González Caro, baritone – Orphée+, Chamber Werx, Candide

Carly Gordon, oboe – Orphée+, Chamber Werx, Candide Jamie Groote, mezzo soprano – Orphée+, Chamber Werx, Candide River Guard, tenor - Chamber Werx, Candide Shane Hanson, countertenor - Orphée+, Chamber Werx, Candide Chamber Werx, Candide Brenna Hardy-Kavanagh, viola+ - Orphée+, Chamber Werx, Candide Gina Hanzlik, soprano - Orphée+, Chamber Werx, Candide Nicole Joanne, soprano†- Orphée+, Chamber Werx, Candide Beste Kalender, mezzo soprano† -

Chamber Werx, Candide

Holly Kroeker, répétiteur – Orphée+, Candide Jean-Philippe Lazure, tenor – Chamber Werx, Candide

Patrick McGill, tenor – Chamber Werx, Candide David Nagy, bassoon – Orphée+, Chamber Werx, Candide Markéta Ornova, répétiteur – Chamber Werx Daevyd Pepper, tenor†- Orphée+, Chamber Werx, Candide Emily Phernambucq, flute – Orphée+, Chamber Werx, Candide Laura Reid, violin – Orphée+, Chamber Werx, Candide Micah Schroeder, baritone†- Chamber Werx, Candide

Opera in the 21st Century Candide Instrumentalists

Miranda Canonico, Trumpet** Richard Scholz, Trumpet** James L. Scott, Trombone** Fiona Digney, Percussionist+ †Appearing courtesy of Canadian Actor’s Equity Association +Appearing courtesy of American Federation of Musicians ** Appearing courtesy of the Calgary Musicians’ Association

Opera in the 21st Century Practicum Participants

Design and Stage Management Vishmayaa Jeyamoorthy,

Chamber Werx Assistant Lighting Design Diana Bartosh,

Chamber Werx and Candide Assistant Stage Manager

Irina Tuzlukova, Candide Stage Manager and Chamber Werx Assistant Stage Manager

Andrea Joy Rideout, Chamber Werx and Candide Assistant Technical Direction

Production Tao Kerr, Production Assistant CIBC EMERGING ARTISTS SCHOLARSHIPS Technical Direction Allison Robinson, Technical Direction CATHARINE WHYTE MEMORIAL ENDOWMENT

Lighting Xingna Low Hui En, Lighting Technician LASZLO L. FUNTEK ENDOWMENT Noriko Marumo, Chamber Werx and

Candide Lighting Technician JEANNIE MCWHINNIE ENDOWMENT FUND Cullen McGrail, Lighting Technician IBM THEATRE CRAFTS ENDOWMENT Projection Nicolas Filteau, Projection Technologist Judy K. Suh, Projection Design, Chamber Werx Properties Nina Mueller, Properties Builder Zoë Leclerc-Kennedy, Properties Builder Patrick Peachey Higdon, Properties Builder Noelle Hamlyn, Properties Builder*

Scenic Carpentry Cassidy Armstrong, Scenic Carpenter Christian Zeretzke, Scenic Carpenter

Scenic Art Tess Faria, Scenic Artist Stephanie Porrior, Scenic Artist Sound Chandresh Johnson, Chamber Werx Sound Technician IAN S. LEE MEMORIAL ENDOWMENT Federico Sagolpa, Candide Sound Technician

CANADIAN PACIFIC HOTELS ENDOWMENT Stage Carpentry Raili Boe, Stage Technician SONJA AND MICHAEL KOERNER ENDOWMENT Eric Bouchard, Chamber Werx Stage Technician Gower Roberts, Stage Technician SUSAN SIVERSKY MEMORIAL ENDOWMENT Wardrobe Naomi Baldwin Webb, Wardrobe Technician Olivia Derksen, Wardrobe Management Audreyline Lanoix, Wardrobe Technician Monica Nyilas, Wardrobe Maintenance Technician Liisa Pitkaranta, Wardrobe Technician Sonya Vallis, Wardrobe Technician Wardrobe - Boots & Shoes Sophie Moynan, Boots & Shoes Technician * Wardrobe - Millinery Kira Duff, Millinery Technician Noelle Hamlyn, Millinery Technician Wigs & Makeup Kristin Jones, Wigs & Make-up Rebecca Klassen, Wigs & Make-up

BIOGRAPHIES

Opera in the 21st Century, Faculty Joel Ivany Artistic Director, Opera in the 21st Century Stage Director, Orphée+ Stage Director Joel Ivany is the founder and artistic director of Against the Grain Theatre and is the artistic director of Opera in the 21st Century at Banff Centre for

Arts and Creativity. His recent directing credits include staging Plácido Domingo’s 50th Anniversary Gala at LA Opera as well as productions of Dead Man Walking (Vancouver Opera, Minnesota Opera), Verdi’s Macbeth (Minnesota Opera), Carmen (Vancouver Opera, Canadian Opera Company), Les Contes d’Hoffmann (Edmonton Opera), Gavin Bryars’ Marilyn Forever (Adelaide Festival, Australia) Kopernikus (Banff Centre), and revival director for Le nozze di Figaro (Norwegian National Opera). He is equally at home on the concert stage collaborating with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra on productions of Mozart’s Requiem and Kurt Weill’s The Seven Deadly Sins. He is the winner of the Dora award, Outstanding New Opera for Figaro’s Wedding in 2014. He is a prizewinner in the European Opera Directing Prize for his concept of Bellini’s I Capuleti e i Montecchi.

He holds a music degree from Western University where he was recently selected to join the Music Wall of Fame as well as an artist diploma in Opera Directing from the University of Toronto. www.joelivany.com | Twitter: @joelivany |Instagram: @joel.ivany

Topher Mokrzewski Program Music Director, Opera in the 21st Century Conductor Orphée+, Candide Conductor, pianist and vocal coach, Topher Mokrzewski is a steadily rising figure in the world of Canadian opera. He is currently Music Director of the acclaimed Toronto indie opera company Against the Grain Theatre, is Music Director of the Opera in the 21st Century

program at Banff Centre and recently completed four seasons as Resident Conductor of Calgary Opera. A graduate of the Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio and the Eastman School of Music, he is frequently sought as a soloist, collaborator and music director. He has served on the music staff of the Canadian Opera Company, Opera Atelier, the Chautauqua Institute, Highlands Opera Studio, among others.

Recent conducting engagements of note include: Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia, South Pacific and The Mikado at Calgary Opera, Vivier’s Kopernikus and Britten’s The Rape of Lucretia at Banff Centre and the Toronto Summer Music Festival, Handel’s Messiah, Bound (a reimagined updated Handel project) and the critically acclaimed production of A Little Too Cozy with AtG, Corigliano’s Mr. Tambourine Man at the Glenn Gould School and a concert of Armenian music with soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian and the McGill Chamber Orchestra.

As pianist, Topher recently performed Messiaen’s titanic Turangalîla Symphonie with the Calgary Philharmonic and served as Master Clinician for Tapestry Opera’s Songbook training program.

The remainder of 2018 sees Mokrzewski returning to Against the Grain Theatre, as well as the Banff Centre, where he will conduct Gluck’s Orphée et Eurydice and Bernstein’s Candide.

A Toronto native, Mokrzewski has been described by music critic John Terauds as “one of those bright, eager, whip-smart young artists who could give even the most hardened cynic a jolt of optimism about the future of classical music and opera...” and was named one of CBC Music’s “Hot 30 Classical Musicians under 30” in 2013. www.christophermokrzewski.com | Twitter: @Tophski | Instagram: @tophskimokrzewski

Alexandre Neef

General Director, Canadian Opera Company Guest Faculty Alexander Neef, appointed General Director of the Canadian Opera Company in June 2008, has worked with some of the most prestigious arts organizations in the world. His career as an artistic

administrator has taken him from the Salzburg Festival to the RuhrTriennale in Germany, Opéra national de Paris and New York City Opera, to leading the Canadian Opera Company, Canada’s largest opera company and one of the most important in North America. The Director of Casting for Opéra national de Paris from August 2004 to September 2008, Mr. Neef was one of Gerard Mortier’s closest collaborators and was instrumental in the production of over 80 operas. In addition to his role at Opéra national de Paris, in March 2007, Mr. Neef joined Gerard Mortier as Mortier prepared for his tenure at New York City Opera. Previously, Mr. Neef was a member of the artistic administration at the RuhrTriennale, a three-year, multi-disciplinary festival in the Ruhr region of Germany where he was responsible for opera, theatre, and dance productions as well as concerts and events. Prior to his tenure at the RuhrTriennale, he spent two seasons at the Salzburg Festival as a production manager with the artistic administration. Mr. Neef has a master of arts from Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen where he studied Latin Philology and Modern History. Twitter: @alexanderncoc

Judith Forst Vocal Faculty Canadian mezzo-soprano Judith Forst has sung with most major opera companies throughout North America and Europe, including over 250 performances with the New York Metropolitan Opera. She has performed frequently with the San Francisco Opera Company, the Chicago Lyric Opera, the Canadian Opera Company, Dallas

Opera, Houston Lyric Opera, New York City Opera and the Vancouver Opera Association. Recent European engagements have included performances in Italy, the Czech Republic and the Netherlands. She made her debut at Italy’s legendary La Scala in 2006 singing Kabachinka in Janacek’s Kata Kabanova. Ms Forst’s most recent North American successes have included highly-acclaimed performances as Kabachinka at the Met, Kostelnika in Janacek’s Jenufa with the Dallas Opera, and Dead Man Walking with the Pittsburgh Opera. She has sung for over 10 seasons with the Santa Fe Opera. Her 2013 performances of the Old Prioress in Poulenc’s Dialogues of the Carmelites with the Canadian Opera Company were hailed as “emotionally shattering” and “magnificent.”

Ms Forst scored a personal and critical triumph in 2010 with her world premiere performance as Lillian Alling with the Vancouver Opera Association. She performed another world premiere with the Calgary Opera in January 2011, singing in Bramwell Tovey’s The Inventor.

In 1991 Ms Forst received an honourary Doctorate of Letters from the University of British Columbia, the first performing artist alumna to be so honoured, and in 1995, the University of Victoria conferred upon Ms Forst an Honourary Doctorate of Music. In 1992, Forst was inducted into the Order of Canada and in 2001 she was inducted into the Order of British Columbia. In 2004, she received Canada’s prestigious Ruby Award marking her distinguished worldwide career in opera.

Laura Tucker Vocal Faculty and Stage Direction, Candide American Mezzo-soprano Laura Tucker studied at Seattle Pacific University earning a Bachelor of Arts, later receiving a Masters in Music Performance from the Manhattan School of Music. She continued her operatic training for three years as a young artist at

The Julliard Opera Center, at Lincoln Center, New York City. Having performed numerous roles in opera houses across North America, Ms. Tucker’s engagements featured appearances at the New York City Opera, Boston Lyric Opera, Seattle Opera, the Philadelphia and Canadian Opera Companies, to name a few. Highlights of her European performances include performances at The Barbicon Center of London, the Wexford Festival, Ireland, and the New Music Festival in Huddersfield, England. Beloved roles of Ms. Tucker include Charlotte from Werther, Sesto from La Clemenza di Tito, Dorabella from Cosi fan Tutte, countless Cherubinos, Octavian from Rosenkavalier, Erika from Barber’s Vanessa, and Count Orlofsky in the Canadian Opera Company’s latest production of Die Fledermaus. In 2018 Ms. Tucker performed her first Verdi role, that of Amneris in a co-production of Aida presented by the Columbus Symphony Orchestra and Opera Columbus. Equally at home on the concert stage, Ms. Tucker has appeared as a soloist in a variety of repertoire at Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, the Chicago Ravinia Festival and Mostly Mozart Festivals, New York City. She was privileged to sing the title role of Marco Polo in the North American premier of the opera Marco Polo by Tan Dun at Lincoln Center. Ms. Tucker is a member of the Voice Faculty of the University of Toronto and serves as a dramatic coach to the young artists of the Canadian Opera Company’s ensemble members.

Michael Heaston Guest Faculty and Coach Michael Heaston is a respected artistic administrator, collaborative pianist, and vocal coach. He is the Executive Director of the prestigious Lindemann Young Artist Development Program at The Metropolitan Opera. Prior to this appointment he served as the

Associate Artistic Director of The Glimmerglass Festival, where he oversaw the Young Artists Program and all matters of musical administration. He was also the Director of the Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program, American Opera Initiative and Advisor to the Artistic Director at Washington National Opera. He was named one of Musical America’s top 30 Professionals of the Year for 2015 and spent six seasons at The Dallas Opera, where he was Head of Music Staff and Assistant Conductor for over 25 productions. Michael is a sought-after adjudicator for competitions and clinician for master classes at festivals and conservatories worldwide and has partnered some of today’s most important opera stars in concert.

Sandra Horst Faculty Pianist and Coach Sandra Horst is the Director of Musical Studies for the Opera Division at the University of Toronto where her conducting credits include Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’amore, Poulenc’s La voix Humaine and Les Mamelles de Tiresias, Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel, Debussy’s L’Enfant et les Sortileges and L’heure Espangnol and

Taptoo! by John Beckwith. Ms. Horst is also Chorus Master of the Canadian Opera Company and Audition Consultant for Opera Theatre of St Louis. Recognized by Wilfrid Laurier University as “100 Alumni of Achievement”, she also serves as a judge for the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. Formerly the chorus master of Opera Theatre of St Louis and Edmonton Opera, she has also worked with the Juilliard Opera Center, Chautauqua Institute School of Singing, Boston Lyric Opera, Opera Saskatchewan, Opera Ontario and the Banff Centre for the Arts. She has been heard as the host of CBC Radio’s “This is My Music”, and in recital on the CBC and WGBH Radio in New England.

Michael McMahon Faculty Pianist and Coach Pianist Michael McMahon is the preferred partner to many of Canada’s finest singers. He has performed frequently throughout Canada, Europe, Japan and the USA.

Following his studies at McGill University in Montreal, Michael continued his musical education in Vienna at the Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst, the Franz Schubert Institute, and in Salzburg at the Mozarteum. During this time, he studied with such legendary artists as Erik Werba, Hans Hotter,

Elly Ameling, Jörg Demus, and Kim Borg. In addition to his active performing schedule, Michael McMahon is a Professor at the Schulich School of Music of McGill University in Montreal. As both a vocal coach and piano professor, he frequently gives masterclasses across Canada and Europe and has had long associations with l’Atelier lyrique de L’Opéra de Montréal, Opera Nuova, the Orford Arts Centre and the Banff Centre for the Arts. Additionally, Michael is a resident artist at the Franz Schubert Institute in Baden bei Wien, Austria. He can be heard on numerous broadcast recordings for the English and French networks of the CBC, as well as for the BBC, RBTF, Radio Suisse Romande, and Radio France. His recordings on the Marquis, CBC, Atma, and Analekta labels have met with critical acclaim, including Juno nominations and the Prix Opus. Michael McMahon was honoured with a Ruby Award by Opera Canada in 2012 for his contribution to music in Canada.

Jennifer Szeto Head Program Coach “Jennifer Szeto, who was impressive in the recital… continued to show why she’s one of the most promising of young collaborative pianists in Canada” (Scena Musicale). Pianist Jennifer Szeto was most recently an Adler Fellow at the San Francisco Opera and an Apprentice Coach with the 2016 Merola Opera Program. In 2014-2016, she was a member of the Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio, where she assisted in seven productions and over 15 recitals in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre over a two year period. She was previously apprentice with the Opéra de Montréal Atelier Lyrique. She holds a

M.Mus. Piano Accompaniment (McGill) and has received additional training from SongFest and Franz Schubert Institut, Austria.

In addition to her career as a performer, Miss Szeto is co-founder of Musique 3 Femmes, a project that aims to support the work of female leaders in classical music. In 2018, they announced the Mécénat Musica Prix 3 Femmes, a new $25,000 award for women in opera creation. http://www.musique3femmes.com

Leela Gilday Program Indigenous Cultural Advisor A passionate singer/songwriter and soulful performer, Leela Gilday has a voice that comes straight from the heart. Confessing her stories to her audiences with a gutsy voice and open stage presence, Gilday weaves her experiences as a northerner, a

member of the Dene nation, and a traveler into a beautiful world that transports the listener. With four full-length recordings and a long touring history, Gilday has numerous awards to her credit, including a Juno, two Western Canadian Music Awards, Aboriginal Female Entertainer of the Year to name a few. Based out of Yellowknife, NT, Leela has toured festivals and concert halls with her four-piece band through every province and territory in Canada. She has also played internationally in several countries including Japan, US, Greenland, Denmark, and New Zealand. Her live shows, and many appearances on television and radio have earned her an important place in the Aboriginal music scene, as well as a loyal mainstream following.

Elliot Madore Baritone and Artist-in-Residence Canadian baritone Elliot Madore has been praised for his “movie star quality” (Merkur) and “exceptional” artistry (New York Times). In the 2017-2018 season, he returns to the San Francisco Opera for the world premiere of John Adams’ Girls of the Golden West directed by Peter Sellars and the Zurich Opera as Germano in La

scala di seta. He will debut with the Berlin Philharmonic as The Cat/Grandfather Clock in L’enfant et les sortilèges conducted by Seiji Ozawa, with the Bremen Kammerphilharmonie in Pelléas et Melisande conducted by Mirga Gražinyte-Tyla, and with the Los Angeles Philharmonic singing Papageno’s arias with Gustavo Dudamel. He returns to the Tanglewood Music Festival to sing Bernstein’s Songfest with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. In his signature role of Pelléas in Pelléas et Melisande, he made his Bayerische Staatsoper debut in a new production at the Prinzregententehater. He’s sung Pelleas with Franz Welser-Möst and the Cleveland Orchestra, at Opéra-Théâtre de Limoges, and with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra under Charles Dutoit. He has appeared as Figaro in The Barber of Seville and Mercutio in the new production of Roméo et Juliette conducted by Gianandrea Noseda which was broadcast worldwide in HD at the Metropolitan Opera. In addition to the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, Mr. Madore was the recipient of the 2010 George London Award for a Canadian Singer from the George London Foundation and the recipient of the ARIAS Emerging Young Artist Award from Opera Canada. Elliot Madore is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music where he studied with Marlena Malas.

Amiel Gladstone Stage Director, Chamber Werx Amiel Gladstone is a West Coast based writer and director.

Recent opera includes Rattenbury and Tosca for Pacific Opera Victoria, Dark Sisters and Lucia di Lammermoor for Vancouver

Opera, as well as several operas for young folks for Vancouver Opera In Schools.

As a director, his productions have been both site specific in unusual venues and in traditional theatres, with companies such as the Alberta Theatre Projects, Arts Club, Belfry, Caravan Farm Theatre, Factory Theatre, Firehall, the Guild in Whitehorse, Musical Stage Co, Theatre Replacement, Theatre Conspiracy, Theatre SKAM, Vancouver Playhouse, and the PuSh Festival.

As a playwright, his plays have been produced by Alberta Theatre Projects, Belfry Theatre, Touchstone Theatre, Caravan Farm Theatre, the National Arts Centre, Solo Collective, Western Edge Theatre, Theatre SKAM, as well as internationally in the United States, France, and Romania.

James Cheung Music Director/Piano, Chamber Werx After completing undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in piano at the Royal Academy of Music and the Moscow Conservatoire James Cheung has established a career in chamber music and song accompaniment.

Highlights of this season have included recitals with Christian Gerhaher at the Wigmore Hall, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Dusseldorf Tonhalle and Cambridge University, Messiaen’s Quartet for the end of time in the UK and Germany and recitals at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden. Future plans include further tours with Christian Gerhaher and recording for Sony Classical.

James performs regularly with singers including Ian Bostridge, Joan Rodgers, Elizabeth Watts, Benjamin Appl, Marcus Farnsworth and chamber music partners have included Lawrence Power, Maximilian Hornung and Gerold Huber. James’ first experience of the song repertoire was at the Aldeburgh Festival where he returned many times as a scholar studying with teachers such as Malcolm Martineau, Roger Vignoles, Andrew West and most notably Gerold Huber and then subsequently to teach and as the pianist for Matthias Goerne’s Masterclasses.

James frequently adjudicates competitions, most recently the Lieder competition at the Royal Academy of music and is a visiting artist at Oxford University where he gives masterclasses. He has recorded live on BBC radio and BBC television and can be heard as the pianist in the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

Anna Treusch Set and Costume Designer, Chamber Werx Anna is a Set and Costume Designer who has worked with companies across Canada such as The National Arts Centre, Against the Grain, Theatre St. John’s, Nightwood Theatre, Factory Theatre, Common Boots Theatre, Thousand Islands Playhouse, among others. She has also been a designer for many educational institutions, namely Sheridan Collage, University of Toronto Opera School, Glenn Gould School, St, Clair College, Randolph Academy, Humber College and George Brown College. Anna has been nominated for such awards as the Pauline McGibbon Award, the Virginia Myrtle Cooper

Award and been the recipient of a DORA award.

Jason Hand Lighting Designer, Chamber Werx Jason has lit productions for the Canadian Opera Company (Carmen), Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Seven Deadly Sins), Edmonton Opera (The Tales of Hoffmann), Minnesota Opera (Macbeth), Vancouver Opera (Carmen), Tapestry Opera (Oksana G., M’Dea Undone), The Banff Centre (The Rape of Lucretia,

Kopernikus), and Opera Lyra (The Marriage of Figaro). As Resident Lighting Designer for Against the Grain Theatre, has lit La Bohème, Turn of the Screw, Figaro’s Wedding, Pelléas et Mélisande, Death and Desire, #UncleJohn, AtG’s Messiah, A Little Too Cozy, and Ayre.

His designs for theatre include productions for Young People’s Theatre, Tarragon Theatre, Canadian Stage, the Stratford Festival, the Shaw Festival, Theatre Calgary, and Soulpepper. He teaches a lighting design at the National Theatre School of Canada. He has been nominated for three Dora Awards (Toronto), is a recipient of a META Award (Montreal), and is a protégé recipient of the prestigious Siminovitch Prize in Theatre. Upcoming projects include Mary Poppins at Young People’s Theatre, as well as productions for Grand Theatre, Crow’s Theatre, and Factory Theatre.

Jeff-Antoine Cote (Acote) Sound Designer, Chamber Werx Acote is the new alias belonging to Toronto artist Jeff-Antoine Cote (fka BSMNT), blending minimal techno, drone, dub and bass music in a live hardware and DJ setting. Released on New Kanada, Modern Math, Aufect Recordings, Sounds of Sumo and Meat & Produce, as well as playing high profile events such as It’s Not U It’s Me at The Power Plant series, Shambhala Music Festival, HausMusik, TedTalks, and the FAWN Chamber Creative, he has developed the reputation

for never performing the same set twice. Mr. Cote’s early production has been recognized on media platforms such as XLR8R, BigUp Magazine,and BBC radio one which contributed to an invitation to participate in the Red Bull Montreal Bass Camp and to a faculty position at the Banff Centre of the Arts for the Chamber Music Program. Constantly exploring unique concepts, Acote has been involved in operas, baroque music concerts, arts installations and various audio/visual performances. Acote manipulates a vast pool of echoes and soundscapes according to the energy in a room, where he develops a personal bond between the viewer/listener/dancer and the artist.

Donna Sharpe Program Stage Manager and Stage Manager, Chamber Werx Donna Sharpe is a Calgary-based Stage Manager, working in opera, musical theatre and new performance creation. Favorite credits include No One’s Safe, The Rakes Progress (Banff Centre) Tosca, Onegin, The Marriage of Figaro, Silent Night, Moby-Dick, Carmen, The Magic Flute, Gianni Schicchi, Die tote Stadt, Dead Man Walking, Sweeney Todd (Calgary Opera), South Pacific, Mikado, Candide, Pirates of Penzance (Opera in the Village), Million Dollar Quartet (Stage West Calgary) Albert Herring, La Traviata (Opera on the Avalon). After Chamber

Werx, Donna will begin collaboration on the world premiere of Jukebox Hero the Musical. Ms. Sharpe also enjoys teaching, mentoring students and working with Young Artist Programs for Directors, Artists, and Stage Managers. Thank you, Diane Bartosh and Ira Tuzlukova for all your good work.

Cimmeron Meyer Program Technical Director, Chamber Werx and Candide Cimmeron is a freelance designer, technical director and arts administrator. She has a decade of experience as technical director (Vertigo Theatre, The Calgary Stampede Grandstand Show) and as production manager (One Yellow Rabbit Performance Theatre, The Old Trout Puppet Workshop and Lunchbox Theatre). Participating in the development of new work and experimental forms in theatre is the inspiration for the bulk of Cimmeron’s design and production work. She has designed lighting for Theatre Calgary, The National

Arts Centre (Twelfth Night), The Stratford Festival (Bakkahi), The Old Trout Puppet Workshop (Ignorance, The Erotic Anguish of Don Juan, Famous Puppet Death Scenes), Gwaandak Theatre (The Unplugging). She is the recipient of two Betty Mitchell Awards and one Sterling Award for Outstanding Lighting Design.

Kate McMillan Company Manager Kate has over ten years of experience in arts management and has recently moved from her homeland of Australia to Banff. Graduating from the Victorian College of the Arts in 2006, she worked in stage management on productions such as Guys and Dolls; and for the

National Institute of Circus Arts, before moving into company management for the Australian premiere season of Jersey Boys. Since 2011, Kate has worked in various roles for Opera Australia, based at both the Sydney Opera House and in Melbourne. Most recently she was Opera Australia’s Associate Producer, Touring – managing two schools tours seen by over 70,000 children a year; and an annual tour of full scale opera, travelling across Australia from capital cities to remote outback towns.

Alexander Hajek Guest Artist† – Maximillian, Candide Canadian baritone Alexander Hajek has made a mark worldwide with frequent engagements in both Europe and North America. His impressive credits include Schaunard in LA BOHÈME for the Dresden Opera, Yuri in Tapestry Opera’s OKSANA G., Lt. Gordon in SILENT NIGHT with the Atlanta Opera and Opéra de Montréal, Baron Zeta in DIE LUSTIGE WITWE for the Edmonton Opera and he appeared in AIDA for Halle. At Stadttheater Giessen, he was featured in LA TRAVIATA, DON GIOVANNI and LA FORZA DEL DESTINO. An alumnus of the Canadian Opera Company Ensemble and a graduate of the

Juilliard School, further credits include DON PASQUALE for the Royal Opera House in Muskat, and Sulpice in LA FILLE DU REGIMENT for Seattle Opera.

Opera in the 21st Century - Participants

Andrew Bensler (Canada) Violin – Orphée+, Chamber Werx, Candide Frederick Louis Crosby Memorial Endowment Hailing from Stratford, Ontario, violinist and violist Andrew Bensler has performed extensively as an orchestral musician with major orchestras throughout Ontario, Canada, and abroad. A member of the Windsor Symphony Orchestra since 2014, Andrew held leading positions in the Thunder Bay Symphony for five seasons from 2001-2006. He has played with Tapestry Opera, Against the Grain Theatre, and the Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra, and plays regularly with the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, the

Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, and London Symphonia. Appearing frequently in the Stratford Festival Orchestra, Andrew was featured as an on-stage soloist during the Stratford Festival’s 2008 production of Hamlet.

Tracy Cantin (Canada) Soprano† - Chamber Werx, Candide

Alice and Betty Schultz Scholarships Endowment Fund Praised for her "full, gleaming sound" (Chicago Tribune), Canadian soprano Tracy Cantin "has it all - agility, power and dazzling coloratura" (Chicago Sun-Times). A recent graduate of Lyric Opera of

Chicago’s prestigious Ryan Opera Center, Cantin garnered rave reviews when she made an unexpected debut this past May at The Canadian Opera Company in the title role of Donizetti’s demanding Anna Bolena, replacing Sondra Radvanovsky. An avid concert performer, Cantin will join the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Scotland this Fall for Bernstein's Songfest, followed by a celebration of Wagner with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra where she will perform Brünnhilde’s Immolation Scene from Götterdämmerung.

Brad Cherwin (Canada) Clarinet+ - Orphée+, Chamber Werx, Candide Barbara and John Poole Endowment Brad Cherwin is a Toronto-based clarinetist. His performances have been called “astounding,” and noted for their “technical prowess [and] perfect conveyance of … wit, humor, and effect” by The

Sarasota Herald-Tribune. The Calgary Herald has hailed his playing as “a total success ... as flexible in tone as possible.” Brad is also the co-director of Happenstance, a chamber music series in Toronto. The ensemble has been hailed for its “obscene amount of talent,” (Wholenote Magazine), and their performances have been lauded as “superbly planned, with a rich banquet of textures and colours … Next time these people throw a recital, run don’t walk.” (Lydia Perovic, Definitely the Opera)

Lindsay Connolly (Canada) Mezzo Soprano – Chamber Werx, Candide Eileen Higgin Calgary Theatre Singers Endowment Recently graduated with a Masters of Music from McGill University, Lindsay Connolly is ready for the scary post-graduate world. While at McGill, Lindsay covered Ruggiero in Alcina, sang Second Witch

(Dido and Aeneas), Old Lady (Candide), and chorus (Die Fledermaus, Lucia di Lammermoor) while also keeping a busy schedule assistant directing, researching feminist musicology, and planning recitals connected to her research. While based out of Montreal, Lindsay loves trips back east where she most recently performed Ramiro in Opera Nova Scotia’s La Finta Giardiniera. When she isn’t in a practice room, or researching, Lindsay enjoys perfecting her chocolate chip cookie recipe.

Adam Da Ros (Canada) Assistant Stage Director†- Chamber Werx, Candide David Spencer Emerging Vocalists Endowment Adam Da Ros is a recent alumnus of the Yulanda M. Faris Young Artists Program at Vancouver Opera, where he also worked in the Artistic Planning department for two seasons. Stage directing

credits include an original adaptation of Mozart’s Idomeneo for Manitoba Underground Opera at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, The Scorpion’s Sting with Vancouver Opera in Schools, and The Barber of Seville with Burnaby Lyric Opera. Adam has also served as a music director, pianist, and administrator for various organizations and festivals, and will be joining Minnesota Opera as Resident Artist Stage Director for the 2018/2019 season.

Katharine Dain (USA) Soprano – Chamber Werx, Candide Marnie Warrack Memorial Endowment Award American-Dutch soprano Katharine Dain performs chamber music, opera, oratorio, and song throughout Europe and North America, with particular focus on contemporary works and the lyric repertoire from Mozart to Strauss. An insatiably curious collaborative musician, her last several seasons have included engagements at the Dutch National Opera, Holland Festival, Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Musikverein Vienna, and West Cork Chamber Music Festival, among others;

after a win at the Clermont-Ferrand International Voice Competition of 2017, she is currently featured in a new production of Mozart’s Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Konstanze) touring to five French opera houses. www.katharinedain.com

Jesse Dietschi (Canada) Bass+ - Orphée+, Chamber Werx, Candide Isobel and Tom Rolston Fellowships in Music Endowment Toronto bassist, Jesse Dietschi is a versatile musician and composer equally experienced in jazz, classical, and popular music. He holds graduate degrees in Jazz Performance (U of Toronto), Orchestral

Performance (Glenn Gould School, RCM), and Composition (Brandon U). He has performed, toured, and recorded with rock groups, orchestras, and jazz ensembles across North America, including the Canadian Opera Company and Esprit orchestras, Against the Grain Theatre, The Headstones, Metric, Tunnel Six, and the Luminato Festival, and has been a featured soloist with orchestras in both Ontario and the US.

Sarah Gans (Canada) Cello – Orphée+, Chamber Werx, Candide John and Sheilagh Langille Artist Award Sarah Gans, cellist, was born in Toronto, Ontario. In 2016 Sarah began as the Assistant Principal Cellist of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. Prior to this, Sarah graduated with a Master of Music

from the Juilliard School where she studied with Darrett Adkins. There, she was the recipient of the Irene Diamond Graduate Fellowship as well as awarded the Grunin Prize in Cello. Sarah graduated with a Bachelor of Music from McGill where she studied with Matt Haimovitz. There she was a recipient of the Lloyd Carr-Harris Scholarship, and upon graduation, was awarded the Salsinger Tani Gold Medal as well as recognized for Outstanding Achievement in Cello Performance.

Brian Gilling (USA) Assistant Conductor – Chamber Werx, Candide Kim and Jeff van Steenbergen Artist Award Pianist-conductor Brian Gilling has distinguished himself as an exceptionally versatile musician and collaborator, performing chamber music, art song, opera, and orchestral music. He has

received praise for his "surehanded leadership" (New York Times) and his "thorough musicianship" (PGH in the Round). He has music directed and conducted LoftOpera and Undercroft Opera, and has also worked with Opera Saratoga and Berkshire Opera Festival. In the 2018 - 2019 season, he will serve as the coach accompanist in the young artist program at Opera Colorado. A passionate advocate for new music, Brian serves as the music director, pianist, and conductor for NAT 28 — a new music group based in Pittsburgh.

José Manuel González Caro (Mexico) Baritone – Orphée+, Chamber Werx, Candide Jenny Belzberg Endowment Originally from San Luis Potosi, his studies have been with various teachers, among whom are Liliana Del Conde, Carlos Serrano and others. Caro has been part of several international festivals in Germany, Italy and Spain. He was the winner of the Canada

Friendship Award, and took second place at the San Miguel Allende Opera Competition 2017. He was also the winner of several awards from the Linus Lerner International Song Competition 2017, and first place of the 35th Carlo Morelli opera contest 2017. He was a finalist in the auditions of the Centre de Perfeccionament Plácido Domingo. He is part of the Sinaloa Opera Workshop.

Carly Gordon, (USA) Oboe - Orphée+, Chamber Werx, Candide David and Peggy Leighton Endowment Lauded for her “warmly phrased” playing (Classical Voice of North Carolina), Carly Gordon currently serves as Second Oboe in the Palm Beach Symphony and Florida Grand Opera orchestras. In past seasons, she has performed with the Rochester Bach Festival, VOICES Chamber Orchestra, and Gulf Coast Opera. An avid chamber musician, Carly is a founding member of the Downwind Quintet, a Montreal-based ensemble dedicated to contemporary

music and interdisciplinary performance. Carly completed her undergraduate degree in Oboe Performance at the Eastman School of Music under Richard Killmer, and holds a Master of Music degree from McGill University under Jacqueline Leclair. www.carlyjgordon.com

Jamie Groote (Canada) Mezzo Soprano - Orphée+, Chamber Werx, Candide Dorothy Cranstone Endowment Mezzo Soprano, Jamie Groote is currently completing her Masters of Operatic Performance at University of Toronto where she is thrilled to have had the opportunity to perform Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni) this past year. Other roles to date include: Nicklausse (Les contes d’Hoffman), Romeo (I Capuleti e i Montecchi), Enfant (L’enfant et les sortilèges), Fox (Cunning Little Vixen), Jade Boucher (Dead man walking), and Mrs. Gibbs (Our town). This past season

Jamie also performed with Central City Opera and looks forward to her debut with both Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony as Mercédès (Carmen), and as a soloist with the Etobicoke Philharmonic Orchestra this season.

River Guard (Canada) Tenor – Chamber Werx, Candide Joyce and David Keith Scholarship for the Arts Hailing from Hamilton, Ontario, River Guard graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo studying with Mezzo-Soprano, Kimberly Barber. University roles include Tanzmeister in Ariadne auf Naxos, and Nathanaël, Spalanzani, and Franz in Les contes d’Hoffmann. In the summer of 2016 he sang the role of Rinuccio in Halifax Summer Opera Festival’s production of Gianni Schicchi. This past summer, River returned to Opera NUOVA to sing the role of Lensky in Eugene Onegin under Maestro Gordon Gerrard. River

completed his Opera Diploma at Wilfrid Laurier University this year, and sang Martin in Aaron Copland’s The Tender Land. River will be continuing his studies at The University of Toronto for their Masters in Opera program in the fall.

Shane Hanson (Canada) Countertenor – Orphée+, Chamber Werx, Candide David Spencer Emerging Vocalists Endowment Fund Shane Hanson has established himself as an in-demand countertenor in the Vancouver area. Receiving great praise for his performances locally and abroad, the Canadian born continues to

create a professional reputation while completing his studies at the University of British Columbia under the direction of Nancy Hermiston and Dale Throness. He has performed with the UBC Opera Ensemble, Vancouver Symphony, Early Music Vancouver, and Chilliwack Symphony. Shane's most notable achievements of 2018 include earning second place in the northwest region of the Met Competition, and covering Orphee for ATG Theatre's Orphee. Upcoming performances include Pergolesi Stabat Mater in EMV's summer series.

Gina Hanzlik (Canada) Soprano - Orphée+, Chamber Werx, Candide Brenda Mackie Artists' Awards Performing with “a voice that is both brilliant in technique and deep in expressiveness,” (Ludwig van Montreal) American soprano Gina Hanzlik comes to Canada by way of Detroit, MI where she was an

urban educator. Recent credits include Cunegonde (Candide), Lucia (Lucia di Lammermoor), Adele (Die Fledermaus), Madame Herz (The Impressario), and Sister Rose (Dead Man Walking), and concert appearances with McGill Symphony Orchestra, Tapestry Opera, Banff Center, and Montreal Society of Vocal Arts. Gina holds degrees from McGill University, University of Michigan, and University of Minnesota and currently studies with Dominique Labelle, Stephen Hargreaves, and Michael McMahon.

Brenna Hardy-Kavanagh (Canada) Viola+ - Orphée+, Chamber Werx, Candide

David Weyant and Charlene Anderson Artist Award Violinist-violist Brenna Hardy-Kavanagh’s love for chamber and orchestral music has taken her all over the world, with performances in Canada, the United States, Brazil, Ireland, England, Wales, Germany, Italy, Poland, and Romania. Brenna was recently appointed to the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony and is a founding member of the Against the Grain Ensemble. She performs regularly with companies such as Tapestry Opera and Pocket

Concerts and served as interim principal second violin of the Regina Symphony Orchestra for the 2017-2018 season. Brenna plays on a 2002 violin by Ottawa luthier Guy Harrison and a 2005 viola by Toronto luthier John Newton.

Nicole Joanne (Canada) Soprano† - Orphée+, Chamber Werx, Candide

Ruby Mercer Endowment Alberta born soprano Nicole Joanne is known equally well for her warm, flexible, and powerful voice. During her educational career she performed various leading roles, including the memorable

performance of Tatiana in Eugene Onegin under the direction of renowned conductor David Agler. In 2017 she made her professional debut with Vancouver opera in the production of Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro. Aside from singing Nicole enjoys powerlifting and spending time with her niece and nephews.

Beste Kalender (Canada) Mezzo Soprano† - Chamber Werx, Candide

T.C. Hargrave Scholarship in Voice Endowment

A frequent performer on concert and opera stages internationally, award winning mezzo-soprano Beste Kalender was featured as The New Artist of The Month by the Musical America Worldwide. She has recently performed at Carnegie Hall, Helikon Opera, Bolshoi Theatre and Les Chorégies D’Orange. Her repertoire includes roles such as Carmen & Mercedes (Calgary Opera), La Belle Helene (TOT), Countess (I Due Figaro, Opera in Concert), Zerlina (Amici Chamber Ensemble), Bianca (The Rape of Lucretia, Banff Centre), Giovanna (Rigoletto,

Teatro Comunale di Bologna), Cenerentola (Music Academy of The West), and Cherubino (Richmond Hill Centre). Beste is a two times recipient of the Canada Council for The Arts Sylva Gelber Award and the Inaugural Stuart Hamilton Memorial Award.

Holly Kroeker (Canada) Répétiteur – Chamber Werx / Keyboards – Orphée+ David Spencer Emerging Vocalists Endowment Fund Alberta raised pianist Holly Kroeker is graduate of the Yulanda M. Faris Young Artist Program at Vancouver Opera. She holds a Master’s degree in Collaborative piano from the University of Toronto and a BMus from the University of Alberta. She has been a participant at several summer opera festivals including the Hawaii Performing Arts Festival, the Centre for Opera Studies in Italy (COSI), and Opera Nuova. Holly has been a ballet rehearsal

pianist for companies including Ballet Jorgen and the National Ballet of Canada In Studio. Next season Holly will be joining the Atelier Lyrique in Montreal as Young Artist Coach and Repetiteur.

Jean-Philippe Lazure (Canada) Tenor – Chamber Werx, Candide Annie Romanchuk Endowment Award Jean-Philippe Lazure is a former member of Canadian Opera Company’s Ensemble Studio where we could catch him in roles such as Remendado in Carmen, Curzio and Basilio in Nozze di

Figaro, and Almaviva in Barbiere di Siviglia. Highlights from 2017-18 include the roles of Cartier and Père André in Louis Riel with the COC, NAC and Opera Quebec, Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi with Orchestra Toronto, Ferrando in Cosi fan tutte with TLOC, and will debut with Opera Kelowna as Remendado in Carmen in August 2018. Concert highlights include Carmina Burana with the OSM, Mozart's Lo sposo deluso with the TSO, and the Saint Matthew Passion with Chœur Classique Montréal.

Patrick McGill (USA) Tenor – Chamber Werx, Candide Ruby Mercer Endowment Hailed as having “clear, round intonation” and a “glorious sound” (Chronicle Journal) American tenor Patrick McGill received a Bachelors of Music in Vocal Performance from The Boston Conservatory in 2014 and a Masters in Early Music Performance from McGill University in May 2017. Past performances include Normanno in Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor, Lurcanio in Handel’s Ariodante, Tenor soloist in Handel’s Messiah and Israel in Egypt , Torquemada in Maurice Ravel’s L’heure espagnole, Gabriel von Eisenstein in Johann Strauss

II’s Die Fledermaus, Oronte in Handel’s Alcina (Cover), and Trio in Trouble in Tahiti.

David Nagy (Hungary) Bassoon - Orphée+, Chamber Werx, Candide Lucy and Stephen Maxym Endowment Award-Winning Bassoonist David A. Nagy is an inspired and innovative performer who has been praised for his daring and creative concert programming, nuanced technique, and lush tone. He is the winner of numerous competitions and is a recipient of the

Kodály Prize for his excellence in music and academics. David is co-artistic director of Resonant Grounds, a core musician of Contemporaneous and principal bassoonist of Pegasus: The Orchestra, he is also the owner and creative director of the Márka design firm. David is a resident of Brooklyn, NY, he holds a Master’s degree from The Juilliard School, a Bachelor of Music degree from the Bard Conservatory and a Bachelor’s degree in Japanese Literature from Bard College.

Markéta Ornova (Czech Republic) Répétiteur, Candide RBC Midsummer Ball Artist Award Canadian based, Czech-born pianist Markéta Ornova is praised for her sensitivity of tone and innovative concert programming. Markéta is particularly passionate about contemporary music performance,

collaborating with voice, and interdisciplinary performance. An enthusiastic performer of contemporary music, she has worked with composers Philippe Leroux and Ana Sokolović, and frequently premieres and commissions new works. She loves working with artists from other disciplines; last season, she collaborated with theatre director Art Babayants on a subversive staging of Leos Janacek’s Diary of One Who Disappeared. She is looking forward to music directing the Tapestry Opera premiere of Hook Up next season.

Daevyd Pepper (Canada) Tenor† - Orphée+, Chamber Werx, Candide Harold Douglas Brown Endowment Daevyd Pepper, is a recent graduate of the University of Toronto Opera School, where he was a pupil of Frédérique Vezina. His roles there included the title role in Orphée aux enters & Johnny

Inkslinger (Paul Bunyan). He also originated the role of Addison Witless in Prima Zombie. Last summer Daevyd made his debut with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis as a Gerdine Young Artist and attended the Chautauqua Voice program studying with Marlena Malas. For 2017/2018, Daevyd was an emerging artist with Calgary Opera where he performed as Triquet (Eugene Onegin), Spoletta (Tosca) and Ferrando (Cosi fan tutte).

Emily Phernambucq (Canada) Flute - Orphée+, Chamber Werx, Candide Barbara and John Poole Endowment Winner of the 2018 Glenn Gould School of Music concerto competition, Emily Phernambucq has recently performed concerts with the National Youth Orchestra of Canada and the Royal Conservatory Orchestra in halls such as Koerner Hall, Maison Symphonique, and the National Arts Centre. Phernambucq joined the National Youth Orchestra of Canada in their 2017 Edges of Canada tour. She is an active orchestral musician and has worked under the baton of esteemed conductors including Gabor Takacs-

Nagy, Tania Miller, Johannes Debus, and Leon Fleisher. Phernambucq received her Performance Diploma from The Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music, under the tutelage of Susan Hoeppner, and is currently enrolled in the Artist Diploma Program, studying with Nora Shulman.

Laura Reid (Canada) Violin - Orphée+, Chamber Werx, Candide N. Murray Edwards Family Fund Violinist Laura Reid has been involved with the classical music world since an early age, and after studies in the US and Canada, joined the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra in 2007. She left the CPO in 2015 and her world has widened considerably since then; collaborations with artists in the pop world, entering the world of experimental music as part of Calgary's Bug Incision concert series, regular collaborations with pianist/composer Mark Limacher as a duo and as co-hosts of Unprocessed, a radio programme on CJSW

90.9FM, and was recently named Artistic Director of Calgary's chamber string ensemble Kensington Sinfonia.

Micah Schroeder (Canada) Baritone† - Chamber Werx, Candide

David Spencer Emerging Vocalists Endowment Fund Baritone Micah Schroeder is a recent graduate of the Yulanda M. Faris Young Artist Program with Vancouver Opera as well as the Aspen Opera Centre. Recent performance highlights include covering the roles of Eugene Onegin in Eugene Onegin and Belcore in L’elixir d’amore with Vancouver Opera and singing the roles of Baryton-Martin in Claude Vivier’s Kopernikus with Banff Centre, Schaunard in Puccini’s La Bohème with both Against the Grain Theatre

and the Aspen Opera Centre and the title role in Rossini’s The Barber of Seville with Saskatoon Opera in Schools Tour.

Opera in the 21st Century - Opera Practicums

Diana Bartosh Assistant Stage Manager, Chamber Werx / Stage Manager, Candide Institute of Canadian Bankers Endowment Diana is a Vancouver-based stage manager, technician and (occasionally) designer. She is so excited to be making her first foray into Opera this summer. Recent credits include Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play (Little Mountain Lion Productions, TD & SM); Marrow (Alley Theatre, SM & Props Design); Ascension (SFU Dance Program, SM), Ridiculous Darkness (Alley Theatre, ASM); Almost a Stepmom (Standing Room Only Theatre, SM & Sound Design), and The Mystery Plays (Little Mountain Lion, SM).

Vishmayaa Jeyamoorthy Opera Assistant Lighting Design Barbara Gyurka Award for Technical Achievement Vishmayaa Jeyamoorthy is a recent graduate of Queen's University's Stage and Screen Program. She is an aspiring lighting designer.

Andrea Joy Rideout Technical Direction, Chamber Werx, Candide Marshall M Williams Endowment Andrea Joy Rideout is an independent TD and PM specializing in dance, interdisciplinary and festival programming. She spent 5 seasons TD-ing Montreal’s Studio 303 and 3 seasons AD-ing their Edgy Women Festival. Touring credits include Repercussion Theatre,

Great Small Works, Circus Amok and The Otehsa Project. Her curatorial project, This is How Queers Pray, was recently presented at Montreal Arts Interculturels. She holds a diploma in Theatre Technology, a BFA in Theatre & Development and is currently pursuing a graduate diploma in Community Economic Development. Following Banff, Andrea returns to Just for Laughs as Talent Coordinator at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier Theatre.

Judy K Suh Projection Designer, Chamber Werx Judy K Suh is a filmmaker and video installation artist from Chicago. She spent some of her formative years in S. Korea, attending an “alternative school,” where she made her first movie. She studied film and art at a Northwestern University, and also spent some time

at the Slade School of Fine Art in London. She worked in advertising as an in-house editor / content creator at agencies including Leo Burnett and Havas. Now she freelances as an art designer, designer, editor…whatever she gets called for that she likes doing.

Irina Tuzlukova Assistant Stage Manager, Chamber Werx, Candide William T Wylie Endowment Irina Tuzlukova, originally from Russia, is an Edmonton based stage manager. She is very grateful to have an opportunity to work with the wonderful cast and crew of the Opera in the 21st century at the Banff Centre. Her previous works include Hangwoman (SM), Les Feluettes (Lilies) (Edmonton Opera, Apr. SM), Hungarian Love Story (Grand Salto Theatre, SM) Kopernikus (Banff Centre, ASM), Bright Burning (Studio Theatre, SM) ,Cinderella (Edmonton

Opera, Apr. SM), Twelfth night (Studio Theatre, SM). Thank you everyone for coming and enjoy the performance!

Instrumentalists

Miranda Canonico Trumpet, Candide A newcomer to Calgary, Miranda Canonico joined the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra as Assistant Principal Trumpet in 2016. Ms. Canonico holds an Artist Diploma from the Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, Ontario. Prior to attending the prestigious conservatory she completed an undergraduate degree at Sir Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario. Before joining the Calgary Philharmonic, Miranda was a freelance musician in Toronto having performed with the Toronto Symphony

Orchestra, Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra, and the Niagara Symphony Orchestra. Ms. Canonico enjoys chamber music and is no stranger to the ballet and opera pit.

Fiona Digney Percussion, Candide Fiona Digney is an Australian-born percussionist and producer who holds both education and performance degrees from Australia, The Netherlands, and USA. She has enjoyed a wide-ranging freelance career performing in solo, ensemble, and theatrical settings in

Australia, China, Canada, The Netherlands, Sweden, England, Mexico, and the United States. Theatre credits include Caligula with Cripple Creek Theatre Company in New Orleans, The Cherry Orchard and Perestroika in San Diego, Caesar with Het Zuiderlijk Toneel in The Netherlands and Belgium, Becoming the System with Diamantfabriek in The Netherlands, and the European premiere of Anne Washburn’s highly acclaimed post-electric play, Mr. Burns at the Almeida theatre, London. Fiona has performed with West Australian Symphony Orchestra, San Diego Symphony, La Jolla Symphony, Tetrafide percussion quartet (AUS), Ensemble 64.8 and red fish blue fish (USA), as well as a soloist at Club Zho and the launch of the Totally Huge New Music Festival (AUS). Fiona is Associate Producer for the Ojai Music Festival (2016-18), It’s About Time percussion festival in San Diego, and is the Banff Center's Artistic Associate to the Summer Music Program Artistic Directors' Steven Schick and Claire Chase.

James Scott Trombone, Candide James Scott joined the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra as Principal Trombone in 1981, and at the same time joined the faculty of the University of Calgary as their trombone instructor. His studies were at the Manhattan School of Music and at the Juilliard School, from

which he received Bachelors and Masters degrees. Orchestral credits include the New York Philharmonic, New Jersey Symphony, Montreal Symphony and National Ballet Orchestra. Solo appearances include the CPO, and the Universities of Calgary, Lethbridge and Georgia. In September, he will premiere a new trombone concerto by Vincent Ho with the CPO. James Scott is an Edwards Trombones Artist.

Richard Scholz Trumpet, Candide Richard Scholz has been a professional trumpet player for over 25 years in the Calgary area. He has been the principal trumpet player for the Red Deer Symphony since 2009 and has been performing with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra since 1995. Richard is currently a member of Rosa Baroqua and has also played with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Regina Symphony Orchestra, National Ballet Orchestra and Theatre Calgary.

As a versatile freelance musician, Richard has played with performance groups such as Altius Brass, the Bow Valley Brass Quintet, Prime Time Big Band and the Land’s End Chamber Ensemble. His experience as a soloist includes performances with the Red Deer Symphony (most recently John Estacio’s “Trumpet Concerto” composed for Canada’s 150th birthday), Alberta Winds, Metropolitan Winds, and the University of Calgary Orchestra and Wind Ensemble. Richard is active as a clinician, private instructor and teacher with the Calgary PhilKids program.

BANFF CENTRE PERFORMING ARTS Heather Kitchen, Interim Executive Producer Performing Arts Joel Ivany, Artist Director Opera Mark Wold, Managing Director, Program Planning Kevin Tanner, Managing Director, Production Kate Newby, Program Manager, Performing Arts Program Operations Greta Heathcote, Manager, Program Coordination Kate McMillan, Company Manager, Opera and Dance Allison Harker, Program Coordinator, Program Operations Design Vishmayaa Jeyamoorthy, Opera Lighting Design *

BARBARA GYURKA AWARD FOR TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT

Production Gina Bennett, Production Manager Peter Eaton, Assistant Production Manager Allison Walsh, Production Coordinator Caitlin Ferguson, Production Administrative Assistant Ryan Lewis, Stage Management & Production Assistant Kate McMillan, Stage Management & Production Assistant Kevan Rayner, Production Technician Raffi Tchalikian, Production Technician Tao Kerr, Production Assistant * CIBC EMERGING ARTISTS SCHOLARSHIPS Technical Direction Cimmeron Meyer, Opera Technical Director Andrea Joy Rideout, Opera Technical Direction * MARSHALL M. WILLIAMS ENDOWMENT Murray Palmer, Technical Director Allison Robinson, Technical Direction * CATHARINE WHYTE MEMORIAL ENDOWMENT Craig Alfredson, Dance Technical Director Laura Coleman, Dance Technical Direction * SONJA AND MICHAEL KOERNER ENDOWMENT Stage Management Donna Sharpe, Opera Stage Manager

Diana Bartosh, Opera Assistant Stage Manager * Institute of Canadian Bankers Endowment Irina Tuzlukova, Opera Assistant Stage Manager *

WILLIAM T. WYLIE ENDOWMENT Kim Plough, Dance Stage Manager Lisa Van Oorschot, Dance Assistant Stage Manager * SONJA AND MICHAEL KOERNER ENDOWMENT Carlos Vilaró Nadal, Dance Assistant Stage Manager * CUPE LOCAL 4318 SCHOLARSHIP FUND Lighting Matt Flawn, Head of Lighting Darrell Shaw, Assistant Head of Lighting James Thurmeier, Lighting Technician Aidan Ware, Lighting Technician Xingna Low Hui En, Lighting Technician * LASZLO L. FUNTEK ENDOWMENT Noriko Marumo, Lighting Technician * JEANNIE MCWHINNIE ENDOWMENT FUND Cullen McGrail, Lighting Technician * IBM THEATRE CRAFTS ENDOWMENT Piano Albert Picknell, Head Piano Technician Robert Haist, Assistant Piano Technician Projection Elijah Lindenberger, Head Projection Technologist Nicolas Filteau, Projection Technologist * Judy K. Suh, Projection Technologist / Projection Design, Chamber Werx * Properties Carolyn Choo, Head of Properties Derek Paulich, Properties Builder Nina Mueller, Properties Builder * Zoë Leclerc-Kennedy, Properties Builder * Patrick Peachey Higdon, Properties Builder * Scenic Carpentry Chris Hayes, Head Scenic Carpenter Noel Wraight, Scenic Carpenter Cassidy Armstrong, Scenic Carpenter * Christian Zeretzke, Scenic Carpenter * Scenic Art Andrea Steinwand, Head Scenic Artist Tess Faria, Scenic Artist *

Stephanie Porrior, Scenic Artist * Sound Lyle Fish, Head of Sound Charles Culver, Assistant Head of Sound Samantha Hindle, Sound Technician Kelly Roberts, Sound Technician Lukas Smith, Sound Technician Chandresh Johnson, Sound Technician * IAN S. LEE MEMORIAL ENDOWMENT Federico Sagolpa, Sound Technician*

CANADIAN PACIFIC HOTELS ENDOWMENT Stage Carpentry Bruce McComb, Head Stage Carpenter Brett Rayner, Assistant Head Stage Carpenter Michael Slemon, Stage Carpenter Raili Boe, Stage Technician * SONJA AND MICHAEL KOERNER ENDOWMENT Eric Bouchard, Stage Technician * Gower Roberts, Stage Technician * SUSAN SIVERSKY MEMORIAL ENDOWMENT Wardrobe Patsy Thomas, Head of Wardrobe Barb Markert, Assistant to the Head of Wardrobe Judith Darough, Wardrobe Cutter Sarah Baxter, Wardrobe First Hand Elena Vandakurova, Wardrobe Maintenance Technician Chantal Laurendeau, Wardrobe Stitcher Leah MacRae, Wardrobe Stitcher Naomi Baldwin Webb, Wardrobe Technician * Olivia Derksen, Wardrobe Management Practicum * Audreyline Lanoix, Wardrobe Technician * Monica Nyilas, Wardrobe Maintenance Technician Practicum * Liisa Pitkaranta, Wardrobe Technician * Sonya Vallis, Wardrobe Technician * Wardrobe - Boots & Shoes Kathryn Neuman, Head of Boots & Shoes Sophie Moynan, Boots & Shoes Technician * Wardrobe - Millinery Helen Flower, Head of Millinery Kira Duff, Millinery Technician * Noelle Hamlyn, Millinery Technician *

Wigs & Makeup Laura Lee Osborne, Head of Wigs & Make-up Kristin Jones, Wigs & Make-up * Rebecca Klassen, Wigs & Make-up * * denotes Practicum Participant Please hold two pages at the end – list to come from:

THANK YOU Banff Centre would like to thank the following individuals and organizations for their generous contributions to the Performing Arts programs. The Royal Canadian Legion Banff Colonel Moore Branch 26 Cascade House Seniors’ Lodge Banff Jeremy Elbourne – Arts Place Canmore Stephanie Hill at V.A. Hill Fine Strings Ltd. Elder Virgle Stephens Henry Ng Kameko Higa Lee Cookson Banff Centre Leadership Allison Brock Allison Yearwood Kyle Brenders Mark Black and the Banff Centre Library Banff Centre Leadership A special thank you to Heather Kitchen - Interim Executive Producer Performing Arts