Mezzo-soprano Hillary Tufford, soprano Maeve Palmer, and tenor Christian Matta are trying ahead to taking part within the upcoming Interaction workshop at The Banff Centre for the Arts and Creativity. There’s only one fly within the ointment: the workshop isn’t absolutely funded for the artists.
The Interaction workshop, in keeping with The Banff Centre, permits early-career opera, music, and theatre professionals to take part in both a totally produced model of The Handmaid’s Story, or to workshop different new chamber works which are in growth.
Palmer, Tufford, and Matta will probably be engaged on The Handmaid’s Story, in addition to works by Canadian composer Karim Al-Zand, and a reimagining of Bach’s St. Matthew Ardour.
The three artists, along with pianist Helen Becqué, have determined to current a live performance fundraiser of opera favourites on June 19 to assist them offset the prices.
The Artists
Maeve Palmer, Soprano
Coloratura soprano Maeve Palmer is an alumna of the Rebanks Household Fellowship and the College of Toronto (UofT) Opera Faculty. She earned a doctorate from the UofT, the place the subject of her analysis was Irish conventional singing. Maeve has carried out with Opera Atelier, Tapestry Opera, and Refrain Niagara, amongst different corporations. Latest roles embrace Aunt Lydia (Ruders’ Handmaid’s Story, Banff Centre), Adina (L’Elisir d’Amore, Highlands Opera), Genio (Haydn’s Orfeo ed Euridice), Adele in die Fledermaus with Stratford Symphony Orchestra, and [Helena] cowl and Ensemble in Tapestry Opera’s RUR: A Torrent of Gentle (Nicole Lizée).
Hillary Tufford, Mezzo-Soprano
Canadian mezzo soprano Hillary Tufford is a current graduate of Western College with a Masters in Literature and Efficiency, and he or she was invited to affix the Yulanda M. Faris Younger Artist Program at Vancouver Opera. Hillary starred as Carmen with Toronto Metropolis Opera and made her Soundstreams debut in Backyard of Vanished Pleasures. Latest live performance performances embrace Messiah with the Bach Elgar Choir, and with the Elmer Iseler Singers. She’s trying ahead to performing in Bach’s St. Matthew Ardour at Banff Centre for the Arts this summer time.
Christian Matta, Tenor
Italian-Canadian tenor Christian Matta is pursuing his Grasp of Music in Operatic Efficiency on the College of Toronto, whereas constructing a flexible portfolio of stage credit. Latest operatic performances embrace Gastone in La Traviata, Ferrando (cowl) in Così fan tutte, and Raymond Massey in An Actor Prepares, in addition to live performance performances of Handel’s Esther, Mozart’s Requiem, and Vivaldi’s Gloria. In 2024, Christian carried out in live performance on the Nationwide Gallery of Siena as a part of the SienAgosto Competition. On the Banff Centre this summer time, he’ll carry out because the tenor soloist in Bach’s St. Matthew Ardour.
Helen Becqué, Piano
Belgian pianist Helen Becqué gave her European début on the age of 9, and went on to review on the
Koninklijk Conservatorium of Brussels. She adopted up with graduate research on the München Hochschule für Musik und Theater, and a sequence of competitions as finalist and winner, together with the Worldwide Hugo Wolf Competitors in Stuttgart, the ‘Das Lied’ competitors in Berlin, and the College of Toronto DMA Recital Competitors. She is a JUNO-nominated artist (2020) and has served as Music Director for OIC (Opera in Live performance) and SOLT (Summer time Opera Lyric Theatre). She serves as a lecturer on the College of Toronto, the place she accomplished her DMA.
The Music
They’ll be performing a repertoire of arias, duos and trios drawn from opera’s most beloved works.
Arias
Christian
Una furtiva lagrima, L’elisir d’amore
Maeve
Laughing tune, Die Fledermaus
Douce enfant, Cendrillon
Hillary
Amour viens aider, Samson et Dalila
Habenera, Carmen
Duos
Hillary & Maeve
Belle nuit, Les contes d’Hoffmann
Pur ti miro, L’incoronazione di Poppea
Christian & Maeve
We’ll go away collectively, Road scene
Un di Felice etera,
Trios
How can I hold from singing?
Soave sia il vento
The Live performance
The live performance takes place a midday on June 19, 2025. Listed here are the small print:
- When: Thursday, June 19, 2025 (midday)
- The place: St. Andrew’s United Church, 117 Bloor St. E., Toronto
- Worth: $40 or pay what you may on the door, donations gratefully accepted.
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Anya Wassenberg is the Toronto Metropolis Editor at Ludwig Van. Beforehand, she was a contract author with a specialty in tradition and journey for 3 a long time, and a artistic writing teacher for Ontariolearn.
