The Canadian Opera Firm has introduced the addition of pianists Elisabeta Cojocaru and Kimly Mengyin Wang to the corporate’s Ensemble Studio for the 2025/2026 season. They may tackle, and proceed to develop their expertise in, the essential function of pianist coaches within the opera world.
“We’re delighted to have Elisabeta and Kimly becoming a member of our program,” says Dorian Cox, Director of the Ensemble Studio, in an announcement.
“Our pianist coaches serve an important function, not solely in day-to-day classes with our Ensemble Studio coaching employees, but in addition all through preparations for mainstage and live performance performances on the COC. With such a breadth of expertise behind them, our graduate pianists have gone on to carry music employees and repetiteur positions throughout North America and in Europe. I stay up for working with Elisabeta and Kimly and seeing their continued growth!”
The ultimate spherical of auditions, and the ensuing provides accepted, only recently. Pianists within the Ensemble Studio program obtain the identical degree of intensive skilled teaching and sensible expertise in opera efficiency, and might be teaching the artists at rehearsals alongside COC music employees.
The Pianists
Elisabeta Cojocaru
The Romanian-Canadian pianist is a devoted collaborative pianist, in addition to solo performer and educator. She is a graduate of Wilfrid Laurier College and the College of Ottawa, and is pursuing a PhD at Université de Montréal (UdeM). She at present holds a McGill-Université de Montréal Vocal Arts Residency.
Her analysis seems to be into efficiency apply of Romanian artwork track, and she or he’s participated in worldwide summer season festivals such because the Franz Schubert Institute in Austria, l’Académie vocale internationale de Lachine in Montréal, SongFest in Nashville, Opera Nuova in Edmonton, and Exzellenz Labor Oper in Germany.
Kimly Mengyin Wang
A local of China, Kimly Mengyin Wang pursued her music research in Germany, Canada, and the USA. After incomes a bachelor’s diploma in solo piano efficiency and grasp’s diploma in collaborative piano from the College of Western Ontario, Kimly Mengyin Wang subsequently obtained a Physician of Musical Arts in Collaborative Piano from Boston College.
She has carried out as a soloist, chamber musician, and in opera productions all through North America, Europe and China. Her background in vocal and operatic work is intensive, and consists of serving as a vocal coach on the Boston College Tanglewood Institute, and as a répétiteur for opera productions on the Boston College Opera Institute.
Congratulations to each artists!
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