Friday, June 13th

Classical Voice - Adults

Adjudicator: Frédérique Vézina

Classical Voice - Adults

Celebrated for her warm, expressive voice and dramatic immediacy, soprano Frédérique Vézina has earned acclaim on concert and opera stages in Canada and internationally. After completing her Voice Studies at McGill University in Montreal, she joined the prestigious Canadian Opera Company's Ensemble Studio in 2002. This led to her becoming a member of the Juilliard Opera Centre at the world-renowned Juilliard School in New York. Her experiences working with eminent mentors in opera, art song, and stagecraft deeply inform her teaching today.

Over the course of her performing career, Frédérique Vézina brought to life a wide array of leading roles, including Mimì (La Bohème), Tatyana (Eugene Onegin), Ellen Orford (Peter Grimes), the Countess (Le nozze di Figaro), Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni), Fiordiligi (Così fan tutte), Micaëla (Carmen), the Governess (The Turn of the Screw), Wellgunde (Das Rheingold), and Hanna Glawari (The Merry Widow). A defining moment in her career came in 2010 when she created the title role in the world premiere of John Estacio's Lillian Alling.

Throughout this journey, she had the privilege of collaborating with distinguished conductors such as Yannick Nézet-Séguin, James Conlon, Hans Fricke, Jacques Lacombe, Kent Nagano, Bernard Labadie, and Richard Bradshaw, among others.

Today, Frédérique Vézina is passionate about sharing her knowledge and experience with the next generation of singers. Since 2010, she has been an esteemed educator, first at Western University and, since 2013, at the University of Toronto, where she is a valued member of the voice faculty. In addition, she serves as co-director of the France-Canada Academy of Vocal Arts, which runs in Toronto (Canada) and Tours (France) each year. She frequently offers masterclasses and serves as an adjudicator for music festivals and competitions.

Her teaching philosophy centers on cultivating a deep awareness of the body as the singer's instrument, providing students with the autonomy and technical mastery to support their artistic expression. In addition, her work with singers strives to develop profound and meaningful expressivity rooted in the intimate personalization of text and character.
Frédérique Vézina also contributes to Opera Canada from time to time, sharing her insights on the art form she loves. Outside of her professional life, she enjoys supporting her children in their various endeavors and hosting memorable gatherings with friends.

Location

Forest Hill United Church - Fireside Room
121 Westmount Rd. E.
Kitchener, ON N2M 4Y6

Classical Voice - Adults - Ages 29 and Above

TimeNameTitlesHome Festival
Time:9:00 AMName:Kathleen FitzgeraldTitles:
Si, mi chiamano Mimì, La bohème by Giacomo Puccini
Vilja-Lied, Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow) by Franz Lehár
Home Festival:Oakville
Time:9:15 AMName:Yitao SunTitles:
Batti, batti, o bel Masetto, Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Mozart
Morning in the Big Forest by Peidong Xu
Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis
Time:9:30 AMName:David MicalefTitles:
Je crois entendre encore, Les Pêcheurs de Perles by Georges Bizet
Che Gelida Manina, La Bohème by Giacomo Puccini
Home Festival:Guelph
Time:9:45 AMName:Anna LehnTitles:
Les Berceaux by Gabriel Fauré
Waldesgesprache by Robert Schumann
Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis
Time:9:55 AMName:Eleanor GummerTitles:
Per la gloria d'adorarvi, Griselda by Giovanni Bononcini
The Crucifixion, op. 29 by Samuel Barber
Home Festival:Pickering GTA
Time:10:05 AMName:Rebecca CampbellTitles:
Vieille Chanson by Georges Bizet
Ma rendi pur contento by Vincenzo Bellini
Home Festival:Pickering GTA
Time:10:20 AMName:Olukemi AtawoTitles:
Schmerzen, Wesendonk Lieder by Richard Wagner
Ebben! Ne andrò lontana, La Wally by Alfredo Catalani
Home Festival:North York Live
Time:10:35 AMName:Sheila GillTitles:
"Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion" , Messiah Part 1, No. 18 by George F. Handel
"L'amero, saro costante", Il re pastore, K. 208 (Act 2) by Amadeus Wolfgang Mozart
Home Festival:Toronto
Time:10:55 AMName:Kendra FredetteTitles:
Hark! The Echoing Air, The Fairy Queen by Henry Purcell
Ridente la calma K 152 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Home Festival:Toronto
Time:11:10 AMName:Lindsay KertonTitles:
An Die Musik, op. 88, no. 4 by Franz Schubert
Reward by John Jacob Niles
Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo
Time:11:20 AMName:Lori AginianTitles:
Mi tradi quell'alma ingrata, Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ne poi krasavitsa, Six Romances by Sergei Rachmaninov
Home Festival:Toronto
Time:11:35 AMName:Angela StoitaTitles:
Lascia ch’io pianga, Rinaldo by George Frideric Handel
Vedrai Carino, Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Home Festival:IMFC
Time:11:50 AMName:Leeka Olena ParraTitles:
Azucena's Song "Stride la Vampa", Il Trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi
The Dusty Miller, 19 Songs to R. Burns Poems, #9 by Roman Aizenshtat, poem by Robert Burns
Home Festival:Unionville

12:00 PM - Lunch Break

Classical Voice - Adults - Ages 29 and Above

TimeNameTitlesHome Festival
Time:1:00 PMName:Xing LiTitles:
Rivolgete a lui lo sguardo, K. 584 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Children of the Sun (太阳的儿子) by Liangzhen Zhu (朱良镇)
Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis
Time:1:15 PMName:Lola HuTitles:
Laurie's Song, The Tender Land by Aaron Copland
An Chloe, K 524 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Home Festival:North York Live
Time:1:30 PMName:Paula BartokovaTitles:
Gloria, RV 589 , Domine Deus, Rex coelestis by Antonio Vivaldi
Gypsy Songs, op.55, IV. (4) Songs My Mother Taught Me by Antonín Dvořak
Home Festival:Peel
Time:1:45 PMName:Daren LinTitles:
Gioite al canto mio, Euridice by Jacopo Peri, arr. Patrick M. Liebergen
Recitativo: Studia il passo and Aria: Come dal ciel precipita, Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi
Home Festival:Guelph

2:15 PM - Workshop and Announcement of Winners - MANDATORY

Workshop will be held from approximately 2:15 pm to 3:30 pm.

Announcement of winners will happen at the end of the workshop.