Friday, June 13th
Classical Voice - Advanced
Adjudicator: Othalie Graham
Canadian soprano Othalie Graham continues to receive acclaim throughout the world and is known for her interpretations of the title roles in Turandot, Ariadne and Elektra and her commitment to Wagnerian repertoire. Opera News calls her "a vocally secure Turandot, her gleaming tones well suited to the ice princess's misanthropic resolve."
This season Ms. Graham will sing Turandot at Bellas Artes Mexico City, a Wagner Gala at the Alfonso Ortiz Tirado Festival in Sonora Mexico and The Verdi Requiem with Winston-Salem Symphony. Recently, she made her role debut
singing the Foreign Princess in Rusalka with Portland Opera , Ravel Shéhérazade, Isolde's Liebestod with the Harrisburg Symphony and Isolde Act 2 in concert with Orquesta Sinfónica de Xalapa. Additional performances include
Santuzza in Cavalleria rusticana with Vancouver Opera the title role in Turandot with the Detroit Symphony, Detroit Opera, Opera de Nuevo Leon in Monterrey, Arizona Opera, Gran Teatro Nacional del Peru, Teatro Cervantes Málaga Spain and Edmonton Opera. The title role in Aida with Opera Carolina, Toledo Opera, and at the Teatro Greco di
Siracusa; the title role in Ariadne auf Naxos with Festival Opera; covering Elektra at Teatro San
Carlo Napoli; and Minnie in La Fanciulla del West with the Nashville and Indianapolis Operas.
Recent concert highlights include all-Wagner programs in Mexico City and Peru, and with the Washington Chorus at The
Kennedy Center; Beethoven's 9th Symphony with The Philadelphia Orchestra; Verdi's Requiem with the Atlanta and Mississippi Symphonies; Serena in Porgy and Bess with Toledo Opera, Springfield Symphony Orchestra, and Jacksonville Symphony; Isolde in Tristan und Isolde Simfonijski orkestar HRT-a Croatia and with the Washington National Chorus at The Kennedy Center; and the Britten War Requiem with the Fondazione Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi.
Location
Forest Hill United Church - Sanctuary
121 Westmount Rd. E.
Kitchener, ON N2M 4Y6
Classical Voice - Advanced Level (Ages 19-28)
| Time | Name | Titles | Home Festival |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time:9:00 AM | Name:Elzbieta Chernyak | Titles: Voi avete un cor fedele, K. 217 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Žvaigždutė by Balys Dvarionas Chacun le sait by Gaetano Donizetti | Home Festival:Niagara |
| Time:9:20 AM | Name:Julia Coutant | Titles: Sweeter Than Roses by Henry Purcell Vidit suum dulce natum, Stabat Mater by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi Écrin, None by Cécile Chaminade | Home Festival:Toronto |
| Time:9:35 AM | Name:Tianna Vanderhoeven | Titles: Batti, batti, o bel Masetto, Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Echo by Thomas Schudel Gretchen am Spinnrade by Franz Schubert | Home Festival:Niagara |
| Time:9:55 AM | Name:Jessenia Bourne | Titles: Die Bekehrte by Hugo Wolf Vado, ma dove? K. 583, Il burbero di buon core by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Spring, Five Elizabethan Songs by Ivor Gurney | Home Festival:Newmarket |
| Time:10:10 AM | Name:Connor Glossop | Titles: Deh, vieni alla finestra (K. 527), Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Gerne will ich mich bequemen, BWV 244, St. Matthew Passion by Johann Sebastian Bach Ни слова, о друг мой (op. 6 no. 2), 6 Romances by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | Home Festival:Toronto |
| Time:10:25 AM | Name:Withdrawn | Titles: | Home Festival: |
| Time:10:45 AM | Name:Withdrawn | Titles: | Home Festival: |
| Time:11:05 AM | Name:Thi Thanh Tam (Cassie) Nguyen | Titles: Come Unto Him , Messiah by George Frideric Handel Stizzoso, mio stizzoso, La serva padrona by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi Estrellita by Manuel María Ponce Cuéllar, arr. N.C. Page | Home Festival:Niagara |
| Time:11:25 AM | Name:Jael Hernandez | Titles: Willow Song, The Ballad of Baby Doe by Douglas Moore Ständchen, Schwanengesang by Franz Schubert Adieu Notre Petite Table, Manon by Jules Massenet | Home Festival:Windsor-Essex |
12:00 PM - Lunch Break
Classical Voice - Advanced Level (Ages 19-28)
| Time | Name | Titles | Home Festival |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time:1:00 PM | Name:Josh Gibson | Titles: Das irdische Leben (No. 5), Des Knaben Wunderhorn by Gustav Mahler Let Beauty Awake (No. 2), Songs of Travel by Ralph Vaughan Williams Hai gia vinta la causa , Le Nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Home Festival:Lambton County |
| Time:1:15 PM | Name:Meera Sontam | Titles: Ridente La Calma, K 152 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Paper Wings: A Route to the Sky by Jake Heggie Chanson d’amour by Gabriel Faure | Home Festival:Guelph |
| Time:1:30 PM | Name:Georgia Rutter | Titles: Vergin Tutto Amor by Francesco Durante My Johann by Edvard Grieg Fleur Desséchée by Pauline Viardot | Home Festival:Guelph |
| Time:1:45 PM | Name:Jacob Sills | Titles: Panis Angelicus by Cesar Franck Caro mio ben by Tommaso Giordani Every Valley, Handel's Messiah by George Frideric Handel | Home Festival:London |
| Time:2:05 PM | Name:Arya Cokic | Titles: Le Violette, Pirro e Demetrio by Alessandro Scarlatti He Shall Feed His Flock, Messiah (HWV 56) by George Frideric Handel I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud by Linda Fletcher | Home Festival:Oakville |
| Time:2:25 PM | Name:Gianna Scarapicchia | Titles: Quando m’en vo, La Bohème by Giacomo Puccini Ah! Je veux vivre, Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod Heart, we will forget him , 12 poems of Emily Dickinson by Aaron Copland | Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis |
| Time:2:40 PM | Name:Jazia Djoudad | Titles: No. 4, Barbara Bush (The Muppets), Iconic Legacies (First Ladies at the Smithsonian) by Jake Heggie Amour! Viens aider Ma faiblesse!, Samson et Dalila, Act II by Camille Saint-Saëns Von ewiger Liebe, op. 43, no. 1 by Johannes Brahms | Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis |
3:15 PM - Workshop and Announcement of Winners - MANDATORY
Workshop will be held from approximately 3:15 pm to 4:30 pm.
Announcement of winners will happen at the end of the workshop.