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.
St. Mathew's Lutheran Church - Sanctuary
54 Benton St.
Kitchener, ON N2G 3H2
Time | Name | Titles | Home Festival |
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Time:10:00 AM | Name:Emma Yang | Titles: Bergère légère by Jean-Baptiste Weckerlin Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep by Linda Fletcher | Home Festival:Oakville |
Time:10:10 AM | Name:Clara Hedley | Titles: Sorge il sol! Che fai tu? by Stefano Donaudy Night Lights by Martha Hill Duncan | Home Festival:Hamilton |
Time:10:20 AM | Name:Junior Van Geffen | Titles: How Can I Keep from Singing by Robert Lowry Papillon, tu es volage by Oscar O'Brien | Home Festival:London |
Time:10:30 AM | Name:Chloe Debanne | Titles: Nel cor piu non mi sento by Giovanni Paisiello The Green Dog by Herbert Kingsley | Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo |
Time:10:40 AM | Name:Emelia Friesen | Titles: The Path to the Moon by Eric H. Thiman Wiegenland by Johannes Brahms | Home Festival:St. Thomas |
Time:10:50 AM | Name:Rory O'Neill | Titles: Vergebliches Standchen by Johannes Brahms Danny Boy by Jeff Smallman | Home Festival:Oshawa |
Time:11:00 AM | Name:Lily Tepperman | Titles: Chanson d'amour, op. 27, no. 1 by Gabriel Fauré To an Isle in the Water by Ellen Mandel | Home Festival:Windsor-Essex |
Time:11:10 AM | Name:Alice Byrnes | Titles: Sally Gardens by Benjamin Britten El Majo Discreto by Enrique Granados | Home Festival:Newmarket |
Time:11:20 AM | Name:Daya Summers | Titles: A la nanita nana by Jose Ramon Gomis, arr. Linda Fletcher Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep by Linda Fletcher | Home Festival:Niagara |
Time:11:30 AM | Name:Emily Pressnell | Titles: The Stars are with the Voyager by Jay Althouse Auprès de ma blonde by arr. Akiko and Forrest Kinney | Home Festival:Kingston |
Time | Name | Titles | Home Festival |
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Time:1:00 PM | Name:Milena Gulliver-Azevedo | Titles: Chanson de Florian by Benjamin Godard Jazz-Man, Friday Afternoons, op. 7 by Benjamin Britten | Home Festival:Pickering GTA |
Time:1:10 PM | Name:Sara Ford | Titles: Nel cor più non mi sento by Giovanni Paisiello When Sweet Ann Sings by Mchael Head | Home Festival:Barrie |
Time:1:20 PM | Name:Qingqing (Kimberly) Hu | Titles: Petite Souris by Claude Bernec Nel cor più non mi sento by Giovanni Paisiello | Home Festival:North York Live |
Time:1:30 PM | Name:Erica Jin | Titles: Do Not Stand At My Grave and Weep by Linda Fletcher Frühlingslied, op. 8, no. 6 (Spring Song) by Felix Mendelssohn | Home Festival:Peel |
Time:1:40 PM | Name:Divisha Khurana | Titles: Così, Amor, mi fai languir by Alessandro Stradella Scarborough Fair, English Folksong by Arr. Jay Althouse | Home Festival:Toronto |
Workshop will be held from approximately 2:00 pm to 3:15 pm.
Announcement of winners will happen at the end of the workshop.
The top two competitors from this class will proceed to the playoffs.
The playoffs will be held at St. James-Rosemount Church
171 Sherwood Ave., Kitchener, ON N2B 1K2