Monday, June 9th

Classical Voice - Junior Level - Ages 13-14 - Group C

Adjudicator: Othalie Graham

Classical Voice - Junior Level - Ages 13-14 - Group C

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

St. Mathew's Lutheran Church - Sanctuary
54 Benton St.
Kitchener, ON N2G 3H2

Classical Voice - Junior Level - Ages 13-14 - Group C - Morning

TimeNameTitlesHome Festival
Time:10:00 AMName:Emma YangTitles:
Bergère légère by Jean-Baptiste Weckerlin
Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep by Linda Fletcher
Home Festival:Oakville
Time:10:10 AMName:Clara HedleyTitles:
Sorge il sol! Che fai tu? by Stefano Donaudy
Night Lights by Martha Hill Duncan
Home Festival:Hamilton
Time:10:20 AMName:Junior Van GeffenTitles:
How Can I Keep from Singing by Robert Lowry
Papillon, tu es volage by Oscar O'Brien
Home Festival:London
Time:10:30 AMName:Chloe DebanneTitles:
Nel cor piu non mi sento by Giovanni Paisiello
The Green Dog by Herbert Kingsley
Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo
Time:10:40 AMName:Emelia FriesenTitles:
The Path to the Moon by Eric H. Thiman
Wiegenland by Johannes Brahms
Home Festival:St. Thomas
Time:10:50 AMName:Rory O'NeillTitles:
Vergebliches Standchen by Johannes Brahms
Danny Boy by Jeff Smallman
Home Festival:Oshawa
Time:11:00 AMName:Lily TeppermanTitles:
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 AMName:Alice ByrnesTitles:
Sally Gardens by Benjamin Britten
El Majo Discreto by Enrique Granados
Home Festival:Newmarket
Time:11:20 AMName:Daya SummersTitles:
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 AMName:Emily PressnellTitles:
The Stars are with the Voyager by Jay Althouse
Auprès de ma blonde by arr. Akiko and Forrest Kinney
Home Festival:Kingston

11:45 AM - Lunch Break

Classical Voice - Junior Level - Ages 13-14 - Group C - Afternoon

TimeNameTitlesHome Festival
Time:1:00 PMName:Milena Gulliver-AzevedoTitles:
Chanson de Florian by Benjamin Godard
Jazz-Man, Friday Afternoons, op. 7 by Benjamin Britten
Home Festival:Pickering GTA
Time:1:10 PMName:Sara FordTitles:
Nel cor più non mi sento by Giovanni Paisiello
When Sweet Ann Sings by Mchael Head
Home Festival:Barrie
Time:1:20 PMName:Qingqing (Kimberly) HuTitles:
Petite Souris by Claude Bernec
Nel cor più non mi sento by Giovanni Paisiello
Home Festival:North York Live
Time:1:30 PMName:Erica JinTitles:
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 PMName:Divisha KhuranaTitles:
Così, Amor, mi fai languir by Alessandro Stradella
Scarborough Fair, English Folksong by Arr. Jay Althouse
Home Festival:Toronto

2:00 PM - Workshop and Announcement of Winners - MANDATORY

Workshop will be held from approximately 2:00 pm to 3:15 pm.

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

4:00 PM - PLAYOFFS - Classical Voice - Junior Level - Ages 13-14

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