Wednesday, June 11th

Classical Voice - Intermediate Level - Ages 15-16 - Group B

Adjudicator: Frédérique Vézina

Classical Voice - Intermediate Level - Ages 15-16 - Group B

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

All Saints Anglican Church
400 Northfield Dr. W.
Waterloo, ON N2L 0A6

Classical Voice - Intermediate Level - Ages 15-16 - Group B - Morning

TimeNameTitlesHome Festival
Time:10:00 AMName:Giuliana DimTitles:
Bel piacere, Agrippina by George Frideric Handel
L'heure exquise, 7 chansons grises by Reynaldo Hahn
Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo
Time:10:10 AMName:Ella Mikelsons-SanghaTitles:
Ständchen, D. 957, No. 4 by Franz Schubert
Les roses d'Ispahan, op. 39, no. 4 by Gabriel Fauré
Home Festival:Newmarket
Time:10:25 AMName:Hana ManjiTitles:
Sento nel core by Alessandro Scarlatti
She Moved Through the Fair by Arranged by Herbert Hughes
Home Festival:London
Time:10:40 AMName:Arshida KhanjaniTitles:
An Cloe, K 524 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Birds by Eleanor Daley
Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo
Time:10:50 AMName:Leah HyattTitles:
Tango d'amour by Leo Le Sieur
Longing by Samuel Barber
Home Festival:Niagara
Time:11:00 AMName:Lekha SivakumarTitles:
Der Nussbaum, op. 25, no. 3 by Robert Schumann
Ching-a-Ring Chaw by Aaron Copland
Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis
Time:11:15 AMName:Alexis WeisshaarTitles:
The Water is Wide by Harold Birston
Nymphs and Shepherds by Henry Purcell
Home Festival:Oakville
Time:11:25 AMName:Sally BruceTitles:
Bist du bei mir by Johann Sebastian Bach
La Pastorella delle Alpi by Gioachino Rossini
Home Festival:Grey County

11:45 AM - Lunch Break

Classical Voice - Intermediate Level - Ages 15-16 - Group B - Afternoon

TimeNameTitlesHome Festival
Time:1:00 PMName:Yujie ZhengTitles:
Love's Philosophy, op. 3 by Roger Quilter
A Die Musik, op. 88, no. 4 by Franz Schubert
Home Festival:Toronto
Time:1:10 PMName:Lily JonesTitles:
Clear Shining Moment by Martha Hill Duncan
Sérénade by Charles Gounod
Home Festival:Pickering GTA
Time:1:25 PMName:Sanya SharmaTitles:
Plaisir d'amour by Jean-Paul Martini
June by R. Quilter
Home Festival:Peel
Time:1:35 PMName:Rishima BansalTitles:
Quilled Sonnet by James K. Wright
Amarilli, mia bella by Giulio Caccini
Home Festival:IMFC
Time:1:50 PMName:Payden McNeillTitles:
Shenandoah by Mark Mrozinski
Singing the Blues by Donna Rhodenizer
Home Festival:Barrie
Time:2:05 PMName:Katherine WalkerTitles:
If You Become the Moon. by Kevin Helppie & Forrest Kinney
May Sunshine Light Your Way by Sally Albrecht
Home Festival:Sudbury

2:30 PM - Workshop and Announcement of Winners - MANDATORY

Workshop will be held from approximately 2:30 pm to 3:45 pm.

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

4:00 PM - PLAYOFFS - Classical Voice - Intermediate Level - Ages 15-16

The top two competitors from this class will proceed to the playoffs.
The playoffs will be held at All Saints Anglican Church
400 Northfield Drive West, Waterloo, ON N2L 0A6