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Hailed as “A fabulous discovery” (Toronto Star) and “superbly expressive” (Calgary Herald), Canadian soprano Allison Angelo is emerging as a talented and versatile young singer who is rapidly gaining recognition on the Canadian operatic stage.
Last season was a special one for Ms. Angelo as she made debuts with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, and the Vancouver Bach Choir with the Vancouver Symphony. She also made return appearances with Symphony Nova Scotia, the Mountain View Concert Series (Calgary), the Off-Centre Music Salon Series (Toronto) and the St. Cecilia Concert Series (Halifax).
Ms. Angelo also joined Vancouver Opera to workshop the title role of the new Canadian opera Lillian Alling by John Estacio, a recording of which was heard on CBC Radio leading up to the premiere.
Ms. Angelo’s 2008/2009 season highlights include her debut with the Boston POPS (Keith Lockhart) and The Children’s Crusade as part of the Luminato Festival in Toronto. Ms. Angelo spent a second summer with the Tanglewood Music Center, where she was featured as the soprano in Stravinsky’s Pulcinella with the TMCO under Maestro Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, and in a recital of songs by Andre Previn.
Ms. Angelo’s 2008/09 season included performances as soloist with The Orpheus Choir and Chorus Niagara in the Toronto premiere of John Estacio’s “The Houses Stand Not Far Apart”, a return to Toronto Operetta Theatre in the starring role of Christel in The Bird Seller, (Der Vogelhändler) and recitals with Off-Centre Music Salon Series at the Glenn Gould Studio, the Aldeburgh Connection Series, and the St. Cecilia Concert Series (Halifax) as part of their 20th Anniversary Gala concert. She was also seen on Bravo!Canada’s television series “Broadway Melodies” singing Irving Berlin and Lerner & Loewe.
In her 2007/08 season, Ms. Angelo was active in the world of operetta with the leading role in the Jeunesses Musicales Canada production of The Merry Widow (La Veuve Joyeuse), and her debut with Toronto Operetta Theatre as Juliette in The Count of Luxembourg (Der Graf von Luxembourg).
In concert, she was heard as the soprano soloist in Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle with the University of Ottawa Orchestra & Choirs, and in recital with Calgary's Mountainview Concert Series and the St. Cecilia Concert Series in her native Nova Scotia.
A recent alumna of the Atelier Lyrique de L'Opéra de Montréal, Ms. Angelo sang the roles of the Governess in The Turn of the Screw and Belinda/Second Woman in Dido and Aeneas with the Atelier, as well as the High Priestess (Aïda) and Naiade (Ariadne auf Naxos) on the L’Opéra de Montréal mainstage.
Upon completion of her residency, she was immediately engaged to sing the role of Rose in Lakmé, which was broadcast on CBC Radio. Other operatic performances in recent seasons include Kolombine in I Musici de Montréal's production of Salieri's A Little Harlequinade, guest soloist in a concert of opera arias with l'Opéra d'Avignon (France), and soloist in the L'Opéra de Montréal's 10th Anniversary Gala.
She recently gave a much-lauded performance in the title role of the Canadian opera, Filumena, at The Banff Centre and in May 2008, was chosen to perform an aria from Filumena at the Governor General’s Arts Awards Gala with the National Arts Centre Orchestra.
Ms. Angelo is a recipient of the Opéra de Montréal Prize, a Tanglewood Prize for Voice and has been supported by the Canada Council for the Arts and the Nova Scotia Talent Trust. She was one of eight semi-finalists in the 2006 Montreal Symphony Orchestra Competition and has been a prizewinner in the Jeunes Ambassadeurs Lyriques competition, a semi-finalist in the Verviers Concours de Chant (Belgium) and an encouragement award recipient in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions.
Ms. Angelo received her Bachelor of Arts in Music and Theatre from Dalhousie University and her Artist Diploma in Voice and Masters of Music in Opera Performance from the University of Toronto where she studied with Jean MacPhail. Her roles while in the Opera Division included Morgana in Alcina, Despina in Così fan Tutte, and Lucy Lockitt in The Beggar's Opera.
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