Year Operatic Experience Role(s) Company or Program Conductor/Director
2009 The Cunning Little Vixen Woodman’s Wife, Bootlegger’s Wife, Owl Banff Opera as Theater David Agler/Kelly Robinson
2009 Cosi Fan Tutte (excerpts) Dorabella Banff Opera as Theater Gordon Portman
2009 The Diary of One Who Disappeared Chorus Banff Opera as Theater Adam Burnette
2009 Madama Butterfly Kate Manitoba Opera Daniel Lipton/Ann Hodges
2008 Little Women (exerpts) Jo U of M Contemporary Opera Lab Karl Paulnack/Ann Hodges
2007 The Medium Mrs. Nolan
understudied Baba
The Little Opera Company Spencer Duncanson
2007 The Midnight Court (excerpt) Queen Queen of Puddings Music Theatre Dairine Ni Mheadhra
2007 Hansel und Gretel Hansel U of M Apprenticeship School tour Mel Braun/Katherine Twaddle
2006 Mozart, A life worth noting Cherubino
Dorabella
3rd lady
U of M Apprenticeship School tour Mel Braun/Katherine Twaddle
2006 Le Nozze di Figaro (excerpt) Marcellina U of M Opera Apprenticeship Mel Braun/Katherine Twaddle
2006 Madama Butterfly (excerpt) Suzuki U of M Opera Apprenticeship Mel Braun/Katherine Twaddle
2006 Lucia Di Lammermoor (excerpt) Alice U of M Opera Apprenticeship Mel Braun/Katherine Twaddle
2006 Carmen (excerpt) Carmen Manitoba Opera/Apprenticeship Tyrone Paterson
2006 Cenerentola (excerpt) Cenerentola University of Manitoba Opera Mel Braun/Katherine Twaddle
2006 Three Penny Opera (excerpt) Pirate Jenny University of Manitoba Opera Mel Braun/Katherine Twaddle
2005 Gianni Schicchi Spinelloccio
Gheradino
The Little Opera Company Nancy Drake
2004 Cavalleria Rusticana/I Pagliacci Chorus Manitoba Opera Paterson/Cavanagh
Other Performances
2009 Saturday Night at the Opera Mezzo-soprano soloist Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra Earl Stafford
2009 Confession Stone Solo Recital Westminster United Church
2008 Kinder-Totenlieder (with orchestra) Soloist Love and Loss Recital Brendan McKeen
2007 Rose Bowl (runner up) Mezzo-soprano Winnipeg Music Festival
2006-07 Church Soloist Scholarship Mezzo-soprano soloist Westminster United Church Glen Harrison
2006 Scholarship recital Solo Recital Westminster United Church Judith Ritchie
2006 Scholarship Recital Solo Recital Orville J. Derraugh Memorial
Trophies/Awards/Scholarships
2009 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Upper Midwest Regional Finalist Bursary Minneapolis
2008 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Scholarship and advancement to regional audition North Dakota District
2007 Doris (Mills) Lewis Memorial Trophy Most outstanding J.S. Bach Aria or Oratorio Aria Winnipeg Music Festival
2003 Radio Southern Manitoba Trophy Most outstanding senior performance Junior Musical Club
Teachers Coaches Master Classes
Tracy Dahl – current Laura Loewen Karl Paulnack
Mel Braun Katherine Twaddle John Hess
Lois Watson (2004-2007) Mary Morrison (at Queen of Puddings) John Fanning
Joanne Mercier (1999-2004) Tom Diamond (at Queen of Puddings) Dean Williamson
Education
2009 Banff Arts Centre Opera As Theatre
2008 University of Manitoba Contemporary Opera Lab
2007 Queen of Puddings Music Theatre Songs and Scenes for Classical singers
2005-07 University of Manitoba German/Italian/French/English diction classes
2005-6 University of Manitoba Post Baccalaureate Opera Apprenticeship
2004 Royal Conservatory of Music Grade 10 vocal exam