CALENDAR
Domoney Artists on Stage & Screen
UPCOMING ENGAGEMENTS
2024
Sep 28
Oct 9 & 11
Nov 3, 9 & 28
Dec 15, 21 & 31
Soprano Jennifer Maines sings the role of Frau Pusebach in performances of Frau Luna with Tyrolean State Theater, Innsbruck; Hansjorg Sofka, conductor; Otto Pichler, direction/choreography
Nov 10
Jorell Williams is a guest artist with Omaha Symphony in Mendelssohn’s Elijah; Ernest Richardson, conductor www.omahasymphony.org
Nov 19
Jorell Williams performs with the New York Festival Song, joining a stellar group of Black American male singers (Joshua Blue, Will Liverman, Joseph Parrish, and Chaz’men Williams-Ali) in My Brother’s Keeper. Conceived by baritone Justin Austin, this program tells a story of brotherly love and community among Black men in America through art song, soul, gospel and opera, alongside NYFOS’ Artistic Director, pianist Steven Blier
Nov 17 -- 19
As part of Vancouver’s Indie Fest 2024, Asitha Tennekoon joins the cast of Eurydice Fragments, the long-anticipated premiere blending powerful vocal performance, dance, XR, and motion capture technology in an immersive performance that explores the complexity of identity and self-expression in the modern world
Nov 21
Janna Sailor conducts the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra for SOJOURN: An electrifying program that celebrates some of the most exciting voices in contemporary music, from Reich to Montgomery. David Braid’s Joya Concerto, brings together two remarkable Canadian artists: Braid, “one of this country’s true renaissance men” (Ottawa Citizen), and violinist Mark Fewer, known for his genre-defying virtuosity. The work melds global musical influences—from jazz to Indian classical to passages reminiscent of Stravinsky.
Dec 12 -- 15
Soprano Jennifer Taverner is a guest soloist with Victoria Symphony Orchestra in performances of Handel’s seasonal favourite, Messiah; Giuseppe Pietraroia, Conductor
Dec 14
Soprano Caitlin Wood is a guest soloist in Handel’s Messiah with Vancouver Bach Choir; Leslie Dala, Conductor
Dec 14
Dion Mazerolle is the bass soloist in Handel’s Messiah with The Choirs of St. James Cathedral and Trinity College U of T, with the Orchestra of St. James; Thomas Bell, Conductor
Dec 20 & 21
Tenor Asitha Tennekoon debuts with Symphony Nova Scotia in performances of Handel’s Messiah; Vicki St. Pierre, Conductor
Dec 21 -- 23
Jorell Williams is a guest soloist with the National Philharmonic and Baltimore Choral Arts Society in performances of Handel’s Messiah; Anthony Black Clark, conductor
2025
Jan 11
Clarence Frazer joins legendary soprano Tracy Dahl with pianist Lisa Rumpel on stage in “Love Languages: Songs and Pictures on Wolf’s Italienishes Liederbuch”, with whimsical illustrations by artist Ana Toumine, presented by Flipside Opera & The Women’s Musical Club of Winnipeg
Jan 26
Maria Soulis sings Ravel’s Five Greek Songs with Stratford’s INNERchamber Ensemble’s “Transplanted” concert, sharing pieces tied to their members' various cultural heritages as well as orchestral pieces “transplanted” into an intimate concert space
Feb 8
Adi Braun makes her Rose Orchestra debut with Cole Porter Songbook in the beautiful Rose Theatre in Brampton, with lush new orchestra arrangements by Don Breithaupt; Samuel Tam, conductor
Feb 8
Janna Sailor is a guest conductor with Vancouver Island Symphony in “Whoever Said Opera is Boring?” with madcap soprano/actress Natalie Choquette
www.vancouverislandsymphony.com
Feb 8, 13 &16
Caitlin Wood is the Controller, Asitha Tennekoon is Bill, and Clarence Frazer is the Steward in Flight, Jonathan Dove’s comedic romp, loosely based on the true story of an Iranian refugee bureaucratically marooned in Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport for 18 years; Morris Panych, Director; Leslie Dala, Conductor
Feb 19 21, 23 & 25
Melody Courage is Rose and Giles Tomkins is the King in The Little Prince, Rachel Portman’s enchanting opera based on Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s beloved literary classic, with Pacific Opera Victoria; Brenna Corner, Director; Giuseppe Pietraoria, Conductor
Mar 13 -– 30
Caitlin Wood stars as Poppea in Coronation of Poppea, Monteverdi’s opera of love, power, sex and betrayal. This production is inspired by the performance tradition of Bharatanatyam dance; The INnovātiō Orchestra, period baroque band, will blend music of South India in an evening of whirling passion. Timothy Nelson, director/conductor INSeries Opera (Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD)
Mar 15 -- 23
Marion Newman is a guest soloist in the world premiere of Marcus Goddard’s “Mountain Visions" with Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, performing in Kingston, Toronto, and Vancouver; Otto Tausk, Conductor www.vancouversymphony.ca
Mar 22
Jorell Williams is a guest soloist in his debut with Montreal’s Choeur Saint-Laurent, in Walton’s Belshazzar’s Feast; Philippe Bourque, Conductor
Apr 4 & 5
Baritone Dion Mazerolle is a guest soloist in Bach’s St. John Passion with acclaimed Ensemble Caprice, in Montréal and Québec; Matthias Maute, Conductor
Apr 5
Caitlin Wood is a guest soloist in "Bach to the Future" with Regina Symphony, singing Bach’s Cantata No. 202, Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten ( The Wedding Cantata); Gordon Gerrard, Conductor
Apr 5
Melody Courage and Asitha Tennekoon are guest soloists in Britten’s War Requiem with Vancouver Bach Choir; Leslie Dala, Conductor
Apr 5, 9 & 11
Baritone Clarence Frazer debuts with Manitoba Opera as Schaunard in Puccini’s beloved La bohème; Anna Theodosakis Director; Tyrone Paterson, Conductor
Apr 5, 9, 11, 12 & 27
May 9, 15 & 18
June 5 & 29
Soprano Jennifer Maines joins the cast in Schön ist die Welt, a celebration of 1920s operetta, with Tyrolean State Theater, Chamber Theater, Innsbruck
Apr 18
Dion Mazerolle is guest artist for "Concert de la Passion" with Montreal’s Les Idées Heureuses in their ongoing collaborative project with Salle Bourgie, presenting all of Christoph Graupner’s cantatas; Genevieve Soly, music director
Apr 18
Asitha Tennekoon is the Evangelist in Bach’s St. Matthew Passion with Grand Philharmonic Choir; Mark Vuorinen, conductor
Apr 23, 25, 27 & 29
Marion Newman debuts as Maddalena in Verdi’s tragic tale of love, revenge and betrayal, Rigoletto
Apr 25 & 27
Jorell Williams is Figaro with Opera Columbus in their production of Le Nozze di Figaro; Casey Robards, conductor www.operacolumbus.org
May 3
Clarence Frazer and Giles Tomkins are guest soloists in Bach’s Mass in B Minor with Chorus Niagara; Robert Cooper, Conductor
May 8
Asitha Tennekoon presents a recital for Women’s Musical Club of Toronto with pianist Steven Philcox, including works by Ian Cusson, Vaughan Williams, and a newly-commissioned work by Danika Loren
May 9
Soprano Jennifer Taverner is a guest soloist with Etobicoke Philharmonic Orchestra as they celebrate the new season with “Jubilations of Spring”, performing arias from Die Fledermaus (J. Strauss), Filumena (Estacio) and more; Matthew Jones, conductor
May 10
Dion Mazerolle is the baritone soloist in Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem with L’Orchestre symphonique de L”Estuaire and Estuaire Symphonic Choir; Léa Moisan-Perrier, Conductor
May 10, 13, 15 & 18
François Racine returns to Opera de Montréal to direct Puccini’s beloved La bohème; Simon Rivard, Conductor
May 17
Marion Newman presents a recital with pianist Gordon Gerrard, with Galiano Concert Society
May 26 -- Jun 4
Marion Newman joins the Gryphon Trio in performances of "Echo: Memories of the World", a multimedia exploration of the many efforts around the world to bring voice to submerged histories
Jun 5, 7, 9, 10, 12 & 13
Giles Tomkins returns to Edmonton Opera’s production of Wagner’s Ring Cycle as Hunding in Die Walküre; Russell Braun, conductor
Jun 7
Melody Courage and Jean-Philippe Lazure are guest soloists in Mendelssohn’s Elijah with Victoria Philharmonic Choir; Peter Butterfield, Conductor
Jun 21
Soprano Natalya Gennadi and baritone Dion Mazerolle are guest soloists in Verdi’s Requiem with Kindred Spirits Orchestra, Orpheus Choir, and Resound Choir; Kristian Alexander, Conductor
