Clarence Frazer Baritone
Dr. Grenvil Baritone Clarence Frazer is praised for having a “silvery baritone that retains its silky texture through his entire range” (London Free Press) and is returning as a member of the 2012-13 Emerging Artist ensemble. Mr. Frazer completed his musical studies at The University of Western Ontario under the mentorship of Canadian Baritone Theodore Baerg. Recent roles: Pinellino in Gianni Schicchi, Daggoo in MobyDick, Alcindoro in La Bohème, Re di Scozia in Ariodante (Calgary Opera) and Escamillo in Carmen (Highlands Opera Studio). In addition to his opera and concert work Mr. Frazer won the inaugural Lois Marshall Voice Competition and was a finalist in Palm Beach Opera’s International Voice Competition. Mr. Frazer will be joining the Canadian Opera Company: Ensemble Studio for the 2013-14 season.
Tyler Fitzgerald Baritone
Marquise D’obigny Originally from Nanaimo, British Columbia, Baritone Tyler Fitzgerald holds a Bachelor’s degree in music from Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo. Recent and upcoming performances include: Count Gill (Il Segreto di Susanna), Don Inigo (The Spanish Hour), Don Basilio (Il Barbiere di Siviglia), and The Messiah (Peterborough Singers). Other roles include: Count (Le Nozze di Figaro), Papageno (Die Zauberflote), Pistola (Falstaff), Jimmy (Mahagonny Songspiel), Aeneas (Dido and Aeneas), King Melchoir (Amahl and the Night Visitors), and Le Marquis (Dialogues des Carmelites). In 2012, Mr. Fitzgerald was the recipient of the Gladys Whitehead Scholarship for Voice, and in 2011 was the winner of the Lois Marshall Competition (London, Ont.)
Jennifer Sproule Mezzo-Soprano
Flora Alberta-based Jennifer Sproule is a proud recent Calgary Opera Emerging Artist alumna. Her roles in the company’s productions included Alisa in Lucia di Lammermoor, Christian Keith in The Inventor and Dorabella in Così fan tutte. Her passion for both opera and classical music has led to a unique assortment of performances including an Opera Cruise traveling the Mediterranean, four Opera School-Tours, workshopping nine new operas, soloist with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Calgary Civic Symphony, Bow Valley Chorus, and in 2014 one of two Canadians cast in The Friendship Oratorio, a new work being composed for the Commonwealth Games in Scotland.
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