Artists’
PROFILES Daniel Brenna Aegisth | Tenor
Daniel’s international career began in 2011 when he portrayed Aron in Moses and Aron at the Zurich Opera House. In 2012 he made his widely noticed debut as Desportes in Die Soldaten at the Salzburg Festival, a role he repeated at La Scala and the Bavarian State Opera. In 2016 Brenna could be seen as Siegfried in Siegfried and Götterdämmerung at the Washington National Opera in a Francesca Zambello production, in which production/roles he will make his San Francisco Opera debut next season. After having made his Metropolitan Opera debut in 2015 as Alwa in a new production of Lulu (which also served as his debut role at the Dutch National Opera), last autumn he returned to the Metropolitan Opera as Laca in Jenufa.
Giles Tomkins
Orest’s Tutor | Bass-baritone Bass-baritone Giles Tomkins is recognized as one of Canada’s most versatile singers, widely praised for his vocal virtuosity and lyricism in an impressive range of repertoire. Operatic highlights for Giles include Timur (Turandot) and Raimondo (Lucia di Lammermoor) with Edmonton Opera, Colline (La Bohème) with Manitoba Opera and Don Basilio (Barber of Seville) with Pacific Opera Victoria. This summer, Giles portrayed Gandalf in the Canadian Childrens’ Opera Company performances of Dean Burry’s The Hobbit and in the coming spring debuts with Canadian Opera Company as Sciarrone in Puccini’s Tosca.
Aidan Ferguson Overseer | Soprano
An Alumna of l’Opéra de Montréal’s Atelier Lyrique, Aidan Ferguson appeared at Theater Basel as Emilia in Otello, Nicklausse in Les Contes d’Hoffmann, the title role in the Rape of Lucretia, and Zweite Magd in Strauss’ Daphne. Recent engagements include the Overseer in Elektra (Edmonton Opera/l’Opéra de Montréal) and Mère Marie de L’Incarnation in Dialogues des Carmélites (l’Opéra de Montréal), Messiah (Edmonton/Winnipeg Symphony), Palmeri’s Misa a Buenos Aires (Lanaudiere Festival), Weihnachtsoratorium (Victoria Symphony/ l’Orchestre Métropolitain) and Dryad in Ariadne auf Naxos (Pacific Opera Victoria). Further credits include Flora in La Traviata and Marcellina in Le nozze di Figaro (l’Opéra de Montréal), Carmela in La Vida Breve (Toronto Symphony), and Mozart’s Requiem (Edmonton’s Pro Coro).
Catherine Daniel
First Maid/Klytämnestra understudy | Mezzo-soprano Ms. Daniel of Edmonton studied voice with Coluratura Tracy Dahl at the University of Manitoba. She was a member of the Atelier Lyrique de l’Opéra de Montreal, and later became a member of the Opera Studio Nederland. Career highlights include roles such as Carmen in Tilburg, Dido/Sorceress in European tour, singing First Maid in Montreal Opera’s production of Elektra and Mercedes in Edmonton Opera’s production of Carmen. This season included a European tour of Porgy and Bess and singing the Alto solo in Handel’s Messiah. Catherine’s upcoming season includes projects in Canada and the United States.
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