Danlie Rae Acebuque

Baritone

Il Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville) / Figaro - August 22nd & 25th

Described for possessing a beautiful, warm baritone voice with enviable flexibility and an easy top, and his “fresh, suave baritone” (Opera Canada), Filipino-Canadian baritone Danlie Rae Acebuque holds a Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance and Masters of Music in Opera Performance in the studio of the Canadian soprano, Frédérique Vézina at the University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Danlie was the first recipient of the Alexandor Chorney Opera Scholarship at UofT in 2021. In 2022, he was the recipient of the Stuart Hamilton Memorial Award with Voicebox: Opera in Concert, and in 2023 he was one of the Encouragement Award recipients at The Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition – Oregon District and Audiences Choice at the MET – Western Canada District. Danlie made his operatic debuts as Figaro (Il Barbiere di Siviglia), Gianni Schicchi (Gianni Schicchi), Falke (Die Fledermaus) Escamillo (La Tragedie de Carmen), Reverend John Smithurst (Florence: The Lady with The Night Lamp), Guglielmo (Cosi fan tutte) to name a few. Danlie is a current member of Vancouver Opera’s Yulanda M. Faris Young Artist Program.