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Alumni

Soprano

  • Daniela Agostino (2023)
  • Laura Albino (2012)
  • Betty Allison (2010–11)
  • Johane Ansell (2011)
  • Allison Arends (2009–10)
  • Lindsay Barrett (2007–08, 2010)
  • Valérie Bélanger (2015)
  • France Bellemare (2016)
  • Karine Boucher (2014)
  • Lesley Bouza (2012)
  • Ambur Braid (2013)
  • Grace Canfield (2017, 2019)
  • Tracy Cantin (2011)
  • Gabrielle Côté-Picard (2023)
  • Sawyer Craig (2023)
  • Hannah Crawford (2024)
  • Adanya Dunn (2016–17)
  • Maureen Ferguson (2016)
  • Jessica Fishenfeld (2013)
  • Kyra Folk-Farber (2010)
  • Natalya Gennadi (2018–19)
  • Rebecca Gray (2023, 2024)
  • Eve-Lyn de la Haye (2012)
  • Eliza Johnson (2014-15)
  • Teiya Kasahara (2012)
  • Leanne Kaufman (2018)
  • Miriam Khalil (2009)
  • Kirsten Leblanc (2020)
  • Lauren Margison (2014-17, 2019, 2020-2022, 2024)
  • Monika Mazanka (2020, 2021, 2023)
  • Lisa di Maria (2011–12)
  • Melissa McCann (2018)
  • Keely McPeek (2024)
  • Yannick Muriel Noah (2010)
  • Andrea Nuñez (2018)
  • Chantale Nurse (2014-15)
  • Brigitte O'Halloran (2015)
  • Rachel Krehm (2019)
  • Maeve Palmer (2019-2021,2023)
  • Elizabeth Polese (2015–18, 2021)
  • Shantelle Przybylo (2018–19)
  • Carole-Anne Roussel (2019)
  • Chelsea Rus (2018, 2020)
  • Charlene Santoni (2010–11)
  • Shadan Saul (2019)
  • Sara Schabas (2019-2021)
  • Lara Secord-Haid (2016)
  • Jonelle Sills (2022)
  • Krista de Silva (2007, 2012)
  • Tamar Simon (2020-2022)
  • Colleen Skull (2009–11, 2013)
  • Taylor Strande (2008)
  • Suzanne Taffot (2017–18)
  • Jennifer Taverner (2013)
  • Nataliia Temnyk (2024)
  • Samira Tou (2023)
  • Alexandra Wiebe (2023)
  • Ellen Wieser (2015)
  • Sarah Vardy (2012–14)
  • Stephanie Yelovich (2012)
  • Young Eun (Angela) Yoo (2015)
  • Luiza Zhuleva (2013)

Mezzo-Soprano

  • Sahara Adamitz (2024)
  • Emma Bergin (2017–19)
  • Cierra Byrd (2020)
  • Catherin Carew (2011)
  • Emma Char (2016)
  • Rebecca Cuddy (2019)
  • Catherine Daniel (2014)
  • Maureen Ferguson (2014)
  • Caroline Gélinas (2017)
  • Simona Genga (2020-2022)
  • Wallis Giunta (2008)
  • Alex Hetherington (2021)
  • Queen Hezumuryango (2022-2024)
  • Erica Iris Huang (2011)
  • Irem Ince (2013)
  • Laurelle Jade Froese (2013)
  • Heather Jewson (2011)
  • Erin Lawson (2011)
  • Danielle MacMillan (2015–16)
  • Marjorie Maltais, 2014
  • Katie Miller, 2017
  • Julia Morgan, 2008
  • Megan Quick, 2019
  • Rose Naggar-Tremblay, 2018
  • Frida Portillo, 2019
  • Michelle Siemens, 2019
  • Olenka Slywynska (2010, 2012)
  • Rachele Tremblay (2015)
  • Hillary Tufford (2022)
  • Gena van Oosten (2020)
  • Cassandra Warner (2009)
  • Amanda Weatherall (2022,2023)
  • Katrina Westin (2016)
  • Jillian Yemen (2015)

Counter-Tenor

Jake Ingbar (2021)
Collin Shay (2013)
Nils Wanderer (2024)

Tenor

  • Mathieu Abel (2016–17)
  • Tonatiuh Abrego (2017)
  • Michael Barrett (2007)
  • Frédéric Beaudoin, 2011–12
  • Adam Bishop (2007–09)
  • Willis Bote (2008)
  • Anthony Boxell (2015)
  • Matthew Bruce (2018)
  • Robert Clark (2012)
  • Efraín Corralejo (2022)
  • Matthew Dalen, 2018
  • Pasquale D'Alessio, 2016
  • Andrew Derynck, 2016
  • Adam Dyjach, 2013
  • Chris Enns, 2009
  • Jeff Fang, 2019
  • Aaron Ferguson, 2013
  • William Ford , 2015
  • Kaden Forsberg, 2019
  • River Guard (2018, 2020-2022)
  • Ryan Harper (2007, 2010)
  • Sebastian Haboczki (2014, 2018)
  • Emmanuel Hasler (2021)
  • Ricardo Iannello (2012)
  • Lyndon Ladeur (2023)
  • Adam Luther (2013)
  • Michael Marino (2010–11)
  • Kevin Myers (2015)
  • Eric Olsen (2014)
  • Daevyd Pepper (2019, 2022)
  • Scott Rumble (2019)
  • Rocco Rupolo (2018)
  • Sunny Shams (2019)
  • Conrad Siebert, 2014
  • Elias Theocharidis (2020, 2021, 2023)
  • Graham Thomson (2011)
  • Spencer VanDellen (2024)
  • Kijong (Joseph) Wi (2014, 2016)
  • Patricia Yates (2024)

Baritone

  • Danlie Rae Acebuque (2024)
  • Jamal Al Titi (2023)
  • Edward Atkinson (2013)
  • Peter Barrett (2007)
  • Patrick Bowman (2015)
  • Michael Robert Broder (2013–14)
  • Samuel Chan (2016–17)
  • Bradley Christensen (2016)
  • John Conlon (2010)
  • Todd Delaney (2011)
  • David Diston (2018–19)
  • Ryan Downey (2014)
  • Christopher Dunham (2013–14)
  • Andy Erasmus (2017–18)
  • Kjel Erickson (2016)
  • Jacob Feldman (2019)
  • Clarence Frazer (2012)
  • Matthew Gamble (2014-15, 2017)
  • Vasil Garvanliev (2008–11)
  • Nathan Keoughan (2022)
  • Adam Kuiack (2021)
  • Keith Lam (2010, 2014-16)
  • Andrew Love (2009–10, 2012)
  • Colin Mackey (2023
  • Michael Mason (2014)
  • Cameron McPhail (2010)
  • Michael Nyby (2015–16)
  • Bruno Roy (2018, 2020)
  • Cairan Ryan (2015–16)
  • Geoffrey Schellenberg (2019-2022)
  • Micah Schroeder (2018–19, 2022)
  • Geoffrey Sirett (2013)
  • Joseph Song Chi (2007–08)
  • James Coole Stevenson (2023)
  • Jan Vaculik (2015)
  • Max Van Wyck (2017–18)
  • Ben Wallace (2024)
  • Justin Welsh (2014)
  • Gene Wu (2010-11)
  • Olivier Zerouali (2022)

Bass-Baritone

  • Scott Brooks (2016)
  • Jon-Paul Décosse (2008, 2011)
  • Brenden Friesen (2018–19)
  • Nathan Keoughan (2014-15, 2017)
  • Evan Lindberg (2024)
  • Nicholas Murphy (2024)
  • Giles Tomkins (2010)
  • Rodrigo Urrutia (2023)
  • Dylan Wright (2016)

Bass

  • Ricardo Ceballos (2024)
  • Brenden Friesen (2020-2022)
  • Nathan Keoughan (2010, 2012–13)
  • Matthew McLellan (2021,2022)
  • Dann Mitton (2015)
  • Joseph Trumbo (2017–18)
  • Michael Uloth (2011)
  • Brian Wehrle (2013)
  • Philip Wing (2023)
  • Dylan Wright (2020-2021)
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HIGHLANDS OPERA RACIAL EQUITY ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS (HOREAC)

Suzanne Taffot, LLB, Soprano (HOS ‘17, ‘18)
Andrew Balfour, composer (Mishaabooz’s Realm, HOS commission, 2017)
Samuel Chan, baritone (HOS ‘16, ‘17)
Matthew Gamble, baritone (HOS ‘14, ‘17)
Chantale Nurse, soprano (HOS ‘14, ‘15)

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