Atelier lyrique de l'Opéra de Montréal
All about the National Auditions :
A leading artists’ residency for Canadian opera singers, pianists, and stage directors, operating within the Opéra de Montréal that serves as a springboard to a professional career.
Our residency program offers innovative, tailor-made training for emerging lyric artists at the cusp of a professional career. Covering the full spectrum of development for singers, pianists, and opera directors, the Atelier provides access to seasoned specialists in a bilingual environment that reflects Canada’s cultural diversity and in the spirit of making opera accessible to a wide audience.
The Program's Pillars - 360° training
Over two years, the residents train with seasoned specialists in stagecraft, vocal technique, languages, creation, performance psychology, while gaining vital on-the-job experience through roles in Opéra de Montréal's productions.
Artists
Bridget Esler
Camila Montefusco
Colin Mackey
Dante Mullin Santone
Ellita Gagner
Jamal Al Titi
Justine Ledoux
Martine Jomphe
Odile Portugais
Tessa Fackelmann
Thomas Lussier
Tony Stauffer
Abran Julie
Addis, Phillip
Angelo, Allison
Atkinson, Gregory
Beal, Kenneth
Beaudin, Pascale
Bélanger, Antoine
Beley, Alexandra
Bell, Isaiah
Belleau, Marc
Bellemare, France
Bénard, Richard
Bergeron, Pierre-Etienne
Bisch, Ann
Bleau, Caroline
Blier, Dominique
Boldt, Keith
Boucher, Karine
Boucher, Marc
Boulianne, Julie
Bourdages, Jennifer
Boutet, René
Bourget, Florence
Bowes, Jeremy
Brewer, Leticia
Brill, Stephanie
Britten, Spencer
Brooks, Scott
Brown, Nils
Browne, Maureen
Brûlé, Marc-Antoine
Byrne, Desmond
Campbell, Duncan (deceased)
Cesaroni, Lucia
Chalfoun, Leïla
Chang, Tina
Char, Emma
Charbonneau, Pascal
Chartier, Jacques-Olivier
Charest, Geneviève
Chris, Ariana
Ciekiewicz, Lara
Comtois, Lyne-Simone
Corbeil, Michel
Corbisiero, Gianna
Corwin, Charlotte
Côté, Dominique
Côté, Karin (deceased)
Cotton, Lawrence
Couillard Després, Geneviève
Coulombe, Alain
Coutu, Emmanuelle
Couture, Marie-Hélène
Croome, Vanessa
D'Alessio, Pasquale
Dalen, Matthew
Daniel, Catherine
Daoust, Julie
Davis, Karen
De Grandpré, Julie
de los Santos, Jerome
Del Valle, Roy
Denys, Berthier
Deschamps, Nathalie
Dobson, Alexander
Doucet, Renaud
Drolet, Frédérique
Dubé-Malenfant, Maxime
Dufresne, Sarah
Dunham, Christopher
Dupuis, Étienne
Ens, Phillip (1988)
Esseltine, Melanie
Eusebio, Mishael
Fekete, Emma
Ferguson, Aaron
Ferguson, Aidan
Feubel, Manon
Figueroa, Antonio
Fiset, Marianne
Fortin, Hélène (décédée)
Fraser, Carol-Anne
Frenette, France
Friesen, Brenden
Frodsham, Sydney
Gaudreault, Christopher
Gauthier, Alain
Geddes, Keven
Gélinas, Caroline
Gietz, Gordon
Glower, Jerry
Gonthier, Esther
Grandmaison, Annie
Grenier, Claude
Groenewegen, Nicolas
Guéret, Éthel
Guérin, Lyse
Guyot, Louise
Haboczki, Sebastian
Hamper, Emily
Harper, Ryan
Hegedus, Stephen
Hervieux, Marc
Hoover, Anne-Marie
Iannello, Riccardo
Innis, Maryse
Jamison, Julia
Kalmanovitch, Philip
Karam, Jarosiewicz, Sherri
Keoughan, Nathan
Klassen-Wiebe, Rebecca
Kolić, Chelsea
Kroeker, Holly
Kulish, Taras
Labbé, Gaëtan
Lambert, Chantal
Lambert, Marianne
Lamirande, Marc-André
Laporte, Éric
Larivière, Johanne
Laryea, René Brempon
Lavoie, Tomislav
Lebel, Mireille
LeBlanc, Danièle
LeBlanc, Kirsten
Leblanc, Myriam
Legendre, Grégoire
Lennox-Williams, Mia
Lepage, Michel
Li, Matthew
Ligot, Isabelle
Lord, Marie-Josée
Lorieau, Pierre
Losier, Michèle
Louwerse, Chad
MacLaren, Robert
Macleay, Thomas Malcolm
Major, Alain
Mallette, Patrick
Mankhof, Ingrid
Marcotte, Louise
Margison, Lauren
Martel, Agathe
Martire, Dina
Mazerolle, Dion
Mauro, Roberto
McArthur, Beverly
McClish, Jean-Philippe
McGuire, Beverly
McLean, Pierre
McLennan, James
Ménard, Caroline
Menzies, David
Michaud, Steeve
Miller, Katie
Mondieig, Pascal
Moretti, Angelo
Muhire, Cécile
Myatt, Sarah
Myskohlid, Martina
Naggar-Tremblay, Rose
Naubert, Sophie
Neufeld, Iraina
Nigrim, Dana
Núñez, Andrea
Nurse, Chantale
Ohlmann, Ruth
Oland, Erik
Ouellet, Sébastien
Pagé, Monique
Paltiel, Ellen
Pappas, Lambroula Maria
Parent, Yolande
Parkinson, Emma
Pascot, Claire
Pavelka, Linda
Pelletier, Jérémie
Pitkanen, Steven
Podolak, Karoline
Polese, Elizabeth
Popescu, Maria
Prévost, Charles
Proulx Lemire, Isabeau
Pybus, Alyson
Rancourt, Pierre
Rasor, Jennifer
Reno, Camille
Richard, Normand
Richer, Jean-Michel
Riel, Christiane
Rigden, Suzanne
Rogers, Mikelis
Ruiz, Carlos
Rupolo, Rocco
Rus, Chelsea
Ryan, Cairan
Saint-Denis, Anne
St. Louis, Anik
Sabourin, Ian
Sabourin, Ian
Salvas, Geoffroy
Savoie, Adrienne
Savtchenko, Alexander
Scarfone, Marie-Ève
Schellenberg, Geoffrey
Sheppard, Aaron
Simard-Galdès, Magali
Simoneau, Marie
Smith Bessette, Tracy
Spinney, Pascale
St-Martin, Lucie
Starr, Ilanna
Stilmachenko, Sergei
Sutton, Michelle
Sylvestre, Alexandre
Szeto, Jennifer
Tait, Joanne
Thomas, Bethzaïda
Tomas, Oriol
Tremblay, Annie
Tremblay, Rachèle
Valiquette, Florie
Van Pelt, Andrea
van Wyck, Max
Walsh, Barbara
Webster, Claude
Welch, Angela
Whelan, Josh
Whitehead, Marcia
Wright, Dylan
Graduates
Since 1984, the Atelier has helped launch more than 200 artists-performers, mediators, and arts leaders - many of whom continue to shine on major international stages, including Sarah Dufresne, Julie Boulianne, Étienne Dupuis, and the current director of the Atelier lyrique, Jennifer Szeto.
Team
Atelier lyrique de l'Opéra de Montréal
Jennifer Szeto
Jennifer Szeto carves a dynamic path as a pianist, administrator, and pedagogue. Praised for “an immense sweetness and precision which seemed to be flawless” (L’Opéra) and “amazing versatility” (Opera Ramblings), she is a distinguished graduate of the Atelier lyrique de l’Opéra de Montréal, San Francisco Opera’s Adler Fellowship, Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio, and Merola Opera Program.
The Atelier lyrique Directorship is generously sponsored by Vanda Treiser.
Martin Dubé
Head Coach
Marie Maous
Program Manager
Geneviève Lessard
Associate producer
Martin Davout
Coordinator
François Racine
Stagecraft Professor 25-26
Guest Instructors
Stage Directors
François Racine ,
Tom Diamond,
Stephen Lawless,
David Lefkowich
Pianist Coach
Martin Dubé, Head coach,
Giovanni Reggioli,
Jerome de los Santos,
Hank Knox (Early music)
Technique vocal
Laura Brooks Rice (Head consultant) ,
Lena Hellström-Färnlöf
Diction
Anja Burmeister (German),
Miloš Repický (Czech),
Nicolò Sbuelz (Italian)
Conductor
Henry Kennedy,
Simon Rivard,
Naomi Woo
Performance psychology
Sieger Roorda
French Language Training
Monique Gosselin,
LRDG (Language Research Development Group),
Diane Miljours
Movement and Alexander Technique
Malcom Balk,
Karma Camp,
Mistaya Hemingway
ENT specialist
Dre Françoise P. Chagnon, Vocalex
