As part of its 2014-15 season-unveiling festivities at the Four Seasons Centre on Wednesday, the Canadian Opera Company announced the latest inductees to its Ensemble Studio young-artist programme.
Joining the company in August will be: Kitchener-Waterloo-raised Jean-Philippe Fortier-Lazure, a tenor currently studying at the Unviersity of Montreal; Brockville-native bass-baritone Iain MacNeil, currently at University of Toronto; and Quebec City-born soprano Karine Boucher, who is currently with the young artists’ programme at Opéra de Montréal.
Also joining the Ensemble Studio is Calgary-born pianist Jennifer Szeto, who is also with the Altelier Lyrique at Opéra de Montréal right now.
These four will replace outgoing Ensemble Studio members: sopranos Sasha Djihanian and Claire de Sévigné, baritone Cameron McPhail and pianist Michael Shannon.
John Terauds