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Daniel Hamin Go
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Daniel Hamin Go

Korean-Canadian cellist Daniel Hamin Go has performed across three continents, making appearances at the Berliner Philharmonie, Cadogan, Carnegie Hall, Flagey Studios, and Konzerthaus Berlin. An avid chamber musician, Go has made appearances at Four Seasons, IMS Prussia Cove, Kronberg Academy, Krzyzowa Music, Tsinandali, and Yellow Barn, with musical partners including Jonathan Biss, Glenn Dicterow, Miriam...

Alejandro Céspedes
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Alejandro Céspedes

Alejandro Céspedes, M.Mus. A percussionist and educator who graduated from the University of Toronto and Amadeo Roldán Conservatory in Havana, Cuba. Céspedes is the principal percussionist of the Casa Loma, Ontario Pops, and Mississauga Symphony Orchestras and has performed with the National Opera and Ballet Orchestra of Cuba, as well as the Niagara, Kingston, TO...

Sam Broverman
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Sam Broverman

Sam Broverman is a Winnipeg-born, Toronto based jazz singer and songwriter. He has performed in venues across Canada, the US, Europe  and Asia. He began his professional singing career in Winnipeg as a teenager, appearing in theatre and cabaret productions and also on the nationally televised shows “Hymn Sing” and “The Doug Crosley Show”. Sam...

Patrick Hansen
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Patrick Hansen

Patrick Hansen is the Artistic Director of TriCities Opera in Binghamton, New York and the Artistic Director of Opera McGill in Montreal where he is an associate professor of music at McGill University. Active in both the academic and professional arenas, Mr. Hansen is a former board member for the Association for Opera in Canada,...

Quasar
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Quasar

Renowned for their energy, unique sonority and fearless innovation, the four members of Quasar have been exploring the multiple facets of musical creation since its foundation in 1994. A highly versatile ensemble, they demonstrate exceptional artistry across a wide spectrum of genres and asthetics from acoustic works and improvisation to cutting-edge electronics, music-theatre and multidisciplinary...

Krisztina Szabó
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Krisztina Szabó

Lauded for her “supple, pliant” voice and “considerable emotional range” (Opera Canada), Hungarian-Canadian mezzo-soprano Krisztina Szabó is widely recognized for her refined musicianship and compelling stage presence. In the 2025/26 season, she made her Manitoba Opera debut as Marcellina in Le nozze di Figaro, and returned to both Tafelmusik and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra for...

Hélène Brunet
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Hélène Brunet

Hélène Brunet is hailed as “a singer of tremendous quality” with “a voice of perfect beauty and sincere expression.” Recognized for her interpretations of Bach, Handel, and Mozart, her repertoire extends from Baroque to the music of the 20th and 21st centuries. Hélène is the recipient of a prestigious Juno award (2022) for her first...

Joel Allison
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Joel Allison

Canadian bass-baritone Joel Allison has garnered praise for his “rich, ringing tone” (Ludwig Van Toronto), “expressive voice… and excellent interpretation” (Pro Opera). This season, Joel returns to the Canadian Opera Company as Guglielmo in Mozart’s Così fan tutte, where he has also performed as Masetto in Don Giovanni, and the Forester in Janáček’s Cunning Little Vixen....

Michael Colvin
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Michael Colvin

Hailed in Opera News as possessing “one of the most beautiful lyric tenor instruments around,” Irish-Canadian tenor Michael Colvin has appeared to critical acclaim on opera and concert stages throughout Canada, the United States, the U.K., and Europe. In 2025/2026, Michael enjoyed concert engagements with the Grand Philharmonic Choir and the Peterborough Singers, as well...