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OPERA & MUSIC THEATRE
Bizet |
Carmen |
Carmen |
Summer Opera Lyric Theatre, Toronto |
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Dr. Miracle |
Véronique |
Toronto Philharmonia, Kerry Stratton |
Britten |
Albert Herring |
Nancy |
Britten-Pears School, Aldeburgh, England |
Charpentier |
Actéon |
Hyale |
Opera Atelier |
Estacio/Murrell |
Filumena |
Maria Picariello |
The Banff Centre |
Gilbert & Sullivan |
Iolanthe |
Iolanthe |
University of Toronto |
Gonzalez-Risso/
Kong Kie |
La Señorita Mundo |
La Señorita Mundo |
Summerworks Theatre Festival (premiere) |
Hannan/Hinton |
The Diana Cantata |
Diana |
Modern Baroque Opera, Vancouver (premiere) |
Hindemith |
There and Back |
Angel/Sage |
University of Toronto |
Humperdinck |
Hansel and Gretel |
Hansel |
Canadian Opera Company
(community outreach tour) |
Lully |
Persée |
Nymphe Guerrière |
Opera Atelier |
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Vénus |
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Mozart |
The Magic Flute |
Third Lady |
Opera Atelier |
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The Marriage of Figaro |
Cherubino |
University of Toronto |
Palmer/Chatterton |
Voice-Box |
The Vilminator |
urbanvessel, Harbourfront World Stage (premiere) |
Purcell |
Dido and Aeneas |
2nd Witch/Mercury |
Opera Atelier |
Ruders |
The Handmaid’s Tale |
Serena Joy (understudy) |
Canadian Opera Company |
Tchaikovsky |
Eugene Onegin |
Olga |
Pacific Opera Victoria |
Verdi |
Rigoletto |
A Page |
Dartington International Music Festival, England |
Weill |
The Threepenny Opera |
Lucy Brown |
Vancouver Opera Association |
ORATORIO
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J. S. Bach |
Cantata Arias |
Mooredale Concerts, Kristine Bogyo, Artistic Director |
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Cantata No. 93
(Wer nur der lieben
Gott lässt) |
Metropolitan Festival Choir, Patricia Wright |
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Cantata No. 142
(Uns ist ein Kind geboren) |
Concertsingers, Roger Bergs |
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Magnificat |
Hart House Singers, Roger Bergs |
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St. John Passion |
St. Simon’s Choir, Derek Holman |
Duruflé |
Requiem |
Metropolitan Festival Choir, Patricia Wright |
Handel |
Messiah |
Metropolitan Festival Choir, Patricia Wright |
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Ottawa Valley Festival Chorus, Mervin Fick |
Haydn |
Lord Nelson Mass |
St. Paul's United Church, St. Catharines, Peter Partridge |
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Mass in Time of War |
St. Simon’s Choir, Derek Holman |
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Missa Sancti Nicolai |
Baltic Noël, Ivars Taurins
Thirteen Strings, Ottawa, Robert Cooper |
Mozart |
Requiem |
Concertsingers, Roger Bergs |
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St. John’s Latvian Lutheran Church Choir, Brigita Alks |
Penderecki |
Credo |
Banff Arts Festival, Krystof Penderecki (Canadian premiere) |
Pergolesi |
Magnificat |
Concertsingers, Roger Bergs |
Raminsh |
Recordare |
Banff Arts Festival, Imant Raminsh (premiere) |
Vivaldi |
Gloria |
Aradia Ensemble, Kevin Mallon |
CONCERT EXPERIENCE
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Britten-Pears Orchestra, Aldeburgh |
The Fairy Queen (Purcell) (48th Aldeburgh Festival;
Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford) |
CONTACT contemporary music |
Transformed |
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Continuum Contemporary Music |
Massey Hall New Music Festival 2000, Toronto |
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CBC Radio Two broadcast Two New Hours |
Etobicoke Philharmonic |
Opera arias & duets |
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Fine Young Classicals |
Theatrical Masterpieces Hanns Eisler Cabaret Songs |
NYCO Symphony Orchestra |
Adieu Robert Schumann (R. Murray Schaefer) |
St. Lawrence String Quartet |
Il Tramonto (Respighi) |
Talisker Players Chamber Music Series |
Perfect Propriety |
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Reflections of Eden |
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Vox humana |
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The Aldeburgh Connection |
Come Into the Parlour Maud |
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The 49th Parallel |
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TOCA VOCA |
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The Composer Now (The Music Gallery) |
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CBC Radio Two broadcast Two New Hours |
Toronto Operetta Theatre |
I Love Paris |
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SOLO RECITALS
Bridge Across The Seas CD release concert, Heliconian Hall, March 2011
Canadian Concert Tour as First Prize winner of the 22nd Annual Eckhardt-Gramatté National Music Competition
Concerts in Latvia (Cesvaine, Ulbroki, Riga, Sigulda) and Hannover, Germany
Latvian Concert Associations of Canada, Chicago, Florida, Greater Cleveland, and Minneapolis
Mountainview International Festival of Song, Calgary, Alberta
Niagara International Chamber Music Festival, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
Royal Over-Seas League, London, England
Serenata Music, London, Ontario
Syrinx Sunday Salons, Toronto
ACTING & OTHER
Cabarets
(featuring music of Bolcom, Gershwin, Porter, Sondheim, Weill, & others)
Mouthful of Shadows, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
Not at the Opera C’est What, Free Times Café
Bittersweet Mango Cabaret, Banff, Alberta.
Film/TV
At the Mercy of a Stranger; Drop the Beat; Earth: Final Conflict; Mr. Bojangles; The Girl Next Door.
“Caroline” in Maybe It’s Mabeline, written & directed by Janet Banks, Toronto Fringe Festival 2001.
“The Vamp” in Divine Comedy short film for BRAVO! Arts Channel, directed by Sarah Willinsky, Bad Dog Productions.
“The Devil” in Stravinsky/Ramuz The Soldier’s Tale with The Friends of Gravity, Toronto.
Other
Soloist (singer/dancer) in Room by Juliet Palmer as part of Water Sources II, produced by Art in Open Spaces.
Soloist (singer/dancer): world premiere of Juliet Palmer’s flotsam & jetsam at the Open Ears Festival of Music & Sound Kitchener; Artword Theatre,Toronto.
RECORDINGS
CD
Bridge Across The Seas
(Vilma Indra Vitols, mezzo soprano and Dzintra Erliha, piano)
Canadian and Latvian composers to commemorate the 90th anniversary of Talivaldis Kenins
Whole Note Review
Onyx
(Onyx Wind Quintet)
Three Songs from Mahler’s Kindertotenlieder
Nun will die Sonn’ so hell aufgeh’n
Oft denk’ ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen
Wenn dein Mütterlein
Touch the Hem of His Garment
(The Metropolitan United Church Choir and Friends)
I got me flowers from Vaughan Williams’ Five Mystical Songs
DVD
The Making of an Opera: Persée in the Court of Atelier
EDUCATION
1996 Diploma in Operatic Performance, University of Toronto
1994 Artist Diploma in Voice Performance, University of Toronto
1992 Master of Arts (Philosophy), University of Toronto
1990 Bachelor of Arts (Philosophy Specialist), University of Toronto
ADDITIONAL STUDY
Acting Workshop (Tom Diamond)
Banff Centre for the Arts
Opera as Theatre (Kelly Robinson); Shakespeare at the Opera (Glynis Leyshon); Chamber Music Program; 20th Century Song Integration
Britten-Pears School of Advanced Musical Studies, Aldeburgh England
Britten Albert Herring; Purcell The Fairy Queen
Clown Workshop (Sue Morrison, Humber College)
Dartington International Summer Music Festival
Equity Showcase Theatre
Advanced Scene Study (Rosemary Dunsmore); Art of Acting Workshop (Kevin McCormick)
Esmeralda Enrique Academy of Spanish Dance Flamenco
Sears & Switzer Audition Skills Weekend
C.A.E.A. & ACTRA member
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