CALENDAR
Domoney Artists on Stage & Screen
PAST ENGAGEMENTS
2025
Jan 11
Clarence Frazer joins legendary soprano Tracy Dahl with pianist Lisa Rumpel on stage in “Love Languages: Songs and Pictures on Wolf’s Italienishes Liederbuch”, with whimsical illustrations by artist Ana Toumine, presented by Flipside Opera & The Women’s Musical Club of Winnipeg
Jan 26
Maria Soulis sings Ravel’s Five Greek Songs with Stratford’s INNERchamber Ensemble’s “Transplanted” concert, sharing pieces tied to their members' various cultural heritages as well as orchestral pieces “transplanted” into an intimate concert space
Feb 8
Janna Sailor is a guest conductor with Vancouver Island Symphony in “Whoever Said Opera is Boring?” with madcap soprano/actress Natalie Choquette
www.vancouverislandsymphony.com
Feb 8, 13 &16
Caitlin Wood is the Controller, Asitha Tennekoon is Bill, and Clarence Frazer is the Steward in Flight, Jonathan Dove’s comedic romp, loosely based on the true story of an Iranian refugee bureaucratically marooned in Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport for 18 years; Morris Panych, Director; Leslie Dala, Conductor
Feb 19, 21, 23 & 25
Melody Courage is Rose and Giles Tomkins is the King in The Little Prince, Rachel Portman’s enchanting opera based on Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s beloved literary classic, with Pacific Opera Victoria; Brenna Corner, Director; Giuseppe Pietraoria, Conductor
Mar 13 -– 30
Caitlin Wood stars as Poppea in Coronation of Poppea, Monteverdi’s opera of love, power, sex and betrayal. This production is inspired by the performance tradition of Bharatanatyam dance; The INnovātiō Orchestra, period baroque band, will blend music of South India in an evening of whirling passion. Timothy Nelson, director/conductor INSeries Opera (Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD)
Mar 15 -- 23
Marion Newman is a guest soloist in the world premiere of Marcus Goddard’s “Mountain Visions" with Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, performing in Kingston, Toronto, and Vancouver; Otto Tausk, Conductor www.vancouversymphony.ca
Mar 16
Maeve Palmer sings in "When Paris Sizzled: The Fabulous 1920s!", an Off Centre Music Salon concert featuring selected mélodies by Debussy, Poulene, Milhaud, Satie, and
Ravel
Mar 22
Jorell Williams is a guest soloist in his debut with Montreal’s Choeur Saint-Laurent, in Walton’s Belshazzar’s Feast; Philippe Bourque, Conductor
Mar 22
Melody Courage and Jean-Philippe Lazure are guest soloists in Mendelssohn’s Elijah with Victoria Philharmonic Choir; Peter Butterfield, Conductor
Apr 4 & 5
Baritone Dion Mazerolle is a guest soloist in Bach’s St. John Passion with acclaimed Ensemble Caprice, in Montréal and Québec; Matthias Maute, Conductor
Apr 5
Caitlin Wood is a guest soloist in "Bach to the Future" with Regina Symphony, singing Bach’s Cantata No. 202, Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten (The Wedding Cantata); Gordon Gerrard, Conductor
Apr 5
Melody Courage and Asitha Tennekoon are guest soloists in Britten’s War Requiem with Vancouver Bach Choir; Leslie Dala, Conductor
Apr 5, 9 & 11
Baritone Clarence Frazer debuts with Manitoba Opera as Schaunard in Puccini’s beloved La bohème; Anna Theodosakis Director; Tyrone Paterson, Conductor
Apr 5, 9, 11, 12 & 27
May 9, 15 & 18
June 5 & 29
Soprano Jennifer Maines joins the cast in Schön ist die Welt, a celebration of 1920s operetta, with Tyrolean State Theater, Chamber Theater, Innsbruck
Apr 12
Tenor Ernesto Ramirez is a guest artist in an evening of operatic favourites in "OpernBall" with Kitchener-Waterloo Community Orchestra; conducted by Daniel Warren
Apr 18
Dion Mazerolle is guest artist for "Concert de la Passion" with Montreal’s Les Idées Heureuses in their ongoing collaborative project with Salle Bourgie, presenting all of Christoph Graupner’s cantatas; Genevieve Soly, music director
Apr 18
Asitha Tennekoon is the Evangelist in Bach’s St. Matthew Passion with Grand Philharmonic Choir; Mark Vuorinen, conductor
Apr 23, 25, 27 & 29
Marion Newman debuts as Maddalena in Verdi’s tragic tale of love, revenge and betrayal, Rigoletto
Apr 25 –– 27
Hillary Tufford and Daniel Cabena stars in "Garden of Vanished Pleasures” with Soundstreams Canada, with sopranos Danika Lorèn and Mireille Asselin. A finalist for Opera America’s 2022 Award for Excellence in Digital Opera, this is an emotional journey inspired by the life and work of English filmmaker and queer rights activist Derek Jarman, making its world premiere in the theatre. Conceived and devised by U.K./Canadian director Tim Albery, "Garden of Vanished Pleasures" blends the works of two composers: Cecilia Livingston and Donna McKevitt. Livingston writes deeply felt songs of love and loss, and they chime perfectly with McKevitt’s heart-aching songs that use texts drawn from Jarman’s own journals.
Apr 25 & 27
Jorell Williams is Figaro with Opera Columbus in their production of Le Nozze di Figaro; Casey Robards, conductor
May 3 & 4
Janna Sailor is the guest conductor with Windsor Symphony, in performances of Mozart’s Symphony No. 3 “Haffner”, and Tchaikovsky’s Concerto #1 in B flat for piano and orchestra, with Philip Chiu, pianist
May 7
Mezzo-soprano Marion Newman and pianist Angela Park perform the premiere performance of Bramwell Tovey’s Ancestral Voices for voice and piano – a work originally composed for Marion and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Ian Cusson’s Breakfast for Barbarians, and excerpts from Joseph Canteloube’s Chants d’Auvergne at a Soundstreams TD Encounters event at Hugh's Room, Toronto
May 8
Asitha Tennekoon presents a recital for Women’s Musical Club of Toronto with pianist Steven Philcox, including works by Ian Cusson, Vaughan Williams, and a newly-commissioned work by Danika Loren
May 9
Soprano Natalya Gennadi is a guest soloist with Etobicoke Philharmonic Orchestra as they celebrate the new season with “Jubilations of Spring”, performing arias from Die Fledermaus (J. Strauss), Filumena (Estacio) and more; Matthew Jones, conductor
May 10
Dion Mazerolle is the baritone soloist in Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem with L’Orchestre symphonique de L”Estuaire and Estuaire Symphonic Choir; Léa Moisan-Perrier, Conductor
May 10, 13, 15 & 18
François Racine returns to Opera de Montréal to direct Puccini’s beloved La bohème; Simon Rivard, Conductor
May 17
Marion Newman presents a recital with pianist Gordon Gerrard, with Galiano Concert Society
May 29 | Victoria, BC
May 31 | Vancouver, BC
Marion Newman joins the Gryphon Trio in performances of "Echo: Memories of the World", a multimedia exploration of the many efforts around the world to bring voice to submerged histories
Jun 5, 7, 9, 10, 12 & 13
Giles Tomkins returns to Edmonton Opera’s production of Wagner’s Ring Cycle as Hunding in Die Walküre; Russell Braun, conductor
Jun 7
Dion Mazerolle is Zuniga in a stellar cast led by Marie- Nicole Lemieux as Carmen in this semi-staged production with Nouvel Opera Metropolitain; Jean- Marie Zeitouni conductor; Isabeau Proulx-Lemire, director
Jun 14
Dion Mazerolle is the baritone soloist with North York Concert Orchestra in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony; Rafael Luz, conductor
Jun 21
Soprano Natalya Gennadi and baritone Dion Mazerolle are guest soloists in Verdi’s Requiem with Kindred Spirits Orchestra, Orpheus Choir, and Resound Choir; Kristian Alexander, Conductor
Jun 21 –– 27
Clarence Frazer sings the role of Eadric in Silence (Uyeda/Hagen), a bold new opera presented by Edmonton's Nuova Vocal Arts; Gordon Gerrard, conductor
Jul 24
Marion Newman, Caitlin Wood, Melody Courage and Asitha Tennekoon star in a concert performance of Missing as part of the Toronto Summer Music Festival, at Koerner Hall. A groundbreaking and deeply moving chamber opera that gives voice to one of Canada’s most urgent human rights issues: the missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
Created by Métis playwright Marie Clements and JUNO Award-winning composer Brian Current, this unforgettable 80-minute work tells the emotional story of two women — an Indigenous woman known only as “Native Girl”, who disappears, and Ava, a non-Indigenous lawyer whose life is forever altered by their tragic connection. As Ava unravels the mystery, she is drawn into a powerful journey of truth, reckoning, and healing.
Set between Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside and British Columbia’s Highway of Tears, Missing blends classical Western opera with Indigenous language and storytelling. Performed in both English and Gitxsan, and created in close collaboration with Indigenous communities, this opera is more than a performance — it is an act of remembrance, resistance, and reconciliation. Critics call it “shatteringly emotional” and “something every Canadian should see."
Jul 26
Soprano Maeve Palmer sings the role of Lydia in The Handmaid's Tale, (Poul Ruders, composer; Paul Bentley, Libretto).
The operatic adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s chillingly relevant dystopian classic comes to the stage in the fully realized world premiere of a chamber arrangement by acclaimed pianist Dan Schlosberg, commissioned by Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, and performed by Interplay faculty and participants.
This staging of The Handmaid’s Tale marks the culmination of a month-long residency bringing together opera singers, répétiteurs, chamber musicians, stage directors, stage managers, conductors, prop builders, and wardrobe technicians. It provides early-career opera, music, and theatre professionals the unique opportunity to work on a fully produced opera with a world-class creative team, including Kamna Gupta, conductor and Brenna Corner, director. www.banffcentre.ca
Sep 3, 4, 6 & 7
Clarence Frazer is Bassett in Ammolite Opera’s production of Rocking Horse Winner with Ammolite Opera at the Evan Hazell Theatre in Calgary. A modern Adaptation of the D.H. Lawrence short story, Rocking Horse Winner explores the relationship between Paul, a young man with developmental challenges, and his emotionally distant mother. Paul becomes dangerously obsessed with solving the “bad luck” of his family in order to win the love of his mother. His obsession creates a strange magic that both connects him to luck and makes him vulnerable to the powerful voices only he can hear. In our new age of entitlement, Rocking Horse Winner is an intimate, psychologically insightful look at love, “luck”, and greed. Tayte Mitchell, Artistic Director; Maria Fuller, Music Director.
Sep 9 -- Oct 12
Giles Tomkins is Ed in his debut with Crow’s Theatre in Octet, the latest off-Broadway sensation by Dave Malloy (Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812). In a tech-obsessed support group, eight internet addicts grapple with everything from doomscrolling to conspiracy theories. Directed by Chris Abraham.
Sep 30
Marion Newman and Caitlin Wood perform excerpts from Miss Chief Cycle, a new work by Dustin Peters, based on the painting The Memoirs of Miss Chief Eagle Testickle by Kent Monkman. Known for his symbolic and epic paintings, this performance at Salle Bourgie in connection with the exhibition Kent Monkman: History is Painted by the Victors.
Sep 9 – Oct 12
Giles Tomkins is Ed in his debut with Crow’s Theatre in Octet, the latest off-Broadway sensation by Dave Malloy (Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812). In a tech-obsessed support group, eight internet addicts grapple with everything from doomscrolling to conspiracy theories. Directed by Chris Abraham.
Oct 3 – 5
Clarence Frazer debuts at the 37th Macau International Music Festival, as Morales in Carmen. A co-production of Opernhaus Zurich and Paris Opéra Comique , directed by award-wining Andreas Homoki, this production places the drama in a stark, meta-theatrical setting. A replica of the Opéra Comique stage becomes the backdrop for a journey through time, with each act set in a different era: from Belle Époque Paris to World War II and finally to the present day. Conducted by Eivind Gullberg Jensen.
Oct 24 & 25
Hillary Tufford debuts as Cherubino in Mozart’s favourite comic opera, Le Nozze di Figaro, at the International Opera Festival with Opera Daegu, Korea. www.daeguoperahouse.org
Oct 25
Marion Newman is the Alto soloist in Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis with Grand Philharmonic Choir/Kitchener Waterloo Philharmonic; Mark Vuorinen, conductor
Nov 14
Janna Sailor conducts the Vancouver Intercultural Orchestra Tentet in “Echoes of Now”, a contemporary classical programme that weaves together strands from Chinese, Persian, European, and North American West Coast cultures into a fresh, uniquely Canadian tapestry of sound. The concert will showcase music by Canadian composers: "As the first spring blossoms awaken through the snow" by Rita Ueda, "planh: de temps" by Farshid Samandari, "NightSong Dance" by Mark Armanini, "Passion’s Passage" by Moshe Denburg, and "Pareidolia" by Farangis Nurulla-Khoja. Also on the bill: "Mirage" by Iranian composer Saeed Mirzazadeh.
Nov 22
Daniel Cabena and Giles Tomkins are guest soloists in “Welcome to All the Pleasures - Henry Purcell’’s Life and Work” with Hamilton’s Bach Elgar Choir; Alexander Cann, conductor
Dec 4 – 7
Giles Tomkins performs highlights of Handel’s Messiah with Windsor Symphony and Windsor Classic Chorale; Geoffrey Larson, conductor
Dec 5 & 6
Tenor Ernesto Ramirez and baritone Jorell Williams are guest soloists with Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra in two performances of Handel’s Messiah; Rosemary Thomson, Conductor
Dec 5 & 7
Hillary Tufford is the Alto soloist in Handel’s Messiah with Hamilton’s Bach Elgar Choir; Alexander Cann, conductor
Dec 6
Maestra Janna Sailor and the Divas perform favourite holiday hits and seasonal classics with the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra
Dec 7
Asitha Tennekoon is the Evangelist in Bach’s Christmas Oratorio with Amadeus Choir and Orchestra; Kathleen Allen, conductor
Dec 9 – 11
Janna Sailor conducts the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra in their Traditional Christmas concerts of favourites, with the Mountaintop Gospel Choir
Dec 13
Soprano Maeve Palmer, mezzo Hillary Tufford and baritone Clarence Frazer are guest soloists in Handel’s Messiah with St. James Cathedral Choir and Orchestra; Thomas Bell, conductor
Dec 13
Asitha Tennekoon is the Tenor soloist in Handel’s Messiah with Grand Philharmonic Choir; Mark Vuorinen, conductor; and with the Kitchener Waterloo Symphony
Dec 13
Tenor Jean-Philippe Lazure is a guest soloist in Messiah with Ottawa’s Rideau Chorale; Kevin Reeves, conductor
Dec 13 – 14
Maria Soulis, mezzo soprano and tenor Ernesto Ramirez are guest soloists with Stratford Concert Choir in performances of Messiah with Stratford Symphony Orchestra; Alexander Cann, conductor
Dec 20
Caitlin Wood, Daniel Cabena and Asitha Tennekoon are guest soloists in Handel’s Messiah with Chorus Niagara and Concordo Orchestra; Kathleen Allan, conductor
Dec 30 – Jan 4, 2026
Maeve Palmer debuts in the title role of Silvia in The Czardas Princess ( Kalman) with Toronto Operetta Theatre; Derek Bate, conductor
2026
Jan 18 – 30
Hillary Tufford is Mrs. Demers in City Workers in Love ( Cavanagh/Wiesensel) at the Paul Davenport Theatre, London ON
Feb 1
Soprano Melody Courage is a guest performer with Victoria Symphony in Peer Gynt, the story of a Norwegian peasant who travels the world in search of his true self, with actors and Victoria Choral Society, led by Christian Kluxen
Feb 7
Giles Tomkins is Leporello in Mozart’s Don Giovanni with Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra and COSA Opera; James Kahane, conducting
Feb 7, 12, 15
Clarence Frazer stars as Guglielmo in Mozart’s dark comedy Cosi fan tutte, with Vancouver Opera; Leslie Dala conductor; Rob Herriot director
Feb 18, 20, 21, 24
Asitha Tennekoon is henchman Spoletto in Pacific Opera Victoria’s Tosca "where art and truth collide amidst tyranny”; Giuseppe Pietraroia, conductor; Brenna Corner, director
