OPERA NEWS:
Canadian Opera Company adds singers, coaches
24 MAY/11

JOHN COULBOURN - QMI Agency

TORONTO - Two new singers and two new vocal coaches have been added to the Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio, Canada’s premier training program for young opera professionals.

Soprano Mireille Asselin and Baritone Philippe Sly, both from Ottawa, will add their voices to the ensemble, while Barrie’s Jenna Douglas and Toronto’s Timothy Cheung have enlisted as intern coaches. Over the years, the COC Ensemble Studio has helped to groom talents like Ben Heppner, Isabel Bayrakdarian, David Pomeroy and Krisztina Szabo.