Jean-Philippe Lazure is a graduate of the Canadian Opera Company’s (COC) elite Ensemble Studio, where he sang Don Curzio in The Marriage of Figaro, and Conte Almaviva (The Barber of Seville). Mr. Lazure portrayed Cartier and Father André in the COC’s acclaimed 2017 production of Louis Riel, in Toronto, Ottawa and Quebec City.

In demand as a soloist with orchestras and choirs throughout Canada, Jean-Philippe recently debuted with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra in Handel’s Solomon. In 2023, he sings in the premiere of Water (Martin) with the Grand Philharmonic Choir (Kitchener). Jean-Philippe has performed in Messiah with the Gatineau Symphony Orchestra and Windsor Symphony, the St. Matthew Passion with the Chœur classique de Montréal, and Bach’s Lutheran Masses with the St. Lawrence Choir. He last appeared with the Ottawa Choral Society in March 2018, in Goodall’s poignant contemporary requiem Eternal Light.

Jean-Philippe began the 2022 opera season as Remendado in the COC’s Carmen and will debut with Manitoba Opera as Ferrando in Così fan tutte. Recent performances include Remendado with Opera Kelowna, and Candide at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity: “Lazure was the perfect Candide, vocally, dramatically and musically, evincing the title character’s naivete with grace” (Calgary Herald). Jean‑Philippe sang the role of Georgie in Opera on the Avalon’s production of Ours (Estacio), commemorating the Royal Newfoundland Regiment in World War I.

Canadian-Korean baritone Clarence Frazer brings his “silky-smooth” voice to a wide range of roles and concert repertoire: “Frazer is so naturally gifted, he can walk into any role and make it sound like it was meant for him to sing” (Ludwig-van.com). An alumnus of the Canadian Opera Company’s prestigious Ensemble Studio and Calgary Opera’s McPhee Artist Development Program, Clarence starred as Figaro with Pacific Opera Victoria and Saskatoon Opera in The Barber of Seville. In 2019, he sang Marcello in Against the Grain Theatre’s acclaimed production of La Bohème, touring from Yukon to Toronto.

This season, Clarence debuts with the Vancouver Bach Choir, the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra in performances of Messiah. He performs with Chorus Niagara in The Houses Stand Not Far Apart (Estacio) and Vaughan Williams’ Dona Nobis Pacem. Recent concert engagements include Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem with Hamilton’s Bach Elgar Choir, and Mozart’s Requiem with the Grand Philharmonic Choir (Kitchener).

Clarence sang Guglielmo in Edmonton Opera’s Così fan tutte and starred as Claudio with Opera Kelowna in Béatrice et Bénédict. In 2023, he debuts as Demetrius with Vancouver Opera in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and with the Ottawa Choral Society in Lucija Garuta’s epic cantata.

Clarence is featured in several OperaBreaks videos directed by François Racine and produced by Domoney Artists during the pandemic.

Recently named one of CBC’s 30 under 30 classical musicians, Dr. Gabrielle Gaudreault is a sought-after conductor, pedagogue and collaborative pianist. She is passionate about contemporary music, collaborating with composers, and innovative concert programming.

Dr. Gaudreault is the Artistic Director of the Ottawa Choral Society and the Saint-Lambert Choral Society. In the 2022-23 academic year, she will direct the Schulich Singers and University Chorus at McGill University’s Schulich School of Music. Gabrielle has previously served as Assistant Conductor to Maestro Kent Nagano at the Staatsoper Hamburg, Associate Conductor of the National Children’s Chorus in Washington, D.C., Artistic Director of the South Shore Children’s Chorus in Saint-Lambert, QC, Music Director of the St-Augustine’s Church Choir in St-Bruno, QC, and Apprentice Conductor of the National Youth Choir of Canada.

In 2020, Dr. Gaudreault co-founded CG Music Academy. In addition to her conducting and pedagogical endeavours, Gabrielle has worked as a collaborative pianist for the past 15 years. Gabrielle completed her DMA in Choral Conducting at McGill University in Spring 2020 and holds an MA in Music Theory and Choral Conducting from Indiana University, and a BMus. in piano from McGill. Her research focuses on pedagogical approaches to the choral rehearsal and late-20th-century choral works by Québécois composers.