And introducing the Soloists…
Our performance of Mozart’s Requiem on May 25, 2022 was a huge success. Read about our amazing soloists here…
Holly Chaplin, Soprano
Holly is an emerging coloratura soprano based in Toronto.
She has been seen in the roles of Olympia in Tales Of Hoffmann, Ample Bliss in A Convenient Lie: The James Bond Opera, Semele in SOLTs Semele and Cunegonde in Talk is Free Theatres' Candide. Holly has performed the roles of Susanna in I Due Figaro, Sophie in Werther, and Le Feu/Princesse/La Rossignol in L'Enfant et Les Sortilege with Opera in Concert. Holly was the 2019 recipient of the Stuart Hamilton Memorial Foundation Award for Emerging Artists. Holly made her Toronto Operetta Theatre debut in the role of Josephine in H.M.S Pinafore in March 2020. 2022 brings great fortune with Holly in two roles with Opera in Concert (Parthe in Florence; the Lady with the Lamp and Angel More in Mother of us All) and in June she will sing the role of Gilda in Rigoletto and Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi for Camerata De Bardi Opera Festival in Ubbergen Netherlands. Holly is grateful to her friends/colleagues, family and supporters who give continuous love and encouragement, especially over the pandemic.
Jennifer Centrone, Mezzo-soprano
Jennifer is a graduate of the Honours degree in Opera Performance from U of T.
A sought-after and versatile performer, she has appeared internationally in numerous professional musicals, operas, oratorios, and concerts for the past thirty years.
Her dynamic performances have all received glowing reviews, including "Jennifer’s lush mezzo soprano voice is one of the most exquisite sounds you’ll hear..." and “I could not believe that this young woman had this unbelievable voice. It was staggering!” (Paula Citron 96.3 FM).
Whether it is Donna in Mamma Mia, or Rosina in Barber of Seville, her vocal and dramatic delivery is captivating...except to her mini schnauzer, Lincoln. Jennifer is excited to tag team with Maestro Butler once again, and grateful to be performing live after all that has transpired in the world the past few years.
Joshua Clemenger, Tenor
Joshua began his training in The Theatre Aquarius Performing Arts Programme in Hamilton, Ontario where he studied with Tom Oliver.
He then attended the University of Western Ontario where he earned his Bachelor’s degree in Performance with Torin Chiles, and sang his first opera. After a few years teaching abroad, he returned to Toronto to earn a Masters in opera at The University of Toronto where he was a student of Lorna Macdonald. Recent opera credits include L’abete in Opera in Concert’s Adriana, Alfredo in Summer Opera Lyric Theatre’s production of La Traviata, Fatty in Rise and Fall of the City Of Mahagonny with Opera in Concert, Count Belfiore in La Finta Giardiniera with UofT Opéra, Ferrando in Cosi Fan Tutte at La Musica Lirica and TrypTych’s production of H.M.S. Parliament in Kenora. He can be seen this month in concert with the Toronto Choral Society, Annex Singers, and in a tribute to Mario Lanza at The Columbus Center.
Dylan Wright, Bass-baritone
Dylan is operatic, oratorio, art song, and drag performer who has been praised for “seducing the audience with his rich, sonorous voice.” (Beat Magazine)
He recently sang Zaccaria in Toronto City Opera’s ‘Nabucco’ and Leporello in Highlands Opera Studio’s ‘Don Giovanni’, and pre-pandemic-recently sang Fasolt and Hagen in Berlin Wagner Gruppe and Opera by Request’s concert production of Wagner’s Ring Cycle, the Bonze and the Imperial Commissioner in Windsor Symphony Orchestra’s ‘Madama Butterfly’, the four Villains in Toronto City Opera’s ‘Les Contes D’Hoffmann’, and created the roles of Sherman Booth and Thomas Montgomery in the new opera ‘Joshua’ by Colin Mendez Morris with ArsMusica. Upcoming performances this autumn include Ferrando in Opera Sustenida’s ‘Il Trovatore’ and understudying the title role in Andrew Ager’s new opera ‘Dracula’.
