This event is from the archives of The Notice Board. The event has already taken place and the information contained in this post may no longer be relevant or accurate.
Dramatic soprano Sheila Christie most recently appeared with Vancouver Opera as a member of the Yulanda M. Faris Young Artist Program. While in the program, Sheila performed as the title character in Gustav Holst’s Savitri and covered four mainstage roles including, Tosca (Tosca), Lady Billows (Albert Herring), Donna Anna (Don Giovanni), and Elisabetta (Don Carlo). This fall, Sheila will be featured as soprano soloist in Britten’s War Requiem with the Vancouver Symphony and will give a solo recital and masterclass at her alma mater, the University of Lethbridge.
Further credits include, High Priestess in Aida and Giovanna in Rigoletto with Vancouver Opera, Hanna Glawari in The Merry Widow with Burnaby Lyric Opera, Marguerite in Faust with Usti nad Labem City Opera, soprano soloist in Fauré’s Requiem with the Lethbridge Symphony Orchestra, and soprano soloist in Beethoven’s 9th Symphony with the Vancouver Philharmonic Orchestra. Sheila has been a member of the Vancouver Opera Chorus and performed in Vancouver Opera’s community events to promote Madama Butterfly, Macbeth, and Aida.
Sheila holds a Master of Music degree in Opera Performance from the University of British Columbia. She was semi-finalist in The Third Annual China (Ningbo) International Vocal Competition and received an Encouragement Award at the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. She was recently awarded the Vancouver Opera Guild’s grant for a promising BC singer, a VOCE grant, and the Joe Boxer Memorial Fund Award from Vancouver Opera.
In addition to her performing career, Sheila is a member of the musical theatre faculty at the Richmond Academy of Dance and offers private vocal instruction.
Free and open to the public.
Contact:
Naomi Sato | satony@uleth.ca