Jonelle Sills, Soprano

Jonelle Sills is one of the most exciting emerging sopranos of her generation. Named one of CBC Music’s 30 Hot Classical Musicians Under 30, Jonelle recently made her company debut at the Canadian Opera Company as Mimi in La bohème, where she was lauded for being a “beautifully sensitive Mimi with careful control and colour” (The Globe and Mail). Upcoming this season, the soprano returns to Edmonton Opera for Roselinde in Strauss’ Die Fledermaus and joins the musical cast of Rhapsody in Blue: A Gershwin Celebration for the composer’s centenary in venues across Ontario. Additionally, she tours Volcano Theatre’s production of Joplin’s Treemonisha with Chicago’s Harris Theatre. Her 23/24 season also saw role debuts with Edmonton Opera as Donna Anna (Don Giovanni), Vancouver Opera as Micaëla (Carmen), and Toronto Operetta Theatre as Hannah Glawari (The Merry Widow). On the concert stage, she has recently made returns to the National Arts Centre Orchestra under the batons of Alexander Shelley, Dinuk Wijeratne, and Cosette Justo Valdés; joined the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir for Brahms’ Requiem, and presented recital programs for both Prince Edward County Chamber Music Festival and Ottawa’s Chamberfest. Other performance highlights include Sills’ main stage debut with Vancouver Opera as Helena in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, joining the star-studded all Canadian cast of Sondheim’s A Little Night Music at Koerner Hall, and a Canadian tour as Mimì in La bohème with Against the Grain Theatre.

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