Clockwise from left are: David Diston, Kevin Myers, Nathan Keoughan, Jason Ragan, Melissa Peiou, Stephanie Tritchew, Andrea Núñez and Chelsea Van Pelt. Photo: Suzanne Boyd

Each season, Calgary Opera’s Emerging Artist Development Program provides up to eight young singers with the opportunity to study and perform under a highly prestigious professional staff of teachers and performers.

The program is intended to benefit Canadian singers who have completed pre-professional training at an opera program. It will serve as a bridge between academic programs and the professional world of opera, offering the experience and practical skills necessary to succeed as a self-employed professional in a highly competitive international environment.

November 18 concert BELLA VOCE: Opera Favorites

Calgary Opera’s innovative Emerging Artist Program presents talented young singers from across Canada as they take to the spotlight of the professional opera scene.

Their program will feature engaging arias and ensembles from the world of opera including excerpts from the upcoming Christmas at the Opera production of Maurice Ravel’s delightful children’s fantasy “L’enfant et les sortilèges” [The Enchanted Child].