Born on May 5, 1972
Soprano

The competitions and festivals in which Chantal Dionne has distinguished herself include the Jeunes ambassadeurs lyriques 2003, the Montreal International Musical Competition in 2002, and the Canadian Music Competition. She has taken part in numerous opera workshop productions, singing the roles of the Countess in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro, Lucy in Menotti’s The Telephone and Mother Marie of the Incarnation in Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmélites. She has been highly successful in her portrayal of Pamina in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte in the Rome Festival and at the Summer Opera Lyric Theatre in Toronto. Chantal Dionne has been in the world premieres of two operas, Des hommes inutiles by Francis Caron and Traversées by Ludmila Knezkova-Hussey.

SEMI-FINAL
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
"Hear ye, Israel" ~ Elijah
FRANCIS POULENC
"Il vole", "Violon" ~ Fiançailles pour rire
SERGUEI RACHMANINOV
"Ne poy, krasavitsa", "Siren"
JOCELYN MORLOCK
"Amore"
CHARLES GOUNOD
"Ah, je ris de me voir" ~ Faust

FINAL
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
"Die Seele ruht" ~ Cantate BWV 127
HENRI DUPARC
"Chanson triste"
ENRIQUE GRANADOS
"La Maja y el Ruiseñor" ~ Goyescas
GIACOMO PUCCINI
"Se come voi" ~ Le Villi
JOHANN STRAUSS
"Klänge der Heimat" ~ Die Fledermaus

ADDITIONAL INFO
1- What do you most like about music? (What made you choose this career?)
I don't really think that I chose it, but rather that it chose me! From a very early age I felt drawn to music and singing. A combination of events and circumstances have led me to become a singer. What I most like about music is that it touches my innermost sensibilities, both sensory and emotional. It was my first aesthetic experience with art.

2- Which are your favourite composers and works (desert island type music)?
Mozart: as a pianist and singer, discovering this composer was what most fascinated me as a child. His music is technically challenging as well as exciting!
I would also have to bring along Bach's Air on the G String. I can't help it, I simply adore it!

3- Who are your favourite singers and why?
Leontyne Price, because of her grace and elegance, both vocally and on stage, and her exceptional mastery of this incredible art!

4- What was your most intense musical moment (positive or negative)?
When we had only five days to put together an entire opera (production, rehearsals, etc.) before the premier... and I was in the lead role. It was pretty "Rock n' Roll", if you'll permit the expression!!!

5- Any other hobbies or information you'd like to share about yourself?
I love having fun with my three-year-old daughter. We sing, we dance, she tells me all about her day and her make-believe games. I also enjoy in-line skating, speed walking, yoga, fine wine and, more recently... gardening!

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