Mi experiencia siendo parte del programa MÉXICO CANTA ha sido muy enriquecedora, ya que, lejos de ser solo un curso de canto, se enfoca en una perspectiva más integral del trabajo artístico del cantante más allá de la voz. En las clases con el maestro Stuart Graham abordamos el canto como parte de una expresión actoral, poniendo énfasis no solo en la técnica sino en la expresión de la palabra. Con la maestra Jeannette Aster, no solo abundamos en el aspecto escénico, sino que también desarrollamos una visión más clara del mercado internacional operístico, por lo que resulta ser un gran complemento para una carrera prrofesional en aras de expansión…

Enrique Guzmán, tenor (Mexico City)

When a young artist completes their training within an institution (university, conservatory, company YAP), the immediate consequence is the loss of ready access to elite coaching, practice and performance facilities. This Pro-Artist Incubator is a performance environment, an arena, a playground for advanced and emerging professional singers (opera, concert, musical theatre) where one can find top-level technical and performance coaching from an international industry perspective, facilitating a forum where the artist can try things, be challenged by faculty member of international renown and outreach, explore their voice to discover their unique “signature”, expression, hone and refine their artistry.

Why be excellent when you can be exceptional

The incubator offers the opportunity for Artistic Residencies, either project specific proposed by the individual artist or in participation in our flagship programs such as: MÉXICO CANTA and OpéraFest in Toronto, at LA ROCHE D’HYS: Domaine des Arts in Bourgogne (France) or various masterclass/seminar programs run by Mr. Graham in Toronto or Mexico City.

Where inspiration comes to play
Operafest - la cenerentola finale

Guest Faculty/Collaborators:

(past & present on a rotating basis)

  • Jeannette Aster – operalogue, stage director, general/artistic director LA ROCHE D’HYS: Domaine des Arts (France)
  • Narmina Afandiyeva – pianist, vocal coach, conductor (faculty of music, University of Toronto)
  • Derek Bate – conductor, assistant music director Canadian Opera Company
  • Charles Oppenheim – general director CONCURSO ÓPERA SAN MIGUEL (San Miguel de Allende, Mexico)
  • Francisco Méndez Padilla – general director CONCURSO CARLO MORELLI (Mexico City, Mexico)
  • Hans Nieuwenhuis – stage director, general director ORFEO FOUNDATION (Amsterdam, Nederlands)
  • Irena Sylya – soprano, artistic director ÓPERA PANAMÁ (Panama City, Panama)
  • Guillermo Silva-Marin – general/artistic director VOICEBOX: Opera in Concert, Toronto Operetta Theatre

Venues

(rehearsal/performance)

  • Voice Studio – Stuart Graham
  • Edward Jackman Ctr (OIC, TOT)
  • Jeanne Lamon Hall, Trinity St-Paul’s
  • Canadian Opera Company (Joey and Toby Tanenbaum Opera Ctr)