Hailing from Vancouver, B.C., mezzo-soprano Simone McIntosh (she/her) has been described as delivering “sheer vocal agility and lovely rich sound” (Vancouver Sun). Within the operatic repertoire, McIntosh has performed in the roles of Cenerentola (Vancouver Opera), Dorabella (Santa Fe Opera and Canadian Opera Company cover), Cherubino (Burnaby Lyric Opera; SFO cover), Ruggiero (Opera McGill), Hansel (SFO cover), Tamiri (Merola Opera) and La Ciesca (Festival Napa Valley). McIntosh is the recipient of several distinguished awards, including the 2016 Wirth Vocal Prize, First Prize in the 2016 COC Ensemble Studio Competition and First Prize in the 2018 Ottawa Choral Society’s New Discoveries Auditions. McIntosh is currently an Adler Fellow with the San Francisco Opera and is a graduate of the Canadian Opera Company’s Ensemble Studio. She holds a Master of Music from the Schulich School of Music of McGill University and a Bachelor of Music from the University of British Columbia.

Repertoire Final

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)
Mass in c minor, K. 427: “Laudamus te”

CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI (1567-1643)
L’incoronazione di Poppea: “Disprezzata regina”

ALBAN BERG (1885-1935)
I. Nacht
II. Schilflied
III. Die Nachtigall
IV. Traumgekrönt
V. Im Zimmer
VI. Liebesode
VII. Sommertage

HECTOR BERLIOZ (1803-1869)
Béatrice et Bénédicte, H 138 : “Dieu! Que viens-je d’entendre?”

Final Round

Au piano: Andrew King

Repertoire semifinal

VINCENZO BELLINI (1801-1835)
I Capuleti ei Montecchi: “Se Romeo t’uccise un figli”

FRANCIS POULENC (1899-1963)
Banalités, FP 107
I. Chansons d’Orkenise
II. Hôtel
III. Fagnes de Wallonies
IV. Voyage à Paris
V. Sanglots

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)
Lucio Silla, K. 135: “Quest’improvviso tremito”

MATTHEW EMERY (Born in 1991)
Three Songs
I. For Broken and Tired am I
II. Sweet Bide with Me
III. Requiescat

Semifinal Round

Piano: Carrie-Ann Mattheson