hen it comes to rethinking, decolonizing, and finding ways to create a more compassionate, inclusive opera industry, there are few better equipped to lead this charge than Rebecca Hass, recipient of Opera Canada’s newly instated Nada Ristich Changemaker Ruby Award. Hass’s career has gone through many iterations, from an up-and-coming mezzo soprano singing with the Canadian Opera Company Ensemble and San Francisco Opera’s Merola Program to music theatre performer in (alongside fellow Ruby-recipient, John Fanning) to writer and broadcaster for CBC Radio to life coach for singers
