Jessica Muirhead talks to Wendy Nielsen and Dr. Betty Allison
Canadian opera performers, the larger cities are first to spring to mind. The Canadian Opera Company (COC) Ensemble Studio in Toronto, NUOVA Vocal Arts in Edmonton, l’Atelier Lyrique de Montréal, and the Yulanda M. Faris program in Vancouver to name a few. One shouldn’t, however, overlook the impact that a smaller, shorter program can have on a performer’s preparation for a life in the spotlight. In the idyllic town of St. Andrews by-the-Sea, New Brunswick, there is a small summer Opera Workshop which
