Aviva Fortunata
Soprano from Canada, 27 years old
Song Prize Finalist
My recent credits at include Berta The Barber of Seville, Helmwige Die Walk眉re and Fiordiligi in the Ensemble Studio鈥檚 performance of Cos矛 fan tutte, a role I also covered for the Canadian Opera Company
I was born in Calgary, Alberta, studied at the University of Toronto and am currently a member of the Ensemble Studio at the Canadian Opera Company.
My recent credits at include Berta The Barber of Seville, Helmwige Die Walküre and Fiordiligi in the Ensemble Studio’s performance of Così fan tutte, a role I also covered for the Canadian Opera Company. Other cover roles at COC include Alice Ford Falstaff, Donna Anna Don Giovanni, and Ellen Orford Peter Grimes. I have also performed Desdemona Otello and the Lady with a Cake Box in Postcard from Morocco with San Francisco Opera’s Merola Opera Program; Donna Anna with Concert Opera Group, Centre for Opera Studies in Italy and the University of Toronto; and Poulenc’s Gloria with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra.
I will continue with the Ensemble Studio in the 2015/2016 season, where I will perform Countess Le nozze di Figaro with the Ensemble and as COC cover, and Anna Maometto Secondo.
I enjoy watching roller derby, pop culture cross stitch and the art of vintage hair styling.
Repertoire
| Song Prize | Final | |
|---|---|---|
| Angel | The poet鈥檚 echo, Op 76 No 3 | Britten |
| Echo | The poet鈥檚 echo, Op 76 No 1 | Britten |
| Tyndaris | 脡tudes Latines No 7 | Hahn |
| Dans la nuit | Les feuilles bless茅es No 5 | Hahn |
| Mein Liebster singt | Italienisches Liederbuch No 20 | Wolf |
| Mein Liebster ist so klein | Italienisches Liederbuch No 15 | Wolf |
| Agnes | M枚rike-Lieder No 14 | Wolf |
| My love is like a red, red rose | Trad arr Greer |
| Main prize | Concert 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Einsam in tr眉ben Tagen | Lohengrin | Wagner |
| Ah! Che invan su questo ciglio | Maometto II | Rossini |
| Ch'il bel sogno di Doretta | La rondine | Puccini |
| Song prize | Recital 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Die junge Nonne | D828 | Schubert |
| Oh! Quand je dors | S282/1 | Liszt |
| Schlechtes Wetter | Op 69 No 5 | R Strauss |
| Nebbie | Respighi | |
| Love went a-riding | Frank Bridge |
