Artist Spotlight: Andrea Hill
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Opéra Magazine, Jacques Bonnaure
“The Canadian Andrea Hill is a discovery, who invents a fine and varied Carmen. The Habanera is sung with absolute simplicity, and the Séguedille with perfect elegance; the Chanson bohème allows her to reveal more of a fire temperament, and the Card aria, a black introspection. All this with a sense of nuance that we do not often find.”
Andrea Hill, Soprano
Calgary-born soprano Andrea Hill has had the honour of singing on the worlds biggest stages which include the Metropolitan Opera New York, l’Opéra National de Paris, Covent Garden London, Teatro alla Scala Milan, and at the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence.
Operatic roles include Carmen (Carmen, Bizet), Rosina (Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Rossini), Varvara (Janaček’s Katia Kabanova), Judith (Bartok's Bluebeard's Castle), and Mélisande in Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande. Andrea also has the distinction of having been selected by Kurt Masur himself to sing Octavian in a concert of excerpts from Strauss’ Der Rosenkavalier under his baton at the Théâtre des Champs Elysées in Paris, and was an original cast member of Patrice Chéreau’s brilliant final production, Strauss’ Elektra.
A passionate concert and chamber singer, Ms. Hill has participated in festivals, including La Grange de Meslay, Musique à l'Empéri, Festival Présences with Radio France, and the Ultima Contemporary Music Festival in Oslo, Norway.
Come see Andrea Hill live at the Contemporary Calgary Auditorium alongside Ammolite Opera Music Director extraordinaire Maria Fuller at the piano.
A special shout out goes to Steinway Piano Gallery Calgary for their generous sponsorship of a Steinway piano for our event.