Bruno Roy, baritone
Montreal-born baritone Bruno Roy is a versatile performer known for his work in opera, concert, and art song. He is an alumnus of the Canadian Opera Company’s Ensemble Studio, where he appeared on the mainstage in The Magic Flute, Tosca, Louis Riel, Arabella, Rigoletto, and The Nightingale and Other Short Stories.
Recent highlights include Zurga in Les pêcheurs de perles, Marcello in La bohème , Figaro in Le nozze di Figaro and Baryton-Martin in Vivier’s Kopernikus with Against the Grain Theatre, and a German debut with Oper Frankfurt in Capriccio. In 2024, Bruno performed in the Equilibrium Artists Gala Concert with renowned conductor-performer Barbara Hannigan.
In 2026, he will be making his solo debut with Opéra de Montréal in Clown(s) by Ana Sokolović, a new piece that draws upon the worlds of Sand, Fellini, Chaplin, and Keaton to construct a “favola in musica” — a musical fable — that unfolds across seven spellbinding scenes.
Bruno is a Recipient of the 2019 Eva & Marc Stern Fellowship at SongFest and a Western Canada District Winner of the 2021 Metropolitan Opera National Council auditions.
Created by Montreal composer Ana Sokolović, Clown(s) is a moving tribute to the human experience. Clown(s) draws upon the worlds of Sand, Fellini, Chaplin, and Keaton to construct a “favola in musica” — a musical fable — that unfolds across seven spellbinding scenes. Combining an invented language, evocative music, and contemporary stage magic, this production creates a whimsical, circus-inspired world that captivates and touches the hearts of all who experience it.
Eight of Canada’s most powerful voices — chanting, whispering, and shouting towards the celestial. Works by: Cassandra Miller, Lucian Berio, Caroline Shaw, Thomas Tallis and Claude Vivier. Simon Rivard conducts
Following her critically and publicly acclaimed performances at the Maison Symphonique in Montreal, Grammy award winning superstar Barbara Hannigan‘s Equilibrium 2024 Gala concert will be in the intimate 100 seat LAMP recital hall. For this Gala fundraiser event, Ms. Hannigan and an exceptional group of EQ artists will perform works by Samuel Barber, Ottorino Respighi, Kaija Saariaho, and Claude Vivier.
Covering the title role in a new concert production with an original English libretto by Joel Ivany. Simon Rivard conducts a brilliant cast of canadian artists with Joel Ivany directing.
Performing the roles of Moralès and Dancaïre in Carmen with Edmonton Opera. Simon Rivard conducts a revival of Maria Lamont’s 2016 production.
Performing the role of Jörgen Tessman in Hedda, a brand new opera by Saskatchewan’s own Danika Lorèn in collaboration with Saskatoon Opera and Saskatoon Symphony. Maestro Simon Rivard leads the performing forces for this unique project based on on the beloved Ibsen play.
Covering the roles of Benny Goodman/Orville Gibson in Backstage at Carnegie Hally by Tim Brady/Audrey Dwyer
Zurga in Les pêcheurs de perles on tour with Jeunesse Musicales du Canada.
with Carole-Anne Roussel, Louis-Charles Gagnon, Olivier Bergeron and Holly Kroeker/Rebecca Klassen-Wiebe(piano)
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Zurga in Les pêcheurs de perles at the Festival d’opéra de Québec.
with Carole-Anne Roussel, Louis-Charles Gagnon, Olivier Bergeron and Holly Kroeker(piano)
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Western District of the 2021 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. Closed to the public.
Update: Bruno is a Winner of the Western District and moves on to Western Regionals in March 2021.
Figaro in Le Nozze di Figaro
modernized, translated into English and re-staged as one of Toronto’s millennial weddings in the historic Enoch Turner School House with the audience attending as wedding guests.
with Miriam Khalil, Ally Smither, Phillip Addis, Jacques Arsenault, Maria Soulis and Gregory Finney
