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Classical Adjudicator 2023 - Jennie SuchAs a classical singer who has built a performing career in Canada over twenty years, versatility has always been the hallmark of Jennie’s work as a performer, adjudicator and teacher. On stage she has performed many genres of music including opera, oratorio, art song recital and musical theatre. Memorable singing highlights have included the roles of Janine/Ofwarren in The Handmaid’s Tale and First Niece in Peter Grimes (Canadian Opera Company, Johanna in Sweeney Todd (Calgary Opera), Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro (Opera Ontario), Amor in Orfeo ed Euridice (Opera Atelier), Bianca in The Taming of the Shrew (Pacific Opera Victoria) and Sister Sophia in The Sound of Music (Canadian Company, Mirvish Productions). On the concert stage, Jennie has had the opportunity to sing as a soloist with national and international orchestras and choirs, including the Victoria Symphony, CBC Radio Orchestra, Winnipeg Symphony, National Ballet Orchestra, Symphony Nova Scotia, at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig with the MDR Orchestra and Radio Choir, and at the Handel Festival in Halle, Germany. She has been featured as a soloist in live radio broadcasts on the CBC, BBC and MDR (Germany). This versatility has carried through into her work as a teacher. In 2011, she joined the Canadian Company of Billy Eliot in Toronto as the resident Vocal Coach. In this production, she worked extensively with youth and adult actors in principal roles, maintaining vocal health in this production. Jennie is currently in her seventh season as the Singing Coach for The Stratford Festival. In this position, she works closely with performers who are singing roles in the musicals, and with actors who are required to sing in plays. As a coach, Jennie works in individual tutorials and occasionally in a group setting with cast members. 2019 marks Jennie’s fourth season as the Singing Coach at the Birmingham Conservatory for Classical Theatre at the Stratford Festival, where she is privileged to work with many young emerging artists. Jennie is a member of the voice faculties at Wilfrid Laurier University and Western University. She holds a BMus in performance from Western, and postgraduate diplomas in Opera and Concert Studies from the Royal College of Music (U.K.). Jennie is an alumna of the Vancouver Opera Touring Ensemble and the Canadian Opera Company Ensemble. |
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Musical Theatre, Popular Voice & Speech Arts & Drama Adjudicator 2023 - Marie BaronMs. Baron began her stage career performing with the Canadian Opera Company following her training at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto and the University of Toronto’s Opera Department. After transitioning to Music Theatre, she went on to star in both musicals and plays in theatres across Canada, the United States, London’s West End and on Broadway. Ms. Baron has played leading roles in both musicals and plays. Her dramatic roles include Honey in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf (Grand Theatre, London), Celia in As You Like It (Stratford Festival), and Janet in the original production of Waiting For the Parade (Alberta Theatre Projects). Some of her favourite musical roles include Sarah in Guys and Dolls (Stratford Festival), Amalia in She Loves Me (Grand Theatre, London), Lady Audley in Lady Audley’s Secret (Shaw Festival) and Jenny in Company (CanStage, Toronto). The successful meeting of Ms. Baron and Gilbert and Sullivan began at the Stratford Festival with leading roles in The Mikado, The Gondoliers and Iolanthe. These productions were filmed and televised on C.B.C. and HBO. She reprised her role as Yum-Yum in The Mikado on tour in Canada, the United States, the Old Vic in London, England and on Broadway. As an educator, Ms. Baron was the Head of the Vocal Discipline for the Music Theatre Performance Program at Sheridan College for 15 years. Currently, she adjudicates Music Theatre in Festivals across Canada, conducts Music Theatre Performance Workshops and Master Classes and works with theatre artists in her Toronto studio. |
