Hailed by critics for her “ethereal”, “powerful yet lucid”, and “silvery bright” voice, Canadian soprano Ellen Wieser turned heads at the Castleton Festival, where she created the role of Justice Ginsburg in the world premiere of Scalia-Ginsburg. Her commanding stage presence has been described as “tremendous”, “especially compelling”, “vibrant” and “a ray of sunshine” and has led to operatic and concert engagements with reputed Symphony and Chamber Orchestras and Opera companies across the United States, Canada and Asia. Recent career highlights include participation in Tapestry Opera’s LibLab and Opera Briefs in Toronto, the creation of the title character in the opera Justine et les machines by Sonia Paço Rocchia and MEB with Musique 3 femmes in Montréal, and receiving the “Emerging Artist” prize at the third international Récital-concours de mélodies françaises. In Asia she has performed as a soloist at the Jeonju International Sori Festival and with the Korea Union Orchestra in South Korea, and in a recital tour throughout the Nagoya region of Japan. Past notable performances have included Ein Deutches Requiem with Jacques Lacombe and the Quebec Symphony Orchestra, Steve Reich’s Tehillim with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, the roles of Clorinda (Cinderella) and Frasquita (Carmen) with Opera Lyra Ottawa, and Countess Almaviva (Le nozze di Figaro) with Montréal’s Opera da Camera. In recital, she has performed Fauré’s La bonne chanson with piano and string quintet, as well as Hugo Wolf’s complete Italienisches Liederbuch at Montréal’s Chapelle Historique du Bon-Pasteur. At the Prince Edward County Music Festival she performed Barber’s Hermit Songs with pianist Stéphane Lemelin as well as Ana Sokolović’s Tanzer Lieder with chamber ensemble.

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