Dominique Labelle, Soprano

Canadian soprano Dominique Labelle first came to international prominence as Donna Anna in Peter Sellar's stunning Summerfare Festival production of Mozart's Don Giovanni, set in Spanish Harlem, which she performed in New York, Paris and Vienna. Since then she has been acclaimed in a repertoire that ranges from Bach to 2006 Pulitzer Prize-winner Yehudi Wyner. She has worked with conductors from Boulez to Zinman, and orchestras from Atlanta to San Francisco. She is a regular guest soloist in Europe. Whether in opera, in concert, in recital, or in oratorio, the luminous beauty of her charismatic stage presence is unmistakable. In a performance by Nicholas McGegan and the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, the San Francisco Examiner gave top vocal honors to Labelle who sang Nitocris "with a glorious combination of dramatic fervor, tonal luxuriance and pinpoint accuracy." The Boston Globe raved, "none can top her performing Bach." Following a performance of Bach's Cantata no. 202, the Boston Globe wrote, "Really, everybody needs more Dominique in their lives. There's operatic glamour in the voice and technique and control to burn." Her many recordings, with repertoire from the 17th to the 21st centuries, appear on Virgin Veritas, Deutsche Harmonia Mundi, RCA Victor Red Seal, Koss, Denon, New World, and Muisica Omnia labels. Her recording of Handel's Arminio won the 2002 Handel Prize. Labelle is a National Winner of the Metropolitan Opera competition, and the recipient of a George London Foundation Award and Boston University's Distinguished Alumni Award.

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