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Canadian soprano Michèle Cusson has received critical acclaim for her international performances. She has performed roles such as Contessa in Le nozze di Figaro with the New York Concerti Sinfonietta and the title role in Jenůfa with Toronto's Opera By Request. Cusson is working on preparing dramatic soprano roles with Wagnerian soprano Deborah Polaski. This season she will debut the role of Elsa in Lohengrin with Toronto's Opera By Request. Cusson is recognized for her strong characterization abilities and has achieved success in several international singing competitions.
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![Michèle Cusson
www.michelecusson.com
Nationality: Canada | Residence: Berlin/Calgary
E-Mail: michelecusson@hotmail.com | Telephone: +49 151 7146 8568
Biography
Canadian soprano, Michèle Cusson is receiving critical acclaim internationally. As
Contessa, The Epoch Times (New York) says “Cusson skillfully scaled-down her
sizeable vocal assets to sing… “Dove sono”… [where] she fully inhabited the
character, dramatically communicating her anguish… while serenely recalling the
joys of her lost love in the expressively shaded lyrical aria that followed”.
Recent engagements include her solo debut on National Chinese Television and
Medici TV with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Shanghai Philharmonic and
Hangzhou Orchestra with the iSing Festival, a solo appearance for the AMAO Gala
Concert in Moscow, Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte with Calgary Concert Opera, Julia in
Dvořák’s Jakobin with the Canadian Institute for Czech Music, Contessa in Le
nozze di Figaro with the New York Concerti Sinfonietta, the title role in Jenůfa
with Toronto’s Opera By Request, a recital of Wesendonk Lieder at Galerie Forum
Berlin am Meer, and a commercial CD release of Russian Romances with
collaborative pianist Kathleen van Mourik prepared during her Artist Residency at
the Banff Centre.
Emerging into the dramatic repertoire, Ms. Cusson is working with Wagnerian
soprano Deborah Polaski preparing roles from Wagner, Weber and Strauss as part
of a grant from the Alberta Foundation for the Arts. This season she will debut Elsa
in Lohengrin with Toronto’s Opera By Request, followed by two appearances with
Calgary’s Mountain View Chamber Society: a chamber version of Wesendonk
Lieder, and a chamber music recital of French Salon Music sponsored by the
French Consul.
Recognized for her strong characterization and interpretation abilities, the Calgary
Herald says “Cusson’s straight-up Fiordiligi distinguished itself most with her
show-stopping Act I stamina piece ‘Come scoglio’... a really commanding
performance... she brought the required gusto and characteristic earnestness to the
role”.
Her competition achievements include: Finalist in the Liederkranz Wagner
Division Competition (NYC), Semi-Finalist in the Elizabeth Connell Prize for
Dramatic Sopranos (Covent Garden), Semi-Finalist in the Loren Zachary
Competition (Los Angeles), and Prize Winner in the Zara Dolukhanova
International Competition (Kaliningrad, Russia).
Currently based in Berlin, Germany, Ms. Cusson is fluent in both English and French
and speaks German, Italian and Russian at a conversational level.
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