PAST PERFORMANCES
Elsa in Lohengrin by Wagner.
Saturday, February 4, 2017. 7:00pm.
College St. United Church, 452 College St.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Lohengrin, Christopher McRae, tenor
Elsa, Michele Cusson, soprano
Telramund, Andrew Tees, baritone
Ortrud, Kristine Dandavino, soprano
King Heinrich, Chris Wilson, bass
Herald, Michael Robert-Broder, baritone
William Shookhoff, music director
Mountain View Summer Festival of Chamber Music.
Aug 14th, 2016. 8pm. Christ Church Elbow Park. Calgary, Alberta.
Songs of My Spanish Soil: Chamber music influenced by Spain.
Ravel's Chansons Madécasses with Christie Reside-Flute, David Morrissey-Cello, Charles Foreman-Piano.
Julio Osma song Cycle: Cantares de mi tierra with pianist Kathleen van Mourik.
http://www.mountainviewfestival.com/
Mountain View Summer Festival of Chamber Music.
Aug 13th, 2016. 8pm. Christ Church Elbow Park. Calgary, Alberta.
Festival Opening Gala Concert.
Schoenberg Lieder Op. 2 with pianist Charles Foreman.
http://www.mountainviewfestival.com/
Semi-Final Round of the Elizabeth Connell Prize for Aspiring Dramatic Sopranos.
July 3rd, 2016. London Covent Garden-Royal Opera House.
Michèle is very honoured to advance to the semi-final round of the Elizabeth Connell
Prize under the auspices of the Joan Sutherland and Richard Bonynge Foundation.
http://www.jsrbfoundation.com/awards-prizes/elizabeth-connell-prize/
Recital: Spring Awakening. Galerie Forum Berlin am Meer. March 27, 2016 6pm.
Kollwitzstrasse 54 - 10405 Berlin
With pianist Tim Ribchester and Soprano Danielle Dudycha.
Michèle will be performing the Wagner Wesendonk Lieder, Verdi Lieder, Russian Romances
by Shostakovitch, Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov and Canadian songs in French and English.
Recital hosted by Opera on Tap Berlin.
http://www.galerie-forum-berlinammeer.de/
Alberta Foundation for the Arts Grant: January 2016-July 2016
Michèle has been awarded a grant to prepare German opera roles
in Germany and study vocal technique with Deborah Polaski.
Wagner Wesendonk Lieder with String Sextet
Mountain View Chamber Music Winter Festival
Dec 14, 2016 7:30pm.
Christ Church Elbow Park
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Jonathan Crow, violin
Lev Nesterov, violin
Joseph Johnson, cello
Olena Kilchyk, cello
Michael Bursey, viola
Osmond Chiu, viola
The programme includes: Ravel's Sonata for Violin and Cello, Chausson's "Chanson Perpétuelle", Wagner's "Wesendonck Lieder", and Olivier Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time with Jessica Turje (soprano), Tony Park (clarinet), Jack Olszewski (piano).
La Vie est Belle: An evening of French Music, Culture and Wine
hosted by the French Consul and Mountain View Concert Series.
February 12, 2017
Christ Church Elbow Park.
Michèle Cusson, soprano
Olena Kilchuk, cello
Cédric Blary, clarinet
Kathleen van Mourik, piano
Charles Foreman, piano
Sunday and Monday December 6th and 7th, 2015 7:30pm
Mountain View Connection presents:
Legends of the Mediterranean: Songbook of Italy
Respighi Recital with String Quartet and Piano
Featuring Il tramonto, Quintet in F minor and songs.
Andrea Neumann and Emily Westell ~ violin
Michael Bursey ~ viola • David Morrisey ~ cello
Kathleen van Mourik and Charles Foreman ~ piano
http://www.mountainviewfestival.com/
Sunday September 20, 2015 6pm
Solo recital hosted by Opera on Tap Berlin at Gallery Forum Berlin am Meer.
Kollwitzstrasse 54 - 10405 Berlin
Pianist- Luisa Splett
Soprano-Michèle Cusson
Mezzo-soprano-Sarah Ring
http://www.galerie-forum-berlinammeer.de/
Saturday September 12, 2015 7pm
Private House Concert, Berlin
Please message for invitation if interested in coming.
Sunday August 16, 2015 8pm
Music for a Summer Evening, Christ Church, Calgary, Canada
Michèle will perform Brahms Op. 91 Zwei Gesänge "Gestillte Sehnsucht" and "Geistliches Wiegenlied" with Viola and Piano
and Chanson Perpétuelle by Chausson with string quartet and piano as well as Wolf's Kennst du das Land.
Saturday August 15, 2015 8pm
Flights of Musical Fancy, Christ Church, Calgary, Canada
Michèle will perform Stravinsky's 3 Japanese Lyrics with Chamber Orchestra
Friday August 14th, 2015 8pm
The Box of Letters Concert, Christ Church, Calgary, Canada
Michèle will perform Morten Lauridsen's Cuatro Canciones with clarinet, cello and piano.
Thursday August 13th, 2015 8pm
Moonlight Shadows Concert, Christ Church, Calgary, Canada
Michèle will perform a group of Reynaldo Hahn mélodie
Tuesday August 11th, 2015 8pm
Opening Gala Concert, Mountain View Chamber Music Festival, Christ Church, Calgary, Canada
August 9-16, 2015
Mountain View Summer Chamber Music Festival
Christ Church Elbow Park and The Military Museums of Calgary, Canada
Artistic Directors: Kathleen van Mourik and Charles Foreman
Guest Master teacher: Rudolf Jansen, collaborative pianist
Michèle will perform daily public masterlcasses for Rudolf Jansen of Lieder based on Goethe Poetry (Liszt, Wolf, Wagner) and songs by Reynaldo Hahn.
https://mvfest.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/2015-summer-calendar_web1.pdf
Friday July 24th, 2015 7:00pm
Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra and the iSing Festival
Final Gala Concert, Suzhou Cultural and Performing Arts Centre, Suzhou, China
Conductor: Maestro Massimiliano Murrali, Stage Director: Johanna Puglisi
Michèle will make her solo debut with the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra performing in Mandarin the classic Chinese song 'Xue hua' and 'Jiu Er' as well as Rossini's Gran pezzo di 14 voce from Il viaggio a Reims
http://www.shphilharmonic.com/EN/Index.aspx
Saturday July 18th, 2015 7:30pm
Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and the iSing Festival
Closing Ceremony of the MISA Summer Music Festival
Shanghai Symphony Hall, Shanghai
Conductor: Maestro Long Yu, Stage Director: Matthew Barclay
Michèle will make her solo debut with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra performing in Mandarin the popular song 'Jiu Er' as well as Rossini's Gran pezzo di 14 voce from Il viaggio a Reims
Sunday July 5th, 2015 7:30pm
iSing Festival Concert
Hangzhou Grand Theatre, Hangzhou, China
Opera arias, ensembles and Mandarin songs
http://www.hangzhougrandtheatre.cn/english/
Friday July 3rd, 2015 7:30pm
iSing Festival Opening Concert
Suzhou Cultural Centre, Suzhou, China
Opera arias, ensembles and Mandarin songs
Artistic Director: Hao Jiang Tian
Director of Programming: Katherine Chu
Monday April 19, 2015 7:30pm
Mountain View Chamber Music Society
Bohemia Revisited: An evening of Chamber music featuring the Brahms Piano Quintet, the Dvorak Piano Quartet and the Dvorak Gypsy Songs
Michèle Cusson Soprano, Adriana Bishop and Donovan Seidle Violins, Michael Bursey Viola, Kirril Kalmykov Cello, Kathleen van Mourik and Charles Foreman piano.
The Lougheed House, Calgary, AB
Sunday April 19, 2015 7:30pm
Mountain View Chamber Music Society
Bohemia Revisited: An evening of Chamber music featuring the Brahms Piano Quintet, the Dvorak Piano Quartet and the Dvorak Gypsy Songs
Michèle Cusson Soprano, Adriana Bishop and Donovan Seidle Violins, Michael Bursey Viola, Kirril Kalmykov Cello, Kathleen van Mourik and Charles Foreman piano.
The Lougheed House, Calgary, AB
Sunday March 29, 2015 7pm
Calgary Concert Opera Company
Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte by Mozart
Okotoks United Church, Okotoks, AB
Friday March 27, 2015 7pm
Calgary Concert Opera Company
Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte by Mozart
Airdrie Faith Baptist Church, Airdrie, AB
Wednesday March 25, 2015 7pm
Calgary Concert Opera Company
Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte by Mozart
Scarboro United Church, Calgary, AB
2015
CD RELEASE CONCERT
Michèle Cusson and Kathleen van Mourik, Russian Romances CD release concert
Venue TBA
January 25-February 9th, 2015
AMAO
Moscow, Russia
Michèle will participate in concerts, masterclasses
and coachings as part of an Artist Opportunity Grant
from the Calgary Arts Development and the City of
Calgary.
Nov 16, 2014 14:30
Gala Concert
Jeunes Ambassadeurs Lyriques
Théâtre Le Gesu
Montréal, QC
Nov 15, 2014 19:00
Franco-Italian Concert
Jeunes Ambassadeurs Lyriques
Salle Jean-Eudes
Montréal, QC
Nov 14, 2014 19:00
German Lyrique Concert
Jeunes Ambassadeurs Lyriques
Salle du Petit Opéra
Montréal, QC
Nov 13, 2014 19:30
Consular Lyrique Concert
Jeunes Ambassadeurs Lyriques
Salle du Petit Opéra
Montréal, QC
Oct 24, 2014 19:30
Dvorak's Jakobin
Canadian Institute for Czech Music
Trinity St. Paul Centre
Toronto, ON
September 6, 2014 19:00
Kimberly Underground Concert
Calgary Concert Opera Company
Kimberly Mining Company
Kimberly, BC
Aug 2, 2014 19:00
12th Int. Chorus Festival
with iSing! Festival
Great Hall of the People
Tian'anmen Square
Beijing, China
July 27, 2014 19:00
Hangzhou Symphony Orchestra
Mandarin Arias with iSing! Festival
Suzhou Performaning Arts Centre
Suzhou, China
July 11, 2014 19:00
iSing! Festival Concert
Hangzhou Performing Arts Centre
Hangzhou, China
July 1, 2014
Gala Concert iSing! Festival
Suzhou Performing Arts Centre
Suzhou, China
June 16-19, 2014
Russian Romances CD Recording
Kathleen van Mourik, Pianist
Sundre, AB
March 14-15, 2014
Neil Semer Masterclass
Rozsa Centre
Calgary, AB
March 7, 2014 14:00
Recital of Russian Romances
Kathleen van Mourik, Piano
Banff Centre for the Arts
Banff, AB
March 6, 2014
Rolston Recital Series
Ippolitov-Ivanov Op. 68
Cecilia Bercovich, Violin
Lara Dodds-Eden, Piano
February 16, 2014
House Concert
Russian Romances
Kathleen van Mourik, Piano
Bearspaw, AB
February 7, 2014
Red Deer Library Recital Series
Recital of Russian Romances
Kathleen van Mourik, Piano
Red Deer, AB
January 25, 2014
Opera Night in the Grille Room
Recital of Opera Favourites
Kathleen van Mourik, Piano
Calgary, AB
Jan 5-March 15, 2014
Banff Centre Artist Residency
Preparing Russian Romances CD
Banff, AB
Dec 4, 2013
Voice of Alberta Russian Radio
Interview with Irina Makeeva
on Russian Recitals
Dec 1-2, 2013
Mountain View Chamber Society
To Russia with Love
Recital of Russian Romances including
Shostakovich Blok Romances with Piano Trio
Michèle Cusson Soprano, Donovan Seidle Violin,
Kirril Kalmykov Cello, Kathleen van Mourik and Charles Foreman piano.
The Lougheed House, Calgary, AB
Nov 22, 2013
CBC Radio Interview
Le Cafe Show
Interview about upcoming Russian Recital with Mountian View Chamber Society
Oct 5, 2013 8pm
New York Concerti Sinfonietta
Paul Hostetter, Conductor
Julie Jordan, Artistic Director
Milbank Chapel, Teachers College
Collumbia University
New York, New York
Oct 2-4, 2013
International Czech and Slovak Competition
Semi-Finalist
Montréal, QC
Sept 8, 2013 4pm
New York Concerti Sinfonietta
Paul Hostetter, Conductor
Julie Jordan, Artistic Director
Asian Cultural Centre
New York, New York
Sept 1-Nov 20, 2013
Alberta Foundation for the Arts
Grant to Study Wagner and Verdi repertoire with
Mignon Dunn and coaches from the Metropolitan
Opera and Acadamy of Vocal Arts.
New York, NY and Philadelphia, PA
Aug 21, 2013 21:00
La Roche d'Hys Domaine des Arts
Gala concert
Burgundy, France
Aug 10, 2013 7pm
Mountain View Chamber Festival
Strauss Lieder
Knox United Church
Calgary, AB
Aug 8, 2013 7pm
Liszt, Schumann and Lieder
The Louheed House
Calgary, AB
Aug 6, 2013 7pm
Mountain View Chamber Festival
Chanson Perpétuelle with String Quartet and Piano
Knox United Church
Calgary, AB
Aug 5-12, 2013
Masterclass with Rudolf Jansen
Mountain View Chamber Festival
Calgary, AB
May 5, 2013 2pm
Jenufa by Janacek
Michèle will sing the title role of Jenufa with
Opera by Request
William Shookhoff, Artistic Director
College Street United Church
Toronto, ON
Feb 24, 2013 7pm
Suor Angelica (Suor) and Il Tabarro (Giorgetta)
Michèle will sing the title role of Suor Angelica and
Giorgetta in Il Tabarro with Calgary concert Opera
Company.
Okotoks United Church
Okotoks, AB
Feb 22, 2013 7pm
Suor Angelica (Suor) and Il Tabarro (Giorgetta)
Michèle will sing the title role of Suor Angelica and
Giorgetta in Il Tabarro with Calgary concert Opera
Company.
St. Mathew's Luthern Church,
Calgary,AB
Jan 6, 2013 7pm
Die Fledermaus (Rosalinde)
VanCoco Opera
First United Church,
White Rock, BC
Jan 4 and 5, 2013 7pm
Die Fledermaus (Rosalinde)
VanCoco Opera
Pyatt Hall
Vancouver, BC
Dec 3, 2012 7pm
Calgary Opera Club (featured artist)
Calgary Golf and Country Club
Calgary, AB
Oct 21, 2012 7pm
Horowitz Piano Recital (guest artist)
Cody Obst, piano
Steinway Pianos of Calgary
Calgary, AB
Oct 14, 2012 6pm
Opera Nuova Dinner Cabaret: Carmen (Micaela)
With Calgary Concert Opera Company
Normand's Fine Dining
Edmonton, AB
Sept 12, 2012, 12pm
Pro Arts Society Noon Hour Recital
Carmen Excepts with Calgary Concert Opera
Cathedral Church of the Redeemer
Calgary, AB
Sept 9, 2012 7pm
Carmen (Micaela)
Calgary Concert Opera Company
Faith Evangelical Luthern Church
Calgary, AB
July 31-Aug 18, 2012
Institute d'Art Vocal Canadienne
Recital and Masterclasses
Montréal, QC
June 1-July 30, 2012
Russian Opera Workshop
Queen of Spades (Liza)
Aleko (Zemfira)
May 23, 2012 19:30pm
International Concert en Trio
Russian Recital
Janna Banman, Piano
Tatiana Ilina, mezzo-contralto
Irine Besse Concert Hall
Calgary, AB
May 4, 2012 6pm
Mercury Opera presents Alley Oop
Opera Arias on Roof tops
Stephen Avenue Mall
Calgary, AB
April 26, 2012 7:30pm
Opera: The Next Generation
Recital of Opera Arias and Ensembles
Jacqui Lynn Fidlar, Mezzo-soprano
Kevin Armstrong, Tenor
Kathleen van Mourik, Piano
Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church
Calgary, AB