Frédérique Vézina

Frédérique Vézina is a Canadian operatic soprano who has established herself in both the United States and Canada as an artist of note.Born in Quebec and a graduate of Vanier College, Vézina gained recognition when she made her Canadian Opera Company debut to great acclaim in 2002/03 as Lisa and Mascha in The Queen of Spades. Critics hailed the arrival of a major presence on the operatic stage. Everett Green in the Globe and Mail praised her " big Act III aria" as "eloquent testimony to the character's own addiction to emotional gambling".. She was also featured a s Ellen Orford in Peter Grimes and Belinda in Dido and Aeneas.

A Metropolitan Opera semi-finalist in 2004 and a winner in the Début Young Artists Competition, Ms. Vézina completed a Bachelor of Music Degree at McGill University. She received first prize in three consecutive years at the National Association of Teachers of Singing Competition (NATS) and was also awarded the ‘Most Promising Singer’ prize. In 2002, at the Trois-Rivières Symphony competition, she was awarded the Grand Prize as well as a recital broadcast on CBC. Ms. Vézina was also the first prize winner at the National Music Festival held in Calgary.

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Frédérique Vézina
* [http://www.vaniercollege.qc.ca/notablealumni/vezina Biography from Vanier College]

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* "Frédérique Vézina, escalated from the supporting role to the co-starring role of Lisa, performed as impressively as if she had been engaged for the role in the first place."Toronto Star, September 29, 2002, p. D05.