Stephanie's Full Bio

A graduate of the University of Toronto, Stephanie sang for more than twelve years in some of the most prestigious opera halls in Europe such as the Berlin Philharmonic, the Tonhalle (Dusseldorf), the Forum de Meyrin (Switzerland) and the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London. She has also appeared in concert, oratorio, recital and opera in Canada and the United States.

"No matter how much pedagogy we know, know matter how many degrees we have, unless our students know that we care, they will not learn from us. " - Stephanie's Credo for the Studio

Her principal roles include Madama Butterfly (Puccini), Donna Anna (Mozart), Fiordiligi (Mozart), Leonora (Verdi), Amelia (Verdi) and Donna Elizabetta (Verdi). Her album "Nocturne", hailed by critics as ‘enticing’ and ‘magical’ was released in 2000 and is a tribute to American composer, Samuel Barber.

Stephanie became a guest artist with the English National Opera in 2000, covering such roles as Mimi (Puccini), Madama Butterfly (Puccini), and Amelia (Verdi) among others. Upon her return to Canada she has been presented in numerous concerts in Québec and Ontario notably in the title role of Opera in Concert’s 2005 production of Donizetti’s Maria Stuarda. Stephanie’s compact disk, Im Abendrot, which includes ‘Die vier letzte Lieder’ of Richard Strauss was recorded in recital at Bandeen Hall in Sherbrooke, Québec. She has collaborated with Canadian composer, Donald Patriquin, who wrote the brilliant ‘Magnificat for Turning’ for her.

During the course of her career, Stephanie has had the opportunity of working closely with several renowned conductors including Maestro Georg Tintner, Alexander Ingram, Edward Gardner (ENO), Lorenzo Palomo (Berlin), and Claude Villaret (Switzerland). Stephanie has also had the privilege of refining her artistry with several notable pedagogues, Janice Chapman in England and Dixie Ross Neill and Stuart Hamilton in Toronto. The brilliant vocal technician and pedagogue, Carol Baggot Forte has been her principal teacher.　

Stephanie is a guest artist with numerous orchestras, including, L'Orchestre Symphonique de Gatineau, Ottawa River Valley Festival Orchestra, Counterpoint Orchestra (Toronto) and has been prinicpal soloist in major symphonic works such as the Mozart Requiem, the Coronation Mass, the Bach Mass in B mineur, The Four Last Songs of R. Strauss, the Brahms Requiem and the Verdi Requiem.