Mezzo-soprano Alex Hetherington enjoys performing in a variety of styles, with an affinity for the music of our time. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in opera at the University of Toronto, where last year she received the Norcop Art Song Award. Last season, she sang Carmen in La tragédie de Carmen, premiered the role of Ivanka Trump in the newly composed Escape Room, and won an Encouragement Award at the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. Adapting to the pandemic, Alex has sung in several recordings this year, including Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater, and Tapestry Opera’s new album Rocking Horse Winner, which premiered on CBC Music’s Saturday Afternoon at the Opera. Upcoming performances include Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia, and Fauré’s Chansons d’Ève.

Repertoire Final

JOHANN CHRISTOPH BACH (1642-1703)
Ach, dass ich Wassers gnug hätte

JULES MASSENET (1811-1896)
Werther: “Va! laisse couler mes larmes”

PETER LIEBERSON (1946-2011)

Neruda Songs

I. Si no fuera porque tus ojos tienen color de luna
II. Amor, amor, las nubes a la torre del cielo
V. Amor mio, si muero y tú no mueres

GIOACHINO ROSSINI (1792-1868)
Il barbiere di Siviglia: “Contro un cor che accende amore”

Final Round

Piano: Rachael Kerr

Repertoire Semifinal

ANA SOKOLOVIć (Born in 1968)
Love Songs
IV. O Mistress Mine

JEAN-BAPTISTE LULLY (1632-1687)
Amide: “Enfin, il est en ma puissance”

ROBERT SCHUMANN (1810-1856)
Frauenliebe und leben, op. 42
I. Seit ich ihn gesehen

II. Er, der Herrlichste von allen
III. Ich kann’s nicht fassen, nicht glauben
IV. Du Ring an meinem Finger

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)
La clemenza di Tito, K. 621: “Parto, ma tu ben moi”

Semifinal Round

Piano: Jonathan Wong and Trevor Chartrand