Winner of the Prix d’Europe Competition in 2021, French-Canadian soprano Carole-Anne Roussel is currently an artist-in-residence with the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel in Belgium. She studies under the tutelage of the soprano Hélène Guilmette and holds a Master’s degreein Music from the Conservatoire de musique de Québec. 

In the past few months, she has sung the role of Leïla in Bizet’s Les Pêcheurs de Perles with Jeunesses Musicales Canada and performed at the Opéra de Québec’s Les mots/maux d’amour gala, under the baton of Jean-Marie Zeitouni. Carole-Anne Roussel has also performed in many roles in productions by Highlands Opera Studio, Opera NUOVA, La Relève musicale de Québec, Tempêtes et Passions and the Conservatoire de musique de Québec.

Repertoire Final

JOSEPH HAYDN (1732-1809)
Die Schöpfung, Hob.XXI:2: “Nun beut die Flur das frische Grün”

GEORGES BIZET (1838-1875)
Les pêcheurs de perles: “Comme autrefois dans la nuit”

ALBAN BERG (1885-1935)
Sieben frühe Lieder
I. Nacht
II. Schilflied
III. Die Nachtigall
IV. Traumgekrönt
V. Im Zimmer
VI. Liebesode
VII. Sommertage

IGOR STRAVINSKY (1882-1971)
The Rake’s Progress: “No Word from Tom”

Final Round

Piano: Martin Dubé

Repertoire Semifinal

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)
Idomeneo, K. 366: “Quando avran fine omai… Padre, germani, addio!”

SAMUEL BARBER (1910-1981)
Four Songs, op. 13
I. A Nun Takes the Veil
II. The Secrets of the Old
III. Sure on this shining Night
IV. Nocturne

YANNICK PLAMONDON (Born in 1970)
D’après un thé dans la toundra de Joséphine, inspired by the poem “Nipishapui nete mushuat” by Joséphine Bacon
I. Anutshish

JULES MASSENET (1842-1912)
Manon: “Je suis encore”

Semifinal Round

Piano: Martin Dubé