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As I started to update this page with New Year greetings to you all, the terrible tragedy in Haiti was announced around the world. Thank you for the wonderful support at the two " A Song For Haiti" concerts which,with matching grants, will send $34,000 to support the charitable organisations working there. 

The events were organised and presented by wonderful artists, production crew and local Calgary musicians who gave their time and talents to raise funds to help the relief effort.

On March 22nd legendary composer Stephen Sondheim will celebrate his 80th birthday. I will be presenting a Happy 80th Birthday cabaret with vocalist Michael Hope. Last year we performed together with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra featuring the music of another great musical theatre composer Andrew Lloyd Webber. The fun and audience reaction made us want to work together again and last September we thought about our favourite Sondheim songs. We decided that his 80th birthday would be the perfect time to offer an evening of Sondheim favourites!

Over the years I've performed in six different Sondheim shows and early in my career I had the amazing privilege of working with Sondheim on the award winning London production and recording of Follies, so I'm sure the evening will include a few anecdotes from that very special year. Details are on the upcoming performance page.

I am pleased to share some video highlights from the recent performances with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra- again this can be found on the new video page. New clips from other concerts will be added in the next few weeks so keep watching!! Some new photographs too can be found on both the past performance and personal memories pages.

Thank you all for your support and emails last season.  AND...thanks to your support my versions of Ave Maria by Mascagni and Caccini continue to stay in the top three places in their respective itunes charts!

One of the world's most prestigious music publishing houses-  Editions Peters - has recently published a set of Four Theatre Songs for soprano by the British composer Stephen McNeff, texts by playwrite Edward Bond. I performed the world premiere of these songs many years ago in London and I am delighted that they are now available. I highly recommend any classical singer looking for new repertoire to feature these songs in their concert programmes.

In the meantime, if you are travelling in Alberta Canada, and visiting the Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, you can experience a new high definition video called "Wildness Revealed" which surrounds the audience with stunning images of that beautiful environment and wildlife. My voice was used in the soundtrack and I was intrigued to hear how the various instruments and voice were mixed and transformed to complement the breathtaking images.
 

Finally, in answer to an email query- I enjoy the singing styles of many sopranos. I am constantly inspired and intrigued by the work of Renee Fleming, Dawn Upshaw, Barbara Bonney, Christine Shafer, Patricia Petibon, Kathleen Battle, Sumi Jo, Sissel, Sarah Brightman, Katherine Jenkins and Celtic Woman. Also the versatility of Bryn Terfel and Il Divo.

Please contact me directly for information about private vocal lessons and masterclass presentations in Canada or UK.

Hope you visit me again soon.

For information, please email...
michelle@michelletoddsoprano.com
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www.michelletoddsoprano.com