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UP NEXT: Ilanna begins 2025 with three major US competitions...

Engagements

2024-2025 SEASON

RIGOLETTO

Giovanna &

Maddalena (c)

Opera North

JULY 21, 24, 27, 2024

BLOW-ME-DOWN FARM | Hanover, NH, USA

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Ilanna will perform the role of Giovanna and cover the role of Maddalena in Verdi's masterwork Rigoletto under the baton of Louis Burkot with stage direction by Alex Sheerin. 

INTO THE WOODS

Baker's Wife

Opera North

AUGUST 1, 2, 3, 4, 2024

BLOW-ME-DOWN FARM | Hanover, NH, USA

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Ilanna will perform the role of the Baker's Wife in Sondheim's tony-award winning masterpiece. Directed by Evan Pappas & conducted by Louis Burkot. 

NUITS LYRIQUES

de MARMANDE FINALS

Finalist

Orchestre National Bordeaux-Aquitaine

AUGUST 30, 2024

Théâtre Comœdia | Marmande, France

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One of only 9 finalists, Ilanna will sing two arias with l'Orchestre National Bordeaux-Aquitaine, under the baton of Joanna Natalia Åšlusarczyk in the final round of the 36th edition of the International Singing Competition of Nuits lyriques de Marmande. 

LE NOZZE DI FIGARO

Cherubino

Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera

OCTOBER 26, 2024

SAFE Performing Arts Center | Sacramento, California, USA
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Ilanna will make her role debut as Cherubino in Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro with the Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera. Conducted by Emily Senturia and Directed by Michael Mori.

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CENTRE STAGE COMPETITION

Finalist

Canadian Opera Company

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts | Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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One of only 7 finalists chosen from across Canada, Ilanna will sing with the Canadian Opera Company Orchestra, under the baton of COC Music Director Johannes Debus in the final round of the Centre Stage Ensemble Studio Competition. 

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PROJECT HANDEL

Ruggiero (Alcina) &

Nerone (Agrippina)

Opéra de Montréal - Atelier Lyrique

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Théâtre Espace GoMontreal, Quebec, Canada

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Alongside her colleagues at the Atelier Lyrique, Ilanna will perform the roles Ruggiero (Alcina) and Nerone (Agrippina) in a program of selected scenes from Handel's most iconic scores. Stage direction by David Lefkowich and music direction by Hank Knox. 

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2025 CAROLYN BAILEY ARGENTO VOCAL COMPETITION

Finalist

National Opera Association

JANUARY 8, 2025

The Desoto | Savannah, Georgia, USA

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Ilanna will compete as one of 10 finalists in the Artist Division of the National Opera Association's 2025 Carolyn Bailey Argento Vocal Competition. The competition will be held during the  NOA's 70th National Conference. 

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MET OPERA LAFFONT COMPETITION

Washington District

Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition 

JANUARY 12, 2025

Benaroya Hall | Seattle, Washington, USA

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Ilanna will compete in the Washington District of the 2024-2025 Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition. 

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VIBRATIONS: JOHN ALEXANDER NATIONAL VOCAL COMPETITION WINNERS CONCERT

Winner

Opera Mississippi

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

St. Dominic Chapel | Jackson, Mississippi, USA

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Selected as a winner of the Professional Crossover Artist Category of the 2024-2025 Opera Mississippi John Alexander National Vocal Competition, Ilanna will perform both operatic and musical theater repertoire in the winners concert this February.

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L’ENFANT ET LES SORTILÈGES

L’écureuil, La chatte

Opéra de Montréal

FEBRUARY 6, 8, 9, 2025

PLACE DES ARTS - Théâtre Maisonneuve | Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Ilanna will sing the roles of L'écureuil & La chatte in Opéra de Montréal's mainstage production of Ravel's L'enfant et les sortilèges in collaboration with l'Orchestre de l'Agora conducted by Nicolas Ellis with stage director Sylvain Scott.

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LA CLEMENZA DI TITO

Sesto

Atelier lyrique/

Stephen Lawless

MARCH 14 & 15, 2025

PLACE DES ARTS - TBC | Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Ilanna sings the role of Sesto in a chamber production of Mozart's 'La Clemenza di Tito' directed by Stephen Lawless. 

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BEL CANTO GEMS

Soloist

l'Atelier lyrique & Aramusique

MARCH 21, 2025

Théâtre Alphonse-Dejardins Repentigny | Repentigny, Quebec, Canada

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Along with current members of the Atelier lyrique, Ilanna will perform scenes from the Bel Canto era in this concert collaboration with Aramusique directed by Giovanni Reggioli.

DISNEY'S FROZEN IN CONCERT

Elsa

GFN Productions

MARCH 22 & 23, 2025

PLACE DES ARTS - Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier | Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Performed in sync with the film alongside the Orchestre FILMharmonique and the Chœur des Mélomanes under the direction of Maestro Francis Choinière, Ilanna is thrilled to bring to life the role of Elsa in this Disney favorite film!

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CONCERT de FINISSANT

Soloist

APRIL 30, 2025

Opéra de Montréal

Centre Canadien d’Architecture | Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Along with her colleagues and friends, pianist Jerome de los Santos and countertenor Ian Sabourin, Ilanna will perform her final concert as a member of the Atelier Lyrique. 

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