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Peter McGillivray
Born (1976-07-08) July 8, 1976 (age 48)
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
OccupationOpera singer (baritone)
Years active2003–present
Websitepetermcgillivray.com

Peter McGillivray is a Canadian operatic baritone and winner of the 2003 CBC/Radio-Canada Young Performers Competition. Born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, he was raised in Newmarket, Ontario and attended the University of Toronto.

Education and training

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An alumnus of the University of Toronto Faculty of Music's Opera Division,[1] he made his debut with the Canadian Opera Company in 2003 as a member of the Ensemble Studio training program. His primary vocal instructors were the Canadian soprano Lynn Blaser and Welsh mezzo-soprano Patricia Kern.

McGillivray graduated from Huron Heights Secondary School in Newmarket, Ontario[2]

Career

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McGillivray has performed Dr. Bartolo in Rossini's Barber of Seville with companies such as Opera Lyra Ottawa,[3] Pacific Opera Victoria,[4] Opera de Québec[5] and Calgary Opera.[6] He is a collaborator with Toronto's Tapestry Opera, premiering works such as Andrew Staniland's Dark Star Requiem, Omar Daniel's The Shadow and the Dora Award-winning production of Gareth Williams' Rocking Horse Winner,[7] and adaptation of the short story by D.H Lawrence. Recent years have also seen him perform with Edmonton Opera and Vancouver Opera as Don Magnifico in Cinderella,[8] with Dallas Opera as Stubb in Jake Heggie's Moby Dick,[9] and with both Opéra de Québec[10] and Saskatoon Opera[11] as Sharpless in Puccini's Madama Butterfly.

Awards

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Year Competition Location Pianist Prize
2002 Eckhardt-Gramatté National Music Competition Brandon, Manitoba Amanda Johnston Second Prize

Best Performance of Commissioned Piece[12]

2003 Lotta Lenya Competition Rochester, New York Kristian Bezuidenhout Second Prize[13]
2003 CBC/Radio-Canada Young Performers Competition Calgary, Alberta Elizabeth Bergmann First Prize

Jean A. Chalmers Award

National Arts Centre "People's Choice" Award[14]

2004 Robert Schumann International Competition for Pianists and Singers Zwickau, Germany Stacey Bartsch Third Prize
2005 Montreal International Musical Competition Montreal, Quebec Liz Upchurch Second Prize

Jean A. Chalmers Award for Best Canadian Candidate

2005 Queen Sonja International Music Competition Oslo, Norway Gunnar Flagstad Second Prize[15]
2006 Internationaler Kammermusikwettbewerb Franz Schubert und die Musik der Moderne Graz, Austria Stacey Bartsch Second Prize[16]

Discography

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Albums
Year Title Performers Composers
2010 Summer Schemes[17] Peter McGillivray, baritone & Liz Upchurch, piano Brahms, Debussy, Vaughan Williams, Gurney, Warlock, Finzi, Quilter, Butterworth, Britten, Ives
2016 Cloud Light: The Songs of Norbert Palej Jacqueline Woodley, soprano; Michele Bogdanowicz, mezzo-soprano; Lawrence Wiliford, tenor; Peter McGillivray, baritone; Steven Philcox, piano Norbert Palej[18]
2016 Dark Star Requiem* Neema Bickersteth, soprano; Krisztina Szabo, mezzo-soprano; Peter McGillivray, baritone; Marcus Nance, bass; Elmer Iseler Singers; Gryphon Trio; Ryan Scott & Mark Duggan, percussion; Wayne Strongman, conductor Andrew Staniland

*Nominated for a Juno award[19]

References

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  1. ^ "University of Toronto Opera - Our History". Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  2. ^ Finney, Laura (December 13, 2017). "Holiday concert in Newmarket supports Metroland Santa Fund". YorkRegion.com. Metroland Media Group. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  3. ^ Gauthier, Natasha (2015-09-27). "Music Review: Joshua Hopkins delivers a Figaro for the books despite personal tragedy". The Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  4. ^ Chamberlain, Adrian (2016-02-13). "A Rollicking Rossini". The Victoria Times Colonist. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  5. ^ Leclerc, Yves (2017-05-14). "Un Barbier très divertissant". Le Journal de Québec. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  6. ^ DeLong, Kenneth (2017-11-20). "Review: Calgary Opera updates the look of The Barber of Seville". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  7. ^ Harris, Robert (2016-05-30). "Rocking Horse Winner: D. H. Lawrence short story turned modern opera is a real winner". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  8. ^ "Edmonton Opera makes La Cenerentola sizzle". Edmonton Journal. 2017-02-06. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  9. ^ "'Moby-Dick' brilliantly revived by the Dallas Opera". Dallas News. 2016-11-05. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  10. ^ "Madama Butterfly à l'Opéra de Québec: le luxe de la création". Le Soleil (in Canadian French). 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  11. ^ "Spectacularly intimate: Saskatoon audiences see a big opera, Madama Butterfly, at close range". Saskatoon StarPhoenix. 2015-06-13. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  12. ^ "Commissioned Works & Best Performance | The E-Gré National Music Competition". e-gre.ca. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  13. ^ "Lotte Lenya Competition Previous Winners". www.kwf.org. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  14. ^ "Toronto musicians win young performer competition". CBC News. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  15. ^ "Winners - The Queen Sonja International Music Competition". The Queen Sonja International Music Competition. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  16. ^ "Internationaler Wettbewerb "Franz Schubert und die Musik der Moderne" | Duo Stacey BARTSCH / Peter McGILLVRAY". Franz Schubert Und Die Musik Der Moderne (in German). Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  17. ^ Terauds, John (2010-07-19). "Summer Schemes: Peter McGillivray connects". The Toronto Star. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  18. ^ "Cloud Light: Songs of Norbert Palej - Bogdanowicz; McGillivray; Wiliford; Woodley; Philcox". The Whole Note. 2016-02-23. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  19. ^ "CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: VOCAL OR CHORAL | Tapestry Opera, Gryphon Trio, Elmer Iseler Singers | The JUNO Awards". The JUNO Awards. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
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