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Waterperry Opera Festival: Don Giovanni
A classic Mozart masterpiece blending outrageous comedy with intense drama. Following the legendary Don Juan, watch this tale of seduction and deceit staged right in front of Waterperry House. An exhilarating range of emotions are captured through Mozart’s extraordinary musical ability to convey every character’s mood all at once.
Don Giovanni’s life spirals into chaos after a series of attempted seductions. A string of reckless pursuits and vengeful enemies follow, as Anna and her fiancé Ottavio seek justice. But with his clever servant Leporello, Giovanni stays a step ahead—until a ghostly encounter seals his doom.
Waterperry Opera Festival: Don Giovanni
A classic Mozart masterpiece blending outrageous comedy with intense drama. Following the legendary Don Juan, watch this tale of seduction and deceit staged right in front of Waterperry House. An exhilarating range of emotions are captured through Mozart’s extraordinary musical ability to convey every character’s mood all at once.
Don Giovanni’s life spirals into chaos after a series of attempted seductions. A string of reckless pursuits and vengeful enemies follow, as Anna and her fiancé Ottavio seek justice. But with his clever servant Leporello, Giovanni stays a step ahead—until a ghostly encounter seals his doom.
Waterperry Opera Festival: Young Artist Gala
Discover opera’s brightest emerging voices in a relaxed afternoon performance of beautiful music and brilliant talent.
Our 2025 cohort of Young Artists showcase their achievements from the programme in a concert of solo arias and choruses. Staged in the Waterperry Ballroom, don’t miss your exclusive chance to hear the stars of the future perform their favourite operatic moments in this intimate, informal setting.
Waterperry Opera Festival: Don Giovanni
A classic Mozart masterpiece blending outrageous comedy with intense drama. Following the legendary Don Juan, watch this tale of seduction and deceit staged right in front of Waterperry House. An exhilarating range of emotions are captured through Mozart’s extraordinary musical ability to convey every character’s mood all at once.
Don Giovanni’s life spirals into chaos after a series of attempted seductions. A string of reckless pursuits and vengeful enemies follow, as Anna and her fiancé Ottavio seek justice. But with his clever servant Leporello, Giovanni stays a step ahead—until a ghostly encounter seals his doom.
Waterperry Opera Festival: Young Artist Gala
Discover opera’s brightest emerging voices in a relaxed afternoon performance of beautiful music and brilliant talent.
Our 2025 cohort of Young Artists showcase their achievements from the programme in a concert of solo arias and choruses. Staged in the Waterperry Ballroom, don’t miss your exclusive chance to hear the stars of the future perform their favourite operatic moments in this intimate, informal setting.
Waterperry Opera Festival: Don Giovanni
A classic Mozart masterpiece blending outrageous comedy with intense drama. Following the legendary Don Juan, watch this tale of seduction and deceit staged right in front of Waterperry House. An exhilarating range of emotions are captured through Mozart’s extraordinary musical ability to convey every character’s mood all at once.
Don Giovanni’s life spirals into chaos after a series of attempted seductions. A string of reckless pursuits and vengeful enemies follow, as Anna and her fiancé Ottavio seek justice. But with his clever servant Leporello, Giovanni stays a step ahead—until a ghostly encounter seals his doom.
Waterperry Opera Festival: Don Giovanni
A classic Mozart masterpiece blending outrageous comedy with intense drama. Following the legendary Don Juan, watch this tale of seduction and deceit staged right in front of Waterperry House. An exhilarating range of emotions are captured through Mozart’s extraordinary musical ability to convey every character’s mood all at once.
Don Giovanni’s life spirals into chaos after a series of attempted seductions. A string of reckless pursuits and vengeful enemies follow, as Anna and her fiancé Ottavio seek justice. But with his clever servant Leporello, Giovanni stays a step ahead—until a ghostly encounter seals his doom.
Messiaen Harawi
Join performers from the Royal Northern College of Music for the unforgettable experience of Harawi, Messiaen’s last song cycle.
Its enchanting harmonies re-imagine the myth of two fated lovers, Tristan and Iseult. The texts of the cycle are highly surrealist, generally composed of isolated symbols. Messiaen himself wrote the libretto following Wagner’s music dramas and Debussy who set his own symbolist poetry in his four Proses lyriques. The work borrows melodies from numerous traditional folksongs of the Andes as compiled in a book by Raoul d’Harcourt and his wife Marguerite Béclard.
In addition to the French text, Harawi also uses Quechua words, some faux, some real, not for their semantic meaning, but for their sound, that is, their timbral and syllabic qualities. He would later reuse this practice in the Rechants and Saint François d’Assise. Rarely performed in full, this is a concert not to miss.
RNCM Spotlight Concert: Messiaen Harawi
Harawi is Olivier Messiaen’s last song cycle. The enchanting harmonies reimagine the myth of two fated lovers, Tristan and Iseult.
Williams-Howard Prize: Finals
Established by RNCM Professor of Singing Michael Harper, whose international career as a countertenor uncovered the distinct and worrying lack of performances of these works, the Williams-Howard Prize aims to ensure this vital repertoire is preserved, celebrated and performed for generations to come.
The first prize of its kind in Europe, it honours both singers and collaborative pianists.
Ottawa Mic: Songs from the Shed
Gabriela performs as an artist in Songs from the Shed’s August 2024 lineup. Featuring a program of classical, jazz, and musical theatre.
Strung Together: works for cello, voice, and piano
Cello / Voice recital featuring the music of Massenet, Heggie, Mozart, Strauss, and more!
Barcelona Festival of Song
Student Fellowship to study Iberian and Latin American art song.
Kurt Weill & Friends recital
Solo recital in collaboration with the Official Embassy of Germany to Chile featuring the music of Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht and other German composers. Invitation only.
Sappho at the Coffeeshop
Gabriela performs Philip Lukic’s newly commissioned cycle. Featuring a diverse program of performances by local LGBTQ2S+/queer artists and allies.
Chamberfest City Series
Gabriela is excited to premiere Philip Lukic’s newly commissioned song cycle (Voices Unheard) with Ottawa Chamberfest, as part of their City Series and for Pride Month. Program includes other LGBTQ+ identifying composers alongside other local emerging talent.
Hänsel und Gretel
Gabriela is thrilled to reprise her role and interpretation of Hänsel, this time with Trois-Rivières Opera in Quebec. Free & a fun afternoon for the whole family!
Mozart Requiem
Alto soloist with the Castenchel Choir, the Nepean Choirs of Ottawa, members of the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra (OSO), and Jennifer Loveless (organist).
Annie Chen - Master of Music (Collaborative Piano) Recital
Gabriela is thrilled to be one of the musicians performing in Master of Music student Annie Chen's recital. Includes works by Peter Lieberson, Johannes Brahms, W.A. Mozart, and more!
Vivaldi Gloria / Mozart Coronation Mass
Alto Soloist with the University of Ottawa Choir and chamber orchestra.
Hansel and Gretel
Gabriela performs the role of Hansel in Humperdinck’s spin on a classic fairytale.
Breaking the Binary
Recital featuring en travesti opera arias and art song traditionally sung by men.
with:
Nadia Boucher, piano
Emily Deschamps, mezzo-soprano
Neha Natarajan, soprano