Jonelle Sills
Soprano Jonelle Sills was named one of York University’s 2022 Top 30 Alumni Under 30 and one of CBC Music’s 30 hot classical musicians under 30. Her mainstage debut at the Canadian Opera Company, for Mimi in La bohème (2023), was lauded for being a “beautifully sensitive... with careful control and colour” (The Globe and Mail). She looks forward to reprising the role with Vancouver Opera in the 2025/2026 season.
Recent engagements include Jonelle’s company and role debut as Miss Jessel in Pacific Opera Victoria’s production of Britten’s The Turn of the Screw, Donna Anna in Mozart’s Don Giovanni with the Edmonton Opera, Hannah Glawari in Lehar’s Merry Widow with Toronto Operetta Theatre, Micaëla in Bizet’s Carmen with Vancouver Opera, and an appearance with the National Ballet of Canada as the soprano soloist for their acclaimed production of Anna Karenina. She also joined the musical cast of Rhapsody in Blue: A Gershwin Celebration for the composer’s centenary in venues across Ontario, and toured Joplin’s Treemonisha with Volcano Theatre and Chicago’s Harris Theatre. With the Canadian Art Song Project, she was nominated for a 2025 Juno Award for their album, Known to Dreamers: Black Voices in Canadian Art Song.
Recent engagements include Jonelle’s company and role debut as Miss Jessel in Pacific Opera Victoria’s production of Britten’s The Turn of the Screw, Donna Anna in Mozart’s Don Giovanni with the Edmonton Opera, Hannah Glawari in Lehar’s Merry Widow with Toronto Operetta Theatre, Micaëla in Bizet’s Carmen with Vancouver Opera, and an appearance with the National Ballet of Canada as the soprano soloist for their acclaimed production of Anna Karenina. She also joined the musical cast of Rhapsody in Blue: A Gershwin Celebration for the composer’s centenary in venues across Ontario, and toured Joplin’s Treemonisha with Volcano Theatre and Chicago’s Harris Theatre. With the Canadian Art Song Project, she was nominated for a 2025 Juno Award for their album, Known to Dreamers: Black Voices in Canadian Art Song.
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