Justin Welsh
British Columbia-born baritone Justin Welsh’s career highlights include appearances as Crown in Porgy and Bess with Kent Nagano conducting l’Orchestre symphonique de Montréal and Queegueg in the Canadian premiere of Moby Dick for Calgary Opera, in which he garnered praise from the Calgary Herald’s Kenneth Delong, who noted “Justin Welsh brings a finely drawn vocal technique to the part, his voice beautiful throughout the register. Dramatically, too, Welsh’s role was exceptionally well-realized, a major accomplishment as a singing actor.” During the 2023/24 season, Welsh appeared as Schaunard in Puccini’s La bohème with the Canadian Opera Company, as Barone di Kelbar in Verdi’s Un giorno di regno with VoiceBox: Opera in Concert, and as Leporello in Mozart’s Don Giovanni with Edmonton Opera. On the concert stage, he joined the Grand Philharmonic Choir for Bach’s St. John Passion. This season, Justin made his return to Pacific Opera Victoria as Marullo in Verdi’s Rigoletto.
In 2022/23, Justin’s season began with Tim Brady’s Backstage at Carnegie Hall in Montreal and continues with Schaunard in Orchestre Philharmonique et Choeur des Mélomanes’ La bohème, followed by a return to Pacific Opera Victoria for Weidhoff in Braunfels’ Die Vögel, and to Tapestry Opera as Izunna in the world premiere of Of the Sea. He rounded out the season as Leporello in Don Giovanni with the National Arts Centre Orchestra under the baton of Alexander Shelley.
In 2022/23, Justin’s season began with Tim Brady’s Backstage at Carnegie Hall in Montreal and continues with Schaunard in Orchestre Philharmonique et Choeur des Mélomanes’ La bohème, followed by a return to Pacific Opera Victoria for Weidhoff in Braunfels’ Die Vögel, and to Tapestry Opera as Izunna in the world premiere of Of the Sea. He rounded out the season as Leporello in Don Giovanni with the National Arts Centre Orchestra under the baton of Alexander Shelley.
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