Peter McGillivray | |
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Born | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada | July 8, 1976
Occupation(s) | Opera singer (baritone) |
Years active | 2003–present |
Website | petermcgillivray |
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
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.
Peter attended Huron Heights Secondary School in Newmarket, Ontario[2]
Career
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
Year | Competition | Location | Pianist | Prize |
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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
Year | Title | Performers | Composers |
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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
- ↑ "University of Toronto Opera - Our History". Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- ↑ Finney, Laura (December 13, 2017). "Holiday concert in Newmarket supports Metroland Santa Fund". YorkRegion.com. Metroland Media Group. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Chamberlain, Adrian (2016-02-13). "A Rollicking Rossini". The Victoria Times Colonist. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- ↑ Leclerc, Yves (2017-05-14). "Un Barbier très divertissant". Le Journal de Québec. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- ↑ DeLong, Kenneth (2017-11-20). "Review: Calgary Opera updates the look of The Barber of Seville". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Edmonton Opera makes La Cenerentola sizzle". Edmonton Journal. 2017-02-06. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- ↑ "'Moby-Dick' brilliantly revived by the Dallas Opera". Dallas News. 2016-11-05. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- ↑ "Madama Butterfly à l'Opéra de Québec: le luxe de la création". Le Soleil (in Canadian French). 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- ↑ "Spectacularly intimate: Saskatoon audiences see a big opera, Madama Butterfly, at close range". Saskatoon StarPhoenix. 2015-06-13. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- ↑ "Commissioned Works & Best Performance | The E-Gré National Music Competition". e-gre.ca. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- ↑ "Lotte Lenya Competition Previous Winners". www.kwf.org. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- ↑ "Toronto musicians win young performer competition". CBC News. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- ↑ "Winners - The Queen Sonja International Music Competition". The Queen Sonja International Music Competition. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Terauds, John (2010-07-19). "Summer Schemes: Peter McGillivray connects". The Toronto Star. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- ↑ "Cloud Light: Songs of Norbert Palej - Bogdanowicz; McGillivray; Wiliford; Woodley; Philcox". The Whole Note. 2016-02-23. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- ↑ "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.