issue one - Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

the Philharmonic in both Avery Fisher and
Carnegie Halls.
RICHARD SUART
UBC OPERA ENSEMBLE
Richard Suart baritone
For a biography of Richard Suart please
refer to page 19.
UBC Opera Ensemble
For a biography of UBC Opera Ensemble
please refer to page 21. ■
Her discography includes A Disney
Spectacular with the Cincinnati Pops
(Telarc), Glitter and Be Gay with the Calgary
Philharmonic (CBC), A Gilbert and Sullivan
Gala with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
(CBC), and Love Walked In, a Gershwin
collection with the Bramwell Tovey Trio (Red
Phone Box Company).
Jill Pert mezzo-soprano
For a biography of Jill Pert please
refer to page 19.
Philippe Castagner tenor
Canadian-American tenor Philippe Castagner
is recognized for his beautiful and natural
sound, as well as a fresh and appealing
presence on symphonic, operatic and recital
stages. Born in Canada and raised in New
Jersey, Mr. Castagner joined The Metropolitan
Opera Lindemann Young Artist Development
Program in 2002 and made his Metropolitan
Opera debut that season as the First Prisoner
in Fidelio and, later, as Beppe in I Pagliacci.
Though only in his fourth professional
season, Mr. Castagner has already made a
number of auspicious debuts with a wide
variety of operatic and symphonic repertoire.
He has bowed as both Iopas and Hylas in
Les Troyens, Nemorino in L’elisir d’amore,
Ferrando in Così fan Tutte, and Tamino in
Die Zauberflöte, to name a few. He sang
Freddy in the New York Philharmonic’s
production of My Fair Lady with Kelli O’Hara
and Kelsey Grammar and the tenor roles
in Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortileges with