Marjorie Maltais

Mezzo-soprano Marjorie Maltais is rapidly earning an excellent reputation on both concert and operatic stages in Canada and beyond.

Recent highlights for this engaging artist include a brilliant debut with Boston Early Music Festival in performances of Versailles:Portrait of a Royal Domain, (Charpentier and Lalande), Cherubino (Le Nozze di Figaro) with Southern Ontario Lyric Opera, Mrs. Gobineau (The Medium) with Victory Hall Opera, Cherubino (I due Figaro) and Costanza (L’Isola disabitata) with Opera in Concert, Handel’s Messiah with Elmer Iseler Singers and the Regina Symphony Orchestra, Bach’s Magnificat with Thirteen Strings, and the premiere of Canadian composer Ian Cusson’s song cycle Le récital des anges (poetry by Emile Nelligan), at Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Canadian Opera Company in Toronto.

Marjorie has appeared as a guest soloist with Les Boréades de Montréal, Windsor Symphony, Boise Philharmonic, Montréal’s Orchestre Métropolitain, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, and Edinburgh International Festival.

Marjorie is also a member of French Squeeze, a duo with tenor Jacques Arsenault, presenting original accordion arrangements of their favourite French songs from Canada and France, captivating audiences with recent performances at Indian River Festival in Prince Edward Island and Hugh’s Room Live in Toronto.