Mezzo-soprano Simone McIntosh winner of COC Centre Stage Competition

Vancouver-born mezzo-soprano Simone McIntosh, a Master's student  of Professor Dominique Labelle at the Schulich School of Music of McGill University was named the winner of the COC Centre Stage Competition on Thursday, November 3rd.    The announcement was made at the gala evening event held in Toronto and the prize is sponsored by Board Chair Colleen Sexsmith.  Ms. McIntosh received her Bachelor’s degree in Opera from the University of British Columbia (UBC) and her credits include Waitress in Speed Dating Tonight! and Meg in Little Women (Opera McGill); Donna in Crush (Banff Centre); Béatrice in Béatrice et Bénédict (MY Opera); the Fox in The Cunning Little Vixen, Giulietta in The Tales of Hoffmann and Harry in Albert Herring (UBC Opera Ensemble); Cherubino in The Marriage of Figaro (Burnaby Lyric Opera); Cis in Albert Herring (Vancouver Opera).

McIntosh can be heard  singing the role of Ruggiero on the evenings of Saturday, November 5 and Monday, November 7 in the Opera McGill production of Alcina.