Mezzo-soprano Stephanie Yelovich has been described as “a vocal powerhouse” (Denise Lai, Ludwig Van) with “a rich, silken mezzo and is always the consummate actor.” (Dawn Martens, Opera Canada) Most recently, she appeared with SOLO as Alisa in Lucia di Lammermoor and is so happy to be joining the company again this spring in Verdi’s Aida.
She has appeared twice as a guest artist with the Oakville Symphony, most recently singing Berlioz’ demanding lyric scene, La mort de Cléopâtra, under the baton of Maestro Lorenzo Guggenheim. In November of 2022, she appeared with Abridged Opera as Mrs. Grose in their production of Turn of the Screw, performed with the Windsor Symphony.
Other credits include: Theresa in Bellini’s La Sonnambula, Frugola in Il Tabarro and La Zia Principessa in Suor Angelica with Opera Niagara, Second Lady in Die Zauberflöte with Highlands Opera Studio, Second Wood Nymph in Rusalka with Opera NUOVA, Lilah in the Toronto World Pride premiere of Uyeda’s When the Sun Comes Out, A Girl in the Canadian concert premiere of West Side Story, as well as the alto soloist in Handel’s Messiah, both with the Brott Music Festival.
Stephanie has had the privilege of singing in multiple concerts across Italy as part of the Operavision Academy seasons. One special highlight is the Gran Concerto Finale, curated and conducted by Maestro Richard Bonynge, under whom she also coached excerpts from Lucia di Lammermoor, I Capuleti e i Montecchi, Rosenkavalier, and Samson et Dalilah.
You might have spotted her and heard her sing in the U.S. UEFA Champions League Paramount+ Commercial aired at the Grammys and the Super Bowl, directed by Tom Hooper (Les Misérables, The King’s Speech).
Currently, Stephanie is a Reiki Master and maintains a reiki practice where she offers treatments and teaches this modality to others. She also teaches beginner foundations and studies at Belly Up Bellydance Studio in Burlington, under Joharah Kolishenco. She studies voice with powerhouse soprano Dr. Maria Vetere in Niagara Falls, ON.
For more information on future performance dates or to stay in touch, you can find her artist page on Facebook at facebook.com/StephanieYelovich