Hailing from Winnipeg, Elena is a versatile soprano residing in Toronto, Ontario. Elena has recently completed her Artist Diploma in Voice at the Glenn Gould School (Royal Conservatory of Music), under the tutelage of Adrianne Pieczonka and Peter Tiefenbach. She also holds a Bachelor of Music (Vocal Performance) from the University of Manitoba, where she studied with Tracy Dahl.
In 2023/2024, Elena was a proud member of the Rebanks Family Fellowship where she enjoyed numerous performance opportunities around the GTA. Having grown up in a musical family, Elena has loved being on stage since childhood, whether it be in orchestra, dance, musicals, or solo day at school.
Deemed "someone to watch" (LudwigVanToronto) , Elena is a brave and committed performer, and enjoys performing in a wide variety of styles. As a frequent competitor in the classical scene, Elena's competition highlights include receiving the Grand Prize at the Corcoran Concerto Competition at the Glenn Gould School, being awarded the Kurt Weill Foundation Prize in the Lotte Lenya Competition, placing first in the North Dakota/Manitoba District in the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition, and placing first in the CFMTA National Vocal Competition.
The 2024/25 season includes Elena making her role debuts as Blanche de la Force in The Royal Conservatory of Music's production of Les Dialogues des Carmélites and Janine in The Handmaid's Tale (Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity), and playing the roles of Sibella in A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder (Drayton Entertainment) and Rapunzel in Into the Woods (Koerner Hall), is performing two review shows at the Victoria Playhouse Petrolia, as well as make her Mirvish debut in Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812. She is delighted to perform the North American première of Bernard Foccroulle’s The Journal of Hélène Berr, sing with Maestro Francis Choinière and the Orchestre FILMharmonique in Montréal in Disney's Frozen in Concert, perform as a guest artist with the Royal Conservatory of Music’s ARC Ensemble, and make her company debut as Sophia in Sophia’s Forest with City Opera Vancouver.
Find out more information about Elena's upcoming performances here!
Elena is proudly represented by Talenthouse and Dean Artists Management.
Elena is incredibly grateful for a life of making magic, and to share it with people who take playing make believe so seriously.
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