**My debut album with pianist Liz Upchurch entitled “Summer Schemes” has just been released!
It includes works by Brahms, Ives,
Debussy, Chausson, Britten, Gurney,
Vaughan Williams, Warlock, Quilter,
Finzi & Butterworth.
Click Here for more information,
or the “Buy Now” button to the
right to make a direct purchase. CD Baby:
John Terauds of the Toronto Star
He goes on to write: “McGillivray's rich, flexible and strong voice manages to find the right tone and timbre for each text, while he uses his growing operatic experience to tease out the drama from the verse. Upchurch's fluid, colourful accompaniments add lustre to an already glowing musical outing.”
**Very excited to be in New York City for a large chunk of the 2010-11 season to join the roster of the Metropolitan Opera as a cover artist. I will be involved with productions of Puccini’s La Bohème and Strauss’ Capriccio. Stay tuned for further updates.
You may direct all booking enquiries to Dean Artists Management.
204 St. George Street
Toronto, Ontario, M5R 2N5
Phone: 416-969-7300
Fax: 416-969-7969
Email: admin@deanartists.com
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES
LuminaTO Festival: Dark Star Requiem [World Premiere]
June 11th & 12th, 2010 at 8pm
Koerner Hall, Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto, Ontario
Jill Battson, poet
Andrew Staniland, composer
Neema Bickersteth, soprano
Krisztina Szabo, mezzo
Marcus Nance, baritone
Peter McGillivray, baritone
Gryphon Trio: Jamie Parker, piano; Roman Borys, cello; Annalee Patipatanakoon, violin
Ryan Scott & Mark Duggan, percussion
Wayne Strongman, conductor
This performance was recorded by CBC for broadcast on World AIDS Day, Dec. 1st, 2010
“When baritone Peter McGillivray strutted in the manner of a young stud on the prowl, the chorus responded with a “sexual stretto” nothing short of alarming in its mischievous delight.” - Gary Lemko, Classical Music Guide
“Top vocal honours go to Szabo and McGillivray for having to deal so well with music of either extremely low tessitura or sustained passages at the top of the range.” - Joseph So, La Scena Musicale
“The vocal soloists, notably baritone Peter McGillivray, did admirable work.” - Tim Smith, The Baltimore Sun
“Baritone Peter McGillivray was impressive among the four soloists” - Arthur Kaptainis, National Post
FestiVoix de Trois-Rivières: Rascals, Rogues & Rapscallions
July 1st, 2010, 8:30pm
Salle Anaïs-Allard-Rousseau de la Maison de la culture, Trois-Rivières, QC
Recital of Art Songs and Operatic arias
celebrating the entertainingly dark side of human nature
Peter McGillivray, baritone
Julien Le Blanc, piano
This Concert to be recorded for Espace Musique for National Broadcast on July 12th
Elora Festival: Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 & Mass in C
July 9th, 2010, 8pm
Gambrel Barn, Elora, ON
Nathalie Paulin, soprano
Jennifer Enns Modolo, mezzo soprano
Eric Shaw, tenor
Peter McGillivray, bass
Elora Festival Singers
Toronto Mendelssohn Singers
Elora Festival Orchestra
Noel Edison, conductor
Music and Beyond Festival - Ottawa
July 11th, 2010
Ottawa venue TBA
Music and Mystery with author, Peter Robinson
English Art Song and Poetry presented alongside
the work of crime writer, Peter Robinson
Peter McGillivray – baritone
Julien Leblanc - piano
Susanne Hou – violin
Elora Festival: Rascals, Rogues & Rapscallions
July 17th, 2010, 4pm
St. John’s Church, Elora, ON
Recital of Art Songs and Operatic arias celebrating the
deliciously entertaining dark side of human nature
Peter McGillivray, baritone
Julien Le Blanc, piano
Festival of the Sound - Bach: Mass in B-minor
July 30th, 2010, 7:30pm
Stockey Centre, Parry Sound, ON
Leslie Fagan - soprano
Vicki St. Pierre - alto
Colin Ainsworth - tenor
Peter McGillivray - baritone
Elmer Iseler Singers
Lydia Adams - conductor
Festival Chamber Orchestra
August 4th, 2010
Walter Hall, Faculty of Music, University of Toronto
Leslie Ann Bradley - Soprano
Colin Ainsworth - Tenor
Peter McGillivray - Baritone
Liz Upchurch - Piano
Indian River Festival - Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin
August 8th, 2010, 7:30pm
St Mary’s Church, Indian River, PEI
Schubert in Vienna
Peter McGillivray - Baritone
Julien Le Blanc - Piano
RECENT PERFORMANCES
Opera Hamilton: Johann Strauss Jr. - “Die Fledermaus”
October 22nd and 24th, 2009
The Great Hall at Hamilton Place, Hamilton, Ontario
Cast
Laura Whalen - Rosalinda
Keith Phares - Gabriel von Eisenstein
Mireille Asselin - Adele
Keith Klassen - Alfred
Lauren Segal - Prince Orlovsky
Peter McGillivray - Dr. Falke
Director - Glynis Leyshon
Conductor - TBA
Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra
Opera Hamilton Chorus
“Falke, the mastermind behind the grand practical joke on Gabriel, was admirably sung with warm, round tone by Peter McGillivray”
-The Hamilton Spectator
Calgary Opera: Massenet - “Manon”
November 21st, 25th, 27th, 2009
Jubilee Auditorium, Calgary, Alberta
Cast
Nathalie Paulin - Manon
Richard Troxell - Chevalier des Grieux
Etienne Dupuis - Lescaut
Peter McGillivray - de Brétigny
Michel Corbeil - Guillot
Director - Brian Deedrick
Conductor - Tyrone Patterson
“Baritone Peter McGillivray, one of Canada's finer young singers, made the most of the role of de Bretigny, Manon's rich lover.”
-The Calgary Herald
Tapestry New Opera Works: “Opera to Go”
March 24th, 25th, 26th, 2010
Fermenting Cellar, Distillery District, Toronto, Ontario
Xin Wang, soprano
Krisztina Szabo, mezzo-soprano
Keith Klassen, tenor
Peter McGillivray, baritone
Tom Diamond, director
Wayne Strongman, conductor
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