 Lyne Fortin is one of Canada's leading sopranos, with appearances with L'Opera de Montreal in the title roles of Agrippina, Thais, La Traviata and Romeo et Juliette, Mimi in La Boheme, Antonia in Les Contes d'Hoffman, Leila in Les Pecheurs des Perles, Countess in Le Nozze di Figaro, Olga in Fedora, Gilda in Rigoletto, and Micaela in Carmen, Vancouver Opera as Mimi, Leila and Micaela, Opera Saskatchewan, Calgary Opera and Edmonton Opera as Violetta in La Traviata, Opera de Quebec as Donna Anna in Don Giovanni, the Countess in Le Nozze di Figaro, Gilda in Rigoletto, Mimi, Fiordiligi in Cosi fan tutte, Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro, Pamina in Die Zauberflöte, Hanna Glawari in The Merry Widow, and Cio-Cio-San in Madama Butterfly, and Opera Hamilton and Edmonton Opera as Zerlina in Don Giovanni, and Edmonton Opera as Violetta and for all three heroines in Les Contes d'Hoffman, and Opera Hamilton as Violetta, Leila and La Voix Humaine.
In Europe, she has appeared with the Flanders Opera as Madame de Tourvel in the world premiere of a new opera based on Dangerous Liasons, Ginevra in Handel's Ariodante, Electra in Idomeneo, and in concert for Haydn's Creation and the Scottish Opera as Donna Anna in Don Giovanni.
In the United States, she has appeared with the Baltimore Opera as Leila, Seattle Opera and Connecticut Opera as Adina in L'Elisir d'Amore, Kentucky Opera as Thias, Opera Pacific as Juliette, Arizona Opera as the Countess in Le Nozze di Figaro, Michigan Opera Theater as Fiordiligi and Antonia, San Antonio Symphony as Violetta, and the New Jersey State Opera and Portland Opera as Micaela.
A notable concert artist, Ms. Fortin has appeared as a featured soloist with the orchestras of Montreal, Quebec, Calgary, Edmonton, Kitchener-Waterloo, CBC Vancouver Symphony, Orchestra Metropolitain, Fort Myers, and Pacific Symphony. In Europe, she has appeared at the Prague Spring Festival and on tour with Violons du Roy and appeared in Paris and Montreal as the featured singer in the "Starmania" spectacle
On radio and television, she appeared in the Canadian premiere of McCartney's "Liverpool Oratorio" on CBC Television, numerous concerts for CBC Radio, including, most notably Mozart's C-minor Mass and Lully's Amadis and a program of contemporary music.
She has recorded an album for CBC Records with tenor Richard Margison entitled "Great Romantic Duets of French Opera," a Christmas recording entitled "Noel" with the Quebec Symphony Orchestra for Analekta Records, a recital disc entitled "Lyne Fortin Live", also for Analekta, and a recording of Mozart arias with L'Orchestre Metropolitain for Analekta..
Lyne Fortin was a winner of the Pavarotti International Vocal Competition in 1988, a special prize at the CBC National Competition for Young Performers in 1986, Pauline Donalda Award, Jean Lallemand Award Special Prize for Interpretation by the Montreal Symphony in 1985, First Prize and Grand Prize in the C.I.B.C. National Competition Festival of Music, Concourse de musique de Quebec, and Commemorative Medal celebrating the 125th anniversary of the Confederation of Canada. She is also the recipient of grants from the Canada Council for the Arts, Cultural Affairs Department of Quebec, and the "Prix Raoul Jobin" from Opera de Quebec.
Repertoire or Discography Operatic Repertoire
| COMPOSER | OPERA | ROLE | | Bizet | Carmen | Micaela | | Bizet | Les Pecheurs des Perles | Leila | | Donizetti | Don Pasquale | Norina | | Donizetti | L'Elisir d'Amore | Adina | | Giordano | Fedora | Olga | | Gounod | Faust | Marguerite | | Gounod | Romeo et Juliette | Juliette | | Handel | Agrippina | Agrippina | | Handel | Ariodante | Ginevra | | Lully | Amadis | Oriane | | Massenet | Manon | Manon | | Massenet | Thais | Thais | | Mozart | Die Zauberflöte | Pamina | | Mozart | Cosi fan tutte | Fiordiligi | | Mozart | Don Giovanni | Anna | | Mozart | Le Nozze di Figaro | Countess | | Offenbach | Les Contes d'Hoffman | Antonia, Giulietta, Olympia | | Poulenc | Dialogues des Carmelites | Blanche | | Puccini | La Boheme | Mimi | | Puccini | Madama Butterfly | Cio-Cio-San | | Verdi | Rigoletto | Gilda | | Verdi | La Traviata | Violetta |
Orchestral Repertoire
| Bach | St. Matthew Passion | | Beethoven | Symphony No. 9 | | Berlioz | L'Enfance du Christ | | | Les Nuit d'Ete | | | Cléopatre | | Brahms | Requiem | | Chausson | Poème de l'amour et de la mer | | Handel | Messiah | | Haydn | The Creation | | Mahler | Symphony No. 2 | | | Symphony No. 4 | | Mozart | Exultate, jubilate | | | concert arias (by request) | | McCartney | Liverpool Oratorio | | Mendelssohn | Elijah | | | Lobegesang (Symphony No.2) | | Mozart | Requiem | | Pergolesi | Stabat Mater | | Poulenc | Gloria | | Ravel | Shéhérazade | | Schubert | Mass in E-flat | | | Mass in G |
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889 Ninth Ave., Suite 1
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Reviews
Selected Reviews: Les Contes d'Hoffman, Edmonton Opera:
"Lyne Fortin is an absolute marvel. The coloratura physicality of the doll Olympia, the tender lyricism of Antonia, and the over sensuality of the courtesan Giulietta all these characters are made distinct and unique to her bravado performance. Not only did the "Doll Song" work with its runs and leaps -- Fortin's comic timing was great. A few minutes later, "Elle a fui, la tourterelle" was sensitively and attractively sung."
D.T. Baker, Edmonton Journal
April 26, 1999
"Fortin's heroines were all superbly sung, and her Antonia was quite moving."
John Charles, The Edmonton Sun
April 26, 1999
Les Pecheurs des Perles, Montreal Opera and Baltimore Opera:
"Lyne Fortin gave an exemplary performance of Leila, richly endowing her role with subtle expressiveness, assurance, and limpid phrasing. Even the most delicate pianissimos projected to the back of the hall. "Comme autrefois', full of lovingly caressed moments, was surely the highlight of the evening. ...the evening belonged to Lyne Fortin, who raised the emotional temperature high... and whose contribution was recognized by a demonstrably appreciative audience.
Robert Markow, Opera
January, 1997
"The Canadian soprano Lyne Fortin made a memorable Leila. She had charm, her large voice was limpid and fresh-sounding, her top notes floated with security and her trill at the end of Act I was beautifully sustained."
Stephen Wigler, Baltimore Sun
March 11, 1996
"But the savior came in the form of soprano Lyne Fortin. As Leila, she brought power to her role with a strong vocal range and passion for the part. Fortin is one to watch for in the future."
Joseph M. Giordano, Warfields
March 25, 1996
"Lyne Fortin's soprano voice handled the role of Leila with grace and dramatic flair. Her tones were pearl-like, endowed with both a delicate fluidity and a subtle strength."
Annie Lazaroff, The Review
April, 1996
"Lyne Fortin's Leila was superbly acted and tenderly sung. Her voice had a richness that caressed the notes, making the character sympathetic."
Bill Russell, WFOS FM88.1
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