CASSANDRA EXTAVOUR, soprano
Soprano Cassandra Extavor began her vocal
career with the Tafelmusik Chamber Choir in her
native Toronto, Canada before moving to Europe
in 1995.
Moving between Spain, Greece, and England, she
studied voice under Carlos Mena (Madrid, Spain)
and Richard Levitt (Schola Cantorum Basilensis,
Basel, Switzerland).
Her recordings include Henry Purcell: Dido and
Aeneas (Tafelmusik, dir. Jeanne Lamon; CBC SM
5000 Recordings) and Codex Huelgas: Misa de
Santa María la Real (Ensemble Huelgas, dir. Luis
Lozano Virumbrales; Sony).
She has soloed with numerous European ensembles, including Alia Musica, La
Capella de Ministrers, and La Capilla Real de Madrid. Her oratorio repertoire
includes Haendel’s Messiah, Haydn’s Creation and Nelson Mass, Mendelssohn’s
Elijah, Mozart’s Requiem, and Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis.
Operatic roles include Belinda and Dido (Purcell’s Dido and Anaeas), Serpina
(Pergolesi’s La Serva Padrona), Marcellina (Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro)
and The Witch (Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel).
She relocated to Boston, USA in 2007, where she currently studies with Jane
Olian (Juilliard School) and sings with multiple professional ensembles, including
Emmanuel Music (dir. Ryan Turner) and the Handel and Haydn Society (dir.
Harry Christophers).
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