The Sylva Gelber Music Foundation is devoted to supporting talented young Canadians embarking on a professional career in music performance.
This prestigious award will help Beste realize several exciting projects and performances next season.
For more information about Sylva Gelber Foundation please visit: http://www.sylvagelber.ca/home/
Beste will be performing Bianca in The Rape of Lucretia (Britten) with The Open Space Program of The Banff Centre.
July 22nd 7:30pm, Winter Garden Theatre, Toronto
For details and ticket information please visit: http://www.torontosummermusic.com/2016-festival/july-22-the-rape-of-lucretia/
Open Space is a partnership between The Banff Centre, Against the Grain Theatre, and the Canadian Opera Company
At Banff Centre Beste will be performing in 3 different productions:
1. Bianca in The Rape of Lucretia (Britten)
Conductor: Christopher Mokrzewski
Stage Director: Paul Curran
2. Cari Bayar in No One’s Safe (Mozart Mash up)
Conductor: Milos Repicky
Stage Director: Joel Ivany
3. Chamber Music Concert
3 Poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé (Ravel, Maurice)Conductor: Christopher Mokrzewski
For more information please click https://www.banffcentre.ca/announcing-2016-open-space-participants
Beste will be performing the title role in Carmen by Bizet with Barrie Choral Fest:
Saturday, April 2nd
Conductor: Oliver Balaburski
Orchestra: Huronia Symphony
For more information and tickets please visit the festival’s home page:
Barrie Choral Fest
Beste has been invited to participate in “The Song Continues” with Marilyn Horne, Stephanie Blythe, and Sir Thomas Allen between January 18 – 23, 2016 at Carnegie Hall.
For more information and to purchase tickets please visit http://www.carnegiehall.org/songcontinues/
The New Classical FM will be welcoming the faculty and students from the Glenn Gould School of Music & Royal Conservatory to The New Zoomer Hall on Tuesday, October 13th for a live broadcast of a noon concert.
Rebanks Family Fellow Beste Kalender will be performing Two Songs for Voice, Viola and Piano, Op. 91 by Johannes Brahms with Barry Shiffman (viola) and Jeanie Chung (piano) and also three melodies by Reynaldo Hahn: A Chloris, Si mes vers avaient des ailes and Quand je fus pris aux pavillon with Jeanie Chung at the piano.
Please click here for the detailed schedule. For more information, please visit:
http://www.classical963fm.com/live-concerts-video/rsvp-to-see-the-glenn-gould-school-of-music-live-at-zoomer-hall/
Beste is very excited to be back at The Glenn Gould School of RCM as a Rebanks Fellow. She will be pursuing some great projects and giving outreach concerts in the Greater Toronto Area.
For more information about The Rebanks Family Fellowship and International Performance Residency Program please visit https://learning.rcmusic.ca/rebanksfellowship.
Beste is back for a second year at celebrated mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne’s program Music Academy of The West Summer Music Festival in Santa Barbara, and will be performing the title role in Rossini’s La Cenerentola on July 30th and August 1st at The Granada Theatre.
To purchase tickets, please click HERE.
Originally cast as Mercedes, Beste has been thrilled to step in for Carmen during the opening night of Calgary Opera’s production of Bizet’s Carmen. On the second night she performed the role of Carmen as well. To hear more about this story please click the link below:
CBC: Calgary Opera’s lead singer lip syncs opening night of Carmen
Beste will have the privilege to perform for the directors of the European Opera Houses for a second time in Montreal.
Concerts will take place in Montreal on November 15th and 16th, 2014.
Click here for more information.