3:00 PM
Master Class: Joyce El-Khoury, soprano (online event)
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Riki Turofsky Master Class in Voice
This master class will be available for public viewing on the Faculty of Music's YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/UofTMusic) starting at 3 pm on Thursday, March 18.
The Faculty of Music is thrilled to welcome soprano Joyce El-Khoury for this year's Riki Turofsky Master Class in Voice. Joyce El-Khoury has an acclaimed reputation for bringing newly discovered/rarely performed works to life, most recently with the world premieres of Donizetti’s L’Ange de Nisida (Royal Opera House (ROH)) and Franz Liszt’s Sardanapalo (Weimar Staatskapelle) – both captured and released internationally. Born in Lebanon and brought up in Canada, Ms. El-Khoury earned her Bachelor of Music at the University of Ottawa. She received her Artist Diploma from the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia, and is a graduate of the Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Program. She is a First Prize winner in many competitions including: the Loren L. Zachary Competition, the Opera Index Competition, the George London Foundation, and the Mario Lanza Vocal Competition.
Program (PDF)
A Message from Riki Turofsky
When I was a student at Opera School, we did not have Master Classes with visiting artists. After graduation I participated in classes with exceptional artists like Lotte Lehmann, Pierre Bernac and Martial Singher. Those unique experiences are indelibly printed in my memory and were crucial to my development as a singer. It gives me great pleasure to fund this series of Master Classes in Voice, and to have the brilliant Joyce El-Khoury as our special guest this year. I plan to continue to sponsor other great artists in this series in the years to come.
Photo credit: Fay Fox