“…with the voice of velvet moonlight”

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From Baroque concerts at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center to the world premiere of Rufus Wainwright’s monumental opera Hadrian, from an “impossibly beautiful”, “tour-de-force” nationally touring solo show to unplugged covers of Lady Gaga, I play along the whole range of vocal possibilities.

Hi! I’m Isaiah Bell.

I sing classical music and opera all over…

Photo by Michael Cooper

“a performance of haunting beauty”

Recent and Upcoming Performances

  • October 22 - 28, 2025

    Britten: The Turn of the Screw

    Governess: Kirsten MacKinnon
    Peter Quint: Isaiah Bell
    Mrs. Grose: Catherine Daniel
    Miss Jessel: Jonelle Sills

    Conductor: Giuseppe Pietraroia
    Director: Michael Shamata

    Pacific Opera Victoria

  • November 22 - 30, 2025

    Janáček: Jenůfa

    Jenůfa: Marie-Adeline Henry
    Kostelnička: Katarina Karnéus
    Laca: Edgaras Montvidas
    Števa: Isaiah Bell
    Stárek: Mikelis Rogers
    Stefania Buryja: Sydney Frodsham

    Conductor: Nicole Paiement
    Director: Atom Egoyan

    Opéra de Montréal

  • December 4 & 5, 2025

    Handel: Messiah

    Dominique Labelle, soprano
    Nicholas Burns, countertenor
    Isaiah Bell, tenor
    Jonathon Adams, baritone

    Stephen Stubbs, conductor

    Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra

  • January 23 & 25, 2026

    Mozart: Coronation Mass

    Peter Oundjian, conductor

    Colorado Symphony

  • March 24 & 25, 2026

    Bach: Matthew Passion

    Sherezade Panthaki, soprano
    Allyson McHardy, mezzo-soprano
    Isaiah Bell, tenor
    Jonathon Adams, baritone

    Nicholas Nicolaidis, Evangelist

    Jean-Sébastien Vallée, conductor

    Toronto Mendelssohn Choir

  • May 18, 2024

    Haydn: Creation

    Maggie Finnegan, soprano
    Isaiah Bell, tenor
    Stephen Hegedus, bass-baritone
    Otto Tausk, conductor

    Vancouver Symphony Orchestra


  • August 2, 2024

    Banned from the Concert Hall:
    Purcell’s Catches and Other Filth

    Isaiah Bell, tenor
    Benjamin Butterfield, tenor
    Timothy Carter, tenor
    Mark McDonald, harpsichordist

    Early Music Vancouver
    Fox Cabaret

  • July 5, 2024

    Haydn: Creation

    Claire de Sévigné, soprano
    Isaiah Bell, tenor
    Tyler Duncan, baritone
    Mark Vuorinen, conductor

    The Elora Festival


  • July 6, 2024

    Britten: Canticles, Hymns, and Folk Songs

    Isaiah Bell, tenor
    Erika Switzer, piano
    Christopher Dawes, organ
    Mark Vuorinen, conductor

    The Elora Festival

  • December 18 - 19, 2024

    Handel: Messiah

    Karina Gauvin, soprano
    Claudia Huckle, contralto
    Isaiah Bell, tenor
    Stephen Hegedus, bass-baritone

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor and harpsichordist

    National Arts Centre Orchestra

  • January 31 – February 15, 2025

    Julien Bilodeau & Michel Marc Bouchard:
    La Reine-garçon

    Christine: Kirsten MacKinnon,
    Kirsten LeBlanc
    Karl Gustav: Philippe Sly
    Johan Oxenstierna: Isaiah Bell
    Axel Oxenstierna: Daniel Okulitch
    Ebba Sparre: Queen Hezumuryango
    Marie-Éléonor: Aline Kutan

    Conductor: Johannes Debus

    Canadian Opera Company

  • March 13 - 15, 2025

    Beethoven: Symphony no. 9

    Kirsten MacKinnon, soprano
    Kelly O’Connor, mezzo-soprano
    Isaiah Bell, tenor
    William Thomas, bass

    Alexander Shelley, conductor

    Naples Philharmonic

When I’m not performing, I’m
making things —

writing music and fiction,

creating theatre and visual art…

Photo by Dahlia Katz

The Book of My Shames

This solo theatre show, built around my own words and music, has been presented all over Canada in cabaret, chamber, and full orchestral arrangements.

“…one of the most compelling shows I’ve ever seen!”

“…the delivery and timing of a seasoned standup comic and the voice of an angel.”

Photo by Mackenzie Lawrence
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Photo by Mackenzie Lemire

Whether it’s collaborating on a brand new concept, embodying ancient masterworks, producing smart, joyful entertainment, or challenging & being challenged by the next generation of creative artists,

I’m here for it.