Current and Upcoming Performances

 

 

| May 18, 2024 |

Haydn: Creation

Maggie Finnegan, Soprano
Isaiah Bell, Tenor
Stephen Hegedus, Bass-Baritone

Otto Tausk, Conductor

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

 

 

| May 22, 2024 |

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

Isaiah Bell, Tenor
Benjamin Butterfield, Tenor
Timothy Carter, Tenor

Mark McDonald, Harpsichord

Victoria Baroque

 

 

| July 5, 2024 |

Haydn: Creation

Claire de Sévigné, soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Tyler Duncan, baritone

Mark Vuorinen, conductor

The Elora Festival
The Elora Singers

 

 

| July 6, 2024 |

Britten: Canticles, Hymns and Folk Songs

Isaiah Bell, tenor
Erika Switzer, piano
Christopher Dawes, organ

Mark Vuorinen, conductor

The Elora Festival
The Elora Singers

 

 

| 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, Harpsichord

Early Music Vancouver
Fox Cabaret

 

 

| January 31 – February 15, 2024 |

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
René Descartes: Owen McCausland
Marie-Éléonor: Aline Kutan
Assistant to Déscartes: Alain Coulombe

Johannes Debus, conductor

Canadian Opera Company

 

 

Poulenc: La voix humaine
in Isaiah’s original English translation/adaptation

Isaiah Bell, tenor
Roger Parton, piano

City Opera Vancouver
Watch on YouTube

 

 

 

Recent Performances

 

 

| March 22-24, 2024 |

Mozart: Requiem

Yulia van Doren, soprano
Diana Moore, alto
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Andrew Garland, baritone

Peter Oundjian, conductor

Colorado Symphony

 

 

| February 3-11, 2024 |

WORLD PREMIERE

Julien Bilodeau & Michel Marc Bouchard:
La Reine-garçon

Jean-Marie Zeitouni, conductor

Opéra de Montréal

 

 

| January 7, 2024 |

THE TRAVELLER:
Schumann’s Liederkreis, op. 39
interspersed with original and traditional songs

Isaiah Bell, tenor
Michael McMahon, piano

Société d’art vocal de Montréal

 

 

| December 21, 2023 |

Handel: Messiah

Rachel Blaustein, Soprano
Allyson McHardy, mezzo-soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Andrew Manea, baritone

Su-Han Yang, conductor

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Indianapolis Symphonic Choir

 

 

| December 16 & 17, 2023 |

Handel: Messiah

Anna Christy, Soprano
Ann M. Quintero, mezzo-soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Nathan Berg, bass-baritone

Taylor Martin, conductor

Colorado Symphony
Colorado Symphony Chorus

 

 

| December 8 & 9, 2023 |

Handel: Messiah

Claire de Sévigné, Soprano
Georgia Burashko, Mezzo-soprano
Isaiah Bell, Tenor
Tyler Duncan, Baritone

Nicholas McGegan, Conductor

Edmonton Symphony Orchestra

 

 

| December 1 & 2, 2023 |

Handel: Messiah

Claire de Sévigné, Soprano
Georgia Burashko, Mezzo-soprano
Isaiah Bell, Tenor
Tyler Duncan, Baritone

Nicholas McGegan, Conductor

Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
Calgary Philharmonic Chorus

 

 

| November 22, 2023 |

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

Isaiah Bell, Tenor
Benjamin Butterfield, Tenor
Timothy Carter, Tenor

Mark McDonald, Harpsichord

Victoria Baroque

 

 

| November 4, 2023 |

GALA and WORLD PREMIERE Recording
Felix Mendelssohn’s version of
Bach’s Matthew Passion

Dann Coakwell, Evangelist
William Sharp, Jesus

Clara Rottsolk, soprano
Luthien Brackett, alto
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Enrico Lagasca, bass

Christopher Jackson, conductor

Bach Choir of Bethlehem

 

 

| July 23, 2023 |

Handel: Acis and Galatea

Nicholas Mulroy, tenor (Acis)
Hera Hyesang Park, soprano (Galatea)
Dashon Burton, bass (Polyphemus)
Isaiah Bell, tenor (Damon)

Richard Egarr, conductor and harpsichord
Aria Umezawa, stage director

Philharmonia Baroque
at Caramoor

 

 

| July 20, 2023 |

Handel: Acis and Galatea

Nicholas Mulroy, tenor (Acis)
Hera Hyesang Park, soprano (Galatea)
Dashon Burton, bass (Polyphemus)
Isaiah Bell, tenor (Damon)

Richard Egarr, conductor and harpsichord
Aria Umezawa, stage director

Philharmonia Baroque
at Tanglewood

 

 

| May 18-20, 2023 |

Isaiah Bell: THE BOOK OF MY SHAMES
in a new arrangement for chamber quartet

Isaiah Bell: tenor, writer, composer
Sean Guist: director, co-creator

Presented by City Opera Vancouver

 

 

| May 12-14, 2023 |

Isaiah Bell: THE BOOK OF MY SHAMES
in a new arrangement for chamber quartet

Isaiah Bell: tenor, writer, composer
Sean Guist: director, co-creator

Presented by Pacific Opera Victoria

 

 

| May 5-7, 2023 |

Mendelssohn: Elijah

Ellie Dehn, soprano
Lauren Decker, mezzo-soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Donnie Ray Albert, baritone

Michael Francis, conductor

The Florida Orchestra
Tampa Bay

 

 

| April 21, 2023 |

Handel: Chandos Anthems

Jennifer Turner, soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Nathan McDonald, bass

David Stratkauskas, leader

Victoria Baroque
Victoria, BC

 

 

| April 14, 2023 |

Recital featuring Schumann’s Liederkreis, op. 39
interspersed with traditional songs

Isaiah Bell, tenor
Anna Cal, piano

Valley Concert Society
Abbotsford, BC

 

 

| April 7, 2023 |

Bach: Mass in B Minor

Sherezade Panthaki, soprano
Julia Dawson, mezzo-soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Jonathon Adams, baritone

Mark Vuorinen, conductor

Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony
Grand Philharmonic Choir

 

 

| April 1, 2023 |

Mendelssohn: Elijah

Leslie Ann Bradley, soprano
Vicki St. Pierre, mezzo-soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Daniel Okulitch, baritone

Jeff Joudrey, conductor

Symphony Nova Scotia

 

 

| March 26, 2023 |

Bach: Easter Oratorio
Handel: Messiah, Part 3

Sherezade Panthaki, soprano
Daniel Taylor, alto
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Harrison Hintzsche, baritone

Christopher Jackson, conductor

Bach Choir of Bethlehem

 

 

| March 11, 2023 |

Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Actéon

Isaiah Bell: Stage direction & concept

University of Victoria Voice Ensemble
with Victoria Baroque
Baumann Centre

 

 

| February 17 & 18, 2023 |

Isaiah Bell: THE BOOK OF MY SHAMES
in a new arrangement for chamber quartet

Isaiah Bell: tenor, writer, composer
Sean Guist: director

Presented by Opera Kelowna

 

 

| January 11-15, 2023 |

Mozart: Requiem

Jane Archibald, soprano
Susan Platts, mezzo-soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Kevin Deas, bass-baritone

Michael Francis, conductor

Toronto Symphony Orchestra

 

 

| December 9, 2022 |

Handel: Messiah

Christina Pier, soprano
Emily Marvosh, contralto
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Stephen Hegedus, bass-baritone
Christopher Seaman, conductor

Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Rochester, NY

 

 

| November 19-27, 2022 |

WORLD PREMIERE

Julien Bilodeau & Michel Marc Bouchard:
La beauté du monde

Jean-Marie Zeitouni, conductor

Opéra de Montréal

 

 

| August 2 & 6, 2022 |

Vancouver Bach Festival:

The Tea-Table Miscellany
feat. songs of the Scottish Baroque

Early Music Vancouver

 

 

| July 2, 10, 15 & 23, 2022 |

Britten: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Role: Lysander

Des Moines Metro Opera

 

 

| May 13-14 & 20-21, 2022 |

112th Bethlehem Bach Festival:
St. Matthew Passion
Mass in B Minor

Sherezade Panthaki, Soprano
Rosa Lamoureux, Soprano
Meg Bragle, Alto
Daniel Taylor, Countertenor
Benjamin Butterfield, Tenor
Isaiah Bell, Tenor
William Sharp, Baritone
Dashon Burton, Bass

Greg Funfgeld, conductor

Bach Choir of Bethlehem

 

 

| May 9, 2022 |

Mendelssohn: Elijah

Susanna Phillips, soprano
Lucia Bradford, mezzo-soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Justin Austin, baritone

Kent Tritle, conductor

Oratorio Society of New York
Carnegie Hall

 

 

| April 29, 2022 |

Isaiah Bell: THE BOOK OF MY SHAMES
orchestrated by Kolby Zinger-Harris

Isaiah Bell: tenor, writer, composer
Sean Guist: director

Presented by Regina Symphony Orchestra
in their Forward Currents Festival

 

 

| March 27, 2022 |

Handel: Messiah

Ellen McAteer, soprano
Daniel Taylor, alto
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Daniel Lichti, bass

Greg Funfgeld, conductor

Bach Choir of Bethlehem

 

 

| December 17-19, 2021 |

Handel: Messiah

Leslie Ann Bradley, soprano
Andrea Hill, mezzo-soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Michael Dean, bass-baritone

Michael Francis, conductor

The Florida Orchestra
Tampa Bay

 

 

| September 24 & 26, 2021 |

Bach Tenor Arias

Victoria Baroque
Victoria, BC

 

 

| August 1, 2021 |

An Evening of Opera and Art Song

Jonelle Sills, soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Carson Becke, piano

Ottawa Chamberfest

 

 

| July 22-24, 2021 |

Isaiah Bell: THE BOOK OF MY SHAMES
in a new arrangement for chamber orchestra

Isaiah Bell: tenor, writer, composer
Sean Guist, director

Presented by Opera Kelowna
and the Living Things Festival

 

 

| March 31, 2021 |

Handel: Messiah, Parts II & III

Victoria Baroque
Victoria, BC

 

| March 20-28, 2021 |  (POSTPONED)

Julien Bilodeau & Michel Marc Bouchard:
La beauté du monde

with
Julie Boulianne
Philippe Sly
Marc Hervieux
Layla Claire
Elliot Madore
France Bellemare
Jean-Michel Richer
Isaiah Bell
&
Jean-Marie Zeitouni, conductor

Opéra de Montréal
Théâtre Maisonneuve, Montreal

 

 

| December 17, 2020 |

Handel: Messiah, Parts I

Victoria Baroque
Victoria, BC

Watch an excerpt on the Media page

 

 

| June 18-21, 2020 | (POSTPONED)

Purcell: Dido & Aeneas
James Rolfe: Aeneas & Dido

Isaiah Bell, director

Opera NUOVA
Edmonton

 

 

| May 31, 2020 | (POSTPONED)

Schubert: Schwanengesang
with English and French folk songs

Isaiah Bell, tenor
Michael McMahon, piano

Société d’art vocal de Montréal
Montreal, Quebec

 

 

| May 6, 2020 | (POSTPONED)

Paul Moravec/Mark Campbell: A Nation of Others

Jennifer Zetlan, soprano
Maeve Höglund, soprano
Raehann Bryce-Davis, mezzo-soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Steven Eddy, baritone
Joseph Beutel, bass-baritone

Kent Tritle, conductor

Oratorio Society of New York
Carnegie Hall

 

 

| April 30 & May 1, 2020 | (POSTPONED)

Isaiah Bell: THE BOOK OF MY SHAMES

Isaiah Bell: tenor, writer, composer
Sean Guist, director
Robert Holliston, piano

Presented by Pacific Opera Victoria
and Intrepid Theatre’s UNO Fest
Baumann Opera Centre, Victoria, BC

 

 

| April 11-19, 2020 | (POSTPONED)

Handel: The Resurrection

Meghan Lindsay, soprano
Carla Huhtanen, soprano
Allyson McHardy, mezzo-soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Stephen Hegedus, bass-baritone

Opera Atelier
Koerner Hall, Toronto

 

 

| February 13-23, 2020 |

Rossini: The Barber of Seville

Figaro: Edward Nelson
Rosina: Julie Boulianne
Almaviva: Isaiah Bell
Bartolo: Thomas Goerz

Stage Director: Ashlie Corcoran
Conductor: Nathan Brock

Vancouver Opera

Get Tickets

 

 

| December 17-22, 2019 |

Handel (arr. Mozart): Messiah

Jane Archibald, soprano
Emily D’Angelo, mezzo-soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Russell Braun, baritone

Alexander Shelley, conductor

Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Roy Thomson Hall

 

 

| December 14, 2019 |

Handel: Messiah

Andriana Chuchman, soprano
Marion Newman, alto
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Gregory Dahl, bass

Christine Noel, conductor

Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra
Providence, RI

 

 

| December 7 & 8, 2019 |

Handel: Messiah, Part I
Bach: Magnificat

Agnes Zsigovics, soprano
Daniel Taylor, alto
Isaiah Bell, tenor
David Newman, bass-baritone

Greg Funfgeld, conductor

Bach Choir of Bethlehem
Bethlehem, PA

 

 

| November 24, 2019 |

Bach: BWV 147
Lotti: Missa Sapientiae

Kyla Fradette – soprano
Anne van der Sloot – soprano
Alana Hayes – mezzo-sopran0
Isaiah Bell – tenor
Kyron Basu – baritone

Victoria Baroque
Victoria, BC

 

 

| November 2 & 3, 2019 |

Schubert: Schwanengesang
with English and French folk songs

Isaiah Bell, tenor
Anna Cal, piano

Wentworth Villa
Victoria, BC

Get Tickets / More Information

 

 

| October 19 & 20, 2019 |

Handel: Acis and Galatea

Isaiah Bell, stage director
Larry Beckwith, conductor

University of Toronto Collegium Ensemble

Read Opera Canada’s article about the production

 

 

| October 11, 2019 |

Neil Crory Tribute Concert

featuring Phillip Addis, Isabel Bayrakdarian, Isaiah Bell, Benjamin Butterfield, Tracy Dahl, Nathalie Paulin, Brett Polegato, Jean Stilwell, Krisztina Szabó, Daniel Taylor, Erin Wall, and Monica Whicher

Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
Toronto, ON

 

 

| June 22, 2019 |

Isaiah Bell: THE BOOK OF MY SHAMES

Isaiah Bell: tenor, writer, composer
Sean Guist, director
Alex Chen, piano

Canadian Music Centre, Vancouver

 

 

| June 6-8, 2019 |

Isaiah Bell: THE BOOK OF MY SHAMES

Isaiah Bell: tenor, writer, composer
Sean Guist, director
Darren Creech, piano

Presented by Tapestry Opera and Pride Toronto
Ernest Balmer Studio, Toronto

 

 

| May 10-11 & 17-18, 2019 |

112th Bethlehem Bach Festival

Cassandra Lemoine, Soprano
Rosa Lamoureux, Soprano
Krisztina Szabό, Mezzo Soprano
Isaiah Bell, Tenor
William Sharp, Baritone
David Newman, Bass

Greg Funfgeld, conductor

Bach Choir of Bethlehem

 

 

| April 19, 2019 |

Bach: Matthew Passion

Isaiah Bell, Evangelist
Daniel Okulitch, Christus

Estelí Gomez, Soprano
Allyson McHardy, Mezzo-Soprano
Asitha Tennekoon, Tenor
Daniel Lichti, Baritone

Mark Vuorinen, conductor

Kitchener Waterloo Grand Philharmonic Choir
Kitchener Waterloo Symphony

 

 

| April 12-14, 2019 |

Mozart: Requiem

Christopher Warren-Green, conductor

Charlotte Symphony
Charlotte, North Carolina

 

 

| March 28, 2019 |

Bach: John Passion

Frank Kelley, Evangelist
Sarah Shafer, soprano
Abigail Nims, mezzo-soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Richard Zeller, baritone
Kevin Deas, bass

Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor

Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
New Orleans

 

 

| March 24, 2019 |

Bach: John Passion

Asitha Tennekoon, Evangelist
Jacqueline Woodley, soprano
Daniel Cabena, alto
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Sean Watson, Geoffrey Sirett, baritones

Jean-Sébastien Vallée, conductor

Ottawa Choral Society

 

 

| March 16, 2019 |

Handel: Acis and Galatea

Isaiah Bell, stage director
Larry Beckwith, conductor

University of Victoria Voice Ensemble

 

 

| March 13, 2019 |

Britten: War Requiem

Aline Kutan, soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Alexandre Sylvestre, bass-baritone

Jacques Lacombe, conductor

Maison symphonique
Montreal, QC

 

 

| March 10, 2019 |

Dinner Cabaret: The Stranger

Isaiah Bell, tenor
Shannon Hiebert, pianist

Opera NUOVA
Edmonton, AB

 

 

| February 22-24, 2019 |

Handel: Acis and Galatea

Natalie Image, soprano
Isaiah Bell & Kevin Gino, tenors
Matthew Scollin, bass-baritone
San Francisco Bach Choir

Benjamin Simon, conductor

San Francisco Chamber Orchestra

 

 

| December 17, 2018 |

Handel: Messiah

Leslie Fagan, soprano
Daniel Moody, alto
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Joseph Beutel, baritone

Kent Tritle, conductor

Oratorio Society of New York
Carnegie Hall

 

 

| December 7, 2018 |

Handel: Messiah

Nathalie Paulin, soprano
Daniel Cabena, alto
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Stephen Hegedus, bass-baritone

Jon Washburn, conductor

Vancouver Chamber Choir
Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver

 

 

| November 24, 2018 |

Mozart: Requiem

Danika Lorèn, soprano
Lauren Segal, mezzo-soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Giles Tomkins, bass-baritone

Ivars Taurins, conductor

Regina Symphony Orchestra

 

 

| November 9, 2018 |

Britten: War Requiem

Albina Shagimuratova, soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor
James Westman, bass-baritone

Alexander Shelley, conductor

National Arts Centre Orchestra
Ottawa

 

 

| October 13, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 2018 |

Rufus Wainwright: Hadrian

Hadrian: Thomas Hampson
Plotina: Karita Mattila
Antinous: Isaiah Bell
Sabina: Ambur Braid
Dinarchus: Ben Heppner
Turbo: David Leigh

Johannes Debus, Conductor
Peter Hinton, Director

Canadian Opera Company
Four Seasons Centre, Toronto

 

 

| August 20, 22, & 23, 2018 |

Cavalli: Gli amori d’Apollo e di Dafne

Rodrigo Sosa dal Pozzo: Apollo
Sara-Maria Saalmann: Dafne
Eléonore Pancrazi: Aurora, Ninfa
Giulia Bolcato: Amore
Isaiah Bell: Morfeo, Cirilla, Pastore
Deborah Cachet: Procris, Ninfa, Musa
Juho Punkeri: Titonio, Cefalo, Pan

Massimiliano Toni, Conductor
Alessandra Premoli, Director

Innsbruck Festival of Early Music
Innsbruck, Austria

 

 

| July 22, 2018 |

Handel: Atalanta

Sherezade Panthaki: Atalanta
Amy Freston: Meleagro
Cécile van de Sant: Irene
Isaiah Bell: Aminta
Philip Cutlip: Nicandro
Davóne Tines: Mercurio

Nicholas McGegan, conductor
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

Caramoor Festival
New York

 

 

| June 11, 2018 |

Haydn: The Creation
(excerpts)

Bruce Chamberlain, conductor

Manhattan Concert Productions
Carnegie Hall
New York

 

 

| May 5, 2018 |

Mozart: Mass in C Minor and Arias

Claire de Sévigné, soprano
Jocelyn Fralick, soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Vartan Gabrielian, bass

Robert Cooper, conductor

Chorus Niagara
First Ontario Performing Arts Centre,
St. Catharines, ON

 

 

| April 19-28, 2018 |

Monteverdi: The Return of Ulysses

Ulysses: Krešimir Špicer
Penelope: Mireille Lebel
Eurimaco: Isaiah Bell
Fortuna/Melanto: Carla Huhtanen
Telemaco: Christopher Enns
Eumete: Aaron Sheehan
Suitor: Aaron Williams
Suitor/Jupiter: Kevin Skelton
Suitor: Michael Taylor
Nurse: Laura Pudwell
Neptune/Time: Stephen Hegedus
Minerva/Cupid: Meghan Lindsay

Artists of Atelier Ballet
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
David Fallis, conductor

Opera Atelier
The Elgin Theatre, Toronto

 

 

| March 10, 2018 |

Bach: Mass in B Minor

Anne Grimm, soprano
Sarah Fryer, mezzo-soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Nathaniel Watson, bass

Peter Butterfield, conductor

Victoria Philharmonic Choir
Victoria, BC

 

 

| February 24, 2018 |

Schubert: Winterreise

Isaiah Bell, tenor
Anna Cal, piano

Tudor House Press
Victoria, BC

 

 

| December 28-30, 2017 |

Beethoven: Symphony no. 9

Angela Meade, soprano
Margaret Gawrysiak, mezzo-soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Michael Sumuel, bass

Alastair Willis, conductor

Seattle Symphony
Benaroya Hall, Seattle

 

 

| December 22, 2017 |

Handel: Messiah

Jennifer Rivera, soprano
Susan Platts, mezzo-soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Tyler Duncan, bass

Alexander Shelley, conductor

National Arts Centre Orchestra
Southam Hall, National Arts Centre
Ottawa, ON

 

 

| December 14-17, 2017 |

Handel: Messiah

Amanda Forsythe, soprano
John Holiday, countertenor
Isaiah Bell, tenor
William Berger, bass

Jonathan Cohen, conductor

St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
St. Paul, MN

 

 

| December 9, 2017 |

Handel: Messiah

Melanie Krueger, soprano
Emma Parkinson, mezzo-soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Gregory Dahl, baritone

Leslie Dala, conductor

Vancouver Bach Choir
Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver

 

 

| December 1 & 2, 2017 |

Handel: Messiah

Hélène Brunet, soprano
Daniel Taylor, counter-tenor
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Joel Allison, baritone-bass

Boris Brott, conductor

McGill Chamber Orchestra
Montreal

 

 

| November 3 & 4, 2017 |

Haydn: The Creation

Ashley Valentine, soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Anthony Reed, bass

Nicholas McGegan, conductor

Nashville Symphony
Schermerhorn Symphony Center,
Nashville TN

 

 

| October 29, 2017 |

Bruckner: Te Deum
Beethoven: Choral Fantasy

Leslie Ann Bradley, soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Krisztina Szabó, mezzo-soprano
Brett Polegato, baritone

David Bowser, conductor

Pax Christi Chorale
Grace Church on-the-Hill
Toronto ON

 

 

| October 5, 10, 14, 18, 20, 22 & 28, 2017 |

Strauss: Arabella

Arabella: Erin Wall
Mandryka: Tomasz Konieczny
Zdenka: Jane Archibald
Waldner: John Fanning
Adelaide: Gundula Hintz
Matteo: Michael Brandenburg
Fiakermilli: Claire de Sévigné
Fortune Teller: Megan Latham
Zimmerkellner: Isaiah Bell

Canadian Opera Company
Four Seasons Centre
Toronto, ON

 

 

| July 16, 2017 |

Bach: Mass in B Minor

Mireille Asselin, Soprano
Wallis Giunta, Mezzo-Soprano
Isaiah Bell, Tenor
Alexander Dobson, Bass

Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal

Kevin Mallon, conductor

Music and Beyond Festival
Thirteen Strings Orchestra
Ottawa, ON

 

 

| June 14-15, 2017 |

Kurt Weill: The Seven Deadly Sins

Wallis Giunta, mezzo-soprano
Jennifer Nichols, dancer
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Owen McCausland, tenor
Geoffrey Sirrett, baritone
Stephen Hegedus, bass-baritone

Joel Ivany, stage director
Peter Oundjian, conductor

Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto

 

 

| June 3 & 4, 2017 |

Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine

Peter Butterfield, conductor

Victoria Philharmonic Choir
Victoria, BC

 

 

| May 9, 2017 |

Handel: Joshua

Nancy Argenta, Soprano
Zachary Windus, Countertenor
Isaiah Bell, Tenor
Nathan McDonald, Bass

Brian Wismath, conductor

Victoria Choral Society
Christ Church Cathedral
Victoria, BC

 

 

| April 8, 2017 |

2017 Lyndon Woodside Oratorio-Solo Competition
Finals Concert

Oratorio Society of New York
Carnegie Hall – Weill Recital Hall
New York City

 

 

| March 26, 2017 |

Bernstein: MASS

Barbara Kilduff, soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor

Greg Funfgeld, conductor

Bach Choir of Bethlehem
First Presbyterian Church
Bethlehem, PA

 

 

| March 15-19, 2017 |

Britten: Curlew River
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas

The Madwoman: Isaiah Bell
Dido/Sorceress: Stephanie Blythe
Ferryman/Aeneas: Douglas Williams
Second Woman: Yulia van Doren
Belinda: Sherezade Panthaki

Mark Morris, director and choreographer

Mark Morris Dance Group
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Howard Gilman Opera House

 

 

| February 12, 2017 |

Purcell: The Fairy Queen

Dominique Labelle, soprano
Isaiah Bell and Asitha Tennekoon, tenors
Alexander Dobson, baritone
Derek Boyes, actor

Daniel Taylor and Larry Beckwith, musical directors

Choir and Orchestra of the Theatre of Early Music
University of Toronto’s Schola Cantorum
Coleman Lemieux & Compagnie

Trinity College Chapel
University of Toronto

 

 

| December 18-23, 2016 |

Handel: Messiah

Yulia Van Doren, soprano
Abigail Levis, mezzo-soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Daniel Okulitch, baritone

Nicholas McGegan, conductor

Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto

 

 

| December 9 & 10, 2016 |
| December 11, 2016 | (Sing-Along)

Handel: Messiah

Dominique Labelle, soprano
Daniel Taylor, counter-tenor
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Alexander Dobson, baritone

Nicholas McGegan, conductor

Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
Jack Singer Concert Hall
Calgary, AB

 

 

| November 6, 2016 |

Mozart: Requiem

Victoria Choral Society
Victoria, BC

 

 

| July 8, 2016 |

Mozart: Requiem

Role: Tenor Soloist

Conductor: Noel Edison

Elora Festival Opening Gala
Elora, ON

 

 

| June 17, 2016 |

Mendelssohn: Elijah

Monica Whicher, soprano
Susan Platts, mezzo-soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Russell Braun, baritone

Duain Wolfe, conductor

Ottawa Choral Society
National Arts Centre Orchestra
Ottawa, ON

 

 

| April 10, 2016 |

Mendelssohn: Lobgesang

Anne Grimm, soprano
Noémi Kiss, mezzo-soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor

Brian Wismath, conductor

Victoria Choral Society
Victoria, BC

 

 

| April 2, 2016 |

Mendelssohn: Lobgesang
Bach: BWV 29

Katheryn Garden, soprano
Leora Joy Perrie, alto
Isaiah Bell, tenor

Hart Godden, conductor

Regina Philharmonic Chorus
Regina, SK

 

 

| March 20, 2016 |

Bach: John Passion

Evangelist: Thomas Cooley
Jesus: William Sharp

Soprano: Laura Heimes, soprano
Alto: Laura Atkinson
Tenor: Isaiah Bell
Bass: Dashon Burton

Bach Choir of Bethlehem
Bethlehem, PA

 

 

| March 4, 6 & 8, 2016 |

Britten: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Role: Lysander

l’Opéra-Théâtre de Metz Métropole
Metz, France

 

 

| December 19-20, 2015 |

Handel: Messiah

Amanda Forsythe, soprano
Meg Bragle, mezzo-soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Philip Cutlip, baritone

Nicholas McGegan, conductor

Philharmonia Baroque
Berkeley and Bay Area

 

 

| December 12-13, 2015 |

Bach: Christmas Oratorio, pts. 1-3

Ellen McAteer, soprano
Daniel Taylor, countertenor
Isaiah Bell, tenor
David Newman, bass-baritone

Bach Choir of Bethlehem
Bethlehem, PA

 

 

| December 8 & 10, 2015 |

Handel: Messiah

Elizabeth Weissberg, soprano
Meg Bragle, alto
Isaiah Bell, tenor
David Grogan, bass

Gary Wedow, conductor

St. Thomas Fifth Avenue
New York City

 

 

| December 2-6, 2015 |

Handel: Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day

Isaiah Bell, tenor
Sherezade Panthaki, soprano

Nicholas McGegan, conductor

Philharmonia Baroque
San Francisco and Bay Area

 

 

| November 21, 24, 26 & 28, 2015 |

R. Strauss: Elektra

Role: Junger Diener

Elektra: Lise Lindstrom
Chrysothemis: Nicola Beller Carbone
Klytemnestra: Agnes Zwierko
Orest: Alan Held

Yannick Nézét-Séguin, conductor
Alain Gauthier, director

Opéra de Montréal

 

 

| September 26, 28, 30 & October 3, 2015 |

Rossini: The Barber of Seville

Role: Count Almaviva

Marion Newman – Rosina
Joshua Hopkins – Figaro
Peter McGillivray – Bartolo
Giles Tomkins – Basilio
Benjamin Covey – Fiorello
Maghan McPhee – Berta

Giuseppe Pietraroia, conductor

Opera Lyra Ottawa

 

 

| June 18 & 19, 2015 |

Handel: Acis and Galatea

Yulia van Doren: Galatea
Thomas Cooley: Acis
Isaiah Bell: Damon
Alexander Dobson: Polyphemus

Mark Morris, director and choreographer
Nicholas McGegan, conductor

Mark Morris Dance Group
International Festival of Arts and Ideas
New Haven, CT

 

 

| May 1-3, 2015 |

Tarik O’Regan: Heart of Darkness

Role: Marlow

Opera Parallèle

 

 

| April 10-12, 2015 |

Haydn: Die Schöpfung

Siobhan Raupach, soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Randall Jakobst, Bass

Rosemarie Thomson, conductor

Okanagan Symphony

 

 

| April 3, 2015 |

Bach: Matthew Passion

Evangelist: Rufus Müller
Jesus: Tyler Duncan

Agnes Zsigovics, soprano
Laura Pudwell, mezzo-soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Justin Welsh, bass-baritone

Mark Vuorinen, conductor

Kitchener-Waterloo Grand Philharmonic Choir

 

 

| March 17, 19 & 21, 2015 |

Honegger/Ibert: L’Aiglon

Anne-Catherine Gillet, soprano (L’Aiglon)
Marc Barrard, baritone (Flambeau)
Étienne Dupuis, baritone (Metternich)
Philippe Sly, baritone (Marmont)
Pascal Charbonneau, tenor (L’attaché militaire)
Isaiah Bell, tenor (Gentz)
Tyler Duncan, baritone (Prokesch)
Marianne Fiset, soprano (Thérèse)
Michèle Losier, mezzo-soprano (Marie-Louise)
Kimy McLaren, soprano (Comtesse Camerata)
Julie Boulianne, mezzo-soprano (Fanny Elssler)

Kent Nagano, conductor

Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
Maison symphonique

 

 

| March 7, 2015 |

George Benjamin: Written on Skin

Barbara Hannigan: Agnès
Christopher Purves: The Protector
Iestyn Davies: The Boy / Angel 1
Krisztina Szabó: Marie / Angel 2
Isaiah Bell: John / Angel 3

George Benjamin, conductor

Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto

 

 

| February 20 & 21, 2015 |

Mendelssohn: Lobgesang

Laura Whalen, soprano
Monica Huisman, soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor

Bramwell Tovey, conductor

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Chan Centre

 

 

| February 6 & 7, 2015 |

Handel: Acis and Galatea

Yulia van Doren: Galatea
Thomas Cooley: Acis
Isaiah Bell: Damon
Douglas Williams: Polyphemus

Mark Morris, director and choreographer
Colin Fowler, conductor

Mark Morris Dance Group
Kansas City, MO

 

 

| December 19 & 20, 2014 |

Handel: Messiah

Nathalie Paulin, soprano
Mireille Lebel, mezzo-soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Gordon Bintner, bass

Jacques Lacombe, conductor

New Jersey Symphony Orchestra

 

 

| December 13, 2014 |

Handel: Messiah

Nathalie Paulin, soprano
Mireille Lebel, mezzo-soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Gordon Bintner, bass

Jacques Lacombe, conductor

Orchestre symphonique de Trois-Rivières

 

 

| December 6, 2014 |

C.P.E. Bach: Magnificat
J.S. Bach: BWV 147

Ellen McAteer, soprano
Daniel Taylor, countertenor
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Joshua Copeland, baritone

Bach Choir of Bethlehem

 

| November 22, 2014 |

Mozart: Requiem

Nadya Blanchette, soprano
Kristin Hoff, mezzo-soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Andrew Greenwood, baritone

Pierre Simard, conductor

Vancouver Island Symphony

 

| November 14, 2014 |

A Shropshire Lad: Songs by Butterworth, Ivor Gurney, John Ireland and Vaughan Williams

Kevin Mallon, conductor

Thirteen Strings Chamber Orchestra
Ottawa, ON

 

| November 7-9, 2014 |

Mozart: Requiem

Arianna Zukerman, soprano
Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Kyle Ketelson, baritone

Pinchas Zukerman, conductor/ violin

Colorado Symphony

 

| September 10 & 11, 2014 |

Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette

Clémentine Margaine, mezzo-soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Nicolas Testé, bass-baritone

Kent Nagano, conductor

Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
Maison symphonique

 

| August 15 & 17, 2014 |

Britten: Owen Wingrave

Role: Lechmere

Mark Wigglesworth, conductor
Neil Bartlett, director

Edinburgh Festival, UK

 

| August 7 – 9, 2014 |

Handel: Acis and Galatea

Role: Damon

Mark Morris, director and choreographer
Nicholas McGegan, conductor

Mark Morris Dance Group
Mostly Mozart Festival
David H. Koch Theater, New York

 

| June 13, 15, 17, 18, 2014 |

Britten: Owen Wingrave

Role: Lechmere

Mark Wigglesworth, conductor
Neil Bartlett, director

Aldeburgh Festival, UK

 

| April 19, 2014 |

Bach: Matthew Passion

Evangelist: Lawrence Wiliford
Jesus: Alexander Dobson

Suzie Leblanc, soprano
Julie Boulianne, mezzo-soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Philippe Sly, bass-baritone

Yannick Nézét-Séguin, conductor

Orchestre Métropolitain
Maison symphonique de Montréal

 

| April 13, 2014 |

Bach: Matthew Passion

Evangelist: Isaiah Bell
Jesus: James Fast

Sopranos: Marni Enns, Sarah Kirsch
Altos: Victoria Marshall, Kirsten Schellenberg
Tenor: Jan van der Hooft
Bass: Victor Engbrecht, Sam Plett

Canzona Choir
Westminster United Church, Winnipeg

 

| March 30, 2014 |

Schütz: Musikalische Exequien

Daniel Taylor, conductor

Theatre of Early Music
Trinity College Chapel, Toronto

 

| March 26, 2014 |

Bach: Mass in B Minor

Jennifer Taverner, soprano
Lesley Bouza, soprano
Jennifer Enns Modolo, mezzo-soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Michael York, bass

Noel Edison, conductor

Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Koerner Hall, Toronto

 

| March 8, 2014 |

Mozart: Requiem

Frédérique Vézina, soprano
Sophie Louise Roland, mezzo-soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Theodore Baerg, bass

Alain Trudel, conductor

Orchestra London
Centennial Hall, London, ON

 

| December 20 & 22, 2013 |

Handel: Messiah

Allison Angelo, soprano
Megan Latham, mezzo-soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Aaron Durand, baritone

Giuseppe Pietraroia, conductor

Victoria Symphony
Farquhar Auditorium, Victoria

 

| December 14 & 15 2013 |

“AtG’s Messiah” (staged)

Jacqueline Woodley, soprano
Krisztina Szabo, mezzo-soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Geoffrey Sirett, baritone

Against the Grain Theatre
The Opera House, Toronto

 

| December 6, 2013 |

Handel: Messiah

Allison Arends, soprano
Laura Pudwell, mezzo-soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Doug MacNaughton, bass

Elmer Iseler Singers
Metropolitan United Church, Toronto

 

| November 16, 2013 |

Britten: Serenade for tenor, horn and strings

Isaiah Bell, tenor
Andrew Clark, french horn

Vancouver Island Symphony
Nanaimo, BC

 

| November 2, 2013 |

“Handel: Grand and Glorious!”

Isaiah Bell, tenor
Meredith Hall, soprano

Chorus Niagara
Calvary Church, St. Catharines, Ontario

 

| August 12, 2013 |

George Benjamin: Written on Skin

Role: Angel 3 / John

George Benjamin, conductor

Tanglewood Festival of Contemporary Music
Seiji Ozawa Hall, Lenox MA

 

| July 31 & August 1, 2013 |

Britten: Curlew River

Role: Madwoman

Mark Morris, director & choreographer

Tanglewood Festival
Seiji Ozawa Hall, Lenox MA

 

| May 21, 2013 |

William Walton: Façade

Isaiah Bell, reciter

Nathan Brock, conductor

Satie: Trois Mélodies de 1916

Isaiah Bell, tenor

Jean Marchand, piano

Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal
Maison symphonique de Montréal

 

| March 21 – May 4, 2013 |

Mozart: Così fan tutte

Role: Ferrando

Jeunesses Musicales Canada
Locations across Québec and Ontario

 

| March 31, 2013 |

Buxtehude: Jesu meines lebens leben
Nicolaus Bruhns: Ich liege und schlafe
Johann Kuhnau: Gott sei mir gnädig

Agnes Zsigovics, soprano
Rebecca Claborn, alto
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Alexander Dobson, baritone

Daniel Taylor, conductor

Theatre of Early Music
Trinity College Chapel, Toronto

 

| March 16, 2013 |

Arvo Pärt: Passio

Role: Evangelist & Pilate

Elizabeth MacIsaac, soprano
Mark Donnelly, countertenor
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Nathan McDonald, bass

Vox Humana
St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Victoria

 

| March 12, 2013 |

Bach: John Passion

Tenor Soloist

with Benjamin Butterfield, Evangelist
and Timothy Vernon, Conductor

Victoria Baroque Players
St. John the Divine, Victoria

 

| March 10, 2013 |

Greta Kraus Schubertiad

Monica Whicher, soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Gordon Bintner, baritone

Aldeburgh Connection
Walter Hall, University of Toronto

 

| February 22, 2013 |

Purcell: Welcome to all pleasures

Purcell: Sound the trumpet, beat the drum

Tenor Soloist

with Nancy Argenta, soprano

Pacific Baroque Festival

Alix Goolden Performance Hall, Victoria

 

| February 16th, 2013 |

Schubert: Winterreise

with Stephen Ralls, piano

Heliconian Hall, Toronto

 

| February 10th, 2013 |

Sunday Afternoon at the Opera

Jacqueline Woodley, soprano
Emma Parkinson, mezzo-soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Geoffrey Sirett, bass-baritone
Jonathan Oldengarm, organ

Jordan de Souza, conductor

and the Ottawa Choral Society

 

| February 8th, 2013 |

New Discoveries Showcase Recital

Jacqueline Woodley, soprano
Rihab Chaieb, mezzo-soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Geoffrey Sirett, bass-baritone
Jordan de Souza, piano

Eric Friesen, host

presented by the Ottawa Choral Society

 

| December 19-20, 2012 |

Berlioz: L’enfance du Christ

Role: Centurion

Kent Nagano, Conductor

Orchestre symphonique de Montréal

 

| December 15 & 16, 2012 |

Handel: Messiah

Tenor Soloist

Ivars Taurins, Conductor

Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra

 

| December 8 & 9, 2012 |

Handel: Messiah

Tenor Soloist

Robert Cooper, Conductor

Chorus Niagara

 

| November 17 & 18, 2012 |

Mozart’s Vienna – City Of Music And Dreams

Arias and duets by Gluck and Haydn

with Erin Cooper Gay, soprano

Ann Cooper Gay, Conductor

York Symphony Orchestra

 

| November 9 & 11, 2012 |

Gilbert & Sullivan: The Mikado

Role: Nanki-Poo

Michael Mishra, Conductor

Winter Opera St. Louis

 

| July 28, 2012 |

Beethoven: Mass in C, op 86; Choral Fantasy

Tenor Soloist

Yannick Nézét-Séguin, Conductor

L’Orchestre Metropolitain at the Festival de Lanaudière

 

| July 11-12, 2012 |

Alec Roth/Vikram Seth: Seven Elements; Shared Ground

Jean Desmarais, piano & Philippe Honoré, violin

Music and Beyond Festival, Ottawa

 

| June 16-24, 2012 |

Donizetti: Don Pasquale

Role: Ernesto

Saskatoon Opera

 

| May 26, 2012 |

Mozart (Arr. Levin): Mass in C Minor

Tenor Soloist

Choeur St-Laurent, Montreal

 

| April 14, 2012 |

Bach: Matthew Passion

Tenor Soloist

Baldwin-Wallace Bach Festival, Ohio

 

| April 9, 2012 |

Bach: BWV 4 & BWV 134

Tenor Soloist

Trinity Wall Street, New York

 

| April 6, 2012 |

Bach: Matthew Passion

Evangelist

Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul, Montreal

 

| April 1, 2012 |

Bach: John Passion

Evangelist

Trinity Wall Street, New York

 

| March 10-17, 2012 |

Rossini et ses muses

Soloist

Atelier lyrique de l’Opéra de Montréal

 

| December 21 & 22, 2011 |

Handel (arr. Mozart): Messiah

Tenor Soloist

Orchestre symphonique de Montréal

 

| December 16 & 18,2011 |

Handel: Messiah

Tenor Soloist

Victoria Symphony

 

| December 5, 2011 |

Britten: St. Nicolas

St. Nicolas

Victoria Children’s Choir

 

| November 25, 2011 |

Mozart: Requiem

Tenor Soloist

Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul, Montreal

 

| November 20, 2011 |

Handel: Judas Maccabaeus

Role: Judas Maccabaeus

Canzona Choir, Winnipeg

 

| November 11-13, 2011 |

Mozart: Requiem

Tenor Soloist

Okanagan Symphony

 

| August 6, 2011 |

Handel: Solomon

Tenor Soloist II

Victoria Conservatory of Music Oratorio Academy

 

| July 16, 2011 |

Midsummer Magic Gala

Okanagan Symphony

 

| May 21 – June 4, 2011 |

Puccini: La bohème

Role: Parpignol

Opéra de Montréal

 

| May 7, 2011 |

Vivaldi: Gloria, RV 588 & Magnificat

Tenor Soloist

Les Voix de la Montagne, Montreal

 

| April 22, 2011 |

Mozart: Requiem

Tenor Soloist

Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul, Montreal

 

| April 4, 2011 |

Bach: Mass in B minor

Tenor Soloist

Elora Festival

 

| March 29-31, 2011 |

Strauss: Salome

Role: First Jew

Opéra de Montréal

 

| December 17-18, 2010 |

Handel: Messiah

Tenor Soloist

Symphony Nova Scotia

 

| July 17, 2010 |

Britten: Albert Herring

Role: Albert Herring

Opera on the Avalon, St. John’s, Newfoundland

 

| May 26-30, 2010 |

Britten: Curlew River

Role: Madwoman

City Opera Vancouver