Jeanine Williams

3^rd Prize Winner
2017 Brian Law Opera Competition

Biography prepared by Lesley Robinson from information submitted by the artist with her application for the 13^th Brian Law Opera Competition, held .

Jeanine Williams, soprano

Soprano Jeanine Williams, 23, is currently studying for her Master of Music at the University of Ottawa, working with Christiane Riel. Jeanine began her arts education early, studying at a fine-arts high school with emphasis in musical theatre performance. She graduated with a Bachelor of Music in vocal performance from the University of Lethbridge where her concentration on opera began. She has worked with the Lethbridge Opera Workshop, the Lethbridge Symphony Orchestra and the Calgary Philharmonic. Jeanine has performed with Opera NUOVA in Edmonton and at the Banff Centre for the Arts in collaboration with the Canadian Opera Company and Against the Grain Theatre. Her operatic roles include Dido in Dido and Aeneas, Angelica in Suor Angelica and Mimi in La Bohème.