OIR Mentors Ontario

OIR Mentors Ontario

I’m very excited, foremost, for the chance to serve the artistic community here in Ontario, and to also be able to serve in a more creative and involved way with this community of artists and arts educators that aim to create an opera industry that is more equitable, diverse, inclusionary and racial justice facing.

Renee Fajardo (she/her), Provincial Coordinator - Ontario

**Anna** she/her

**Hometown** Vancouver, BC
**Roles** Director
**Interests** Photography, learning languages, swimming, travel, cat & dogs, mystery shows
**Expertise** Audition Preparation, Dance, Dramatic Coaching, Opera History, Piano Lessons, Production, Repertoire & Canon, Text & Poetry, Voice Lessons

**Nick** he/him

**Hometown** London, ON
**Roles** Baritone
**Interests** Video games, movies
**Expertise** Audition Preparation, Business Skills, Choral Skills, Opera History, Repertoire & Canon

**Lyndsay** she/her

**Hometown** Aurora, ON
**Roles** Mezzo-Soprano
**Interests** Yoga, fitness, cooking, baking, fashion, collecting vinyl, house plants
**Expertise** Audition Preparation, Business Skills, Choral Skills, Diction Lessons, Music Learning, Repertoire & Canon, Text & Poetry

**Jaclyn** she/her

**Hometown** Vaughn, ON
**Roles** Soprano
**Interests** Musical theatre, Drag Race, hanging out with friends (virtually), leadership and professional development activities
**Expertise** Audition Preparation, Business skill, Music Learning, Opera History, Repertoire & Canon, Text & Poetry, Voice Lessons

**Jonelle** she/her

**Hometown** Markham, ON
**Roles** Soprano
**Interests** Spanish, fitness and health, hair
**Expertise** Audition Preparation, Text & Poetry

OperaInReach_July2020-4+%281%29.jpg — **Ryan** he/him

**Hometown** St. John’s, NL
**Roles** Countertenor
**Interests** Queer history and culture
**Expertise** Audition Preparation, Choral Skills, Music Learning, Production, Repertoire & Canon, Voice Lessons

OperaInReach_July2020-18+%281%29.jpg — **Kayla** she/her

**Hometown** Toronto, ON
**Roles** Soprano
**Interests** Pop music
**Expertise** Choral Skills, Piano Lessons, Voice Lessons

**Simona** she/her

**Hometown** Vaughn, ON
**Roles** Mezzo-Soprano
**Interests** Crafts
**Expertise** Audition Preparation, Diction Lessons, Dramatic Coaching, Music Learning, Piano Lessons, Text & Poetry, Voice Lessons

**Camille** they/them

**Hometown** Lethbridge, AB
**Roles** Mezzo-Soprano
**Interests** Gender
**Expertise** Audition Preparation, Choral Skills, Diction Lessons, Dramatic Coaching, Music Learning, Opera History, Production, Repertoire & Canon, Stagecraft, Voice Lessons

**Rebecca** she/her

**Hometown** Brampton, ON
**Roles** Mezzo-Soprano
**Interests** Canadian theatre, contemporary/Indigenous theatre, visual arts, poetry, multi-disciplinary storytelling
**Expertise** Audition Preparation, Business Skills, Dance, Diction Lessons, Dramatic Coaching, Stagecraft, Text & Poetry, Voice Lessons

**Gwenna** she/her

**Hometown** Ottawa, ON
**Roles** Soprano
**Interests** Baking, cooking, my cat Hildy, making candles
**Expertise** Audition Preparation, Business Skills, Choral Skills, Diction Lessons, Music Learning, Piano Lessons, Voice Lessons

We have mentors all across Canada!

OIR Manitoba, OIR Alberta, and OIR British Columbia