Record
“Caroline Gélinas is a rising star in Canadian opera venues”
Opera news
“Premier triomphe d’une nouvelle diseuse et mélodiste, la Québécoise Caroline Gélinas”
Alban Deags, Classiquenews
“Gélinas demonstrates an enormous dramatic range whilst maintaining exquisite vocal tone.”
Diane Wells, The Whole Note
Album
Named “Révélation Radio-Canada” in the classical category 2017-2018 ", Caroline Gélinas presents Confidences, her first solo recital on the ATMA Classique label. Olivier Godin accompanies Gélinas in a program of French melodies by Ravel (Shéhérazade), Claude Debussy, (Trois Chansons de Bilitis ), Robert Schumann (Gedichte der Königin Maria Stuart, op. 135) and The Confessions Stone, a song cycle by Canadian composer Robert Fleming.
Biography
“His voice is fluid, sensual and ravishing […]. She is an elegant singer and performer […]. » — Opera News
Carried by a full and warm voice, refined musicality and a strong theatrical instinct, mezzo-soprano Caroline Gélinas establishes herself as one of the most captivating lyrical artists of her generation. Named Radio-Canada Classic Revelation 2017-2018, she performs regularly on the national and international opera stages, combining vocal virtuosity, stage presence and musical curiosity.
In October 2026, during the Johannes Brahms Society International Competition in Austria (Lied Duo category with pianist Anson Ng), she won the 3rd Prize as well as the Special Prize for the best interpretation of the work of composer Rainer Bischof. She distinguished herself as the only female vocal artist and only non-German-speaking candidate to reach the grand final of this edition..
Internationally, she performs regularly on opera stages in Canada and abroad, notably at the Daegu Opera House in South Korea, at the Opera de San Miguel in Mexico, at the National Theater in Nürnberg, at the Meiningen Opera and the Angers-Nantes Opera. She also completed two concert tours in China.
Her eclectic repertoire testifies to a curious and committed artist : she notably embodied Carmen, Mercedes (Carmen), Siebel (Faust), Dorabella (Così fan tutte), Sister Jeanne (Dialogues of the Carmelites), Nicklausse (Les Contes d’Hoffmann), Brass (L’Incoronazione di Poppea), Dido (Dido and Aeneas), Lola (Rustic cavalry) and Nada in Svadba, a contemporary opera by Ana Sokolović.
Very active at the concert, she also performs a vast symphonic and sacred repertoire, from Berlioz to Mozart, Beethoven, Haendel ou Rachmaninov. Particularly sought after in recital, she won first prize in the International Competition of French Melodies at the Classica Festival. His record Confidences, published under the ATMA Classique label alongside pianist Olivier Godin, and the program Romanze, presented in Quebec with pianist Martin Dubé, were critically acclaimed and nominated for the Opus Awards.
Caroline Gélinas is also deeply involved in landmark creations in Quebec.. Notably, she performed in the world premiere of Pergolesi's famous Stabat Mater sung in Innu-aimun with the Quatuor Saguenay,, in an adaptation by poet Joséphine Bacon.. She also collaborates with Ensemble Aiguebelle on the cycle Les chants de mes déoarlures, a work dedicated to her by composer Jacques Marchand and nominated for a Prix Opus. 2025 .. A native of Abitibi-Témiscamingue,, she combines virtuosity with a rare expressive intensity, establishing herself as a complete artist..
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