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BIO

Headshot of Chelsea Kutyn 2024

Photo by KRF Photography, 2024

Doing her best to follow the advice of mentor Ben Butterfield who said, “Don’t bore me!” Canadian soprano Chelsea Kutyn was recently a young artist with Manitoba Opera in their Digital Emerging Artist Program, and a featured soloist with Pacific Opera Victoria, the Regina Symphony Orchestra, and the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. 

 

Other notable performances include praise for her portrayal of "Magda Sorel" in Menotti's The Consul with Opera NUOVA. 

 
“Kutyn was magnificent…capturing the full range of Magda’s anger, exasperation and ultimate despair chillingly…her depth of characterization and technical command owned the room”
-Opera Canada

 

 To add to the excitement, this year Chelsea completed her M.Mus with Monica Huisman, got married, and co-founded a production company- Revive Productions. See the new release of "Helen's Wedding" below.

Up Next: 

August 2024

Release of "Helen's Wedding" with Manitoba Opera

October 14-22, 2024

La clemenza di Tito with Pacific Opera Victoria

Recent: 

August 24

Garden Concert with Victoria Baroque

July 28- August 7 

Pop Up Opera with Pacific Opera Victoria

 

 

Empty Stage

oPERA cANADA rEVIEW

OPERA NUOVA AND MUSIC THEATRE FESTIVAL’S THE CONSUL


“PRESENTED WITH A PROFESSIONAL FLAIR”
July 12, 2022

"Chelsea Kutyn, was magnificent. She epitomized the notion of passionate commitment to a role to horrifying effect, along the way singing her couple of arias with riveting engagement, capturing the full range of Magda’s anger, exasperation and ultimate despair chillingly. She has the power to fill a 2,000 soft-seat auditorium, and in this venue, her depth of characterization and technical command owned the room."
- Bill Rankin

MEDIA

"Helen's Wedding"

Directed, produced, and performed by Chelsea Kutyn 

Digital Emerging Artist Program

Manitoba Opera and Revive Productions

Music

Getting ready for Braunfel's "The Birds"

Pacific Opera Victoria 

UP NEXT

Oct 14-22 

Victoria, BC

Decemeber, 2024

Victoria, BC

La Clemenza di Tito

Pacific Opera Victoria

Postcards

Pacific Opera Victoria

RECENT PERFORMANCES

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"Helen's Wedding" Film Release

Manitoba Opera & Revive Productions

August 2024

Garden Party

Victoria Baroque

August 24, 2024

Victoria, BC

Pop Up Opera

Pacific Opera Victoria

July 28-Aug. 7, 2024

Victoria, BC

Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro

As the "Bridesmaid" 

Pacific Opera Victoria

April 1-9, 2024

Victoria, BC

Golijov's Ainadamar

As "Voices of the Fountain"

Pacific Opera Victoria

February 19-27, 2024

Victoria, BC

A New Year's Celebration

Victoria Symphony Orchestra

January 1, 2024

Victoria, BC

Handel's "Messiah"

Soprano Soloist

Regina Symphony Orchestra

Dec 13-15, 2023

Regina, SK

Postcards

Pacific Opera Victoria

November 30-Dec 12, 2023

Victoria, BC

Digital Emerging Artist Program

Manitoba Opera

August 1-31, 2023

Winnipeg, MB

After Dark: Couperin by Candlelight

Christ Church Cathedral

July 2023

Victoria, BC


Pop-Up Opera 
Pacific Opera Victoria

June 16, 2023

Victoria, BC

Friends of Timothy: Celebration Concert and Exhibit
Pacific Opera Victoria

May 15, 2023

Victoria, BC

Through Her Eyes: Masters Recital
Desautels Faculty of Music

May 4, 2023

Winnipeg, MB

"Thrush II" in Braunfel's The Birds
Pacific Opera Victoria

February 22-28, 2023

Victoria, BC
 

Upcoming Performances

REVIEWS

OPERA CANADA

“PRESENTED WITH A PROFESSIONAL FLAIR”

July 12, 2022

"Chelsea Kutyn, was magnificent. She epitomized the notion of passionate commitment to a role to horrifying effect, along the way singing her couple of arias with riveting engagement, capturing the full range of Magda’s anger, exasperation and ultimate despair chillingly. She has the power to fill a 2,000 soft-seat auditorium, and in this venue, her depth of characterization and technical command owned the room."

- Bill Rankin

 

EDMONTON SCENE

"OPERA NUOVA'S THE CONSUL IS A FASCINATING EVENING, ALBEIT A HARROWING AND A TIMELY ONE"

July 1, 2022

"The main role of Magda is a considerable one, for a big dramatic soprano voice. Chelsea Kutyn has just such a voice, powerful and emotive, and at the same time she was prepared to go beyond that in some of the parlando passages. Magda is the emotive key to the whole opera (and the most developed character), and Kutyn ensured that the audience were left emotionally drained in the final apotheosis."

- Mark Morris

 

SCHMOPERA

"A QUEER-FRIENDLY FIGARO OUT OF MANITOBA UNDERGROUND OPERA"

September 9, 2022

"As Susanna, Chelsea Kutyn’s voice sparkled with warmth and sincerity. Kutyn was quick, clever, and heartfelt—a magnetic artist to watch. "

- Andrea Lett

 

Reviews
Photos
"Magda" Death Scene 2

"Magda" Death Scene 2

"Magda" in The Consul, Opera NUOVA

Master's Recital Poster

Master's Recital Poster

"Magda" Death Scene

"Magda" Death Scene

"Magda" in The Consul, Opera NUOVA

"Susannah"

"Susannah"

"Susanna" in Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro, Manitoba Underground Opera

"Peacock" Backstage

"Peacock" Backstage

"Peacock" and "Thrush II" in Braunfel's The Birds, Pacific Opera Victoria

"Magda" Interrogation Scene

"Magda" Interrogation Scene

"Magda" in The Consul, Opera NUOVA

Couperin By Candlelight

Couperin By Candlelight

Soprano Chelsea Kutyn and soprano Ai Horton. "After Dark: Couperin by Candlelight" Christ Church Cathedral

Chelsea in Winnipeg

Chelsea in Winnipeg

"Susanna" The Marriage of Figaro

"Susanna" The Marriage of Figaro

"Susanna" in Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro, Manitoba Underground Opera

"Poppea"

"Poppea"

"Poppea" in L'incoronazione di Poppea, Desautels Chamber Opera

"Magda" Death Scene 3

"Magda" Death Scene 3

"Magda" in The Consul, Opera NUOVA

Fundraising Event- MUO

Fundraising Event- MUO

Chelsea singing at a fundraising event for Manitoba Underground Opera

Chelsea Kutyn- La Traviata with Pacific Opera Victoria

Chelsea Kutyn- La Traviata with Pacific Opera Victoria

Chelsea Kutyn-Fundraising Event 2

Chelsea Kutyn-Fundraising Event 2

Chelsea singing at a fundraising event for Manitoba Underground Opera

"Poppea"

"Poppea"

"Poppea" in L'incoronazione di Poppea, Desautels Chamber Opera

"Susannah"

"Susannah"

"Susanna" in Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro, Manitoba Underground Opera

Music of Noel Coward Concert

Music of Noel Coward Concert

"Poppea"

"Poppea"

"Poppea" in L'incoronazione di Poppea, Desautels Chamber Opera

Il Trittico with Pacific Opera Victoria

Il Trittico with Pacific Opera Victoria

Chelsea Kutyn-Fundraising Event 3

Chelsea Kutyn-Fundraising Event 3

Chelsea singing at a fundraising event for Manitoba Underground Opera

Chelsea Kutyn with Xuguang Zhang (center) and Alex Chen (piano) 2019 Chinese Art Song Conc

Chelsea Kutyn with Xuguang Zhang (center) and Alex Chen (piano) 2019 Chinese Art Song Conc

La Boheme with Pacific Opera Victoria

La Boheme with Pacific Opera Victoria

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