Catherine St-Arnaud

A brilliant and effervescent soprano, Catherine St-Arnaud is hailed as “simply dazzling” (L’Opéra) and “a performer of choice” (Opera Canada), excelling across a remarkably wide repertoire. Recently, she appeared with Taiwan’s National Kaohsiung Arts Center as Adina (L’elisir d’amore) and with the Oregon Symphony as soloist in Carmina Burana. She also created the role of Albertine at age 30 in Albertine en cinq temps – the opera, presented at the Théâtre du Rideau Vert and on tour throughout Québec.

On the operatic stage, her roles include Susanna (Le nozze di Figaro), Lucia (Lucia di Lammermoor), Thérèse (Les mamelles de Tirésias), and Altisidore (Don Quichotte chez la duchesse). She has also been heard in concert with the Brott Festival, Ensemble Caprice, Festival Bach Montréal, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, Les Idées heureuses, Opéra de Québec, the Orchestre Métropolitain, and the Štátna filharmónia Košice, under the baton of distinguished conductors such as Luc Beauséjour, Nicolas Ellis, Jean-Michel Malouf, Matthias Maute, Hervé Niquet, and Alain Trudel.

In recital, she often highlights works centered on women, presenting programs at venues such as the Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur and the Société d’art vocal de Montréal, among others. Catherine St-Arnaud is a graduate of the Université de Montréal and has held residencies at the Orford Academy, the Canadian Vocal Arts Institute, the Staatstheater Augsburg, and the Vancouver International Song Institute.

A two-time finalist at the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions (New England Region), she is a laureate of the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal Manuvie Competition, the Prix d’Europe, and the Jeunes Ambassadeurs Lyriques auditions.