Mireille Asselin

Deemed “a treasure” by the Toronto Star, Canadian soprano Mireille Asselin enjoys a diverse career spanning opera, concert, and recital repertoire. She has performed five seasons at the Metropolitan Opera, including a standout appearance stepping in as Adele on opening night of Die Fledermaus, praised as one of New York’s “most enchanting” performances of the season.

Ms. Asselin’s operatic career has seen her perform on international and Canadian stages, with recent highlights including La Folie in Platée at Garsington Opera (UK), Jonathas in David et Jonathas with Opera Atelier (Toronto), Barbarina in Le nozze di Figaro at the Canadian Opera Company, and Zerlina in Don Giovanni with the National Arts Centre and Théatre des Champs-Elysées (Paris). Upcoming engagements include her first appearances at London’s Royal Ballet and Opera, starring as Arianna in Handel’s Giustino, and her role debut as Nellie in the Canadian premiere of 10 Days in a Madhouse (Orth/Moscovitch) with Tapestry Opera. She is also set to join Montreal Bach Festival, Orchestre symphonique de Gatineau, Chorus Niagara, Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, Victoria Baroque, Thirteen Strings Chamber Orchestra, and the Brooklyn Art Song Society this season.

An accomplished concert artist, Asselin has appeared with major orchestras and ensembles including the Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, Minnesota Orchestra, Handel and Haydn Society, Milwaukee Symphony, National Symphony Orchestra, and Les Violons du Roy. She is a champion of contemporary music, having premiered numerous works and originated the role of Eurydice in ORPHEUS VR with Re:Naissance Opera. A committed recitalist, she is a core member of The Mirror Visions Ensemble, a vocal chamber music collective.

Ms. Asselin holds a Master of Music from Yale University and a Bachelor of Music from the Glenn Gould School at The Royal Conservatory of Music and is a graduate of the Canadian Opera Company’s Ensemble Studio.