Peter McGillivray is a Canadian operatic baritone and winner of the 2003 CBC/Radio-Canada Young Performers Competition. Born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, he was raised in Newmarket, Ontario and attended the University of Toronto.
Education and training An alumnus of the University of Toronto Faculty of Music's Opera Division, he made his debut with the Canadian Opera Company in 2003 as a member of the Ensemble Studio training program. His primary vocal instructors were the Canadian soprano Lynn Blaser and Welsh mezzo-soprano Patricia Kern.
McGillivray graduated from Huron Heights Secondary School in Newmarket, Ontario
Career McGillivray has performed Dr. Bartolo in Rossini's Barber of Seville with companies such as Opera Lyra Ottawa, Pacific Opera Victoria, Opera de Québec and Calgary Opera. He is a collaborator with Toronto's Tapestry Opera, premiering works such as Andrew Staniland's Dark Star Requiem, Omar Daniel's The Shadow and the Dora Award-winning production of Gareth Williams' Rocking Horse Winner, and adaptation of the short story by D.H Lawrence. Recent years have also seen him perform with Edmonton Opera and Vancouver Opera as Don Magnifico in Cinderella, with Dallas Opera as Stubb in Jake Heggie's Moby Dick, and with both Opéra de Québec and Saskatoon Opera as Sharpless in Puccini's Madama Butterfly.
Awards +YearCompetitionLocationPianistPrize2002Eckhardt-Gramatté National Music CompetitionBrandon, ManitobaAmanda JohnstonSecond Prize Best Performance of Commissioned Piece2003Lotta Lenya CompetitionRochester, New YorkKristian BezuidenhoutSecond Prize2003CBC/Radio-Canada Young Performers CompetitionCalgary, AlbertaElizabeth BergmannFirst Prize Jean A. Chalmers Award
National Arts Centre "People's Choice" Award2004Robert Schumann International Competition for Pianists and SingersZwickau, GermanyStacey BartschThird Prize2005Montreal International Musical CompetitionMontreal, QuebecLiz UpchurchSecond Prize Jean A. Chalmers Award for Best Canadian Candidate2005Queen Sonja International Music CompetitionOslo, NorwayGunnar FlagstadSecond Prize2006Internationaler Kammermusikwettbewerb Franz Schubert und die Musik der ModerneGraz, AustriaStacey BartschSecond Prize
Discography +AlbumsYearTitlePerformersComposers2010Summer SchemesPeter McGillivray, baritone & Liz Upchurch, pianoBrahms, Debussy, Vaughan Williams, Gurney, Warlock, Finzi, Quilter, Butterworth, Britten, Ives2016Cloud Light: The Songs of Norbert PalejJacqueline Woodley, soprano; Michele Bogdanowicz, mezzo-soprano; Lawrence Wiliford, tenor; Peter McGillivray, baritone; Steven Philcox, pianoNorbert Palej2016Dark Star Requiem*Neema Bickersteth, soprano; Krisztina Szabo, mezzo-soprano; Peter McGillivray, baritone; Marcus Nance, bass; Elmer Iseler Singers; Gryphon Trio; Ryan Scott & Mark Duggan, percussion; Wayne Strongman, conductor Andrew Staniland *Nominated for a Juno award
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