The Department of Music is delighted to announce that Canadian tenor John Tessier will be joining the department as of the 2013-2014 academic year. A native of Edmonton, John will be returning home to bring his internationally regarded talents to the voice area.
Since receiving his undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado and his Master's from the University of Western Ontario, John Tessier has worked with many of the most notable musicians of our day including Plácido Domingo, Lorin Maazel, Charles Dutoit, Leonard Slatkin, Bryn Terfel, Sir Thomas Allen, Thomas Hampson, Pinchas Zukerman, Itzhak Perlman, Bobby McFerrin, John Nelson, Franz Welser-Möst, Donald Runnicles, Robert Spano, Samuel Ramey, Emmanuel Haim, Valery Gergiev, Deborah Voigt, Dame Gwyneth Jones and Bernard Labadie. Appearances of the recent past and near future include performances at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Wiener Staatsoper, Teatro Colón, Carnegie Hall, Oper Frankfurt, Grand Théâtre de Genève, English National Opera, De Nederlandse Opera, Washington National Opera, the New York Philharmonic, National Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. His discography includes recordings on the Naxos, Telarc, BIS, and Dorian labels. He has also taught masterclasses across the US and Canada.
John's appointment at the University of Alberta will make his artistry and his wealth of experience available to students on an ongoing basis for the first time.
Since receiving his undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado and his Master's from the University of Western Ontario, John Tessier has worked with many of the most notable musicians of our day including Plácido Domingo, Lorin Maazel, Charles Dutoit, Leonard Slatkin, Bryn Terfel, Sir Thomas Allen, Thomas Hampson, Pinchas Zukerman, Itzhak Perlman, Bobby McFerrin, John Nelson, Franz Welser-Möst, Donald Runnicles, Robert Spano, Samuel Ramey, Emmanuel Haim, Valery Gergiev, Deborah Voigt, Dame Gwyneth Jones and Bernard Labadie. Appearances of the recent past and near future include performances at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Wiener Staatsoper, Teatro Colón, Carnegie Hall, Oper Frankfurt, Grand Théâtre de Genève, English National Opera, De Nederlandse Opera, Washington National Opera, the New York Philharmonic, National Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. His discography includes recordings on the Naxos, Telarc, BIS, and Dorian labels. He has also taught masterclasses across the US and Canada.
John's appointment at the University of Alberta will make his artistry and his wealth of experience available to students on an ongoing basis for the first time.