Singer Spotlight: Janet Vandertol-Zathureczky

Singer Spotlight Janet Vandertol-Zathureczky

Soprano, Janet Vandertol-Zathureczky is excited to once again be joining her DragonDiva colleagues for a fantastic excerpt concert. Janet has been a DragonDiva board member since the company's inception and is the current board Vice President. Some of her performances with DragonDiva have incluced the 2010 Mother's Day concert with the New West SYmphony, the Mother in Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel in December 2009, the Fairy Queen in Gilbert and Sullivan's Iolanthe in August 2009 and the Christmas concert "Winter Wonderland" in December 2008. She looks forward to DragonDiva's spring concert at the Massey Theatre in May 2011 and their summer show H.M.S. Pinafore, which promises to be an exciting production! Janet has been singing for many years and holds both a Bachelor and Masters in Music from UBC. She hopes that you will be able to make it to this wonder concert at the Minoru Chapel to enjoy hits from seasons past and a look forward to future DragonDiva productions.

So we have taken some time to
get to know the singers from this
concert and we can't wait to hear
Janet's answer to our round of
questioning.

(Q) Can you share with us one
of your favorite moments from
a DragonDiva Production.

(A) My absolute favourite DD
moment!! I think it was when I
dropped by a Cinderella rehearsal
last summer and heard the duet
between Cinderella and the Prince.
WOWOWOW! Amazing music!
I also love being on the board. The
commitment which John and Jeanine have to providing young singers with opportunities outside of their degree work is just fantastic.

(Q) What show would you just die for DragonDiva to produce and what role would you love to sing?

(A) I find this so hard to answer because I want to do so many shows. I think Cosi fan Tutte would be amazing and Turandot, but then there is Un Ballo in Maschera and Norma, and who could forget about Der Freischutz...you see I can't narrow it down. But I think Suor Angelica would be an excellent show for DD to produce and I would love to sing the role of Suor Angelica.

(Q) Where would you like to see
DragonDiva in 5 years?

(A) I would like to see
DragonDiva develop its
learning and development
opportunities for singers.
Every summer young
singers from the Lower
Mainland are flying
themselves all over the
world to attend Young
Artist Programs.
We have the a lot of the skills and resources to create opportunities here for their development right here in Vancouver. We really just need to grab ahold of what is available to us and see where ingenuity can take us. And with the talent which is present in the Lower Mainland, the possibilities are endless.

Thank you so much for sharing your vision with us Janet. I also think that we need to "grab ahold of what is available."

Janet will be singing scenes from Madama Butterfly and Iolanthe at this concert. Seats are limited so don't miss your chance to hear this astounding soprano.