An All Star Cast

We'd like to introduce you first to our emcee for the evening, the lovely Ms. Karen Ydenberg. We are so pleased that she is joining us for this concert and we know that you will not want to miss her charm and beautiful voice.

Soprano Karen Ydenberg has performed roles with several Canadian opera companies, including Vancouver Opera, The Canadian Opera Company, and Edmonton Opera. Roles performed include Echo in Ariadne auf Naxos, First Lady in The Magic Flute, Fifth Maid in Elektra, Paquette in Candide, Peep-Bo in The Mikado, and Frasquita in Carmen . In addition to several main stage roles and understudies with the Canadian Opera Company, Karen performed the role of Gretel over 100 times with the Canadian Opera Company’s Educational Outreach tours of Hansel and Gretel. Karen also performed with The Playhouse Theatre Company as Mrs. Segstrom in Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music. In addition, she sang the title role in Canadian composer Janet Danielson’s opera Mariken of Nimmigen with Vancouver’s Music In the Morning.

Karen is co-creator of the Classical Comedy Duo LEAVE IT TO DIVA, together with Soprano Phoebe MacRae. They have created and performed several staged concerts at the Festival Vancouver, Vancouver Fringe Festival and the Nelson Summer Songfest.

Karen is a former member of the Canadian Opera Company Studio Ensemble and the Vancouver Opera Ensemble. She holds a Bachelor of Music Degree in Voice Performance from the University of British Columbia and has also studied at the Banff Centre for the Arts in Banff, Alberta.

And now we'd like to introduce you to the ever talented and modest Angus Kellett. Angus has been with DragonDiva since the beginning and we know that he will tickle the ivories to your pleasure during this our first annual fund raising benefit.

Angus Kellett has been active in opera and musical theatre in Vancouver for the past
six years. He has worked as a repetiteur on 15 productions for Vancouver Opera, most
recently on La traviata, and has performed in numerous productions for DragonDiva,
including The Pirates of Penzance, The Elixir of Love, Iolanthe, Hansel and Gretel,
and Cendrillon. He has also music directed several shows for Applause! Musicals in
Concert, and was the assistant music director for Gateway Theatre’s recent
production of Annie.

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