Allison Moores is thrilled to be joining the SSO in their new production of Menotti’s The Medium as Mrs. Gobineau. Allison recently returned to her hometown of Saskatoon after spending many years abroad pursuing voice studies and working as a singer. She resides with her husband and two young children and is currently a full-time student working towards a degree in speech & language therapy. Allison has been acclaimed for her “extensive upper register and resonant bottom” and is known to be a “natural and alluring actress”-Ludwig van Toronto. She received her Bachelor’s degree in voice performance at the U of S under Dr. Garry Gable and Kathleen Lohrenz Gable. Allison attended Western University for graduate studies in voice performance under soprano Jackalyn Short. Some significant mentors of Allison’s include Michael Cavanagh, David Bowser, John Hess, Dáirine Ní Mheadhra, Tyrone Patterson, Rosemary Thompson, Trevor Chartrand, and Jessica Derventzis.

Performing has always been an enormous joy for Allison, and she feels very lucky to have participated in various projects in opera, oratorio and concert work, as well as competitions and festivals. Some highlights include 1^st place at Saskatoon Kinsmen Music Festival (2014), 1^st place Gordon Wallis Opera Competition (2016), Finalist in Maritsa Brooks Concerto Competition finalist (2016), 2^nd place in the Canadian Sinfonietta Concerto Competition (2018), Finalist in the Toronto Mozart Competition (2017), 1^st place with duet partner and long-time friend Lindsay Gable in the CFMTA Young Artist Competition/Recital Tour. Opera roles of note include Adina (L’Elisir d’amore), Queen of the Night (The Magic Flute) with Opera Kelowna, Morgana (Alcina), Nanetta (Falstaff), Monica (The Medium) with White Mills Theatre Co., Anna (Le Villi) with Vera Causa Opera, Lucy (The Beggars Opera), Emily (Our Town), Mina (Dracula), Kate (The Covenant) and Luna (Padajuća Zvijezda).

After growing up in the Saskatoon Children’s Choir, Allison has continued to foster her love of choral music. In fact, Allison performed in her very first opera with the SCC as Annie in Brundibár – clearly, she was hooked! She has served as professional chorister, soprano lead and soloist for many organizations including Pax Christi Chorale, St. Andrews Anglican, RSO, SSO, Hart House Chorus, Toronto Mozart Players, and London Pro Musica, to name a few. Some oratorio highlights as a soloist include Handel’s Messiah, Haydn’s Creation, Mozart’s Coronation Mass and Exultate Jubilate, Vivaldi’s Gloria, Fauré Requiem, Gounod’s St. Cecilia Mass, Vaughan William’s Serenade to Music, F, Mendelssohn’s Lobgesang, Handel’s Utrecht Te Deum, Beethoven’s Chorale Fantasy, and Schubert’s Mass in G Major.