Claire Thornton (she/her) is a stage manager from Oakville, Ontario.

Starting as a performer on stage, Claire earned her Master of Music in performance with a focus on opera and voice from McGill University, following a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from Western University. It is through her schooling as a singer that she discovered and fostered her love of stage management. 

Select management and production assistant credits include The Monkiest King (Canadian Children’s Opera Company), Nabucco, The Cunning Little Vixen, Fidelio (Canadian Opera Company), The Tender Land (Toronto City Opera), The Handmaid’s Tale, Indians on Vacation (Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity), The Light in the Piazza, Blond Eckbert, Semele (Opera McGill), Così fan tutte (Good Mess Opera Theatre), and The Consul (Opera NUOVA).  

As a singer, Claire has performed as a soloist with the Oakville Symphony Orchestra and in productions of A World Goes Round, All Things Lovely, Don Giovanni (Opera McGill), Catch Me If You Can (King’s Players), and If/Then (Theatre Western).