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Recordings / Aufnahmen
Come un'ape ne' giorni d'aprile (La Cenerentola)
Promotional Photos / Werbefotos
Resume / Lebenslauf
ROLES
ROLLEN
The Donkey
Ein Musiklehrer
Schaunard
Sherkan the Barber
Schaunard
Papageno
Miller
Ping
Tarquinius+
Stephen Marshall
Dr. Mann
George Stoner~
Papageno+
Papageno
Frank/ Fritz+
L'horloge & Le chat
Frederic
Pish-Tush
Moralès
Escamillo+
David, Osiris &Scorpions
Count Almaviva+
Le Chevalier des Grieux
William Dale
Guglielmo
Mr. Gedge
Count Almaviva
Dr. Malatesta
Don Giovanni
Dr. Dulcamara
Don Alfonso
Falke
Leporello
Count Almaviva
OPERA
OPER
Bremen Town Musicians
Ariadne auf Naxos
La Bohème
The Troublemaker
La Bohème
The Magic Flute
Luisa Miller
Turandot
The Rape of Lucretia
No One’s Safe
SHOT!
Rattenbury
Die Zauberflöte
Die Zauberflöte
Die tote Stadt
L'Enfant et les sortilèges
Lakmé
The Mikado
Carmen
Carmen
The Scorpion’s Sting
Le nozze di Figaro
Le Portrait de Manon
Silent Night
Così fan tutte
Albert Herring
Le nozze di Figaro
Don Pasquale
Don Giovanni
L'Elisir d'amore
Così fan tutte
Die Fledermaus
Don Giovanni
Le nozze di Figaro
CONDUCTORS/DIRECTORS
REGISSEUREN/DIRIGENTEN
Mel Kirby/ Jessica Derventzis
Philip Morehead/ Richard Margison
Denis Mastromonaco/ David Ambrose
Louise-Andrèe Baril/ Richard Margison
Philip Morehead/ Valerie Kuinka
Jennifer Tung/ Erik Thor
Carmen Santoro/ Concert
Joseph Mechavich/ Brian Deedrick
Topher Mokrzewski/ Paul Curran
Milos Repicky/ Joel Ivany
Michael Ching/ David Grabarkewitz
Arthur Arnold/ Concert
Bob Tweten/ Robert Herriot
Evan Mounce/ Aaron Coates
Bramwell Tovey/ Kelly Robinson
Topher Mokrzewski/ Robert Herriot
Gordon Gerrard/ Tom Diamond
Topher Mokrzewski/ Glynis Leyshon
Timothy Vernon/ Alain Gauthier
Timothy Vernon/ Alain Gauthier
Evan Mounce/ Aaron Coates
Bob Tweten/ Brent Krysa
Topher Mokrzewski/ Robert Herriot
Joseph Mechavich/ David Gately
Luke Housner/ Concert
Leslie Dala/ Joel Ivany
William Shookhoff/ Concert
Sandra Horst/ Michael Albano
Michelle Mourre/ Robert Herriot
Sandra Horst/ Michael Albano
Simone Luti/ Tim Nelson
Geoffrey Moull/ Theodore Baerg
Oliver Gooch/ Tim Nelson
Geoffrey Moull/ Theodore Baerg
COMPANY
ENSEMBLE
Calgary Opera
Highlands Opera Studio
Mississauga Symphony
Highlands Opera Studio
Highlands Opera Studio
Toronto City Opera
LAMP Festival
Calgary Opera
The Banff Centre/ATG
The Banff Centre/ATG
Nickel City Opera
PRISMA
Calgary Opera
Calgary Opera
Calgary Opera
Calgary Opera
Calgary Opera
Calgary Opera
Calgary Opera
Calgary Opera
Calgary Opera
Calgary Opera
Calgary Opera
Calgary Opera
TSOW
UofT Opera
Opera by Request
UofT Opera
Opera NUOVA
UofT Opera
AEDO
UWOpera
AEDO
UWOpera
YEAR
JAHR
2020
2019
2019
2018
2018
2018
2017
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2016
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2015
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2014
2013
2013
2012
2012
2012
2011
2011
CONCERT/WORK
KONZERT/WERK
St. John Passion (Bach) ~ Jesus
David Diston in Recital
Handel Messiah ~ Bass Soloist
Highlands Opera Studio Concert Series
A Night of Operetta
2018-19 Preview Concert Guest Soloist
Highlands Opera Studio Concert Series
The Magic Flute Preview ~ Papageno
Lyndon Woodside Competition ~ Competition Semi-Finalist
Clifford Poole Vocal Competition ~ Competition Runner-Up
Mozart Coronation Mass & Mozart Arias
George London Competition ~ Competition Semi-Finalist
Toronto Mozart Vocal Competition ~ Competition Winner
Singing Stars: The Next Generation ~ Competition Finalist
Legendary River Cruises Opera Cruise
Oratorio and German Art Song Selections
Fauré Requiem, Haydn Lord Nelson Mass
Orchestra Moves Concert Series
Symphony 3 (Nielsen)
Seven Last Words of Christ (Dubois)
COMPANY
ENSEMBLE
London Symphonia, Schuessler Singers
Arts Niagara & Opera Niagara
St. Jacobi, Berlin Germany
Highlands Opera Studio
Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra
Toronto City Opera
Highlands Opera Studio
Toronto City Opera
Oratorio Society of New York
Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra
Toronto Mozart Players
George London Foundation
Mozart Project of Toronto
International Resource Centre Professional Artists
Legendry Cruises & Calgary Opera
Regensburger Domspatzen
Festival Singers
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Choralis Camerata
YEAR
JAHR
2020
2019
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2014
Concert / Konzert
Biography
Biografie
Canadian baritone David Diston’s rapidly developing artistry is quickly gaining him recognition as a "sonorous baritone" (Huffington Post) with "full-throated and characterful singing" (Calgary Herald). A native of Niagara Falls, Canada, Mr. Diston is a graduate of the Calgary Opera Studio, in Calgary Alberta. He holds a Master of Music in Opera Performance from the University of Toronto and an Honours Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from Western University. Having performed throughout North America, some of Mr. Diston’s notable roles include Ping (Turandot), Frederic (Lakmé), Pish-Tush (The Mikado), Count Almaviva (Le nozze di Figaro), and Dr. Malatesta (Don Pasquale). Mr. Diston’s recent performances of Schaunard (La Bohème) with both the Highlands Opera and the Mississauga Symphony have garnered him high praise: “David Diston was a vocally impressive Schaunard whose skilled acting - which could turn on a dime from tragic to hysterically funny - was central to the realistic garret scenes” (Opera Canada).
Mr. Diston’s reputation as an intelligent musician and skilled performer has provided him the pleasure of creating roles in new operatic works. These include Dr. Mann in the World Premier of Vehar’s SHOT! with Nickel City Opera of Buffalo New York, and Young Rattenbury with Pacific Opera Victoria in Stokes’ Rattenbury. Mr. Diston has also premiered concert works including Kositsky’s new oratorio A Mighty Cry, and several pieces developed through the University of Toronto, most recently Lover’s Dusk by Matthias McIntire. David Diston has also been proud to present multiple Canadian Premieres, including the roles of William Dale in Putt’s Silent Night, The Man in Cage’s The City Wears A Slouch Hat, and the cover for both Fritz and Frank in Korngold’s Die tote Stadt. As a talented and reliable young baritone, Mr. Diston has been engaged as a professional cover in North American houses for roles including Frederic (Lakmé), Count Almaviva (Le nozze di Figaro), Papageno (Die Zauberflöte), and Escamillo (Carmen).
While pursuing operatic studies, David Diston’s educational performances include Mr. Gedge (Albert Herring), Dr. Malatesta (Don Pasquale), Dr. Dulcamara (L’Elisir d’amore), Marcello (La Bohème), Don Giovanni and Leporello (Don Giovanni), Dr. Falke (Die Fledermaus), Guglielmo and Don Alfonso (Cosi fan tutte), and Count Almaviva (Le nozze di Figaro), among others.
On the concert stage, Mr. Diston recently made his Toronto Symphony Orchestra debut as the baritone soloist in C. Nielsen’s Symphony No. 3, and his debut with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra as part of their Orchestra Moves concert series. Mr. Diston is excited to make his debut with the London Symphonia in 2020 as Jesus in Bach’s Johannes-Passion. Further concert works in Mr. Diston’s repertoire include The Messiah (Handel), Liebeslieder & Neue Liebeslieder Walzer and Ein Deutsches Requiem (Brahms), Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven), Fantasia on Christmas Carols and the Five Mystical Songs (Vaughan Williams), Les sept parole du Christ (Dubois), Requiem (Fauré), Lord Nelson Mass (Hayden), Requiem (Mozart), and several Bach Kantaten.
Mr. Diston’s high praise in performance has resulted in frequent competition recognition and awards. Mr. Diston was runner-up in the Clifford Poole Vocal Competition, co-winner of the Toronto Mozart Vocal Competition, and a proud recipient of a Canada Council for the Arts Professional Development Grant. David Diston has also received several monetary awards including the Clive Mortimer Memorial Prize, the Beverly and David Foy Young Artist Sponsorship, and several educational bursaries from the University of Toronto, Western University, in addition to summer opera studio grants.
As of October 2019 Mr. Diston lives and works in Berlin, Germany.
Der kanadische Bariton David Diston hat sich aufgrund seiner rasanten künstlerischen Entwicklung schnell den Ruf als "sonorer Bariton" (Huffington Post) mit "vollem Klang und ausdrucksstarkem Gesang" verdient. David stammt aus Niagara Falls in Kanada. Er ist Absolvent des Calgary Opera Studio in Calgary, Alberta. Er hat einen Master of Music in Opera Performance von der University of Toronto und einen Honours Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance von der Western University. Zu den wichtigsten Rollen von David in Nordamerika zählen unter anderem Ping (Turandot), Frederic (Lakmé), Pish-Tush (The Mikado), Count Almaviva (Le nozze di Figaro) und Dr. Malatesta (Don Pasquale). Distons jüngste Auftritte von Schaunard (La Bohème) mit der Highlands Opera und der Mississauga Symphony haben ihm großes Lob eingebracht: „David Diston war ein stimmlich beeindruckender Schaunard, dessen geschickte Schauspielkunst - in einem Moment tragisch und im nächsten zum Schreien komisch - von zentraler Bedeutung war für die realistischen Mansardenszenen“ (Opera Canada).
Der Ruf von David Diston als intelligenter Musiker und begnadeter Interpret hat es ihm auch erlaubt, Rollen in neuen Opernproduktionen zu kreieren. Dazu gehört Dr. Mann in der Weltpremiere von Vehar’s SHOT! mit der Nickel City Opera in Buffalo New York und Young Rattenbury bei der Pacific Opera Victoria in Stokes‘ Rattenbury. Diston hat auch Werke uraufgeführt, darunter Kositskys neues Oratorium A Mighty Cry und mehrere Stücke, die von der University of Toronto entwickelt wurden, zuletzt Lover's Dusk von Matthias McIntire. David Diston hatte ebenfalls die Ehre, mehrere kanadische Premieren zu präsentieren, darunter die Rollen von William Dale in Putt’s Silent Night, The Man in Cage’s The City Wears A Slouch Hat und das Cover für Fritz und Frank in Korngolds Die tote Stadt. Als talentierter und verlässlicher junger Bariton war Diston als professioneller Cover in nordamerikanischen Häusern tätig, darunter Frederic (Lakmé), Count Almaviva (Le nozze di Figaro), Papageno (Die Zauberflöte) und Escamillo (Carmen).
Während des Opernstudiums spielte David Diston unter anderem Mr. Gedge (Albert Herring), Dr. Malatesta (Don Pasquale), Dr. Dulcamara (L'Elisir d'amore), Marcello (La Bohème), Don Giovanni und Leporello (Don Giovanni), Dr. Falke (Die Fledermaus), Guglielmo und Don Alfonso (Cosi fan tutte) und Count Almaviva (Le nozze di Figaro).
Auf der Konzertbühne gab David kürzlich sein Debüt beim Toronto Symphony Orchestra als Baritonsolist in C. Nielsen‘s Symphony No. 3 und sein Debüt beim Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra als Teil ihrer Orchestra Moves Konzertreihe. David freut sich bereits auf sein Debüt bei der London Symphonia im Jahr 2020 als Jesus in Bach‘s Johannes-Passion. Weitere Konzertwerke im Repertoire von Diston sind The Messiah (Händel), Liebeslieder & Neue Liebeslieder Walzer und Ein Deutsches Requiem (Brahms), Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven), Fantasia on Christmas Carols and the Five Mystical Songs (Vaughan Williams), Les sept parole du Christ (Dubois), Requiem (Fauré), Lord Nelson Mass (Haydn), Requiem (Mozart) und mehrere Bach-Kantaten.
Das große Lob für seine künstlerischen Leistungen schlägt sich auch in zahlreichen Preisen und Auszeichnungen nieder. So war David Diston Zweiter bei der Clifford Poole Vocal Competition, Mitgewinner der Toronto Mozart Vocal Competition und stolzer Empfänger einer Ausbildungsförderung des Canada Council for the Arts. David Diston erhielt außerdem mehrere Geldpreise, darunter den Clive Mortimer Memorial Prize, eine Beverly and David Foy Young Artist Sponsorship und mehrere Bildungsstipendien der University of Toronto, Western University, sowie Stipendien für das Sommeroper Studio.