Andrea Cerswell


Biography: Praised for her "bright, pretty voice with surprising power" (Opera Canada), Canadian soprano Andrea Cerswell is gaining attention and acclaim for her exciting presence on opera and concert stages. As Antonia in Les Contes d'Hoffmann, Andrea was lauded as "one of the vocal glories of the opera...her voice is strong...superbly supported by her acting talent" (Halifax Chronicle Herald).  Other past opera and concert highlights include First Lady (Die Zauberflöte), Lucia (The Rape of Lucretia), First Wood Sprite (Rusalka), Concepçion (L'heure éspagnole), Pamina (Die Zauberflöte), Weber's Mass in E flat, Haydn's Mass in a Time of War, Handel's Messiah, and Orff's Carmina Burana. Cerswell has made appearances with the Canadian Opera Company, Opera Kitchener, Brampton Symphony Orchestra, and Ardeleana Music. Distinguished directors with whom she has worked include Michael Patrick Albano, Guillermo Silva-Marin and James Marvel, and conductors Rosemary Thomson, Tyrone Patterson and Robert Raines. Notable performances upcoming in summer 2012 include appearances at the Bayfield Festival of Song; in Toronto as a featured performer in Libby Hague's art installation "Be Brave! We Are In This Together;" and as one of Mozart's most charming characters, Despina (Cosi fan tutte) in Milan, as part of the Accademia Europea dell'Opera.   Andrea graduated with a Masters of Music in Opera from the University of Toronto.  She lives in Toronto and continues to study with Mary Morrison, O.C.

video of Andrea Cerswell's Sisters part 2