COLORATURA SOPRANO

“An engaging performer, with a powerful voice and of impressive agility” (Revue L’Opéra), the coloratura soprano Natacha Demers dazzles as much by her luminous voice and effortless high notes as for her naturally charismatic stage presence and vibrant interpretations. She is the recipient of numerous grants and awards, including of the Azrieli scholarship of Excellence, the Fondation des Jeunesses musicales du Canada, and the Lieutenant-Governor’s Medal, First prize winner at the Pierre-de-Saurel Competition and the Ottawa Kiwanis Festival, and finalist of the Camille Coloratura Awards. Originally from Gatineau, Quebec, she earned a Master’s degree in classical voice, awarded with distinction, from the Conservatoire de musique et d’art dramatique du Québec in Montreal.

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Natacha recently shined during the Opernfest Prague, during which she made her European debut as soloist with the Czech Virtuosi Orchestra under the baton of Jaroslav Kyzlink, performing at Obecní Dům. She has also appeared as soloist for the Concerts Lachine, Le Vivier, at the FestivalOpéra de Saint-Eustache, with Les Plaisirs du Clavecin, the Orchestre Symphonique de Gatineau under the baton of Yves Léveillée, the Orchestre de chambre de Hawkesbury under the baton of Marc Trautmann, and the Orchestre Symphonique du Conservatoire de musique de Montréal under the directions of Jacques Lacombe and Jean-Marie Zeitouni. She was selected as a young artist in the Canadian Opera Company's Summer Opera Intensive and as laureate of the Jeunes Ambassadeurs Lyriques du Canada.

Endowed with a versatile voice, Natacha blossoms in a varied repertoire, equally in opera, recital and concert repertoire, always maintaining an engaging presence through natural and convincing story-telling. Her opera roles include Olympia (Les Contes d'Hoffmann), Belinda (Dido and Aeneas), Taumännchen (Hänsel und Gretel), Amore (Orfeo ed Euridice), the Son (The Juniper Tree), Ciboulette (Mesdames de la Halle, Offenbach), as well as Daphné and Aréthuse (Actéon). She has also performed excerpts of the roles of Tytania (A Midsummer Night's Dream), Madame Herz (Der Schauspieldirektor), Marie (La fille du régiment), and Lady with a Hand Mirror (Postcard from Morocco). She made her debut in 2023 with the Opéra Bouffe du Québec in La Périchole (Offenbach) as Mastrilla and Ninetta, where she was praised for her exceptionally engaging and humorous performance (Cultures gourmandes). Natacha has performed major works from the sacred and symphonic repertoire as a soloist, including Fauré's Requiem, Mozart's Vesperae solennes de confessore, and excerpts from Handel's Messiah and from Bach's St John and St Matthew Passions. 

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Natacha stands out for her musical curiosity and her commitment to showcasing little-known works from the repertoire. Passionate about creating original recital programs, she knows how to establish a lively dialogue with her audience. Richard Turp, artistic director of Concerts Lachine, commented: “She dazzled the audience with a series of well-chosen opera arias and a selection of highly original melodies. Also a fervent supporter of Canadian music, Natacha has taken part in the creation of several Canadian works as solo soprano: Geneviève Ackerman's Requiem pour Empédocle at the Maison Symphonique de Montréal, Sébastien Tremblay's Tableaux symphoniques du temps des fêtes with the Orchestre Symphonique de Gatineau, Zachary Robert's Méditation sur le lisier d'Éros at the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal, and Fragments d'une consolation, a work written especially for her voice by composer Sébastien Goulet as part of a series of concerts by Le Vivier.