Recently graduated from the Canadian Opera Company’s prestigious Ensemble Studio, Ariane Cossette holds degrees from the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal and l’Université de Montréal.
Ariane’s roles for the Canadian Opera Company include Marguerite in Faust, Norina in Don Pasquale, Pepik and Woodpecker in The Cunning Little Vixen and Frasquita in Carmen. As a concert soloist, Ariane made her debut in France during the Choeurs Éternels concerts in 2018 under the baton of Andrei Feher, and returned in 2019, this time alongside maestro Aldo Salvagno. In recent years, Ariane Cossette has performed with many orchestras in eastern Canada and participated in the Internationale Meistersinger Akademie in 2024. This summer, she joins the Merola Opera Program in San Francisco.
Special prizes
Observatoire québécois d’art lyrique Prize
$1,000Awarded to the best competitor born in Quebec or who has lived in Quebec for at least the past two years.
Offered in partnership with Observatoire québécois d’art lyrique
André Bourbeau Award for the Best Canadian Artist
$5,000Offered in partnership with Fondation Bourbeau
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