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Darrell Hicks
Tenor Darrell Hicks began
pleasing people with his gorgeous voice when he
was a young man.
Darrell has since enjoyed many successes. Mr.
Hicks is now reputed to be a technically
reliable and an artistically vibrant performer.
Having performed Tamino from “The Magic Flute”
by Mozart several times, Darrell is quickly
being recognized as the “perfect tenor for the
role” by critics and audiences alike.
As a young tenor, he has already been the
soloist in Beethoven’s “Symphony No.9”, under
the baton of Peter Oundjion, Handel’s “Messiah”,
and Mozart’s “Coronation Mass”. Mr. Hicks has
also performed the roles of Il Principe in
Respighi’s “La Bella Dormente nel Bosco”, Flute
in Britten’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, and
The Brazilian in Offenbach’s “La Vie Parisienne”.
In the Gilbert and Sullivan repertoire, he has
played roles such as Luiz from “The Gondoliers”,
Strephon from “Iolanthe”, and Ralph from “H.M.S.
Pinafore”. He also enjoys performing in
musicals; roles such as Tony from Bernstein’s
“West Side Story”, Anthony from Sondheim’s
“Sweeney Todd”, and Javert from Schönberg’s “Les
Miserables”.
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Michael Toby
Michael Toby has always done things
differently. Born in Toronto, he grew up in
Trinidad and later returned to Canada. His voice
has been described as a “strong lyric tenor
voice” that is “specially cultured” with a
“lyrical richness.” Onstage he has gone from the
lechery of the duke in Verdi’s Rigoletto to the
comical farce of the bumbling Rinuccio in
Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi as well as the ardent
romantic Rodolfo in Puccini’s La Boheme.
Michael graduated from McGill University. He has
sung extensively in oratorio and concerts: from
the tenor solos of Handel’s Messiah to the goose
in Orff’s Carmina Burana. Yet opera is his love.
He recently sang the role of Cavaradossi in
Puccini’s Tosca, and he has performed in concert with Symphony Hamilton, Symphony Scarborough, The Toronto Philharmonia and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra.
Michael continues to defy convention. He enjoys
life in rural Ontario where he preaches at a
small country church.
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Mitch Seekins
Mitch Seekins has been singing professionally for over 28 years, has studied voice intensely for 13 years, and has been teaching students vocal technique for over 21 years. Among his students are some of Canada's top recording artists. He has performed Pop, Rock, and R&B coast to coast in Canada, the United States, and Europe.
In 1996, he was encouraged to make a crossover from pop/rock into Classical music. Since then his credits include leading roles in such opera as Madama Butterfly, La Traviata, Cosi Fan Tutte, The Magic Flute, Gianni Schicchi, and many others. As an artist able to bridge the gap between Opera and pop he truly found his niche in performing the "pop opera" music of such artists as Andrea Bocelli and Josh Groban, and the response from audiences from all over North America has been incredibly supportive.
As a producer his repertoire includes “The Legendary Tenors” which toured the US and Canada; “Buble to Bocelli” with its 15 cast ensemble celebrating the music of Andrea Bocelli and Michael Buble. Combining all his producing experience he created "The International Tenors", complete with a multimedia format which has been touring extensively throughout the USA since 2009. A newly created show "Mitch Seekins Sings The Great Tony Bennett" is beginning to tour North America Summer of 2011.
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