The Sullivan Foundation
November 2019
November 2019
Simona is proud to be a recipient of a Career Development Grant from the Sullivan Foundation.
Canadian Opera Company Ruby Mercer Award
June 2019
June 2019
Simona received a 2019 Ruby Mercer Award from the Canadian Opera Company.
Canadian Opera Company Quilico Awards
February 13, 2019
February 13, 2019
Elektra at the Canadian Opera Company
January 28, 2019
January 28, 2019
Simona is excited to make her Canadian Stage Debut as the Second Maid in Elektra this season at the Canadian Opera Company with artists including Christine Goerke, Erin Wall, Jill Grove, Susan Bullock, conductor Johanne Debus and stage director Jim Robinson.
More Info
More Info
Wow Factor: A Cinderella Story at the Canadian Opera Company
November 28, 2018
November 28, 2018
Simona is excited to premiere the role of Cindy in this seasons Opera for Young Audiences presented by the Canadian Opera Company. Wow Factor: A Cinderella Story is "a musical adaptation by Stéphane Mayer, of the COC's Ensemble Studio, and a new English libretto by Against the Grain Theatre's Joel Ivany" bringing Rossini's La Cenerentola into the 21st century.
More Info
More Info
CBC's "30 hot Classical Musicians under 30" List
August 08, 2018
August 08, 2018
Simona was honoured to be listed among the CBC's " 30 hot musicians under 30" List this summer.
More Info
More Info
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
August 2018
August 2018
Simona is enjoying her time as a Voice Fellow at the Ravinia Steans Music Institute this summer.
Feature in the Globe and Mail
July 12, 2018
July 12, 2018
Simona was a featured performer in Jenna Simeonov's article "The Opera of the Individual".
More info
More info
La Traviata at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
May 2018
May 2018
Simona is excited to make her debut at Annina in la Traviata at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. Directed by Patricia Racette and conducted by Christoper Allen.
More Info
More Info
Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions: Minnesota District Encouragement Award
March 28, 2018
March 28, 2018
Simona was the recipient of an encouragement award at the 2018 Minnesota District Competition for the Metropolitan Opera National Competition.
More Info
More Info
Ensemble Studio at the Canadian Opera Company
January 1, 2018
January 1, 2018
Simona is excited to announce she will be joining the Ensemble Studio at the Canadian Opera Company for their 18/19 and 19/20 seasons.
More Info
More Info
Centre Stage Competition at the Canadian Opera Company
November 1, 2017
November 1, 2017
Simona recieved First Prize and Audience Choice Awards at the 2017 Canadian Opera Company's Centre Stage Competition.
More Info
More Info
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
June 29, 2017
June 29, 2017
Simona was awarded the 2017 Barbara and Stanley Richman Memorial Award from Opera Theatre of Saint Louis for "demonstrating exceptional potential for a significant career"
Norcop Recital Prize at the University of Toronto
October 6, 2017
October 6, 2017
Simona has received the 2017 Jim and Charlotte Norcop Recital Prize and will be presenting a recital with pianist Jialiang Zhu who is the winner of the Gwendolyn Williams Koldovksy Prize in Accompanying.
The Hnatyshyn Foundation
July 14, 2016
July 14, 2016
Simona is honoured to receive the Developing Artist Grant for Classical Voice from the Hnatyshyn Foundation.
More Info
More Info
Sister Helen in Dead Man Walking, Opera Nuova Festival
July 4, 2015
July 4, 2015
Simona is excited to make her Canadian Debut as Sister Helen in Jake Heggie's Dead Man Walking with the Opera Nuova Festival. Directed by Brian Deedrick and conducted by Rosemary Thompson.
More Info
More Info
