About

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Originally from Newfoundland, baritone Colin Mackey recently finished his time with the McPhee Artist Development Program of Calgary Opera and is currently an Artist-in-residence with the Atelier lyrique of Opéra de Montréal. Colin has proven himself equally capable on concert, recital and operatic stages, having recently made his Calgary Opera Mainstage debut in their double-bill production of Gianni Schicchi and Bluebeard’s Castle. In 2024, Colin earned an Artist Diploma in Performance from the Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory, with the generous support of the Temerty Foundation, having previously completed a master’s degree from McGill University in 2022.

Recent highlights include Il Notaio in Gianni Schicchi, role studies of Malatesta in Don Pasquale and the title role of Don Giovanni (Calgary Opera), Marquis de La Force in Dialogues of the Carmelites (Glenn Gould School), Belcore in L’elisir d’amore (Highlands Opera Studio), Minskman in Jonathan Dove’s Flight, Adonis in Venus and Adonis (Glenn Gould School), Dr. Falke in Die Fledermaus(Toronto Operetta Theatre).

In his final year at the Glenn Gould School Colin was fortunate to be amongst the winners of both the Concerto and Chamber Competitions. This past summer, with the generous support of the Art Song Foundation of Canada and the Jacqueline Desmarais Foundation for Young Canadian Opera Singers, Colin attended the Franz Schubert Institute in Baden, Austria. Here, Colin had the opportunity to perform and learn from internationally renowned artists such as Elly Ameling, Robert Holl, Julius Drake, Roger Vignoles, Wolfram Rieger, Helmut Deutsch and more.

In addition to performing, Colin is an experienced teacher and is passionate about music education and community music making.