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"The extremely difficult piano part was perfectly realized by Emily Hamper, a very authoritative accompanist throughout the concert." (Concertonet, Paris, January 2014)

 

 

Now based in Calgary, Emily Hamper is one of Canada’s most highly regarded vocal coaches. Her work as opera coach, assistant conductor and répétiteur has taken her across Canada and to the USA and Europe, including Opera Theatre of Saint Louis and Slovak National Theatre. She is currently Head Coach at Calgary Opera.

As a collaborator for voice recitals, she has partnered many of Canada’s finest singers for such presenters as Zoomer TV, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Canadian Opera Company, L’Opéra National de Paris and Queensland Music Festival. She is an alumna of UBC, the University of Toronto, and the Merola opera program at San Francisco Opera, and winner of the “Best Collaborative Pianist” Prize at the Eckhardt-Gramatté National Music Competition. Her strong interest in new music led to her engagement as principal coach and ensemble pianist for the world premiere of the new Canadian opera Silence in the summer of 2025.

Emily began her career on the music staff at the University of Toronto’s Opera Division. She was Music Director of Opera at Wilfrid Laurier University from 2019 - 2022, and for many years a member of the coaching staff at Dolora Zajick's Institute for Young Dramatic Voices. In 2015, she co-founded the Stratford Summer Music Vocal Academy, an élite program for aspiring singers and pianists. With her passion for mentoring and inspiring young artists, Emily is in demand as masterclass teacher and clinician, and works closely with the McPhee Artists at Calgary Opera.

 

Ms Hamper has been engaged by the following

companies and organisations:

L’Atelier Lyrique de l’Opéra de Montréal ARAM (Montreal) The Banff Centre CBC Radio Calgary Opera The Canadian Opera Company     Canadian Vocal Arts Institute La Chapelle Historique de Bon Pasteur Début Atlantic Eckhardt-Gramatte National Music Competition Green Mountain Opera Festival INNERchamber Institute for Young Dramatic Voices Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra I Musici de Montréal National Arts Centre Nelson Summer Songfest Opera Atelier L’Opéra de Montréal Opera Theater of Saint Louis Orford Festival Overture Concerts        Pacific Opera Victoria Queensland Music Festival San Francisco Opera Center Société Radio-Canada Soundstreams Canada Symphonic Workshops/International Opera Workshop Toronto Summer Music Festival L’Université de Montréal University of Alberta University of Toronto Vancouver International Song Institute        Vermont Public Radio Victoria Conservatory of Music Les Violons du Roy Washington Cultural Group Wilfrid Laurier University York University

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