MARIANNE BERTRAND

Recognized for “[her] very pretty mezzo voice which she uses with great musicality…” (Revue L’Opéra), Marianne Bertrand is a mezzo-soprano from Quebec who is “Extremely gifted in dramatic interpretation...” (Revue L'Opéra). Marianne will be a Young Artist in the Vancouver Opera's Yulanda M. Faris Young Artist Program for their 2025-2026 season. She is a laureate of the national CFMTA competition where she won the second prize and the Tiffany A. Wilson prize for the best interpretation of an Italian aria. She is also a laureate of several other competitions, such as the CALRM, Lanaudière, Classival and Sherbrooke. In 2025, she participated in the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition in the New Orleans district. Marianne will perform the role of Prince Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus at the Berlin Opera Academy, as well as the undercover for Prince Charmant in Cendrillon. She will also perform the role of Zweite Dame in Die Zauberflöte at the Canadian Vocal Arts Institute (CVAI). She has performed the title roles in Hänsel und Gretel and Dido and Aeneas, among others, as well as Laetitia in The Old Maid and the Thief and Croûte-au-pot in Mesdames de la Halle.