Canadian mezzo soprano Hillary Tufford is a versatile and engaging performer, joining the Yulanda M. Faris Young Artist Program at Vancouver Opera. Hillary was “warm and fun as Hermia” in Vancouver Opera’s production of Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and sang Flora in Brott Opera’s La Traviata. In 2024, Hillary debuted as Carmen with Toronto City Opera.

At Highlands Opera Studio’s production of Eugene Onegin, Opera Canada’s Dawn Martens wrote “Hillary Tufford was an engaging Olga, perfectly embodying the flirtatious innocence of the character, while also showcasing a rich, velvety tone”.

On the concert stage, has performed as a soloist in Messiah with the Elmer Iseler Singers and Hamilton Philharmonic, in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with Kingston Symphony and Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle with Vancouver Bach Choir.

This season, Hillary participated in Banff Centre’s Interplay program, in a staged version of Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, as well as scenes from contemporary operas.

 

In October, Hillary is Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro with Daegu Opera House in Korea, sings Messiah with St. James Cathedral, Toronto and joins the cast as Mrs. Demers in City Workers in Love (Cavanagh/Wiesensel) in London, Ontario.