As a singer I have premiered works by fellow Canadian composers James Maxwell, Linda Nessel, Colin MacDonald, Jennifer Butler, Stefan Hintersteininger, Jordan Nobles and Barry Truax, as well as my own scores, and have performed works by Partrick Cardy, Jocelyn Morlock, and Scott Wilson.
I was last seen singing it up with The Opera Factory at the Rotorua Lakeside Concert 2013, Regular Royal Kings and Queens in 2012 as well as premiering the 1st act of a new opera by New Zealand composer Janet Jennings called The Auction 2012.
In December 2012 I participated in the second creative/workshop for the new opera Little Apples by James Beckwith Maxwell of Restless Productions. In residence at the Shadbolt Center for the Arts in Burnaby British Columbia, this workshop is made possible thru the funding by The Canada Council for the Arts as well as the BC Arts Council. The character I play/sing is a seriously disturbed human/dog being. I may need to see a therpist after this one.
Other noted opera engagements include Jezibaba in Dvorak's Rusalka with Burnaby Lyric Opera (BLO), Despina in BLO's presentation of Cosi Fan Tutte, La Zia Principessa in BLO's concert presentation of Suor Angelica, Queen of the Fairies with DragonDiva's productions of Iolanthe, Mama Lucia with Opera Appassionata's productions of Cavalleria Rusticana, Berta in The Barber of Seville with BLO (review), Marcellina in Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro with The Opera Factory(review), and Mrs. Cratchit in A Christmas Carol by New Zealand Composer Philip Norman with The Opera Factory.
As a supporter of contemporary music I was very fortunate to premiere two new 10 min. operas - Aftermath by Jennifer Butler and Rough Justice by Stefan Hintersteininger - in the last Song Room hosted by the late Tom Cone. Tom was an oustanding supporter of the arts and a true inspiration to all who meet with him.
...Teresa Connors played Despina as a women past her best-before date with a drinking problem, a skillfully sung characterization that got funnier as the evening progressed.
Opera Canada - Cosi Fan Tutte, Burnaby Lyric Opera