Canadian Mezzo-Soprano
Hannah Cole
Canadian mezzo-soprano Hannah Cole is pursuing her Master of Music in Voice Performance at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where she studies with Juliana Gondek. A National Scholar at Western University, she completed her Honours Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance in 2026 under the guidance of Patricia Green.
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Hannah holds Associate Diplomas (ARCT) in both Voice Performance and Piano Performance. She has twice been recognized as a National Gold Medalist through the Royal Conservatory of Music and Conservatory Canada.
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Her operatic engagements include Dorabella in Così fan tutte (Western University), Hannah After in As One (Nuova Vocal Arts), Lady Bracknell / Gwendolen in Earnest, The Importance of Being (Summer Opera Lyric Theatre), Maggie in The Gift of the Magi (Opera de Metro), Zweite Dame in Die Zauberflöte (Western University), and Contralto in The Four-Note Opera (Institut Canadien d'Art Vocal).
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Hannah's distinctions include the Jacqueline Desmarais Foundation for Young Canadian Opera Singers Award, the Adrienne Pieczonka Award for Vocal Excellence, the Moccio Award for Artistic Excellence, the Heels Family Vocal Award, and the London Opera Guild Scholarship.
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As a concert artist, Hannah has appeared with the Tafelmusik Chamber Choir, Magisterra Soloists, National Youth Choir of Canada, Canadian Renaissance Music Summer School, London Opera Guild, Franz Schubert Institut, and Stratford Symphony Orchestra.

Experience
Selected performances, training & distinctions
Training
MM Voice Performance - UCLA, 2028
BMus Performance - Western University, 2026
Franz Schubert Institut, 2025
Institut Canadien d'Art Vocal, 2025
Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute, 2024
Nuova Vocal Arts, 2024
La Musica Lirica, 2023
ARCT Voice Performance - Royal Conservatory of Music, 2022
ARCT Piano Performance - Royal Conservatory of Music, 2022
Opera
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Lady Bracknell / Gwendolen Fairfax, Earnest The Importance of Being - SOLT Toronto, 2026
Dorabella, Così fan tutte - Western University, 2025
Zweite Dame, Die Zauberflöte - Western University, 2025
Maggie, The Gift of Magi - Opera de Metro, 2024
Hannah After, As One - Nuova Vocal Arts, 2024
Contralto, The Four-Note Opera - Institut Canadien d'Art Vocal, 2024
Concert
​Canadian Alto Scholar - Canadian Renaissance Music Summer School, 2026
Section Lead - National Youth Choir of Canada, 2026
Alto Soloist, Mozart Requiem - Stratford Symphony Orchestra, 2026
Schumann Liederkreis, Op. 39 - London Art Song Collective, 2025
Tafelmusik Chamber Choir - Motets: Bach as Muse, 2025
Magisterra Soloists - Music and Holocaust, 2025
Awards
Jacqueline Desmarais Foundation Award, 2025
London Opera Guild Scholarship, 2025
Adrianne Pieczonka Vocal Excellence Award, 2024
Moccio Award for Artistic Excellence, 2024
Clifford von Kuster National Scholarship, 2022
Heels Family Vocal Award, 2022
Competitions
Semifinalist - George and Nora London Foundation Competition, 2024
Winner - NATS Great Lakes Regionals, 2024
Finalist - Maritsa Brookes Concerto Competition, 2024
Winner - London Community Orchestra Young Soloist Competition, 2023
National Gold Medalist - Conservatory Canada Level 10 Voice, 2019-20
National Gold Medalist - RCM Level 9 Voice, 2019-20
Mentorship
Primary Instructors: Juliana Gondek (present), Patricia Green (2022-2026)
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Masterclasses: Elly Ameling, Helmut Deutsch, Julius Drake, Peter Harvey, Robert Holl, Brian McIntosh, Ann Monoyios, Adrianne Pieczonka, Brett Polegato, Wolfram Rieger, Michael Schade, Birgid Steinberger, Liz Upchurch, Roger Vignoles
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Directors: Ted Baerg, Lauren Lenz, Joshua Major, Guillermo Silva-Marin, Timothy Nelson, Lorraine Pintal, Marshall Pynkoski, Marc Reynolds, Anthony Rodrigues, Jennifer Tarver
Conductors: Alexander Cann, Simon Charette, Len Ingrao, Madeleine Krick, Joseph Lanza, Simone Luti, Julien Proulx, Mark Ramsay, Joseph Rescigno, Danielle Sirek, Ivars Taurins, Rosemary Thompson, Tracy Wong
Media
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