Andrew Adridge (he/him) is a multidisciplinary artist and opera producer based in Toronto with a passion for equity and industry reform. He is a graduate of the University of Toronto holding both a Bachelor of Music Performance in Voice and a Master of Music in Opera. He has been featured as an ensemble soloist both at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto and the Kennedy Centre in Washington, D.C. Andrew has participated in several young artist programs including The Chautauqua Institution Voice Program, and the Banff Opera program. Andrew is an avid writer having contributed to both Opera Canada and Ludwig Van Toronto and continues his pursuits through his personal blog and through spoken word bringing to light issues around artistry, identity, and race.
Andrew has worked as an arts administrator with such organizations as the Association for Opera in Canada and Tapestry Opera and has recently made his directorial debut with the Canadian Opera Company and Against the Grain Theatre as the Associate Director on Mozart’s Requiem. Most recently he directed the Edmonton Opera Valentine’s Day Gala which premiered on Global TV in February of 2022. Andrew currently works as the Artistic Producer for the Banff Centre Opera in the 21st Century program and is the Co-Founder of the national arts education collective Opera InReach. Andrew’s recognizable commitment to EDIJA advancement in the arts sector has made him sought after as a panellist, consultant, and outlet contributor.
This season, Andrew will assistant direct Identity: A Song Cycle with Against the Grain Theatre and Carmen with the Canadian Opera Company. Andrew is very excited to continue his journey as an opera producer through this opportunity provided by the Metcalf Foundation allowing him to work in Artistic Operations with Against the Grain Theatre.In the past two years, she has published research on Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, performed at the Canadian Opera Company’s Asian Heritage Month Showcase Series, and led the largest choir in Ottawa’s history entirely digitally. Outside of arts, she currently works with nurse educators across Canada, which is in line with her interest in learning about health equity and nursing education.

To find out more about her work and the Singer’s Laboratory Webinar Series, visit her website (click below).

Saeideh Rajabzadeh (she/her) is a Persian-Canadian mezzo-soprano, musicologist, and community builder with a passion to serve and to meaningfully contribute to the conversations of diversity and inclusion through her research and artistic work.
In the past two years, she has published research on Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, performed at the Canadian Opera Company’s Asian Heritage Month Showcase Series, and led the largest choir in Ottawa’s history entirely digitally. Outside of arts, she currently works with nurse educators across Canada, which is in line with her interest in learning about health equity and nursing education.

To find out more about her work and the Singer’s Laboratory Webinar Series, visit her website (click below).

Daevyd Pepper (they/them) is a multipdiscplinary artists and operatic tenor based out of Tkraonto.

They are a visionary, creative consultant, menot and artist whose partice centres on community, consent, curiosity, creativity, and social justice.

They perform primarily opera and her known her their rich and robust heldentenor voice.

With their close friend and colleague Andrew Adridge, they cofounded Opera InReach: a collective dedicated to expanding the civic impact of opera.

When they aren't on stage you can find them playing with their cat, tending to their plant, or doing something witchy.