Biography
Described as having “a voice that is both fluid and expressive” (Opera News) and “a voice to watch” (Opera Canada), Turkish-Canadian mezzo soprano Beste Kalender’s first appearance at Carnegie Hall was in 2017 as part of the Spotlight Recital Series, after which she was featured as the Artist of Month by Musical America Worldwide. She returned to Carnegie Hall in 2018 for the Marilyn Horne Song Celebration, along with internationally celebrated artists such as Isabel Leonard, Nicole Cabell, Warren Jones and Lester Lynch. A frequent performer on concert and opera stages internationally, Beste has recently performed at Helikon Opera (Russia), Bolshoi Theatre (Belarus), Teatro Comunale di Bologna (Italy), Sori Festival (Jeonju, Korea) and Les Chorégies D’Orange (France), as well as in variou
Performance credits
Past performances 2015 — Yesterday
Opera Salon - Classical Cherubini in the Times of Mozart, Various
Opera In ConcertMezzo-soprano
View cast and crewSeasonal Delights, HändelFranckSchubertAdam
Southern Ontario Lyric OperaMezzo-Soprano + 1 roles
View program, cast and crewDer Zigeunerbaron (The Gypsy Baron), Strauss II
Toronto Operetta TheatreNo role specified
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L'italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers), Rossini
Toronto Concert OrchestraIsabella
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Biography
Described as having “a voice that is both fluid and expressive” (Opera News) and “a voice to watch” (Opera Canada), Turkish-Canadian mezzo soprano Beste Kalender’s first appearance at Carnegie Hall was in 2017 as part of the Spotlight Recital Series, after which she was featured as the Artist of Month by Musical America Worldwide. She returned to Carnegie Hall in 2018 for the Marilyn Horne Song Celebration, along with internationally celebrated artists such as Isabel Leonard, Nicole Cabell, Warren Jones and Lester Lynch. A frequent performer on concert and opera stages internationally, Beste has recently performed at Helikon Opera (Russia), Bolshoi Theatre (Belarus), Teatro Comunale di Bologna (Italy), Sori Festival (Jeonju, Korea) and Les Chorégies D’Orange (France), as well as in variou
