Meet 2025 Emerging Artist, Madison Montambault

Published 07 Oct, 2024

Opera on the Avalon is proud to reveal the participants of our 2025 Emerging Artist Program, designed to provide talented artists with unique opportunities to learn and grow. This program offers training, mentorship, and performance experiences, allowing emerging artists to develop their craft and make their mark in the world of opera. Through this initiative, we continue our commitment to fostering new talent and supporting the next generation of artists.

Madison Montambault

Praised by Indy Maven to be “a powerhouse sure to entertain and inspire” and by Opera Canada for her “enthusiasm and attractive singing”, American-Canadian Dramatic Soprano, Madison Montambault has been praised for her versatile performance ability across the operatic repertoire.

Ms. Montambault has performed leading and supporting roles with opera companies across North America, including Detroit Opera, Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings, Indianapolis Opera, and Sarasota Opera. Most recently she sang Wellgunde in Wagner’s Das Rheingold with Dayton Opera and Edmonton Opera in the 2024/2024 season. She was a Central Regional Finalist and two-time prize winner of the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition, a third place prize winner in Edmonton Opera’s inaugural Rumbold Vocal Prize, a finalist/semi-finalist with the Premiere Opera Foundation Competition, the George London Foundation, Opera Tampa D’Angelo Competition and the American International Czech & Slovak Competition. Most recently, she was named a finalist in the 2024 International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition.

Madison holds a Master of Music Degree in Voice Performance and a Bachelor of Music Degree in Voice Performance and is a proud alumna of The University of Michigan.

Our 2025 Emerging Artist Program

In 2025, Opera on the Avalon’s Emerging Artist Program will offer a rich blend of development, mentorship, and professional experience from October 2024 through June 2025. This hybrid program features monthly stipends and personalized coaching to help participants refine their skills. Additionally, participants will be given the opportunity to cover roles with our partner organizations, providing them with broader industry exposure. Participants will again collaborate with world renowned composers and librettists on new works, and then collaborating with filmmakers to create digital shorts, which will be filmed in Newfoundland. Additionally, mentorship from industry professionals and monthly seminars will provide tailored guidance to support each artist’s growth, culminating in a recital tour and project filming in May and June.

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