Ontario Bass-Baritone Aaron Dimoff has gained a reputation as a versatile, powerhouse vocalist across Canada.
After studying with Canadian baritones Kevin McMillan and Ted Baerg at the University of Western Ontario, and earning his Masters degree in Music, Aaron was offered a position with the Calgary Opera Emerging Artists in 2013. He has since been studying with renowned Canadian dramatic soprano Frances Ginzer, while rising in demand in leading roles across the country. This past year saw him singing both Messiah and the Brahms Requiem with Choral Connection in London, Elijah with the Oxford Collegium Singers, and the Von Williams Fantasia on Christmas Carols with the London Synphonia, and the Carmina Burana with the Firdbird Symphony in Calgary. 2018 saw him singing under the baton of Johannes Debus and the COC orchestra as a finalist in the COC Ensemble Competition, in addition to singing for the Edmonton Opera Company in Verdi's La Traviata, Calgary Opera's Tosca as Sacristan, and the Brahms Requiem with the Calgary Festival Chorus. Some past highlights included singing Monterone and Sparafucile in Rigoletto with the Edmonton Opera Company, Basilio in Il barbiere di Siviglia with the Calgary Opera company, the Father in Hansel and Gretel with the Okanagan Symphony Orchestra, as well as with the Calgary Opera Summer Festival. Previous seasons included a wide variety of roles in such as British Major in Silent Night, Antonio in Le Nozze di Figaro, Collatinus in The Rape of Lucretia, and Des Grieux in Le Portait de Manon. |