Maureen Batt, soprano | artistic director | producer | recording artist | educator focuses on new music, collaborating with composers to commission, première, and re-perform their works. Celebrated for her “rich, warm sound and masterful acting” (Opera Canada), Maureen has created 13 Canadian opera roles.

Her discography includes two-time ECMA-winning Lighthouse (with Grej); JUNO-nominated Breathing in the Shadows; Durme, Durme: Four Ladino Folk Songs; Aunt Helen; Mirror, Mirror; and Lady of the Lake. Her latest release is Etiquette with Essential Opera. Her albums and EPs, all released with Leaf Music, have earned a total of 4 Music NS nominations and 7 ECMA nominations.

Maureen is the founder of Crossing Borders, a contemporary Western art music series which has toured the United States, Canada, and Colombia, and produced several digital broadcasts. Crossing Borders is committed to presenting works by living Canadian composers – upcoming seasons feature a new opera by Michael Donovan and a new song cycle by Chia Yin Wu.

She has a Master of Music from the University of Toronto, a Bachelor of Music from Dalhousie University, and a Bachelor of Arts from St. Thomas University. She is also a member of the Board of Directors for the Canadian Music Centre and the chair of CMC Atlantic.

Maureen specializes in embodied voice, voice and movement play, gender affirming voice work, and personalized care routines. She is a regular vocal coach on faculty at the Halifax Summer Opera Festival, is a frequent festival adjudicator and guest clinician, and offers consulting services on new music vocal scores, grant writing, producing, and project management.

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