I acknowledge and respect the lÉ™k̓ʷəŋən peoples, the Songhees, Esquimalt and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples whose historical relationship with the land continue to this day. I am grateful to live, work and play on their land.
About Melody
Métis soprano Melody Courage gained national attention as The Native Girl “...played with ethereal grace...” in the 2017 world premiere of Marie Clements and Brian Current’s opera Missing, coproduced by City Opera Vancouver and Pacific Opera Victoria. Missing gives voice, in English and Gitxsan, to the story of Canada’s missing and murdered Indigenous women. Melody debuted with Anchorage Opera in the US premiere of Missing in 2023.
This season’s highlights for Melody feature the role of The Rose in The Little Prince with Pacific Opera Victoria, and a return to Vancouver Bach Choir as the soprano soloist in Britten’s War Requiem, as well as Mendelssohn’s Elijah with Victoria Philharmonic Choir.
Recent performances for Melody include Chrisann in Calgary Opera’s production of The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs, First Lady in The Magic Flute with Vancouver Opera, concerts with Indigidivas, with conductor Janna Sailor and Calgary Philharmonic.
In Toronto, Melody starred in Two Odysseys: Pimooteewin/Gállábártnit, presented by Soundstreams Canada and Signal Theatre, directed by Michael Greyeyes/Cole Alvis, composed by Melissa Hui/Britta Byström. These two operas, sung in Cree and Sàmi, are rooted in traditional tales from Canada and Nordic countries.
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Soprano Melody Courage gave a nuanced, sincere, deeply moving performance. She has a clear, powerful upper register, with beautifully floated piano notes".
Natasha Gauthier, Artsfile
Played (Native Girl) with ethereal grace by coloratura soprano Melody Courage.
Roberta Staley, The Wholenote
Soprano Melody Courage (Native Girl) had immense range and power as she sang first in Gitxsan, a whispery and vowel-heavy dialect, and then in English.
Sarah Petrescu, Times Colonist