“ And if there come the singers and the dancers – buy of their gifts also. For they too are gatherers of fruit and frankincense, and that which they bring, though fashioned of dreams, is raiment and food for your soul.” Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931)
As a singer Teresa has premiered works by fellow Canadian composers James Beckwith Maxwell, Linda Nessel, Colin MacDonald, Jennifer Butler Stefan Hintersteininger, as well as her own scores, and has performed works by Partrick Cardy, Jocelyn Morlock, Scott Wilson, Jordan Nobles and Barry Truax.
Teresa was last seen performing with Burnaby Lyric Opera as Jezibaba in Dvorak's Rusalka as well as performing in "The Song Room" where four new 10 min. Canadian mini opera's were presented.
Other noted engagements include Despina in BLO's presentation of Cosi Fan Tutte, La Zia Principessa in BLO's concert presentation of Suor Angelica, Queen of the Fairies with DragonDiva's productions of Iolanthe, Mama Lucia with Opera Appassionata's productions of Cavalleria Rusticana, Berta in The Barber of Seville with BLO (review), as well as We Were Here, a cross disciplinary collaboration between spoken-word artist Shane Koyczan and new-music composer Jordan Nobles and Karlheinz Stockhausen's Ylem with Vancouver New Music.
Teresa has also performed with the Opera Factory in Auckland New Zealand playing the role of Marcellina in The Marriage of Figaro (review) as well as Mrs. Cratchit from A Christmas Carol by New Zealand Composer Philip Norman. The Opera Factory
Opera Canada - Cosi Fan Tutte Burnaby Lyric Opera