Peter McGillivray
# Peter McGillivray

Peter McGillivray is a Canadian operatic baritone and winner of the 2003 CBC/Radio-Canada Young Performers Competition. Born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, he was raised in Newmarket, Ontario and attended the University of Toronto.

## Education and training

An alumnus of the University of Toronto Faculty of Music's Opera Division, he made his debut with the Canadian Opera Company in 2003 as a member of the Ensemble Studio training program. His primary vocal instructors were the Canadian soprano Lynn Blaser and Welsh mezzo-soprano Patricia Kern.

Peter attended Huron Heights Secondary School in Newmarket, Ontario

## Career

McGillivray has performed Dr. Bartolo in Rossini's Barber of Seville with companies such as Opera Lyra Ottawa, Pacific Opera Victoria, Opera de Québec and Calgary Opera. He is a collaborator with Toronto's Tapestry Opera, premiering works such as Andrew Staniland's Dark Star Requiem, Omar Daniel's The Shadow and the Dora Award-winning production of Gareth Williams' Rocking Horse Winner, and adaptation of the short story by D.H Lawrence. Recent years have also seen him perform with Edmonton Opera and Vancouver Opera as Don Magnifico in Cinderella, with Dallas Opera as Stubb in Jake Heggie's Moby Dick, and with both Opéra de Québec and Saskatoon Opera as Sharpless in Puccini's Madama Butterfly.

## Awards

| Year | Competition | Location | Pianist | Prize |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2002 | Eckhardt-Gramatté National Music Competition | Brandon, Manitoba | Amanda Johnston | Second Prize Best Performance of Commissioned Piece |
| 2003 | Lotta Lenya Competition | Rochester, New York | Kristian Bezuidenhout | Second Prize |
| 2003 | CBC/Radio-Canada Young Performers Competition | Calgary, Alberta | Elizabeth Bergmann | First Prize Jean A. Chalmers Award National Arts Centre "People's Choice" Award |
| 2004 | Robert Schumann International Competition for Pianists and Singers | Zwickau, Germany | Stacey Bartsch | Third Prize |
| 2005 | Montreal International Musical Competition | Montreal, Quebec | Liz Upchurch | Second Prize Jean A. Chalmers Award for Best Canadian Candidate |
| 2005 | Queen Sonja International Music Competition | Oslo, Norway | Gunnar Flagstad | Second Prize |
| 2006 | Internationaler Kammermusikwettbewerb Franz Schubert und die Musik der Moderne | Graz, Austria | Stacey Bartsch | Second Prize |

## Discography

Albums :

| Year | Title | Performers | Composers |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | Summer Schemes | Peter McGillivray, baritone & Liz Upchurch, piano | Brahms, Debussy, Vaughan Williams, Gurney, Warlock, Finzi, Quilter, Butterworth, Britten, Ives |
| 2016 | Cloud Light: The Songs of Norbert Palej | Jacqueline Woodley, soprano; Michele Bogdanowicz, mezzo-soprano; Lawrence Wiliford, tenor; Peter McGillivray, baritone; Steven Philcox, piano | Norbert Palej |
| 2016 | Dark Star Requiem* | Neema Bickersteth, soprano; Krisztina Szabo, mezzo-soprano; Peter McGillivray, baritone; Marcus Nance, bass; Elmer Iseler Singers; Gryphon Trio; Ryan Scott & Mark Duggan, percussion; Wayne Strongman, conductor | Andrew Staniland |

*Nominated for a Juno award

