Episode Ten with Guest Stephen Bell, Tenor

Classical Voice Canada

Meet Canadian-Estonian Tenor Stephen Bell! Originally from BC, he makes his home now in Toronto. Stephen is a long time member of the Canadian Opera Company Chorus, but that's not his only gig! This multi-talented person performs as a soloist, has recorded a few CDs, and has an entrepreneurial spirit that will inspire you.

Stephen takes us through his time at UBC where he obtained his Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Opera Performance, and then along into some tidbits about his early experience on the stages of some of the most beautiful halls in Europe. He is not too shy to tell you what he'd still like to achieve with his voice (we all should be more honest with ourselves), and oh! ~ how to bring your best self to whatever project you are working on...by leaving your day and your troubles in a bag at the door.

In addition to his singing, Stephen founded Coffeeshop Creative, a website design & development team, geared towards artists! This has since branched out into something even bigger, and he has now added videography and incredible drone captures to their services, doing work for construction companies, financial firms, realty, and more! Stephen's love of cinematography continues to grow and he is adding to his reel every day. Watch for his recent collaboration on the short film "Klaun", coming soon to the public eye!

Stephen's choice of music to share with us today is a recent recording done just before COVID hit. Recorded by Ryan Harper, and with Brahm Goldhamer on piano, he is pleased to present Schubert's "Gute Nacht", the first in the song cycle Die Winterreise, by Schubert.