Croatian-Canadian soprano Chelsea Kolić is establishing herself as an exciting young artist throughout both North America and Europe. She has received over ten international awards including four first prizes, among which she was named Canada District Winner of the Laffont Competition (2021/2022). In fall 2023, after seven years of working and studying abroad in Europe, Chelsea returned to Canada to join Opéra de Montréal's Atelier lyrique young artist program. Throughout the past two  seasons, she successfully covered the roles of La Contessa (Le Nozze di Figaro), Violetta (La Traviata), and Mimì (La bohème), made her mainstage debut as Annina (La Traviata), and sang the roles of La Virtù and Venus (L'incoronazione di Poppea) and La princesse/La bergère/La Chouette (L'enfant et les sortilèges). She also gave a breakout performance as Vitellia (La clemenza di Tito), as well as in the role of La Lune in the world premiere of a new Canadian work, titled Le Phare.​ This summer, she will be making her US debut (Micaëla in Bizet's Carmen), Kindred Spirits Orchestra debut (Micaëla in Bizet's Carmen), and singing the title role  (Lehár's The Merry Widow) with Highlands Opera Studio. 

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