Biography
Canadian mezzo soprano Hillary Tufford is a versatile and engaging performer. In her early years in Middlemarch, Ontario, Hillary sang as a soprano, with a focus on Music Theatre, singing roles including Anne of Green Gables, Clara in The Light in the Piazza and Cinderella’s Mother in Into the Woods. A Graduate of Western University (Masters in Literature and Performance), Hillary switched to the mezzo soprano repertoire, and was invited to the Yulanda M. Faris Young Artist Program at Vancouver Opera where she sang Hebe in their 2022 production of HMS Pinafore, and “almost stole the show” as Lola in their concert performance of Cavalleria Rusticana.
In 2024, Hillary sang the title role in Carmen with Toronto City Opera, and performed German, English and French songs as a Fellow in the Vocal Academy of Toronto Summer Music Festival.On the concert stage, Hillary made her Toronto debut with Elmer Iseler Singers in Messiah and was a guest artist in Duruflé’s Requiem with Victoria Philharmonic Choir. Hillary performed with Vancouver Bach Choir as the alto soloist in performances of Rossini’s Petite messe solennelle and recently debuted in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with Kingston Symphony.