Soprano Dominque Labelle honoured by Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
Professor Dominique Labelle was honoured at the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra 聽(PBO)聽and Chorale's annual Winter Gala, held on March 10, 2017. 聽At the Gala, Labelle premiered a newly commissioned piece which was written for her聽by Pulitzer Prize winning composer 颁补谤辞濒颈苍别听厂丑补飞.
Nicholas McGegan, Director of the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, honoured Ms. Labelle for her extraordinary artistic contributions throughout her career. 聽She is known as a聽master of Handel operas, her legendary musicianship as well as her willingness to explore music that spans baroque to contemporary compositions.聽聽She has worked with some of the聽world鈥檚 most respected conductors and composers, and has appeared in 24 PBO productions since 1994, 聽and last聽partnered with the Orchestra in an聽April 2016聽production of Mendelssohn鈥檚聽Hymn of Praise. 聽Her voice has been called 鈥渁ngelic,鈥� 鈥渟ilvery,鈥� and vibrant,鈥� and her performance of Ms聽Shaw's聽commission enchanted the Gala audience.