Canadian soprano Elisabeth Boudreault has joined IMG Artists for general management. Following acclaim for her debut as Frasquita, she returns to Glyndebourne Festival this summer as Barbarina and covers Susanna in Mariame Clément’s new production of Le Nozze di Figaro conducted by Riccardo Minasi, which includes a performance at the BBC Proms. Her 2025–26 season features debuts as Musetta in La bohème at Opéra de Québec and the title role in Massenet’s Cendrillon at Opéra du Royaume. Recent European engagements include acclaimed appearances at Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, Opéra National du Rhin, Opéra National de Lyon, and Opéra de Lausanne, with notable praise for her performances in Guillaume Tell and 7 Minuti.
Finnish soprano Karita Mattila has joined Opus 3 Artists for worldwide general management. A GRAMMY® Award winner, this season she returned to the Royal Opera House and National Theatre Prague as Kostelnička (Jenůfa), appeared as La zia Principessa (Suor Angelica) at Opéra national de Paris and ABAO Bilbao Opera, and performed at the Gran Teatre del Liceu. She will be represented by Nathan Wentworth.
Askonas Holt has welcomed Greek soprano Aphrodite Patoulidou to its roster for worldwide general management. An early participant in Barbara Hannigan’s Equilibrium Young Artists Initiative, Patoulidou has since debuted with orchestras including Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Gothenburg Symphony, Münchner Philharmoniker, Concertgebouw Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, and Danish Radio Symphony. She toured Europe with the London Symphony Orchestra performing Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 and Vivier’s Lonely Child under Hannigan. Known for her innovative curation, Patoulidou blends folk and classical traditions, notably in her My Bloody Valentine programme featuring nyckelharpa accompaniment. She also pursues mixed-media art, recently creating paintings inspired by Britten’s Les Illuminations for a Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin concert.
Sopranos Ekaterina Savinkova and Marina Shakhdinarova have joined the TACT roster for general management. Savinkova, a prize winner at the Glinka and Hibla Gerzmava competitions, performs major lyric and coloratura roles including Gilda (Rigoletto), Donna Anna (Don Giovanni), Pamina (Die Zauberflöte), and Natasha Rostova (War and Peace). Recent highlights include The Rake’s Progress, Pelléas et Mélisande, and the title role in Ristori’s Arianna. Shakhdinarova, a prize winner at the Magda Olivero (First Prize, 2023) and Ottavio Ziino (Second Prize, 2024) competitions, has performed Violetta (La Traviata), Mimí (La bohème), and Tatiana (Eugene Onegin) at leading houses such as the Mariinsky Theatre and Sofia Opera. She also recently appeared in Mozart’s Requiem with the Sofia Philharmonic.
American mezzo-soprano Lindsay Ammann has joined the TACT roster for general management. Known for her commanding stage presence and vocal depth, Ammann has appeared at major houses including the Metropolitan Opera, Bayerische Staatsoper, Deutsche Oper Berlin, and San Francisco Opera. Recent and upcoming highlights include performances at Opéra National de Lyon and Polish National Opera, and key roles in Wagner’s “Ring” Cycle at Deutsche Oper Berlin. A noted interpreter of dramatic mezzo repertoire, she returns to The Santa Fe Opera in summer 2026 for Lili Elbe.
Tenor John Matthew Myers has joined IMG Artists for US representation. Recent engagements include a recital at Carnegie Hall with Evgeny Kissin alongside Sasha Cooke and Susanna Phillips in Shostakovich’s From Jewish Folk Poetry, followed by a return to Carnegie Hall as the title role in Strauss’s Guntram with the American Symphony Orchestra. This season featured Handel’s Messiah with the Pittsburgh Symphony and Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 with the Nashville Symphony and Grant Park Music Festival, and Mendelssohn’s Lobgesang with the Oregon Symphony. He also appears as Waldemar in Schoenberg’s Gurrelieder with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Zubin Mehta. This summer, he performs Martinů’s The Epic of Gilgamesh at the Bard Festival.
TACT has welcomed Yiorgo Ioannou to its roster. The Cypriot baritone’s recent and upcoming highlights include his debut at Teatro Regio di Torino in the title role of Smirnov in The Bear, a new production of Walton’s opera, appearances in Carmina Burana with the George Enescu Philharmonic Choir at the Athenaeum Summer Festival, Faure’s Requiem with the Castilla y León Symphony Orchestra, and his debut with Opera Oviedo.
