Photo by Jesse Hellman

Critically acclaimed Canadian soprano Bonnie McNaughton enjoys a wide variety of repertoire ranging from Baroque to Contemporary.  She has been commended for her impressive fioratura, musical versatility and strong acting skills (Severna Park Voice).  Her dramatic and musical portrayal of Venus (Venus and Adonis) was described as “phenomenal” (John’s Hopkins Gazette) and the Washington Post wrote that she “…shone with sweet-toned, emotionally arresting singing.” in the title role of La Didone, as part of the Washington Early Music Festival.  Other opera roles include:  Zerbinetta (Ariadne auf Naxos), La Fée (Cendrillon), Cunegonde (Candide), Calisto (La Calisto), Hagar (Hotel Eden), The Elf (Perlimplin) and Nanetta and Rosemene in scenes from Falstaff and Imeneo. 

Ms. McNaughton’s concert performances include solos with The Baltimore Symphony, The Anne Arundel Orchestra and The JHMI Choral Society.  She has also appeared in various concert series’ including:  An Die Musik Live! and Tuesday Noon at Old St. Paul.  Previously her work with Peter Sculthorpe took her to Glen Gould hall in Toronto where she performed a selection of his works in a pre-show for CBC’s ‘2 New Hours’. 

Ms. McNaughton holds a Graduate Performance Diploma and an opera award from the Peabody Conservatory of Music and a Bachelor of Music Performance from the University of Western Ontario.