Calgary-born mezzo-soprano Andrea Hill established her career in Paris and has since appeared at New York’s Metropolitan Opera, Covent Garden in London, across Canada, and on major stages in France. This 2021-2022 season sees Andrea as a soloist with the Calgary Philharmonic and Florida Orchestra, joining Opera Southwest in the titular role of Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande, and returning to Opera Dijon as Despina for Così fan tutte. During the 2018-2019 season, Andrea appeared as Dryade in Ariadne auf Naxos for Festival d’Aix en Provence and later starred as Orfeo in Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice with Opéra Théâtre de Metz Métropole, reprised Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia for Manitoba Opera, and joined Edmonton Opera for Hänsel in Hänsel und Gretel. Rounding out that calendar year, she sang Handel’s Messiah with both the Winnipeg and Victoria Symphonies. In 2017-2018, she appeared as Karolka in Jenufa for Pacific Opera Victoria, made her role debut as Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia for Calgary Opera, returned to the Metropolitan Opera as Dritte Magd in Elektra and covered the role of Stéphano in their production of Roméo et Juliette. Other recent engagements include Mallika in Delibes' Lakmé with Calgary Opera, Dritte Magd and Schleppeträgerin in Elektra at the Metropolitan Opera, Flora in Verdi's La traviata at the Royal Opera House in London, Zweite Magd in Elektra at the Gran Teatre de Liceu in Spain, Komponist in Ariadne auf Naxos with Opéra national de Lorraine à Nancy, and Mozart’s Requiem with the Calgary Philharmonic. Ms. Hill made her début at the Palais Garnier (Opéra National de Paris) as Varvara in Janacek's beautiful and disturbing Katia Kabonova. She has since sung the title roles of Carmen for the l’Opéra de Tour and Dido in Dido and Aeneas with the Opéra Dijon, and Octavian in excerpts of Strauss' Der Rosenkavalier at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées under the baton of Kurt Masur. With the Opéra National de Paris, she has sung many roles, including Hänsel from Humperdinck's Hänsel und Gretel, Diane in Rameau's Hippolyte et Aricie with Emmanuelle Haïm, and Krista from Janacek's The Makropulos Case and Der Gymnasiast in Berg's Lulu. She is an original cast member of Patrice Chéreau's final production, Strauss' Elektra. Ms. Hill has sung her roles in Elektra for Festival d’Aix-en-Provence and at La Scala in Milan under the baton of Esa-Pekka Salonen, with whom she has also sung four roles in l’enfant et les sortilèges at Royal Festival Hall in London. A passionate concert and chamber singer, Ms. Hill has participated in festivals, including La Grange de Meslay, Musique à l'Empéri, Festival Présences with Radio France, and the Ultima Contemporary Music Festival in Oslo, Norway. A Ravinia Stean’s Institute alumna, Ms. Hill completed a Bachelor of Music – with high distinction – at McGill University, and a Master of Music at the University of Maryland. She was part of the inaugural year of Calgary Opera's Emerging Artist program, shortly thereafter traveling to Hof, Germany, to interpret the title role in Rossini's La Cenerentola, to great acclaim. Back in Calgary, she sang Siebel in Gounod's Faust, under the direction of Jean-Marie Zeitouni and then joined the Atelier lyrique of the Opéra National de Paris.