Mr. Kalmanovitch recently made his European concert debut with the Printemps Musical de Silly in Belgium and was Bill Jones in the North American debut of Brokeback Mountain with New York City Opera. A frequent collaborator with l'Opéra de Montréal his performances of Antonio in Le nozze di Figaro and the Secret Police Agent in The Consul were lauded by Opera, and his vibrant portrayals of Wagner in Faust and the Motor Cop in Dead Man Walking were singled out by critics. In Montreal he also appeared in Verdi's Rigoletto (Conte Ceprano), Donizetti's Roberto Devereux (Il familiare), Puccini's La Bohème (Sergente), and Bizet's Docteur Miracle (Le podestat). Active in oratorio and concert, Philip has appeared as a soloist with the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal under the baton of Kent Nagano, the Fairfield Country Chorale, the Grand Philharmonic Choir, Ottawa Choral Society, Toronto Orpheus Choir, Chorus Niagara, the Annex Singers, the Virginia Tech Vocal Arts and Music Festival, The Aldeburgh Connection (Bayfield Festival of Song and Discovery Series), La choeur les voix de la montagne, VIVA Youth Choir, and The Bach Festival. He has twice performed Poulenc’s Le bal masqué under the baton of Paul Nadler. He is especially proud to have premiered two oratorios in Canada: James MacMillan’s Mass, and Nils Lindberg’s A Christmas Cantata.