Métis soprano Melody Courage gained national attention as The Native Girl “…played with ethereal grace…” in the 2017 world premiere of Marie Clements and Brian Current’s opera Missing, coproduced by City Opera Vancouver and Pacific Opera Victoria. Missing gives voice, in English and Gitxsan, to the story of Canada’s missing and murdered Indigenous women. Melody debuted with Anchorage Opera in the US premiere of Missing in 2023. This season’s highlights for Melody feature the role of The Rose in The Little Prince with Pacific Opera Victoria, and a return to Vancouver Bach Choir as the soprano soloist in Britten’s War Requiem, as well as Mendelssohn’s Elijah with Victoria Philharmonic Choir.
Recent performances for Melody include Chrisann in Calgary Opera’s production of The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs, First Lady in The Magic Flute with Vancouver Opera, concerts with Indigidivas, with conductor Janna Sailor and Calgary Philharmonic.
In Toronto, Melody starred in Two Odysseys: Pimooteewin/Gállábártnit, presented by Soundstreams Canada and Signal Theatre, directed by Michael Greyeyes/Cole Alvis, composed by Melissa Hui/Britta Byström. These two operas, sung in Cree and Sàmi, are rooted in traditional tales from Canada and Nordic countries.