“..the performance of Senta… was astounding. Stephanie DeCiantis’ powerful voice almost lifted the roof off the sanctuary..."

- Jake Evans, The Intelligencer

About Stephanie

Stephanie DeCiantis, hailed as a '…top Canadian voice'...

... by Opera Canada, has been making waves with her captivating presence and warm sound. Critics have lauded her "powerful" resonance (Jake Evans, the Intelligencer) and the entrancing "lush musical ebb and flow" she brings to the stage (Opera Canada). Her recent performances include at the Meermusik festival in Dusseldorf, Germany, with a concert of well-loved arias and duets, as the Overseer in Powerhouse Opera's electrifying Elektra in Toronto, and as the radiant Soprano Soloist in Shostakovich's Symphony No. 14, enthralling listeners alongside the Kindred Spirits Orchestra. Stephanie's versatility shines as she took on the formidable role of Leonora in Opera Sustenda's spellbinding rendition of Verdi's Il trovatore live in theatres and on the big screen with Il trovatore: The Movie.

“DeCiantis showcased her clear and precise tonality… exhibiting a beautifully-contrasted darker timbre for her more dramatic scenes. …DeCiantis sang with the lush musical ebb and flow that Leoncavallo’s score demands.”

- Opera Canada

Repertoire

Selected Roles Performed:

Leonora, G. Verdi’s Il trovatore - Opera Sustenida September 2022

Overseer, R. Strauss’ Elektra - Powerhouse Opera, 2022

Donna Elvira, Mozart's Don Giovanni - Brott Opera, 2020

Senta, Wagner’s Der Fliegende Holländer - Opera by Request 2019

Nedda, Leoncavallo's Pagliacci - Southern Ontario Lyric Opera, 2018

Lauretta, Puccini's Gianni Schicchi - Southern Ontario Lyric Opera, 2018

Aida, Verdi's Aida - Opera by Request, 2018

Elsa, Wagner's Lohengrin - Opera by Request, 2017

Donna Anna, Mozart's Don Giovanni - Odd Opera, 2017

Suor Genovieffa, Puccini's Suor Angelica - TrypTych Opera, 2017

Leonora, Verdi's Il Trovatore - Opera by Request, 2016

Cecilia, Vives' Los Bohemios - Essential Opera, 2015

Mimi, Puccini's La Bohéme - Accademia Europeo Dell'Opera, 2013

First Lady, Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte - Nederlands Opera Studio/AEDO 2012

Roles Studied

Sieglinde, Wagner’s Die Walküre - Opera by Request/Berlin Opera Gruppe - May 2020 (TBR due to Covid 19)

Tosca, Puccini's Tosca

Santuzza, Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana

Suor Angelica, Puccini's Suor Angelica

Selected Concert Work

Soprano Soloist, Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 14, Kindred Spirits Orchestra, 2021

Soloist, Scriabin’s Symphony No, 1, Kindred Spirits Orchestra, 2019

Vier Letzte Lieder, Strauss, University of Western Ontario, 2013

Soloist, Duruflé's Requiem, University of Western Ontario, 2012

Vier Letzte Lieder, Strauss

Des Knaben Wunderhorn, Mahler*

Soloist, Duruflé's Requiem

Soprano Soloist, Verdi's Requiem*

Soprano Soloist, Beethoven's 9th Symphony*

*Denotes in Preparation or Upcoming

"Stephanie DeCiantis...was a strongly sung and quite nuanced Leonora capable of handling the more intricate parts of Leonora's music as well as having considerable heft"

- John Gilks, Opera Ramblings