Chinese-Canadian mezzo-soprano Emma Parkinson has performed across
Canada and internationally. Recently, she made her debut in France as
Flora in La Traviata with Opéra de Massy. Last season, Emma appeared
as Third Lady in The Magic Flute with Vancouver Opera. She has also
performed roles with Opéra de Montreal, Seefestspiele Berlin, City Opera
Vancouver, and Burnaby Lyric Opera. On the concert stage, she has been
a soloist with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver Symphony
Orchestra, Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra, Early Music Vancouver,
Alberta Baroque and the Orchestre Métropolitain, among others. In the
24/25 season, Emma will appear as a soloist in Handel’s Messiah with
Victoria Symphony, and the Regina Symphony Orchestra, and she will
return to Pacific Opera Victoria for her mainstage debut in The Little Prince.
In the spring, she will debut with the Kamloops Symphony Orchestra in
Handel Writes the Messiah.