CAMERON SHAHBAZI
"Critics unanimously praised the sheer beauty of his tone.. "
OPERA CANADA
"... le public, sous le charme, a attendu avec impatience son retour... "
OPÉRA MAGAZINE
"...s'est démarqué par sa présence scénique mystérieuse, son timbre voluptueux et son interprétation très étudiée."
OPÉRA magazine
"Charme, Bühnenpräsenz, unglaubliches Farbspektrum, ungeheurer Schmelz in der Mittellage..."
Die Deutsche Bühne
Shahbazi and pianist Sarah Tysman present RE|imagine, a programme randing from Italian Baroque opera to reimagined folk music and Iranian popular song. Shahbazi dedicates his performance to the brave Iranian people risking everything for freedom and basic human rights.
The recital is available on Deutsche Grammophon's STAGE+. Click here to watch.
NEW ON THE SCENE
PERSIAN-CANADIAN COUNTERTENOR CAMERON SHAHBAZI IS GAINING INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR HIS INTERPRETATIONS OF BAROQUE AND CONTEMPORARY MUSIC.
Shahbazi has been awarded several international honours including a 2021 Sylva Gelber Award, the 2021 Walter Prsytawski Prize, a 2019 Dame Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation Award, and was a finalist at the 2019 Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition. He was awarded the Royal Opera House Covent Garden Prize at the 2018 International Belvedere Competition, the 2nd Prize at the 2018 Innsbrucker Baroque Competiton, and top prizes at the 2017 Opéra Avignon Jeunes Espoirs Competition.