10/19/2026
Bravo to bass-baritone Joel Allison, who just wrapped up his Canadian Opera Company return for Mozart's Cosi fan tutte.
📰 Read on for some of the acclaim for his role debut as Guglielmo.
"Guglielmo is Canadian Joel Allison... It was good to have him back. His beautiful bass-baritone has grown to an imposing size, with charismatic stage persona to match." - Opera Canada
"Canadian bass-baritone Joel Allison... was highly convincing, lending his rich, robust, and supple voice to the role, and his singing, full of noble accents, purposeful and absolutely faithful to the Mozartian style. His duet with Dorabella, 'Il core vi dono,' was one of the best and most celebrated moments of the evening." - ClassiqueNews
"Joel Allison served notice of the impressive experience he has gained... His sound is rich, bright and carried with no effort into the hall and he convincingly conveyed Guglielmo’s matter-of-fact summations of relationships between the sexes." - La Scena Musicale
"Joel Allison’s Guglielmo provides a fine contrast, his bass-baritone retaining remarkable clarity and vocal agility. The two men also have excellent comic chemistry." - Ludwig Van Toronto
"Allison’s darkly resonant registers reflected Guglielmo’s gnawing guilt and belated double consciousness." - The Globe & Mail
"Baritone Allison makes a charming Guglielmo, full of bombast when he initially believes his girlfriend is steadfast." - Toronto Star
"Joel Allison’s juicy, bouncy baritone was the perfect contrast and complement as Guglielmo." - Broadway World
📸: Michael Cooper
