Tessa Fackelmann
Mezzo-soprano, Canada
Acclaimed for her irresistible humour and vocal charm, Ontario-born mezzo-soprano Tessa Fackelmann has performed on stage in works by Handel, Mozart and Rossini. She holds a Master of Music degree from Rice University, as well as a Bachelor of Fine Arts and an Artist Diploma from the University of Ottawa. Tessa is also a former student of the Wolf Trap Opera Studio and the Santa Fe Opera Apprenticeship Program. A formidable competitor, Tessa performed on stage at the Metropolitan Opera as a national semi-finalist in the 2024 Metropolitan Laffont Competition. Later that year, she won First Prize in the Edmonton Opera’s Rumbold Vocal Competition. In 2025-26, she made her debut as Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro at the Sarasota Opera, conducted by Louis Lohraseb, and sang Mercedes in the production of Carmen at the Opéra de Montréal, conducted by Jean-Marie Zeitouni.
Tessa Fackelmann’s residency is made possible through artistic sponsorship by Antoine Chagnon & Antonio Vieira.