“A voice to follow (in every sense of the word, the voice and the career…)”

- LUDWIG VAN MONTRÉAL 

Raised in Saskatchewan and trained at London’s Guildhall School of Music & Drama, Canadian soprano Avery Lafrentz is trading in the prairies this year for Scottish Opera’s stages, joining the company as an Emerging Artist for the 2026/27 season. Critics have praised both sides of her artistry; during the 2026 Lammermuir Festival, Seen and Heard International remarked on her “vivid colour and astonishing technique”, while The Herald was impressed with the way “Lafrentz appeared to be enjoying its demanding complexity” of the tongue-twisting vocal acrobatics in Britten’s Our Hunting Fathers. A former Psychology and Biological Anthropology student at the University of Toronto, Avery brings a rare eye to character work.

Currently on tour until November 14th in the Scottish Highlands in a Scottish Opera production of Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel as Mother/The Witch. The production receives 4 stars from The Herald, “a model of narrative excellence”, “literally good enough to eat”, and praise for a coherent company “sparking off one another… and -most importantly- blending superbly.” Tickets here.

Catch her with the Scottish Opera’s Orchestral Gala in Inverness on November 20th, and the Emerging Artists’ Recital at the Royal Conservatory of Scotland on November 27th. This spring she continues with the company covering roles in Madama Butterfly and Fidelio.

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