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Mireille Asselin

“Both the beauty and the frustration of a singing career is that you can never stand still and rest on your laurels,” muses soprano Mireille Asselin, in a recent conversation. Now into the second decade of a burgeoning career, it’s time for a little re-assessment and reflection: “I find myself always learning new repertoire, growing my technique, pushing myself in new directions as an artist, and planning into the future.”

To be sure, standing still is some seven years ago, she was a new member of the COC Ensemble Studio. Even at that early stage of her career, her beautiful voice and engaging stage persona made one sit up and take notice. The COC certainly did, as Asselin was given plum assignments from the start, the likes of Adele in and Servilia in .

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