We speak to soprano Andriana Chuchman ahead of her performance in Handel’s Messiah, which runs from Dec. 16 – Dec. 21 at Roy Thomson Hall.
Who has better pipes: you or Susan Boyle from Britain’s Got Talent?
[Hysterical laughter] Oh dear God! Can I just say they’re different pipes?
This is your TSO debut. Any jitters?
It’s really my Toronto debut, and being Canadian, it’s a big deal, so yes.
This Messiah is “bigger than ever.” What does that mean?
Sir Andrew Davis re-orchestrated it, which is astronomically huge.
Handel’s Messiah, Roy Thomson Hall, Dec. 16 – 21