Alice Boissinot Guastavino is a French-Canadian multi-instrumentalist – soprano, choral conductor, cellist, and gambist. A graduate in voice and cello from the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal, they joined the Chœur des enfants de Montréal team in 2022 as assistant conductor. Alice holds a bachelor’s degree in voice from McGill University (2024), where they studied with Aline Kutan. They are pursuing their master’s studies (2024-2026) at McGill with a scholarship from the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Société et culture (FRQSC). They studied choral conducting in Canada and France under the guidance of Léa Moisan-Perrier, Simon-Pierre Bestion, and Eun Jung Park.
Acclaimed by critics for their “beautiful, fresh, and delicate voice” as well as for “their phrasing and ornamentation” (L’Opéra magazine), Alice has performed as a soloist with several ensembles in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and France. Their repertoire spans early music to contemporary works, including numerous opera roles at the Conservatoire, Opera McGill, and professional engagements such as the Festival Montréal Baroque.
Alice has appeared in Handel’s Semele (Iris, McGill), Massenet’s Cendrillon (Esprit 2, McGill; Esprit 1, CMM), Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas (Belinda, Ensemble Bonaventure), Rousseau’s Le devin du village (Colette, Festival Montréal Baroque), Dean Burry’s Il giudizio di Pigmalione (Third Soprano, premiere at McGill), as well as concert arias by Mozart with orchestra, Fauré’s Requiem, Carmina Burana, Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 by Villa-Lobos, and various other opera excerpts.
In the 2024-2025 season, their roles at Opera McGill include Lisa (understudy) in Rossini’s La sonnambula and Franca (understudy) in Guettel’s The Light in the Piazza. They are also preparing several recitals for their master’s degree.
Alice’s musical talent has been recognized through numerous awards and scholarships, including the FRQSC scholarship (2024), the Dixie Ross-Neil scholarship (2023), the Mariana Paunova scholarship (2022), and First Prize in the Chœur de la Montagne competition (2019).