About

Yanik Gosselin, hailed for “his masterful diction and his well-supported upper register [which] made for an evening of tenorial delights” (Opera Canada), is a tenor from the Lake Temiskaming area of northeastern Ontario, now living in Toronto. More than a singer, he is a passionate storyteller, sensitive musician, and dedicated collaborator. His repertoire, spanning early baroque opera, contemporary premieres, and even rock, speaks to his versatility. An expressive recitalist, Yanik moves audiences through his interpretations of art song and chamber music, continually seeking innovative ways to tell stories through music and multidisciplinary work.

In the 2025-2026 season, Yanik performs Blondel in Grétry’s Richard Cœur-de-lion with Opera in Concert, returns as guest soloist with the Chœur du Moulin (Rockland, ON) — a choir he sang with and conducted while in high school and undergrad) — and makes his debut as tenor soloist in Handel’s Messiah with the Guelph Chamber Choir. He will also sing in Haydn’s The Creation with the Avanti Singers and appear as Edoardo Milfort in Rossini’s La cambiale di matrimonio with the Glenn Gould School.

Recent highlights include Le Prince Charmant in Cendrillon (Grande-Prairie Opera), Raimbault in Meyerbeer’s Robert le diable (Opera in Concert), and his first performance as the Evangelist in excerpts from Bach’s St. Matthew Passion at the Banff Centre, where he also participated in workshops of new music by composer Karim Al-Zand. Other notable roles include Marco in The Gondoliers (Toronto Operetta Theatre), Chevalier de la Force in Dialogues des Carmélites, and Philips in The Perfect Screw (latter two with the Glenn Gould School). Earlier roles include Ernesto (Don Pasquale, Under the Spire), Acis (Acis and Galatea, Opera McGill), and Ruggiero (La liberazione di Ruggiero, Opera McGill).

Yanik has appeared as tenor soloist in Mozart’s Requiem, Honegger’s Le Roi David, and Rossini’s Petite messe solennelle. He has curated and performed several solo recitals, including I give him songs…, which explores themes of love, loss and legacy, and features Wind and Wood, a new song cycle composed for him by John Gordon Armstrong on poetry by Seymour Mayne.

He has participated in residencies with the Banff Centre, Manitoba Opera, Tapestry Opera, the Association for Opera in Canada, OPERA America, and the National Arts Centre, experiences that have shaped him into a multi-hyphenated artist devoted to the growth of the Canadian opera sector. Yanik also works as a project coordinator for non-profit arts organizations and is passionate about community engagement through the arts.

Since 2025, Yanik sits on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Art Song Project. He holds a Bachelor of Music from the University of Ottawa and a Master of Music from McGill University.