Rihab Chaieb, mezzo-soprano, with Ammiel Bushakevitz, piano & guitar Various
Royal Conservatory of Music

Tunisian-Canadian mezzo-soprano Rihab Chaieb and Israeli pianist Ammiel Bushakevitz blend French repertoire with Tunisian lullabies.

Chaieb’s voice has been praised for possessing a “a dark, velvety sheen, rich but never overindulgent” (Stage and Cinema). A former member of the Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Program, Chaieb has quickly become one of the most compelling voices of her generation appearing regularly at the Canadian Opera Company, the Metropolitan Opera, and throughout Europe.

Ammiel Bushakevitz began playing the piano at the age of four. As a song accompanist, soloist, and chamber musician, he has performed on six continents, including at Carnegie Hall in New York, Wigmore Hall in London, the Philharmonie de Paris, the Konzerthaus in Berlin, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, and the Shanghai Concert Hall.

Please join us! This concert is preceded by a short performance by talented students of The Royal Conservatory.Prelude Recital starts at 2pm.

PROGRAM: 
Camille Saint-Saëns: Mélodies persanes, op. 26

Louis Aubert: 6 poèmes arabes  

Camille Saint-Saëns: Désirs d’orient

Osvaldo Golijov: Y una madre comió asado 

Osvaldo Golijov: Nani

Osvaldo Golijov: Be a String, Water, to my Guitar 

Osvaldo Golijov: Suéltate las cintas

COMPOSER: Nomad[e] (2026)
Song cycle for mezzo-soprano and piano

Lamma bada yatathanna

Traditional Tunisian: Taht el Yesmina fillil 

Li Beirut (after Joaquín Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez)

Emel Methlouthi: Kelmti Horra (Tunisian revolution anthem)

PRESALE IS ON NOW for ROYAL SUBSCRIBERS AND DONORS 
SUBSCRIPTIONS are on sale to the public starting Tuesday, February 17, 2026
CONCERT TICKETS and SUBSCRIPTIONS are on sale starting Friday, February 20, 2026