Based in The Netherlands, Canadian soprano Erin Selin will debut this season as Gilda in Verdi’s Rigoletto with Opera Spanga, where she recently sang Sophie in Der Rosenkavalier with great success, being complimented for her “deliciously seductive lyricism” (Theaterkrant). She is based in the Netherlands, where recent accomplishments include progressing to the finals of the Grachtenfestival competition, competing in the Sibelius Singing Competition in Finland, and understudying the role of Barbie in the Reisopera’s production of To Die For.

A versatile and dynamic performer, Erin has garnered critical acclaim for her stage presence and vocal clarity in roles such as The Vixen in The Cunning Little Vixen, Eurydice in Orphée aux Enfers, Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance, Johanna in Sweeney Todd, Suor Genovieffa in Suor Angelica, and Adelaide in the Canadian premiere of Jonathan Dove’s The Enchanted Pig.

Raised in Edmonton, Alberta, she was first trained as a multidisciplinary performer with a focus on dance, acting, choir singing, and musical theatre. Erin completed a diploma of Theatre Arts at MacEwan University (2019) and received multiple awards for musical theatre vocal performance. Kindling a great love of music, she enrolled in a Bachelor of Music at the University of Alberta, where she discovered quickly her love of classical singing.

Erin now lives in The Hague, where she completed her Master’s in Classical Voice (2026) supported by the NL Excellence Scholarship at Koninklijk Conservatorium under the guidance of soprano Catrin Wyn-Davies.

In Canada, Erin has appeared as a soloist with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and Edmonton Opera. She won the University of Alberta Concerto Competition for her performance of Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915. She is the recipient of multiple awards, including the Winspear Fund Scholarship, the Anne Burrows Music Foundation Award, and the Johann Strauss Foundation Award.