Haidar, Haitham
Haitham Haidar
Haitham Haidar is a Lebanese-Palestinian Canadian tenor based in Montreal. A proud graduate of Yale's Institute of Sacred Music, McGill University, and the University of British Columbia, Haitham is praised for his 'musical and linguistic versatility’ and his 'bright’ and ‘innately lyrical voice’ and enjoys performing oratorio, opera, and chamber music across North America, Europe, and Asia.
Haitham has recently been seen as the tenor soloist for Ensemble Arion’s Messiah and as soloist and ensemble member with Early Music Vancouver, Passion Consort, Skylark Ensemble, and Seraphic Fire. Haitham is also a featured soloist on Conspirare’s Grammy nominated album: House of Belonging. Recent highlights include Pilatus in Pärt’s Passio with Experiential Orchestra at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, and the Evangelist in Schütz’s Weinachtshistorie with Folger Consort as well as the Haute-contre/Tenor soloist for Gossec’s Messe des Morts with ensemble Arion.
Haitham’s approach to performance has always been humanity first. Being an Arab immigrant in North America comes with its unique set of oppressive challenges and it is because of that and what he sees around him in the field, that he aims to touch people’s hearts with music and compassion and make change in the world the best way he knows how.