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James Westman -LRB- born September 16 , 1972 -RRB- is a Canadian baritone known for his interpretation of the Verdi , Puccini and bel canto operatic repertoire , and particularly his signature role of Germont in La traviata , which he has sung in over 150 performances , with opera companies such as San Francisco Opera , Houston Grand Opera , Pittsburgh Opera , Florida Grand Opera , Graz Opera , Santa Fe Opera , Chicago Lyric Opera , Opera de Montreal , Los Angeles Opera , Grand Theatre de Bordeaux , Canadian Opera Company , Boston Lyric Opera , Cologne Opera , Vancouver Opera , English National Opera , San Diego Opera , Dallas Opera , Utah Opera , and Opera Theatre of St. Louis .. baritone. baritone. Canadian. Canadian. Verdi. Verdi. Puccini. Puccini. bel canto. bel canto. La traviata. La traviata. San Francisco Opera. San Francisco Opera. Houston Grand Opera. Houston Grand Opera. Pittsburgh Opera. Pittsburgh Opera. Florida Grand Opera. Florida Grand Opera. Graz Opera. Graz Opera. Santa Fe Opera. Santa Fe Opera. Chicago Lyric Opera. Chicago Lyric Opera. Opera de Montreal. Opera de Montreal. Los Angeles Opera. Los Angeles Opera. Grand Theatre de Bordeaux. Grand Theatre de Bordeaux. Canadian Opera Company. Canadian Opera Company. Boston Lyric Opera. Boston Lyric Opera. Cologne Opera. Cologne Opera. Vancouver Opera. Vancouver Opera. English National Opera. English National Opera. San Diego Opera. San Diego Opera. Dallas Opera. Dallas Opera. Utah Opera. Utah Opera. Opera Theatre of St. Louis. Opera Theatre of St. Louis. On January 29 , 2011 Westman created the lead role of Sandy Keith In the world premiere of Bramwell Tovey 's The Inventor .. Bramwell Tovey. Bramwell Tovey. As a recitalist , he has performed for the Marilyn Horne Foundation , Aldeburgh Connection , Aldeburgh Festival , Musikverein , Wigmore Hall , Queen Elizabeth Hall , Morgan Library & Museum , Carnegie Hall , Saito Kinen Festival in Japan , Stratford Summer Music , British Broadcasting Corporation , and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation .. Stratford. Stratford, Ontario. Canadian. Canadian. Marilyn Horne. Marilyn Horne. Aldeburgh Festival. Aldeburgh Festival. Musikverein. Musikverein. Wigmore Hall. Wigmore Hall. Queen Elizabeth Hall. Queen Elizabeth Hall. Morgan Library & Museum. Morgan Library & Museum. Carnegie Hall. Carnegie Hall. Saito Kinen Festival. Saito Kinen Festival. British Broadcasting Corporation. British Broadcasting Corporation. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Westman first came to attention at the age of twelve when he was the first boy soprano to perform and record Mahler 4th Symphony with Benjamin Zander and the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra in 1984 .. boy soprano. boy soprano. Benjamin Zander. Benjamin Zander. Boston Philharmonic Orchestra. Boston Philharmonic Orchestra. Westman is regularly featured as the Anthem singer for the Toronto Maple Leafs and numerous other NHL franchises .. Toronto Maple Leafs. Toronto Maple Leafs. NHL. NHL. Four of Westman 's recordings have been nominated for a Juno Award .. Juno Award. Juno Award. Two recordings nominated for a Grammy Award .. Grammy Award. Grammy Award