Dieko Obi Ifediora is a Nigerian-born baritone, a Kavalierbariton, based in Coquitlam, British Columbia.
He is Bass Section Lead of the Vancouver Bach Symphonic Choir and a Choral Scholar at Christ Church Cathedral, Vancouver. He is also the Founder and Artistic Director of the Music From Africa Initiative, which presents concert music by African composers, with its maiden Vancouver concert billed for May 21, 2027 at Christ Church Cathedral.
His operatic roles include Sarastro and the Der Sprecher in Die Zauberflöte, Achilla in Giulio Cesare, and Martin and Captain in Candide, with UBC Opera, alongside Bartolo in Le nozze di Figaro, the Pirate King in The Pirates of Penzance, and Counsel in Trial by Jury. His oratorio and concert work spans Handel’s Messiah, Saul, Judas Maccabaeus, Israel in Egypt, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, and the Requiems of Fauré, Mozart, and Brahms. He is a Silver Medalist of the World Choir Games in Riga, 2014, and Artistic Director and Baritone Soloist of his Annual Concert Series in Canada, which began with Rebirth in 2023.
At the centre of his work is a commitment to African classical and choral repertoire, sung with the elegance and nobility of the old Italian school and the Bel Canto tradition.
