“It’s the romance of opera infused with pop and bumped up with equal parts gospel and soul. It’s the Destino trademark that is attracting the right kind of interest.”    

 — The Vancouver Province

Destino is fast becoming Canada’s classical crossover sensation. Following the recent release of their critically acclaimed CD FORTE, returning from an exclusive performance engagement at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, and performing at some of Canada’s renowned summer music festivals.

With classically trained , award winning professional tenors Paul Ouellette, Joey Niceforo and Hans Munoz form Destino  Before collaborating as a trio, the three Canadian vocalists were in established solo careers, performing pop, opera, gospel , soul, R&B, jazz and musical theatre.  Destino has received critical acclaim, selling out concert halls in Canada and the U.S. Their music is best described and “popera” or “pop with and opera flair,” that is sweeping musical charts, thanks to internationally renowned recording artists : Andrea Bocielli, Josh Groban, Mario Frangoulis, Russell Watson , and many others.

Following their debut concert in Vancouver in July 2006, Shoreline Records signed Destino to their label, S.L Feldman Associates , Canada’s largest talent agency was retained as their booking agent, and the Towle group as management.

In July 2008, Destino released its debut commercial CD FORTE, a collection of classical and contemporary music, including : Show me the way back to your heart composed and recommended for Destino by Grammy award winning song writer Diane Warren. In the fall of 2007, the group released Christmas with Destino, featuring a collection of the members best- loved Christmas repertoire.

Destino has toured across Canada and the U.S. and performed at a number of private engagements , including Children’s Miracle Network fundraising concerts in Orlando and Las Vegas. The Group has been affiliated with a number of non profit charities including Kids Help Phone, World Vision the ALS society as well as the Children Miracle Network.

Destino will be touring across Canada and the U.S. this fall and throughout 2010. Concert information is available at www.destino3.com

Paul Ouellette

Abbotsford, B.C native Paul Ouellette has performed main stage opera roles with Vancouver Opera and Edmonton companies. As a tenor soloist he has performed with the Vancouver , Abbotsford and Okanagan Symphonies, Leoni Men’s choir and Festival Vancouver with renowned conductors Bramwell Tovey and Mario Bernardi. Ouellette is a three time consecutive winner of the Western district level of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. Ouellette holds a Bachelor of Arts with a double major in Business Administration and music vocal performance from Trinity Western University. He currently resides in Vancouver, Canada.

Hans Munoz

Toronto ON native Hans Munoz has been performing since his early years as a soloist prior to joining Destino. His performances include numerous television appearances throughout Canada and the United States. Munoz as a performer has been named the overall winner in both the Canadian youth talent and rising star competitions. He currently resides in Toronto, Ontario.

Joey Niceforo

Sudbury ON native Joey Niceforo made his professional singing debut at Toronto’s Opera in Canadian Gala Concerts. He has performed in Europe and North America, notably performing in premiers of works in New York, Santa Barbara and the Czech Republic. In 2004, he appeared as both an actor and a vocalist in the film Brave New Girl, written by Britney Spears and her mother Lynne. Niceforo is a recipient of the Italia Nel Mondo award. Other notable recipients of this award include : Luciano Pavarotti , Sophia Loren and Rudy Giuliani. He studied at the Glenn Gould School of music and the University of Toronto. He currently resides in Vancouver B.C.