Canadian Opera Company Announces Season Schedule
by Matt Smith - Oct 14, 2014
The Canadian Opera Company's 2014/2015 season gets off to a rollicking start with a hilarious new production of Verdi's Falstaff, from acclaimed Canadian director Robert Carsen. Inspired by the beloved Shakespearean character and the resulting folly of his ill-advised seduction attempts, Carsen's production of Falstaff sets the action in a lovingly rendered 1950s England. The all-Canadian cast stars world renowned bass-baritone Gerald Finley, returning to the COC mainstage after more than 20 years, in a highly anticipated role debut as the title character. Joining Finley is baritone Russell Braun as Ford, Falstaff's nemesis; soprano Lyne Fortinas Alice Ford, mezzo-soprano Lauren Segal as Meg Page and contralto Marie-Nicole Lemieux as Mistress Quickly, the women determined to teach Falstaff a lesson; soprano Simone Osborne as the lovesick Nannetta; and tenor Frédéric Antoun as Nannetta's amorous suitor Fenton. COC Music Director Johannes Debus guides the COC Orchestra and Chorus through the lyricism and artistry of Verdi's score that captures all the joy, wisdom and profound humanity of Shakespeare's comic invention.
Canadian Opera Company Opens 9th Season of the Free Concert Series Today
by Kaitlin Milligan - Sep 23, 2014
The Canadian Opera Company'sFree Concert Series in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre returns for a ninth season today, September 23, 2014, boasting a varied roster of established artists and rising stars from around the world in a wide range of art forms. The highly anticipated first performance of the 2014/2015 season introduces the young artists of the COC Ensemble Studio in a program of their favourite operatic gems.
Canadian Opera Company's April 2014 Listings Include HERCULES and More
by BWW News Desk - Dec 19, 2013
One of the most innovative and powerful forces in the performing arts world today, director Peter Sellars returns to the Canadian Opera Company with an already acclaimed new COC production of Handel's Hercules, based on Sophocles' timeless tragedy. Sellars propels the Greek myth of Hercules into the modern day, directing the same star-studded cast that premiered this production to unanimous praise at Lyric Opera of Chicago in 2011: American bass-baritone Eric Owens as Hercules (COC debut); British mezzo-soprano Alice Coote as Hercules' wife Dejanira; American countertenor David Daniels as Hercules' trusted aide, Lichas; American tenor Richard Croft as Hercules' son, Hyllus; and British soprano Lucy Crowe as the princess Iole (COC debut). Internationally renowned Baroque specialist Harry Bicket leads the COC Orchestra and Chorus through Handel's glorious music. The ancient Greek tragedian Sophocles was also a war general who knew first-hand the devastating psychological traumas facing returning veterans. With Hercules Sellars creates a healing work in which the untold horrors of war and the unspoken complications of reunion find their voice.
Art of Time Ensemble Presents CANTABILE: From Opera to Paolo Conte
by BWW
News Desk - Feb 11, 2012
Art of Time Ensemble, under the artistic direction of Andrew Burashko, will present Cantabile: An Evening of Italian Music, a special concert featuring the music of Italy from powerful and familiar opera arias by Verdi, Leoncavallo and Puccini to popular songs by Lucio Battisti, Paolo Conte and others.
Art of Time Ensemble Presents CANTABILE: From Opera to Paolo Conte
by BWW
News Desk - Feb 10, 2012
Art of Time Ensemble, under the artistic direction of Andrew Burashko, will present Cantabile: An Evening of Italian Music, a special concert featuring the music of Italy from powerful and familiar opera arias by Verdi, Leoncavallo and Puccini to popular songs by Lucio Battisti, Paolo Conte and others.
Art of Time Ensemble Presents CANTABILE: From Opera to Paolo Conte
by Gabrielle Sierra - Feb 1, 2012
Art of Time Ensemble, under the artistic direction of Andrew Burashko, will present Cantabile: An Evening of Italian Music, a special concert featuring the music of Italy from powerful and familiar opera arias by Verdi, Leoncavallo and Puccini to popular songs by Lucio Battisti, Paolo Conte and others.
Art of Time Ensemble Announces 2011-2012 Season
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 31, 2011
Andrew Burashko, founder and Artistic Director of the acclaimed Art of Time Ensemble, proudly announces the innovative and stimulating performances that will make up the ensemble's 2011-2012 season, sponsored by Invesco Trimark.
Canadian Stage Presents Spotlight on Italy Festival 3/15-26
by BWW
News Desk - Mar 15, 2011
Canadian Stage is proud to present its International theatre festival, Spotlight on Italy, a two-week celebration of Italian arts and culture at the Berkeley Street Theatre (26 Berkeley Street) from March 15 to 26, 2011.
Canadian Stage Presents Spotlight on Italy Festival 3/15-26
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 3, 2011
Canadian Stage is proud to present its International theatre festival, Spotlight on Italy, a two-week celebration of Italian arts and culture at the Berkeley Street Theatre (26 Berkeley Street) from March 15 to 26, 2011.
