Opera

Q&A: All But Gone

Lauren Gillett — Sat, 15 Oct 2016 15:56:32 +0000

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Opera star Shannon Mercer on her role in Necessary Angel's new Beckett rhapsody

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Interview

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A Necessary Angel Production in Association with Canadian Stage
Featuring short plays by Samuel Beckett
Directed by Jennifer Tarver
Musical direction by Dáirine Ní Mheadhra

Following Queen of Puddings' sold-out hit Beckett: Feck It! (2012), Necessary Angel and Canadian Stage present All But Gone, a contemporary musical exploration of the absurd and evocative imagery of Samuel Beckett.

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Sat, 2016-10-15 - Sun, 2016-11-06

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Berkeley Street Theatre

The Marriage of Figaro

Morgan Kelly — Sun, 14 Feb 2016 17:03:10 +0000

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The Canadian Opera Company pleases with much-anticipated production of Mozart's comic opera

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Presented by Canadian Opera Company
By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conducted by Johannes Debus

The Canadian Opera Company's current production of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro is an absolute delight from start to finish. The phrase laugh-out-loud funny is not often associated with opera but this piece presents a consistent levity creating a sense of anticipation that builds with each act.

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Thu, 2016-02-04 - Sat, 2016-02-27

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Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts

Siegfried

Morgan Kelly — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 03:33:32 +0000

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Canadian Opera Company ignites 2016 season with explosive Wagner epic

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Presented by the Canadian Opera Company
By Richard Wagner
Conducted by Johannes Debus
Directed by François Girard

The Canadian Opera Company delivers a spectacular experience with their current production of Wagner's Siegfried. The show takes audiences on a fast-paced adventure, following Siegfried (Stefan Vinke) the young hero, naive to the ways of the world, on an epic journey. His lack of identity results in true fearlessness which causes him to run, without hesitation, toward his own self discovery—starting with his lineage.

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Sat, 2016-01-23 - Sun, 2016-02-14

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Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts

Pyramus and Thisbe

Morgan Kelly — Sat, 24 Oct 2015 20:38:07 +0000

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Old meets new in this Canadian Opera Company world premiere

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Presented by the Canadian Opera Company
By Barbara Monk Feldman/Claudio Monteverdi
Conducted by Johannes Debus
Directed by Christopher Alden

This season, the Canadian Opera Company presents the world premiere of Canadian composer Barbara Monk Fieldman’s Pyramus and Thisbe performed with two early Baroque opera classics, Claudio Monteverdi’s Lamento d’Arianna (1608) and Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda (1624).

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Tue, 2015-10-20 - Sat, 2015-11-07

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Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts

La Traviata

Morgan Kelly — Mon, 19 Oct 2015 02:27:27 +0000

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Arin Arbus directs lavish new Canadian Opera Company production

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Presented by Canadian Opera Company
By Giuseppe Verdi
Conducted by Marco Guidarini
Directed by Arin Arbus

The Canadian Opera Company’s current production of Vardi’s La Traviata welcomes audiences back to the COC in extraordinary fashion. Now playing at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, this engaging piece overflows with Parisian decadence.

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Thu, 2015-10-08 - Fri, 2015-11-06

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Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts

Bluebeard's Castle / Erwartung

Lauren Gillett — Sat, 09 May 2015 04:00:00 +0000

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Robert Lepage's daring double-bill returns to The Canadian Opera Company

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Presented by the Canadian Opera Company
By Béla Bartók / Arnold Schoenberg
Conducted by Johannes Debus
Directed by Robert Lepage

The Canadian Opera Company's acclaimed production of of Béla Bartók’s Bluebeard’s Castle (Hungarian) and Arnold Schoenberg’s Erwartung (German) returns to the company’s mainstage this month to close its 2014/2015 season. Both one-act operas are conducted by Johannes Debus and directed by Robert Lepage.

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Wed, 2015-05-06 - Sat, 2015-05-23

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Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts

The Barber of Seville

Morgan Kelly — Sun, 26 Apr 2015 15:10:34 +0000

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Rossini's comic masterpiece endures in new Canadian Opera Company production

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Presented by the Canadian Opera Company
By Gioachino Rossini
Conductor: Rory Macdonald
Directed by Joan Font

The Canadian Opera Company’s current production of Rossini’s The Barber of Seville is a comedic delight from start to finish.

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Fri, 2015-04-17 - Fri, 2015-05-22

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Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts

Die Walkure

Morgan Kelly — Sun, 08 Feb 2015 05:00:00 +0000

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Atom Egoyan directs powerful production of Wagner's epic for Canadian Opera Company

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Presented by the Canadian Opera Company
Conductor: Johannes Debus
Directed by Atom Egoyan

The Canadian Opera Company’s current production of Wagner’s Die Walkure is an absolute must see. Rich, engaging and thoroughly intoxicating, this piece is a treat for the senses from start to finish.

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Sat, 2015-01-31 - Sun, 2015-02-22

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Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts

Don Giovanni

Morgan Kelly — Sun, 01 Feb 2015 18:50:00 +0000

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Mozart's doomed lothario returns in the Canadian Opera Company's fresh adaptation

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Presented by the Canadian Opera Company
By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor: Michael Hofstetter
Directed by Dmitri Tcherniakov

The Canadian Opera Company’s current production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni is a thrilling exploration of the perils of leading a decadent and devious life.

Act one opens with opera’s most famous playboy, Don Giovanni (Russell Braun), who has invaded the home of Il Commendatore (Andrea Silvestrelli) in an attempt to take advantage of his daughter, Donna Anna (Jane Archibald). As with most situations involving Don Giovanni, things escalate quickly and he ends up killing Il Commendatore in an attempt to escape.

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Sat, 2015-01-24 - Sat, 2015-02-21

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Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts

Madama Butterfly

Morgan Kelly — Sat, 18 Oct 2014 18:28:54 +0000

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Puccini's classic opera gets a fine treatment in latest COC production

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Presented by The Canadian Opera Company
By Giacomo Puccini
Conducted by Patrick Lange
Directed by Brian MacDonald

The Canadian Opera Company’s current production of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, follows a delicate heroine on an extraordinary journey. Showcasing the brutality that life often offers, and the fate of those too naive to recognize those dangers, it’s a look at a love that occurs between predator and prey.

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Fri, 2014-10-10 - Fri, 2014-10-31

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Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts

Falstaff

Morgan Kelly — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 03:06:18 +0000

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The Canadian Opera Company opens new season with Verdi's decadent comedy

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Presented by the Canadian Opera Company
Written by Giuseppe Verdi
Conducted by Johannes Debus
Directed by Robert Carsen

The Canadian Opera Company has started their 2014/2015 season off on a high note. If this first piece is any indication, we are in for an extraordinary season.

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Fri, 2014-10-03 - Sat, 2014-11-01

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Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts

Q&A: Ashkenaz Festival | Lilith, The Night Demon in One Lewd Act

Lauren Gillett — Tue, 26 Aug 2014 04:00:00 +0000

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Yiddish opera singer Anthony Russell talks about his role in Veretski Pass's edgy new folk opera at the Ashkenaz Festival

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Interview

The Ashkenaz Festival, North America's premier festival of international Jewish music and culture, returns to Toronto this week (Aug 26 - Sept 1) at the Harbourfront Centre. Featuring artists from across the globe, the festival's programming includes music, film, theatre, cabaret, dance, literature, panel discussions, crafts and visual arts—with the majority of events offered free to the public.

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Tue, 2014-08-26 - Mon, 2014-09-01

Don Quichotte

Morgan Kelly — Wed, 14 May 2014 00:38:20 +0000

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Chivalry makes a comeback in The Canadian Opera Company's valiant production

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Presented by The Canadian Opera Company
By Jules Massenet
Conducted by Johannes Debus
Directed by Linda Brovsky

The Canadian Opera Company’s current production of Massenet’s Don Quichotte follows a mesmerizing spirit on an extraordinary journey that calls to question what it really means to have character.

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Fri, 2014-05-09 - Sat, 2014-05-24

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Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts

Roberto Devereux

Morgan Kelly — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 11:43:34 +0000

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The Canadian Opera Company hits a royal high note with this majestic production

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Presented by the Canadian Opera Company
By Gaetano Donizetti
Conducted by Corrado Rovaris
Directed by Stephen Lawless

The Canadian Opera Company’s current production of Donizetti’s, Roberto Devereux offers a fascinating glimpse of into the complex political tapestry of Elizabethan England and the fragile, manic decay of the queen that lead England into the golden age.

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Fri, 2014-04-25 - Wed, 2014-05-21

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Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts

Hercules

Morgan Kelly — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 04:00:00 +0000

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The Canadian Opera Company modernizes Handel's mythical war story

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Presented by the Canadian Opera Company
Composed by George Frederic Handel
Conducted by Peter Sellars
Directed by Harry Bicket

The Canadian Opera Company’s current production of Handel's Hercules, offers audiences an engaging experience that explores the physical strength of the human body versus the vulnerability of the mind. Internationally renowned director Peter Sellars returns to the COC stage, adding a raw, modern voice to the classical myth.

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Sat, 2014-04-05 - Wed, 2014-04-30

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Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts