Opera by Request hosts sopranos Brittany Stewart and Astrid Atherly in a recital of opera, music theatre and traditional art song, Saturday, October 26, 7:30pm, College St. United Church, 452 College St. (Bathurst). All tickets $20.00. Phone 416 455-2365 for additional information.
Recital: Alexandra leBlanc
Opera by Request presents soprano Alexandra leBlanc and pianist Claire Harris in recital, Saturday, October 19, 7:30pm, College St. United Church, 452 College St. (Bathurst). All tickets $20.00. Phone 416 455-2365 for additional information.
The recital features works of Imant Raminsch, Mahler, Barber, Bernstein and Debussy. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Ronald McDonald House, and to fund the completion of a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostella, undertaken but not completed by Ms. leBlanc’s grandparents.
Bizet: “Pearl Fishers” (OperOttawa)
Opera by Request hosts OperOttawa in Bizet’s Pearl Fishers, Friday, October 4, 7:30pm, College St. United Church, 452 College St. (Bathurst). All tickets $20.00. For reservations and information phone 416 455-2365.
Leila……………..Cristina Pisani, soprano
Nadir…………….Robert Martin, tenor
Zurga…………….Norman E. Brown, baritone
Nourabad……..John Holland, baritone
Claire Harris, piano
Puccini: “Tosca”
Opera by Request presents Puccini’s Tosca, in concert with piano accompaniment, Saturday, September 7, 7:30pm, College St. United Church, 452 College St. (Bathurst). All tickets $20.00. Phone 416 455-2365 for reservations and information.
Tosca………………………………….Antonina Ermolenko, soprano Cavaradossi………………………..Corey Arnold, tenor Scarpia……………………………….Henry Irwin, baritone
Sacristan/ jailer…………………..Steven Henrikson, baritone Angelotti/Sciarrone……………Bruce Reid, baritone Spoletta……………………………..Francis Domingue, tenor Shepherd…………………………..Shannon Halliwell-McDonald, mezzo-soprano
with members of the Annex Singers, Maria Case, director
William Shookhoff, music director and pianist
Strauss: “Capriccio”
Opera by Request presents a rare North American performance of Richard Strauss’s Capriccio, Saturday, August 24, 7:30pm, College St. United Church, 452 College St (Bathurst). All tickets $20.00. Phone 416 455-2365 for reservations and information.
Countess………………………………..Cristina Pisani, soprano
La Roche………………………………..Steven Henrikson, baritone Flamand………………………………..Colin Frotten, tenor Olivier…………………………………….John Holland, baritone Count…………………………………….Michael Robert-Broder, baritone Clairon……………………………………Shannon Halliwell-McDonald, mezzo-soprano Italian tenor……………………………Corey Arnold, tenor
Italian soprano……………………….Alexandra Leblanc, soprano
Monsieur Taupe……………………..Oliver Dawson, tenor
Major Domo…………………………..George Ossipov, bass-baritone
William Shookhoff, music director and pianist
Donizetti: “Maria Stuarda”
Opera by Request presents Donizetti’s Maria Stuarda, in concert with piano accompaniment, Saturday, June 15, 7:30pm, St. Andrews United Church, 117 Bloor St. E. All tickets $20.00. Phone 416 455-2365 for reservations and information.
Maria Stuarda……………………….Antonina Ermolenko, soprano
Elizabeth I…………………………….Cristina Pisani, soprano Leicester……………………………….Paul Wiliamson, tenor Talbot…………………………………..Dylan Wright, bass-baritone Cecil…………………………………….Henry Irwin, baritone Anna…………………………………….Anna Belikova, mezzo-soprano
William Shookhoff, pianist and music director