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Weber: Der Freischutz

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Opera by Request presents Weber’s Der Freischutz, in concert with piano accompaniment, Friday, September 18, 7:30 pm, College St. United Church, 452 College St. (corner of Bathurst). All tickets $20.00. Phone 416 455-2365 for reservations and information.

Agathe……………………Vanessa Lanch, soprano
Annchen…………………Vania Chan, soprano
Max………………………..Ryan Harper, tenor
Kaspar……………………..John Holland, baritone
Cuno……………………….Kieran Kane, baritone
Killian/Ottakar………….Jay Lambie, tenor
Hermit…………………….Steven Henrikson, baritone
Samiel……………………. Emile Belcourt, speaker
Flower Girls……………..Amanda Ironside, Nicole Hulme, sopranos

William Shookhoff, music director and pianist

OBR Season Book

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OBR was launched in 2007 to provide opportunities for singers to learn and perform roles in their entirety, and for audience to experience opera, both rare and familiar, at affordable prices. All Opera by Request productions are initiated by singers, not by the director. Since its inception, more than 200 singers have presented over 100 performances of more than 70 different operas. Opera by Request celebrates its 2014-2015 season with this season book, including all opera performances, performers and collaborations from September 2014 to July 2015. This commemorative publication is a beautiful souvenir for opera singers and opera enthusiasts.

Here is the link to the Season Book which is now available to purchase for $20. http://www.blurb.ca/bookstore/invited/5743193/81ccdc877b2955615db11300b309ec2186bd1a4e
If you are not comfortable with online ordering, please speak with William Shookhoff or write operabyrequest.news@gmail.com for more information.

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Metcalf and Tremblay: A Chair In Love

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Opera by Request presents a semi-staged performance of John Metcalf’s and Larry Tremblay’s A Chair in Love, Friday, July 17, 7:30 pm, at Array Music, 155 Walnut Avenue. All tickets $20.00. Phone 416 455-2365 for reservations and information.

A Chair…………….Abigail Freeman, soprano
Truman……………Michael Robert-Broder, baritone
Doctor……………..Kim Sartor, mezzo-soprano
Dog…………………Gregory Finney, bass-baritone

William Shookhoff, pianist and music director

Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro

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Opera by Request presents Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro, in concert with piano accompaniment, Friday, June 19, 7:30 pm, College St. United Church, 452 College St. (corner of Bathurst). All tickets $20.00. Phone 416 455-2365 for reservations and information.

Figaro…………………..Gene Wu, baritone
Susanna………………..Amanda Pereira, soprano
Count Almaviva……..Henry Irwin, baritone
Countess Almaviva…Hannah Coleman, soprano
Cherubino…………….Carla-Grace Calaguari, mezzo-soprano
Marzellina…………….Jacqueline McIntyre, soprano
Bartolo…………………Lawrence Shirkie, baritone
Don Curzio/Basilio…Ilya Cerebrianik, tenor
Barbarina……………..Samantha Weaver, soprano
Antonio………………..Lawrence Wraith, baritone

William Shookhoff, pianist and music director

Mozart: Idomeneo

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Opera by Request presents Mozart’s Idomeneo, Saturday, May 23, 7:30 pm., College St. United Church, 452 College St., corner of Bathurst. All tickets $20.00. Phone 416 455-2365 for reservations and information.

Idomeneo………….Avery Krisman, tenor
Ilia…………………….Hannah Coleman, soprano
Idamante……………Stephanie Code, mezzo-soprano
Elektra……………….Brigitte Bogar, soprano
Arbace……………….Oliver Dawson, tenor
Gran Sacerdote…………Francis Domingue (tenor)
Voice from heaven…TBA

The Annex Singers, Maria Case, director
William Shookhoff, pianist and music director

Verdi: Luisa Miller

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Opera by Request presents Verdi’s Luisa Miller, in concert with piano accompaniment, Friday, May 15, 7:30 pm, College St. United Church, 452 College St., corner of Bathurst. All tickets $20.00. Phone 416 455-2365 for reservations and information.

Luisa……………Naomi Eberhard, soprano
Miller…………..John Conlon, baritone
Rodolfo……….Paul Williamson, tenor
Walter…………Andrew Tees, baritone
Wurm………….Steven Henrikson, baritone
Federica………Catherine Carew, mezzo-soprano
Laura…………..Jennifer Routhier, mezzo-soprano
a villager………Will Ford, tenor

William Shookhoff, pianist and music director