Opera by Request presents Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Friday, November 1, 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.

Pre-performance chat at 7:20 by Iain Scott.

Don Giovanni……………Jesse Clark, baritone
Leporello………………….Giles Tomkins, baritone
Donna Anna……………..Jennifer Sullivan, soprano
Donna Elvira……………..Jennifer Taverner, soprano
Zerlina……………………..Jana Miller, soprano
Don Ottavio………………Sean Clark, tenor
Masetto/Commendatore……….Michael York, baritone

William Shookhoff, pianist and music director

Opera by Request presents Offenbach’s Tales of Hoffmann, Sunday, October 27, 3:00 pm, College St. United Church, 452 College St. (corner of Bathurst). All tickets $20.00. Phone 416 455-2365 for reservations and information.

Hoffmann…………….Darrell Hicks, tenor
Olympia, Giulietta, Antonia, Stella…..Sharon Tikiryan, soprano
Lindorf, Coppelius, Miracle, Dappertutto…Keith O’Brien, baritone
Nicklausse, voice of the mother……………..Shilpa Sharma, mezzo-soprano
Spalanzani, Franz, Nathaniel…………………Andrew Pelrine, tenor
Crespel, Schlemil, Hermann………………….Norman Brown, baritone
Andres, Pittichinaccio, Cochenille………….William Ford, tenor
Luther………………………………………………..Mark Peacock, baritone

William Shookhoff, pianist and music director

Opera by Request presents Cilea’s Adriana Lecouvreur, in concert with piano accompaniment, Friday, October 18, 7:30 pm, College St. United Church, 452 College St. (corner of Bathurst). All tickets $20. Phone 416 455-2365 for reservations and information.

Adriana…………..Deena Nicklefork, soprano
Maurizio…………Pablo Benitez, tenor
Michonnet………Gregory Finney, baritone
Principessa………Sarah Hicks, mezzo-soprano
Abate…………….. William Parker, tenor
Jouvenot………….Danielle Dudycha, soprano
Dangeville………..Christina Campsall, mezzo-soprano
Poisson…………….Francis Domingue, tenor
Quinault…………..Gianmarco Segato, baritone
Principe……………Steven Henrikson, baritone

William Shookhoff, pianist and music director

Opera by Request, in collaboration with the Kitchener-Waterloo Francophone Association, presents Massenet’s Manon, in concert with piano accompaniment, Saturday, October 5, 7:30 pm, Knox Presbyterian Church, 50 Erb St. W, Waterloo, ON. All tickets $20.00. Phone 519 746-0337 for reservations and information.

Manon………Caroline Dery, soprano
Des Grieux…Lenard Whiting, tenor
Lescaut………Michael Robert-Broder, baritone
Guillot………..Avery Krisman, tenor
Bretigny……..Andrew Tam, baritone
Count des Grieux/Innkeeper/Sergeant……Henry Irwin, baritone
Pousette……….Elizabeth Lepock, soprano
Javotte………….Shikaina Jacob, mezzo-soprano
Rosette………….Jennifer Enns Modulo, mezzo-soprano

William Shookhoff, pianist and music director

Opera by Request presents Puccini’s La Bohème, in concert with piano accompaniment, Saturday, March 8, 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.

Mimi……….Erin Armstrong, soprano
Rodolfo……Ryan Harper, tenor
Marcello….John Conlon, baritone
Musetta…..Naomi Eberhard, soprano
Benoit/Alcindoro…Steven Henrikson, baritone
Parpignol……………William Parker, tenor
Schaunard……………Michael Nyby, baritone
Colline…………….Dylan Wright, bass

William Shookhoff, pianist and music director

Recital by Vanessa Lanch and John Holland, with William Shookhoff, pianist. Peace Lutheran Church, 928 Liverpool Rd, Pickering, ON, Thursday September 19, 7:30 pm. All tickets $20.00. Phone 416 455-2365 for reservations and information.

Ms. Lanch, fresh from her first season at the Bayreuth Festival, and Czech specialist John Holland will perform works of Wagner, Verdi, Britten, Dvorak, and Petr Eben, as well as popular selections from operetta and music theatre.