Category Archives: Upcoming

Bizet’s “Carmen”

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Opera by Request, as part of Barrie’s Colours of Music Festival, presents Bizet’s Carmen, in concert with piano accompaniment. Friday, September 27th, 7:30 pm, Central United Church
54 Ross Street (at Toronto Street), Barrie, Ontario.

Tickets are $35, or $15 with Festival passport

For further information and to order tickets, please contact the Festival at (705)726-1181, email colours@coloursofmusic.ca, or visit the Festival website www.coloursofmusic.ca

Choral Director Lenard Whiting
William Shookhoff conducts
Barbara King (Carmen)
Andrew Tees (Escamillo)
Stanislas Vitort (Don José)
Sharon Tikiryan (Micaëla)
Anna Elizabeth Bateman (Frasquita)
Laura McAlpine (Mercedes)
Marco Petracchi (Zuniga, Morales)
Melvin Suwarno (Remendado)
Jeff Hainsworth (Dancairo)

Delibes’ “Lakme” selections

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June 25, 7-8:30 pm

Arts and Letters Club

Allison Arends, Catharin Carew, Christopher Mayell, Michael York, soloists
William Shookhoff, music director and pianist

Highlights from Leo Delibes “Lakme,” presented with narration

If attending, advise via email (operabyrequest.news@gmail.com) or phone (416 455-2365) to be added to guest list.

No charge. Cash bar.

Memorial Concert

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Friday, Jan 18th, 7:30 pm.  College St. United Church, 452 College St.  By donation.

It is with great sorrow that all of us associated with Opera by Request received the news on Christmas Day of the untimely passing of Alla Ossipova.  It was only a few short months ago that Alla delivered a stunning performance of Fricka in Wagner’s Die Walkure, the latest in several superb performances which Alla delivered over the years.

 

To commemorate her life, her husband George Ossipov requested a concert be presented in her memory.  A number of singers who performed with Alla in recent years will share their talents in her memory.  Donations collected at the concert will be shared by Opera by Request and Summer Opera Lyric Theatre, the two venues where Alla was most recently able to showcase and develop her talents.