Rossini: L’Italiana in Algieri

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Opera by Request presents Rossini’s L’Italiana in Algieri, in concert with piano accompaniment, Friday, October 23, 7:30 pm. College St. United Church, 452 College St. (Bathurst). All tickets $20.00. Phone 416 455-2365 for reservations and information.

Isabella……………………Elizabeth McLeod, mezzo-soprano
Lindoro……………………Asitha Tennekoon, tenor
Mustapha………………..Norman Brown, bass-baritone
Taddeo……………………Jay Lambie, baritone
Elvira………………………Jennifer Rasor, soprano
Zulma……………………..Jennie Garde, mezzo-soprano
Ali…………………………..Francis Domingue, baritone

William Shookhoff, music director and pianist

Wagner: Gotterdammerung

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Opera by Request concludes its presentation of Wagner’s Ring Cycle with Gotterdammerung, in concert with piano accompaniment, Saturday, October 17, 6:30 pm, College St. United Church, 452 College St. (Bathurst). Phone 416 455-2365 for reservations and information.

Siegfried……………………….Lenard Whiting, tenor
Brunnhilde…………………….Susan Tsakaris, soprano
Hagen…………………………..Andrew Tees, baritone
Gunther………………………..George Ossipov, bass-baritone
Waltraute……………………..Jillian Yemen, mezzo-soprano
Gutrune……………………….Brigitte Bogar. soprano
Alberich………………………..John Holland, baritone
Norns/Rhinemaidens……..Jaclyn Grossman, soprano
Karina Bray, soprano
Catharin Carew, mezzo-soprano

Nordic Opera Canada Chorus, Brigitte Bogar, director

William Shookhoff, pianist and music director

Concert: “E-flat-Harmony”

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Opera by Request presents Kim Sartor, mezzo-soprano and Deena Nicklefork, soprano, in E-flat Harmony.concert. Saturday, Oct 3, 7:30 pm, College St. United Church, 452 College St. (Bathurst). Suggested donation: $20.00. Phone 416 455-2365 for additional information.

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William Shookhoff, pianist

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