Opera by Request presents Mozart’s Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail, in concert with piano accompaniment, Saturday, January 24, 7:30 pm, College St. United Church, 452 College St. (Bathurst). All tickets $20.00. Phone 416 455-2365 for reservations and information.

Konstanze……………..Marion Samuel-Stevens, soprano
Blondchen…………….Abigail Freeman, soprano
Belmonte………………Avery Krisman, tenor
Pedrillo…………………. Mikhail Bukhman, tenor
Osmin……………………Steven Henrikson, bass-baritone
Selim Pasha……………Gregory Finney, speaker

William Shookhoff, pianist and music director

Opera by Request, in collaboration with Nordic Opera Canada, presents the Canadian premiere of August Enna’s The Princess and the Pea (Prinsessen paa Aerten), in concert with piano accompaniment, Sunday, January 11, 3:00 pm, College St. United Church, 452 College St. (Bathurst). Phone 416 455-2365 for reservations and information.

King Julius…………….Steven Henrikson, baritone
Prince Basilius……….Jason Lamont, tenor
Princess Ilse/Queen Gertrud…..Brigitte Bogar, soprano
Princess Gudrun…….Stephanie Kim, soprano
Master-at-Arms……..Sven Ericson, baritone

Nordic Opera Canada Chorus, Brigitte Bogar, director

William Shookhoff, pianist and music director

Opera by Request presents the Zarzuela, Luisa Fernanda, by Moreno Torroba, in concert with piano accompaniment, Wednesday, December 10, 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 Fernanda……….Karla Berganza, soprano
Javier…………………….Pablo Benitez, tenor
Carolina…………………Tsu-ching Yu, soprano
Vidal……………………..Marco Petracchi, baritone
Rosa………………………Jenny Cohen, mezzo-soprano
Nogales………………….Larry Tozer, baritone
Mariana…………….Margaret Bardos, mezzo-soprano
Anibal………………..Jeannette Burgos, actor

William Shookhoff, pianist and music director

Opera by Request presents Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel, in concert with piano accompaniment, Sunday, December 7 at 3:00 pm, College St. United Church, 452 College St. All tickets $20.00. Phone 416 455-2365 for reservations and information.

Hansel……………….Sarah Helmers, mezzo-soprano
Gretel………………..Brittany Stewart, soprano
Witch…………………Rosalind McArthur, mezzo-soprano
Father…………………Austin Larusson, baritone
Mother……………….Jennifer Routhier, mezzo-soprano
Sandman/Dew Fairy…Norita Portillo, soprano

William Shookhoff, pianist and music director

Opera by Request presents Handel’s Giulio Cesare, Saturday, November 29, 7:30 pm. College St. United Church, 452 College St. All tickets $20.00. Phone 416 455-2365 for reservations and information.

Cesare…………………………..Catharin Carew, mezzo-soprano
Cleopatra……………………….Marie Franceschini, soprano
Cornelia…………………………Madison Arsenault, mezzo-soprano
Sesto……………………………..Stephanie Code, mezzo-soprano
Tolomeo…………………………Jenny Cohen, mezzo-soprano
Nireno……………………………Olga Tylman, mezzo-soprano
Achilla……………………………John Holland, bass-baritone
Curio……………………………..John Warden, bass-baritone

William Shookhoff, music director and conductor

Opera by Request presents Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, Friday, Nov 21, 7:30 pm, College St. United Church, 452 College St. All tickets $20.00. Phone 416 455-2365 for reservations and information.

Cio-Cio-San……………………Andrea Naccarato, soprano
Pinkerton……………………..Paul Williamson, tenor
Sharpless…………………….Michael Robert-Broder, baritone
Suzuki………………………..Sarah Christina Steinert, mezzo-soprano
Goro………………………………Alexander Chan, tenor
Commissioner/Registrar/Bonzo/Yamadori………Domenico Sanfilippo, baritone

William Shookhoff, pianist and music director