Opera by Request presents Thomas’ Hamlet, in concert with piano accompaniment, Friday, Oct 10, 7:30 pm, College St. United Church, 452 College St. (corner of Bathurst). All tickets $20. Phone 416 455-2365 for reservations and information.

Hamlet: Simon Chaussee, baritone
Ophelia: Gerda Findeisen, soprano
Gertrude: Ioanna Touliatu, mezzo-soprano
Claudius: Norman Brown, baritone
Laertes/Marcellus/2nd Gravedigger: Danny LeClerc, tenor
Spectre/Polonius: Simon Chalifoux, baritone
Horatio/1st Gravedigger: Gianmarco Segato, baritone

William Shookhoff, pianist and music director

Opera by Request presents Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor, in concert with piano accompaniment, Saturday, September 27, 7:30 pm, College St. United Church, 452 College St. (corner of Bathurst). All tickets $20. Phone 416 455-2365 for reservations and information.

Lucia…………………………….Allison Cecilia Arends, soprano
Edgardo………………………..Paul Williamson, tenor
Enrico…………………………..Michael Robert-Broder, baritone
Alisa……………………………..Jillian Yemen, mezzo-soprano
Normanno/Arturo……………………Joseph Angelo, tenor
Raimondo…………………………..Nathan Keoughan, bass-baritone

William Shookhoff, music director and pianist

Opera by Request presents a fully-staged double bill of Menotti’s The Telephone and The Medium at the Arts and Letters Club, 14 Elm St., Friday, September 12, 7:30 pm. All tickets $20. Phone 416 455-2365 for reservations and information.

The Telephone:

Lucy…………………….Stephanie Ferracane, soprano
Ben……………………..Andrey Andreychik, baritone

The Medium:

Baba…………………..Karen Bojti, mezzo-soprano
Monica……………….Meher Pavri, soprano
Toby……………………Enzo Voci, actor
Mrs. Gobineau……..Judith Tak Soo, soprano
Mr. Gobineau……….Andrey Andreychik, baritone
Mrs. Nolan…………..Antonia Avila, mezzo-soprano

Stephanie Ferracane, director
William Shookhoff, music director and pianist

Opera by Request presents Weber’s Der Freischutz, in concert with piano accompaniment, Friday, June 13, 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……………Brigitte Bogar, soprano
Max………………..Jason Lamont, tenor
Annchen………….Joyce Yingying Goh, soprano
Kaspar…………….George Ossipov, bass-baritone
Cuno……………….Andrew Tam, baritone
Killian……………..Michael Robert-Broder, baritone
Zamiel/Hermit…Emile Belcourt, bass-baritone
Ottakar……………Steven Henrikson, baritone

William Shookhoff, pianist and music director

Opera by Request presents Berlioz’s Beatrice and Benedict, in concert with piano accompaniment, Wednesday, June 11, 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.

Beatrice………………Michele Bogdanowicz, mezzo-soprano
Benedict………………Ernesto Ramirez, tenor
Hero……………………Jennifer Taverner, soprano
Ursule………………….Karen Olynik, mezzo-soprano
Claudio………………..Michael Robert-Broder, baritone
Don Pedro……………Gregory Finney, baritone

William Shookhoff, music director and pianist

Opera By Request presents Carmen, with guest musical director Brahm Goldhammer, in concert with piano accompaniment. Monday, May 19th, 2014, 7:30 pm, at Grace Church on-the-Hill, 300 Lonsdale Road, Toronto. Tickets are purchased at the door. $20 general admission, $15 students and seniors.

Carmen – Deanna Pauletto
Don Jose – Taras Chmil
Micaela – Lisa Faieta
Escamillo – Diego Catala
Zuniga – Vladimir Tsyglian
Morales/El Dancairo – Ryan Downey
El Remendado – Charles Sy
Frasquita – Adanya Dunn
Mercedes – Beste Kalender

Pianist/Music director: Brahm Goldhammer