Mahler “Das Lied von der Erde”

Opera by Request, in association with Oshawa Opera, presents Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde (Songs of the Earth), Sunday, March 30, 3:00 pm, Kingsview United Church, 505 Adelaide Avenue E. All tickets $20.00. Tickets available at the door. Phone 416 455-2365 for more information.

Dillon Parmer, tenor
Kristine Dandavino, mezzo-soprano

William Shookhoff, pianist

Massenet’s “Werther”

Opera by Request presents Massenet’s Werther, in concert with piano accompaniment, Saturday, March 29, 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.

Werther………….Jeff Boyd, tenor
Charlotte…………Jean-E Hudson, mezzo-soprano
Albert……………..Norman E. Brown, baritone
Sophie…………….Nicole Bower, soprano
Le Bailli…………..Gianmarco Segato, baritone
Schmidt…………..Will Ford, tenor
Johann…………….Andrew Tam, baritone

children’s chorus under the direction of Nicole Bower

Wagner’s Siegfried

Opera by Request presents Wagner’s Siegfried, in concert with piano accompaniment, Saturday, April 5, 6:30 pm, College St. United Church, 452 College St. (corner of Bathurst). All tickets $20.00. Phone 416 455-2365 for reservations and information.

Siegfried……………Lenard Whiting, tenor
Mime………………..Oliver Dawson, tenor
Wotan (the Wanderer)….Andrew Tees, baritone
Brunhilde…………..Margarete von Vaight, soprano
Alberich…………….John Holland, baritone
Erda………………….Monica Zerbe
Fafner……………….George Ossipov, bass-baritone
Forest Bird…………Lindsay McIntyre, soprano

William Shookhoff, pianist and music director

Mozart’s “Don Giovanni”

Opera by Request presents Mozart’s Don Giovanni, in concert with piano accompaniment, Friday, March 7, 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.

Don Giovanni……………….Giovanni Spanu, baritone
Leporello……………………..Gregory Finney, bass-baritone
Donna Elvira…………………Deena Nicklefork, soprano
Donna Anna………………… Natalya Matyusheva, soprano
Don Ottavio………………….Mark Atherton, tenor
Zerlina………………………….Brittany Stewart, soprano
Masetto………………………. Daniel Robinson, baritone
Commendatore……………..Mikhail Shemet, bass-baritone

William Shookhoff, pianist and music director

Donizetti’s “Linda di Chamonix”

Opera by Request presents Donizetti’s Linda di Chamonix, in concert with piano accompaniment, Saturday, February 15, 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.

Linda…………….Marissa Solow, soprano
Carlo……………..Avery Krisman, tenor
Pierotto…………Alison Muir, mezzo-soprano
Marchese………George Ossipov, bass-baritone
Prefetto…………Reid Spencer, bass-baritone
Antonio………….Larry Tozer, baritone
Maddalena……..Anna Belikova, mezzo-soprano

Tricia Postle, ghirondist

William Shookhoff, pianist and music director

Bizet’s “Les Pecheurs de Perles”

Opera by Request presents Bizet’s Les Pecheurs de Perles, Saturday, February 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.

Leila…………………….Danielle Dudycha, soprano
Nadir……………………Paul Williamson, tenor
Zurga……………………Michael Robert-Broder, baritone
Nourabad……………..Norman Brown, baritone

William Shookhoff, pianist and music director