Calendar.Listings of Canadian stage performances The Aldeburgh Connection (Toronto). (416) 444-3976. www.aldeburghconnection.org. Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Hatfield, McMurtry, Colvin, Dobson. Oct 18M.Discovery Series. Nov 10. Blessed Cecilia. Mercer, McLean. Tomkins. Nov 22M. Calgary Opera The Calgary Opera is a Canadian professional opera company in Calgary, Alberta, originally known as the Southern Alberta Opera Association. It performs in the Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, accompanied by the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and the Calgary Opera Chorus. Association. (403) 262-7286. www.calgaryopera.com. Manon (Massenet). C: Peterson; D: Deedrick. Paulin,Troxell, Dupuis. Nov 21, 25, 27. Canadian Opera Company The Canadian Opera Company (COC), located in Toronto, Ontario, is the largest opera company in Canada and the sixth largest in North America. It was established in 1950 as the Royal Conservatory Opera Company, by Nicholas Goldschmidt and the late Herman Geiger-Torel. . (416) 363-6671. www.coc.ca. Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio. Sep 24M. Madama Butterfly Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly) is an opera in three acts (originally two acts) by Giacomo Puccini, with an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. (Puccini). C: Montanaro/Bate; D: Macdonald; Des & Ctms: Benson; Lght:Whitefield. Nitescu/Noah, McHardy/ Krause, Pomeroy/Hymel, Westman/Polegato, Cole/ Kriter, Pomakov, Barrett, Welsh. Sep 26, 29, 30, Oct 08, 10, 14, 16, 18M, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31M, Nov 03. Yannick-Muriel Noah, Allyson McHardy, David Pomeroy, James Westman. Oct 06M. COC Ensemble Studio. Oct 08M. * The Nightingale & Other Short Fables (Stravinsky). C: Darlington; D: Lepage; Des: Fillion; Ctms: Gottler; Lght: Boucher. Peretyatko, Odinius, Bannik, Radner, Pomakov, Uloth, Luther, Barrett. Oct 17M, 20, 22, 24, 20, Nov 01M, 04, 05. II mondo mon·do Slang adj. Enormous; huge: a mondo list of pizza toppings. adv. Extremely; very: a mondo big mistake. della luna (Haydn). C:Horst;D:Albano.U ofT Opera Division. Oct 20M. Simone Osborne. Nov 03M. Ben Heppner For the politician of the same name, see . Ben Heppner, OC (born January 14, 1956) is a Canadian tenor, specializing in opera and classical symphonic works for voice. Heppner was born in Murrayville, British Columbia, and lived in Dawson Creek. . C: Debus. Nov 07. Canadian Children's Opera Company. C: Cooper Gay. Nov 11M. Puksanger-Lockrop (Timpanum tim·pa·num n. Variant of tympanum. Songs--Herding Calls) (Rehnqvist). Mercer, Huhtanen. Nov 12M.Adrianne Pieczonka Adrianne Pieczonka (born Mar. 2, 1963) is a Canadian soprano opera singer. She grew up near Toronto and graduated from the Opera School of the University of Toronto. Her professional debut occurred with the Canadian Opera Company in 1988 in Shostakovich's . Nov 17M. Edmonton Opera. (780) 424-4040. www.edmontonopera.com. Rigoletto (Verdi). C:Tween tween n. A child between middle childhood and adolesence, usually between 8 and 12 years old. [Blend of teen1 and between.] ; D: Adams. Breault, Baerg, T. Dahl, Dambuch, Burgess, Covey, Liska. Oct 24, 27, 29. Glenn Gould Glenn Herbert Gould[][] (September 25, 1932 – October 4, 1982) was a Canadian pianist, noted especially for his recordings of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. School of The Royal Conservatory (Toronto). (416) 408-5010. www.rcmusic.ca. Vocal Showcase. Nov 04. Comedy on the Bridge (Martinu). C: Mayer. Nov 25M, 26. Manitoba Opera Manitoba Opera is an opera company in Winnipeg, Manitoba that was founded in 1969. Its first production was a concert of Giuseppe Verdi's Il Trovatore in 1972. The opera often works with other Winnipeg art companies such as the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Manitoba Theatre Centre . (204) 253-2787. www.manitobaopera.mb.ca. II barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini). C: Biernacki; D: Gately. Einfeld, Robertson, Strummer, Westman. Nov 21, 24, 27. Off Centre Music Salon (Toronto). (416)466-1870. www.offcentremusic.com. Music and Nature: The Colour Green! L. Barrett, Garvanliev, Harper. Sep 27M. 15th Annual Schubertiad: 1827-1828. Huhtanen, Szabo, Clark. Nov 29M. Opera Atelier Opera Atelier is a Canadian opera company featuring performances of 17th and 18th century Baroque opera, ballet and drama. Opera Atelier was founded in Toronto in 1985 by husband and wife duo Marshall Pynkoski and Jeannette Zingg. (Toronto). (416) 703-3767. www.operaatelier.com. Iphigenie en Tauride (Gluck). C: Parrott; D: Pynkoski; Des: Gauci; Ctms: Rust D'Eye; Chor: Lajeuness-Zingg; Lght: Fraser. Dye, Spicer, Soderberg, Laquerre, Sullivan. Oct 31, Nov 01M, 03, 04, 06, 07. L'Opera de Montreal. (514) 985-2258. www.operademontreal.com. * Gianni Schicchi (Puccini)/I pagliacci (Leoncavallo). C: Meena; D: A. Gauthier; Des: Landreville; Ctms:J. Gauthier; Lght: Accolas. G. Dahl, Fiset, Belanger, Lemieux, Hervieux, Lord, Charbonneau, Dupuis. Sep 26, 30, Oct 03, 05, 08. Die Zauberflote (Mozart). C: Trudel; D: Robinson; Des & Ctms: Hockney; Lght: Simard-Deraspe. Tessier, Gauvin, Nicholson, Kutan, Hagen. Nov 07, 11,14, 16, 19, 21M. L'Opera de Quebec. (418) 529-4142. www.operadequebec.qc.ca. Aida (Verdi). C: Keenan. Kramaryeva, Kulko, Gurina, Avey, Savtchenk, Rouleau rouleau /rou·leau/ (roo-lo´) pl. rouleaux´ [Fr.] an abnormal group of red blood cells adhering together like a roll of coins. rouleau pl. rouleaux [Fr.] a roll of red blood cells resembling a pile of coins. . Oct 17, 20, 22, 24. Opera in Concert (Toronto). (416) 366-7723. www.OperaInConcert.com. La donna del lago La donna del lago (The Lady of the Lake) is an opera by Gioachino Rossini with a libretto by Andrea Leone Tottola, based on a poem by Sir Walter Scott. This opera was the first to be based on Sir Walter Scott’s romantic works. (Rossini). C: Cooper. Hatfield, Jones, Williamson, Wu. Oct 25M. Gala Concert. Nov 29M. Opera Hamilton. (905) 527-7627. www.operahamilton.ca. Die Fledermaus (J. Strauss). D: Leyshon. Whalen, Phares, Asselin, Klassen, Segal. Oct 22, 24. Opera Kitchener. (519) 888-4908. www.operakitchener.com. Cosi fan tutte (Mozart). Horst. Oct 03, 04M. Opera Lyra Ottawa Opera Lyra Ottawa is an opera company founded in 1984 by soprano Diana Gilchrist after the demise of the National Arts Centre's summer opera productions. Its current Artistic Director is Tyrone Paterson. The company generally presents two staged productions each year. . (613) 233-9200. www.operalyra.ca. Die Zauberflote (Mozart). C: Zukerman; D: Diamond. Mercer, Tessier, Hopkins, Ruminski, del Alba, Corbeil cor·beil also cor·beille n. A sculptured basket of flowers or fruits used as an architectural ornament. [French corbeille, from Late Latin corbicula, little basket , Beaudin, Zukerman, El-Khoury, Laointe, Goerz, Figuero.Sep 12, 14, 16, 19. Opera Nova Scotia. (902) 425-8586. www.nsopera.org. Fall Fundraising Recital: "Lois Marshall's Moscow Recital" MacDonald, Hamilton, Loewen. Sep 26. Opera York (Richmond Hill, Ont.). (905) 763-7853. www.operayork.com. And the Rat Laughed (Milch-Sheriff). C: Butler; D: Cookson; Des: Pasian; Ctms: Eason; Lght: Humphreys. Nov 05-12. Pacific Opera Victoria. (250) 385-0222. www.pov.bc.ca. La traviata (Verdi). D: Vernon; D: Garnhum; Des & Ctms: Boechler; Lght: Lamotte. Park, Rideout, Kelly, Greenwood,Tomkins, Knight, Daniel, Allison, Bergeron. Oct 01, 03M, 06, 08, 10M. The Rake's Progress (Stravinsky). C:Vernon; D: Leyshon; Des: Stichbury; Ctms: Bryant. Ainsworth, Cesaroni, G. Dahl, Louwerse, Lennox-Williams, Hass, Hendsbee. Nov 12, 14M, 17, 19, 21M. Roy Thomson Hall Roy Thomson Hall is a concert hall located at 60 Simcoe Street in Toronto, Canada. It is the home of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. . (416) 872-4255. www.roythomson.com. Joseph Calleja. Nov 15. Shaw Festival. (800) 511-7429. www.shawfest.com. Sunday in the Park with George (Sondheim).To Nov. 01. Stratford Festival. (519) 273-1600 or (800) 567-1600. www.stratfordfestival.ca. West Side Story (Bernstein).To Oct 31. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Sondheim).To Nov 01. Tafelmusik. (416) 964-6337. www.tafelmusik.org. King Arthur (Purcell). C: Taurins. LeBlanc, C. Daniels, Watson. Nov 12, 13, 14, 15M. Tapestry New Opera Works. (416) 537-6066. www.tapestrynewopera.com. Opera Briefs. C: Foley/Tung; D: Diamond. Huhtanen, Phillips, Belluz, Klassen, McGillivray. Sep 25, 26, 27. 30th Anniversary Gala Event. O'Callaghan, Stilwell,Tova. Dec 02. The Toronto Consort. (416) 964-6337. www.torontoconsort.org. The Primadonnas. LeBlanc, DeBoer, Hill, Pudwell. Oct 02, 03. Oh Henry! LesVoix Humaines. Oct 30, 31. Toronto Masque masque, courtly form of dramatic spectacle, popular in England in the first half of the 17th cent. The masque developed from the early 16th-century disguising, or mummery, in which disguised guests bearing presents would break into a festival and then join with their Theatre. (416) 410-4561. www.torontomasquethcatre.ca. Dido and Aeneas Dido and Aeneas with the gods demanding his departure, she commits suicide. [Rom. Lit.: Aeneid; Fr. Opera: Berlioz, The Trojans, Westerman, 174–176] See : Love, Tragic (Purcell)/Aeneas and Dido (Rolfe). Whicher, Dobson, St. Pierre, Dunn. Sep 26. *** A TMT TMT 1 Tarsometatarsal 2 Thermomechanical treatment 3 Treatment, see there Christmas: The Mummers' Masque (Burry burry said of wool when it contains plant burrs, the adherent seed pods, usually of Medicago polymorpha. ). Dec 03, 04, 05, 06. Toronto Operetta operetta (ŏpərĕt`ə), type of light opera with a frivolous, sentimental story, often employing parody and satire and containing both spoken dialogue and much light, pleasant music. Theatre. (416) 366-7723. www.torontooperetta.com. A Special 25th Anniversary Gala Concert. Nov 21, 22. Countess Maritza (Kalman). Dec 26, 27, 29, 30, 31. Vancouver Island Opera (Qualicum Beach) (250) 586-6095. www.vancouver-islandopera.com Madama Butterfly (Puccini), C: van Wyck; D:Vasilieva. Wang, Ho, Arsenault, Moran. Oct 17, 18. Vancouver Opera. (604) 683-0222. www.vancouveropera.ca. Norma (Bellini). C: Bonynge; D:Thompson; Lght: Brodie. Papian, Margison, Aldrich, Coulombe, Towell, Arsenault. Nov 28, Dec 01,03,05. SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT THE OPERA CBC broadcasts begin at 1 p.m. EST, unless otherwise stated Oct. 3 Ariadne auf Naxos R. Strauss Calgary Opera. C:Agler; Nielsen, Margison, T. Dahl Oct. 10 Madama Butterfly Puccini Lyric Opera of Chicago. C: A. Davis; Racette, Lopardo, Westman, Goeldner Oct. 17 Simon Boccanegra Verdi Vienna State Opera. C: Abel; Nucci, Prestia, Malagnini, Briban Oct. 24 Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail Mozart Lyric Opera of Chicago. C: A. Davis; Polenzani, Wall, Kurzak, Davislim Oct. 31 The Fly Shore Los Angeles Opera. C: Domingo; Okulitch, Donose, Lehman Nov. 7 Beatrice et Benedict Berlioz Champs-Elysees, Paris. C: C, Davis; DiDonato, Workman, Lapointe Nov. 14 Werther Massenet Opera Bastille, Paris. C: Nagano; Villazon, Graham, Tezier, Kucerova Nov. 21 A Midsummer Night's Dream Britten La Scala, Milan. C: A. Davis; Daniels, Joshua, Okulitch, Gietz, Wall Nov. 28 II viaggio a Reims Rossini La Scala, Milan. C: Dantone; Remigio, Ciofi, Massis, Popescu Dec. 5 Der Rosenkavalier Strauss San Francisco Opera. C: Runnicles; DiDonato, Isokoski, Persson, Sigmundsson METROPOLITAN OPERA 2009/10 SEASON Dec. 12 Il trittico Puccini C: Ranzani; Racette, Grant Murphy, Blythe, Licitra, Pirgu, Lucic, Corbelli Dec. 19 Les contes d'Hoffmann Offenbach C: Levine; Kim, Netrebko, Gubanova, Garanca, Calleja, Held Dec. 26 Elektra R. Strauss C: Luisi; Bullock, Voigt, Palmer, Schmidt, Held Jan. 2, 2010 Hansel and Gretel Humperdinck C: A. Davis; Persson, Kirchschlager, Plowright, Langridge, Croft Metropolitan Opera Live in HD Movie Broadcasts Oct. 10 Tosca Puccini C: Levine; Mattila, Alvarez, Uusitalo, Plishka Oct. 24 Aida Verdi C: Gatti; Urmana, Zajick, Botha, Guelfi, Scandiuzzi, Kocan Nov. 7 Turandot Puccini C: Nelsons; Guleghina, Poplavskaya, Giordani, Ramey Dec. 19 Les contes d'Hoffmann Offenbach C: Levine; Kim, Netrebko, Gubanova, Garanca, Calleja, Held Jan. 9 Der Rosenkavalier R. Strauss C: Levine; Fleming, Graham, Schafer, Cutler, Allen, Sigmundsson * For CBC's opera broadcasts: www.cbc.ca/sato/schedule/index.html. Check local listings for times of radio broadcasts. * For Metropolitan Opera radio Metropolitan Opera Radio is an all-opera radio station on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 85 and DISH Network channel 6085. It carries live broadcasts from the Metropolitan Opera's current 2006-07 season on four evenings each week during the season in addition to archived broadcasts and movie broadcasts: www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/broadcast/ * For Cineplex Odeon Met HD movie transmisisons: http://www.cineplex.com/Events/MetOpera0910.aspx Compiled by B. Krsek. Legend: C: conductor; D: stage director; Des: designer, Ctms: costumes; Lght: lighting; Chor: choreographer; * new production; ** world premiere; *** national premiere; Op: opening date; M: matinee. Information correct as of Sept. 15, 2009. |
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