U of T Opera: Spotlight on our Singers
UofT Opera: Spotlight on our Singers, a video introduction to our young artists on November 5, part of the Faculty’s Thursday noon series.
Broadcast – November 5th, 2020 @ 12:00pm
November
Online 2020
Thursday
Nov 5
12:00 pm
A little Night Music: From Mozart to Sondheim
A Little Night Music, an operatic concert with repertoire ranging from Mozart to Sondheim to be broadcast on November 27th and 28th. With the technical opportunities afforded us in the MacMillan Theatre, we look forward to presenting this concert with stage lighting and innovative projection work.
Broadcast -November 27th & 28th @ 7:30pm
November
Online 2020
Friday
Nov 27
7:30 pm
Saturday
Nov 28
7:30 pm
Artistic Team:
Conductor: Sandra Horst
Director: Michael Albano
Lighting & Projection Design: Wesley McKenzie
Costume Design: Lisa Magill
Production Company: Banana Camera
Escape Room
Our annual Opera Student Composer Collective will kick off activities in January 2021. Following the success of the dramatic Massey Murder last season, we will turn to comedy with Escape Room; an intriguing scenario of characters trapped in a darkened room with no memory of how they got there. We’re excited to be choosing this season’s composers and working with them throughout the autumn in our usual process of composition and dramaturgy.
Stuck In-Screen February 28th, 2021
FREE EVENT
Watch it on Youtube
February
Online 2021
Sunday
Feb 28
2:30 pm
Cast in order of appearance:
Mervin, an accountant: Parker Clements
Guardian # 1: Alex Mathews
Guardian # 2: Alessia Vitali
Guardian # 3: Angelo Moretti
Ruth, a brilliant PHD student: Juliana Krajčovič
Vlad the Impaler: David Walsh
Prisoner # 1: Lindsay Connolly
Prisoner # 2: Danlie Acebuque
Prisoner # 3: Heidi Duncan
An airline stewardess: Sacha Smith
The Voice of Authority: Luke Noftall
Sister Clothilde, a Carmelite nun: Mélissa Danis
Madame Curie, a scientist: Noelle Slaney
Cosmo Duff Gordon: Elias Theocharidis
Lady Duff Gordon: Alexandra Fee
Imelda Marcos: Renee Fajardo
Ivanka Trump: Alex Hetherington
Doug Ford: Nicholas Higgs
Andrea Grant, piano
Jonny Smith, percussion
Adriana Jankovic, clarinet
Artistic Team:
Conductor: Sandra Horst
Director: Mario Pacheco
Composers: Prokhor Protasov, Evan Tanovich, Paul Kawabe and Paul Lessard
Librettist: Michael Patrick Albano
Production Design: Wesley McKenzie
Costume Design: Lisa Magill
Hair & Make-up Design: James Bolton
Stage Manager: Kristin McCollum
Produced by: Riddle Films & Christina Bell
Made possible in part by a generous gift from Dianne W. Henderson
Opera In Miniature: An Evening of One Act Operas
Opera in Miniature, a mixed program, chosen from the extensive repertory of one act operas showcasing the poignancy and intimacy of the art form.
Broadcast Dates – April 22-25
FREE EVENT
Register
April
Online 2021
April
22-25
Artistic Team:
All Productions Design: Wesley McKenzie
Costume Design: Lisa Magill
Hair & Makeup Design: James Bolton
Audio: Kai Masaoka
Video Capture & Editing: Banana Camera
Producer: Christina Bell
Le portrait de Manon by Jules Massenet
April 22, 2021 @ 7:30pm
Made possible in part by a generous gift from Marina Yoshida
Conductor: Russell Braun
Director: Michael Patrick Albano
Pianist: Vlad Soloviev
Aurore: Sacha Smith
Des Grieux: Parker Clements
Jean: Lindsay Connolly
Tiberge: Angelo Moretti
April 23, 2021 @ 7:30pm
DOUBLE BILL
Made possible in part by a generous gift from Marina Yoshida
Il segreto di Susanna by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari
Music Director: Andrea Grant
Director: Mario Pacheco
Susanna: Juliana Krajčovič
Gil: Alex Mathews
Sante: David Walsh
Der Schauspieldirektor (The Impressario) by W.A Mozart
Conductor: Russell Braun
Director: Michael Patrick Albano
Pianist: Vlad Soloviev
M Herz: Heidi Duncan
Mme Silberklang: Noelle Slaney
Vogelsang: David Walsh
La tragédie de Carmen by Georges Bizet
April 24, 2021 @ 2:30pm
Made possible in part by a generous gift from Marina Yoshida
Music Director: Sandra Horst
Director: Michael Patrick Albano
Micaela: Mélissa Danis
Don Jose: Elias Theocharidis
Carmen: Alex Hetherington
Escamillo: Luke Noftall
April 24, 2021 @ 7:30pm
DOUBLE BILL
The Bear by William Walton
Music Director: Andrea Grant
Director: Mario Pacheco
Popova: Renee Fajardo
Smirnov: Nicholas Higgs
Luka: Luke Noftall
The Bear by Walton is made possible in part by a gift from Esther McNeil.
Bon Appétit! By Lee Hoiby
Music Director: Andrea Grant
Director: Mario Pacheco
Mezzo-soprano: Alexandra Fee
La tragédie de Carmen by Georges Bizet
April 25, 2021 @ 2:30pm
Made possible in part by a generous gift from Marina Yoshida
Music Director: Sandra Horst
Director: Michael Patrick Albano
Micaela: Mélissa Danis
Don Jose: Elias Theocharidis
Carmen: Alessia Vitali
Escamillo: Danlie Rae Acebuque
Spotlight on Diversity
Spotlight on Diversity, an initiative by U of T Opera seeks to curate and detail the diverse and rich history that marginalized groups have in Classical music, and the contributions they have made and continue to make in our Operatic world. The programme theme — connection— is expressed in three ways. Connection as the way we relate to others, to our space, to the land we occupy. Connection that our diverse identities have with what is seen as a static and archaic art form and connection of othered people to a musical future, but also to a developed past.
Program Curated by Korin Thomas-Smith
This concert will be broadcast at the end of the semester.
FREE EVENT
Link will be provided when the production date is announced.
Made possible in part by a generous gift from Marina Yoshida.
