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Opera By Request is an opera company where singers, rather than the director, choose the opera. Between 2007 and 2012, Opera By Request produced 65 operas.
Singers appreciate the chance to learn the roles they love, and audiences enjoy hearing singers perform the roles that inspire them.
Opera by Request will present four operas in November 2018:
Opera by Request presents Mozart's Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute), in concert with piano accompaniment, Friday, November 2 and Saturday, November 3, 7:30pm, College St. United Church, 452 College St. (Bathurst). All tickets $20.00. Phone 416 455-2365 for reservations and information.
Papageno...................Austin Larusson, baritone
Pamina.......................Brittany Stewart, soprano
Tamino.......................Cian Horrobin, tenor
Queen of the Night....Holly Chaplin, soprano
Three Ladies...............Grace Quinsey, soprano; Norita Portillo, soprano; Shannon Halliwell-McDonald, mezzo-soprano
Monostatos................Joseph Wong, tenor
Speaker.......................Brian Dearden, baritone
William Shookhoff, pianist and music director
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Opera by Request presents Tchaikovsky's Pique Dame, in concert with piano accompaniment, Friday, November 9, 7:30pm, College St. United Church, 452 College St. (Bathurst). All tickets $20.00. Phone 416 455-2365 for reservations and additional information.
Gherman..............................Paul Williamson, tenor
Lisa.......................................Anush Pasishnik, soprano
Countess...............................Anna Belikova, mezzo-soprano
Count Tomsky.......................Yevgeny Yablonovsky, baritone
Prince Yeletsky......................Andrey Andreychik, baritone
Paulina..................................Meghan Symon, mezzo-soprano
Surin/Narumov..................... George Ossipov, bass-baritone
Chekalinsky/Chaplinsky.........Jay Lambie, tenor
William Shookhoff, music director and pianist
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Opera by Request presents Verdi's Aida, in concert with piano accompaniment, Saturday, November 17, 7:30pm, College St. United Church, 452 College St. (Bathurst). All tickets $20.00. Phone 416 455-2365 for reservations and information.
Aida.................................Stephanie DeCiantis, soprano
Amneris...........................Monica Zerbe, mezzo-soprano
Radames..........................Boris Derow, tenor
Amonasro.........................Andrey Andreychik, baritone
Ramphis............................Steven Henrikson, baritone
King of Egypt.....................Norman E. Brown, baritone
Messenger.........................Francis Domingue, tenor
High Priestess....................Laura Schatz, mezzo-soprano
William Shookhoff, pianist an music director
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Opera by Request presents Leoncavallo's La Bohème, in concert with piano accompaniment, Friday, November 23, 7:30pm, College St. United Church, 452 College St. (Bathurst), Toronto. All tickets $20.00. Phone 416 455-2365 for reservations and information.
A second performance takes place in Belleville, Sunday, November 25, 3:00pm, St. Matthew's United Church, 25 Holloway St.. All tickets $20.00, available at the door or in advance at the church office. Phone 416 455-2365 for reservations and information.
Marcello.......................Robert Martin, tenor
Musetta........................Deena Nicklefork, soprano
Rodolfo.........................Kyle Lehmann, baritone
Mimi.............................Cristina Pisani, soprano
Schaunard.....................Austin Larusson, baritone
Gaudenzio/Durand.......Oliver Dawson, tenor
Colline/Count Paolo......Keith O'Brien, baritone
Eufemia.........................Shannon Halliwell-McDonald, mezzo-soprano
Barbemuche/drunkard..George Ossipov, bass-baritone
William Shookhoff, pianist and music director
Photo: William Shookhoff surrounded by OBR singers. ©2011 Alex Kozovski.
2018-10-07
Toronto: Opera by Request presents four operas in November