Performance C A N A D I A N O P E R A C O M PA N Y Au t u m n 2 0 1 1
Iphigenia in Tauris
M IDTOWN
TORONTO LIVING WITH ALL THE R IGHT
NOTES
A NEW R ENTAL R ETIREMENT R ESIDENCE DESIGNED...
FO OR R L IIFE F E’S FIINEST NE ST P E ERFORMANCES R FOR M A NCE S Toronto’s premiere premiere resort-inspired re sidence invites invites yyou ou tto Toronto’s re sor t-in spired retirement retirement residence o discover the the art art o discover off lliving iving w well. ell. 77 Dunfield Dunfield Avenue, Avenue, To 416 -481-8524 T oronto, M 4S 2 H3 s 416-481-8524 77 Toronto, M4S 2H3 Call Call for ffo or more more information information or or a personal personal ttour. our. JOIN US ON SUND UNDAY AY MORNINGS AT A T 11:30 AM ON
THEDUNFIELD T HEDUNFIELD.COM COM
WWW W W W.
CONTENTS 6
HOUSE OF DYSFUNCTION: IPHIGENIA IN TAURIS BY ERIC DOMVILLE
14
HAS IT REALLY BEEN FIVE YEARS? CELEBRATING CANADA’S GLORIOUS HOME FOR OPERA
16
MAY WE INTRODUCE AND WELCOME BACK THE 2011/2012 ENSEMBLE STUDIO ARTISTS BY CAITLIN COULL
20
RIGOLETTO: A STUDY IN DUAL PERSONALITY BY JON KAPLAN Top: Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. Photo: Sam Javanrouh
Performance C A N A D I A N O P E R A C O M PA N Y
Autumn 2011
Above: The COC presents Iphigenia in Tauris. Susan Graham (centre) as Iphigenia in the Lyric Opera of Chicago production, 2006. Photo: Dan Rest
n CANADIAN OPERA COMPANY EDITORS: Suzanne Vanstone, Senior Communications Manager, Editorial; Gianna Wichelow, Senior Communications Manager, Creative n RJ PERFORMANCE MEDIA INC.: PRESIDENT AND PUBLISHER: Joe Marino n CEO: Frank Barbosa n SECRETARY TREASURER: Rajee Muthuraman n FINANCE: Gina Zicari n NATIONAL ACCOUNT DIRECTORS: Danny Antunes, Gary Bell, Tom Marino, David Thom, Heather Thom n ART DIRECTOR /DESIGN: Jan Haringa n GRAPHIC ARTIST: Glenda Moniz n Cover images: Iphigenia in Tauris – The COC presents Iphigenia in Tauris. Susan Graham as Iphigenia in the Lyric Opera of Chicago production, 2006. Photo: Robert Kusel Rigoletto – Preliminary sketch of The Duke by Michael Levine, set and costume designer for Rigoletto. Production originally designed for Lyric Opera of Chicago, 2000. Canadian Opera Company’s edition of Performance magazine is published quarterly by RJ Performance Media Inc., 2724 Coventry Road, Oakville, Ontario, L6H 6R1. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written consent is prohibited. Contents copyright © Performance Inc. Subscriptions available by contacting publisher. Direct all advertising enquiries to 2724 Coventry Road, Oakville, Ontario, L6H 6R1 or phone 905-829-3900, Ext. 222.
Catch up with blogs and enjoy the new COC Radio at coc.ca.
5
HOUSE OF DYSFUNCTION IPHIGENIA IN TAURIS BY ERIC DOMVILLE
E
The COC presents Iphigenia in Tauris. A scene from the Lyric Opera of Chicago production, 2006. Photo: Robert Kusel
6
Canadian Opera Company 2011/2012 Season
very family has its problems, but those of the House of Atreus in ancient Mycenae set an unwholesome benchmark for dysfunctionality. Incest, adultery, human sacrifice, the eating of children, murder, vengeance, madness – these are some of the more colourful elements in a checkered family history. As T. S. Eliot put it: “After such knowledge, what forgiveness?” Such aspects of psychology and behaviour have long fascinated writers from Homer and Euripides to the modern era. Opera, beginning with stories from classical mythology and being, in essence, an extreme art form, has frequently seized on the extreme possibilities of this delta of myth over the past 400 years. Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714 – 1787) was thus a latecomer on the scene when he composed an earlier opera, Iphigenia in Aulis (1774), after a long and circuitous career. He was largely self-taught as a musician, although he studied for a while in Prague.
Early diagnosis. Prompt treatment. Better outcomes. “The head-to-toe medical provided important information. And Medcan was our advocate in navigating the system to ensure we received the follow-up care we needed.�
That’s That’ s medic medical al ccare are fr from om Medc Medcan. an. Compl Complete ete a Comprehensive Comprehensive Health As Assessment sessment (CHA) at the Medc Medcan an Clinic and Medc Medcan an will giv give e $250 tto o the Canadian Opera Company. Oper a Company.*
— Alexander Neef General Director Canadian Opera Company
t 0OF IPVS DPOTVMUBUJPO XJUI B QIZTJDJBO t 0OF IPVS DPOTVMUBUJPO XJUI B QIZTJDJBO EJTUJODU IFBMUI TDSFFOJOH UFTUT t t EJTUJODU IFBMUI TDSFFOJOH UFTUT t 0OTJUF UFTUJOH JO B TJOHMF WJTJU t 0OTJUF UFTUJOH JO B TJOHMF WJTJU t "TTTJTUBODF XJUI BOZ OFDFTTBSZ TJTUBODF XJUI BOZ OFDFTTBSZ t GPMMPX VQ DBSF GPMMPX VQ DBSF Call 416.350.7103 or supportCOC medcan.com email supportCOC@ supportCOC@medcan.com and quote promo promo ccode: ode: COC250. and quote
PHOTO: MICHAEL COOPER
Be Beyond yond a tr traditional aditional medic medical, al, Medc Medcan’s an’s det detailed ailed CHA includes:
Medcan Medcan is the Preferred Preferred Medical Medical Services Services Provider Provider for for the Canadian Opera Opera Company. Company.
T o learn learn more, more, visit medc an.com To medcan.com
* Comprehensive Comprehensive Health As Assessment sessment mus mustt be purchased pur chased at the rregular egular rretail etail rate. rate.
Medcan Clinic Medcan :PSL 4USFFU 4VJUF :PSL 4USFFU 4VJUF 5PSPOUP 0OUBSJP . ) 4 5PSPOUP 0OUBSJP . ) 4
HOUSE OF DYSFUNCTION: Iphigenia in Tauris
(l – r) Russell Braun Susan Graham Photo: Dario Acosta
Joseph Kaiser Photo: Dario Acosta
As was common at the time, he became a journeyman composer, traveling throughout Europe in search of a permanent position. Eventually he established bases in Paris and Vienna, setting texts in French, Italian and German as required. Another practice of the age was self borrowing. Often he would adapt good musical ideas from an earlier work into a new one (cf. Handel). His ballet, Don Juan (1761), based on the play by Molière, created a landmark in the history of that art. But it was in operas of all kinds that he made his name. Finally growing dissatisfied, as did others, with the excesses into which opera seria (depicting gods, kings, heroes, etc.) had fallen, Gluck undertook what became known as a series of “reform operas.” These were attempts to revive what was believed to have been the spirit of classical Greek drama: dignity, simplicity, directness of expression. These aims were also those of the original creators of opera of Florence in about 1600 and, later, of Richard Wagner. What might seem a laudable intention gave rise to a fierce controversy as lovers of extravagant vocal display felt that such reform struck at the very nature of opera. In 1769, matters had reached such a pitch that a manifesto appeared in the form of a preface to an edition of Gluck’s Alceste. It was almost certainly written by his librettist, Calzabigi, but it clearly had Gluck’s wholehearted endorsement. In part, the preface reads: “When I undertook to write the music for Alceste, I resolved to divest it entirely of all those abuses, introduced into it either by the mistaken vanity of singers or by the 8
Canadian Opera Company 2011/2012 Season
too great complaisance by composers, which have so long disfigured Italian opera and made of the most splendid and beautiful of spectacles the most ridiculous and wearisome. I have striven to restrict music to its true office of serving poetry by means of expression and by following the situation of the story, without interrupting the action or stifling it with a useless superfluity of ornaments.”
Susan Graham (centre) as Iphigenia in the Lyric Opera of Chicago production, 2006. Photo: Dan Rest
HOUSE OF DYSFUNCTION: Iphigenia in Tauris
The preface went on: “Furthermore, I believed that my greatest labour should be devoted to seeking a beautiful simplicity, and I have avoided making displays of difficulty at the expense of clearness.” It is curious that so intelligent and experienced a composer should seem to believe that words are more important than music. All the weight of historical evidence, including his own works, points conclusively in the opposite direction. As Sir Michael Tippett, composer of several operas, expressed it: Music “cannibalizes” texts. The traditional subordinate position of a librettist to a composer further underlines this imbalance. To return briefly to Iphigenia in Aulis as background to the present work. The story concerns the demand that Agamemnon, King of Mycenae sacrifice his daughter Iphigenia to the gods in order to secure a favourable wind for the Greek ships to sail to Troy. In an incident uncannily close to the story of Abraham and Isaac (Genesis: 22), Diana (goddess of the moon and hunting as well as protector of women) substitutes a stag for Iphigenia, who is then whisked away to distant Tauris (present-day Crimea) to become a priestess among the barbaric Scythians. Iphigenia in Tauris (1779) opens 15 years later with the heroine and other priestesses
begging the gods to abate a severe storm. As usual, the storm is both external and internal, which takes us directly into one of opera’s great strengths: its ability to penetrate the unconscious mind including the realm of visions and dreams. Through Iphigenia’s dream we learn that Agamemnon has been murdered by his wife Clytemnestra and her paramour Aegisthus. They, in turn, have been slaughtered by Orestes, the son, who is now pursued by the furies by way of punishment for his crime. It is in this state of turmoil that Orestes and his friend Pylades are cast on the inhospitable Scythian shore and seized as victims for sacrifice.
The COC presents Iphigenia in Tauris. Susan Graham (centre) as Iphigenia in scenes from the Lyric Opera of Chicago production, 2006. Photos: Robert Kusel
10
Canadian Opera Company 2011/2012 Season
The COC presents Iphigenia in Tauris. A scene from the Lyric Opera of Chicago production, 2006. Photo: Robert Kusel
All of this suggests the strong possibility of a “horrorshow” opera, full of gore and rant. While there are such passages for the evil king Thoas, Gluck sticks to his principle of eliminating decoration in order to reach the core of the myth, its fundamental human truth. One of the first signposts that opera had finally come of age psychologically occurs in Orestes’ great arioso “Le calme rentre dans mon coeur!” In a state of exhaustion, following the rending decision that he should be saved while Pylades is to be sacrificed, Orestes expresses a calm resignation. However, the violas play an agitated rhythm on one note for 28 bars, indicating that the calmness is merely on the surface. Words and music are in conflict, as happens so often and so productively. Another striking feature of this work is the absence of romantic and sexual love, at least in any explicit form. In its place we find familial love (the reunion of sister and brother) and male bonding without any obvious suggestion of homoeroticism. Nobility of sentiment, couched in nobility of melodic beauty and elegance, strikes the keynote. As usual, in classically derived works,
when events get out of control, a god intervenes to set things straight. In this instance, Diana, the “dea ex machina,” repeats her last-minute disruption in order to resolve tensions and restore equilibrium. After such knowledge, there is divine forgiveness. Orestes and Iphigenia will return to Mycenae, where he will assume the throne; the Furies are called off the case. This opera, more than most, demands close ensemble work. The intense pressure upon the three main characters necessitates great concentration in this stripped-down score. We are fortunate to have two Canadian singers – Russell Braun as Orestes and Joseph Kaiser as Pylades – who recently demonstrated a remarkable collaboration as the poet and the composer in Richard Strauss’s Capriccio (seen on HD transmission). The presence of Susan Graham in one of her signature roles (also seen on HD) means that we may look forward to a memorable experience of Gluck’s greatest opera.
Eric Domville is Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Toronto. He lectures and broadcasts on opera, and is a member of the COC Volunteer Speakers Bureau.
FOR FURTHER INSIGHTS INTO IPHIGENIA IN TAURIS PLEASE READ SUZANNE VANSTONE’S INTERVIEW WITH SUSAN GRAHAM IN THE FALL ISSUE OF PRELUDE, AVAILABLE ONLINE AT COC.CA/PUBLICATIONS.
12
Canadian Opera Company 2011/2012 Season
CENTRAL WEST:
WEST:
NORTH:
Maple Paints & Wallpaper 635 St. Clair Ave. W., Toronto
Erin Mills Paint & Décor 5636 Glen Erin Dr., Unit 5, Mississauga
Centro Paint & Décor 10175 Keele St., Unit 5/6, Maple
The Painters Place 478 Dundas St. W., Unit 4, Oakville
Colour Explosions Decorating Centre 3650 Langstaff Rd., Bldg. G, Units 2-4, Woodbridge
EAST:
Markham 2000 Decorating Centre 4451 Highway 7, Unionville
New Canadians Lumber 804 Dupont St., Toronto Pro Glo Paints 1162 Eglinton Ave. W., Toronto
CENTRAL EAST: Cooks Wallpaper & Paint 2672 Danforth Ave., Toronto Leaside Paint Centre 1525 Bayview Ave., Toronto Peter’s Paint & Paper 1062 Coxwell Ave., Toronto Pro Glo Paints 943 Queen St. E., Toronto
Boyd’s Decorating Centre 590 Ellesmere Rd., Scarborough Lakes Wallpaper & Paint 2500 Lawrence Ave. E, Unit 3, Scarborough Nabor’s Paint Ltd. 2184 Queen St. E., Toronto
Primetime Paint & Paper Inc. 299 Queen St. E., Toronto
Scarborough Paint Centre 2611 Eglinton Ave. E., Scarborough
Upper Canada Decorating Centre 3259 Yonge St., Toronto
Serendib Paints & Décor 4900 Sheppard Ave. E, Unit 2, Scarborough
Monarch Paints 3620 Dufferin St., North York Paint Colours Unlimited 6212 Yonge St., Unit 103, North York Thornhill Paint Supplies 7707 Yonge St., Thornhill
© 2011 Benjamin Moore & Co. and the triangle “M” symbol are registered trademarks licensed to Benjamin Moore & Co.
HAS IT REALLY BEEN FIVE YEARS?
1 2
CELEBRATING CANADA’S GLORIOUS HOME FOR OPERA
3
14
Canadian Opera Company 2011/2012 Season
4
5
1. Conceptual sketch of the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts by A. J. (Jack) Diamond of Diamond and Schmitt Architects Inc. 1998
2. Exterior View of the Henry N. R. Jackman Lounge Photo: Michael Cooper
3. The Annex Quartet in performance at the Free Concert Series in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre. Photo: Karen Reeves
6
4. Aerial view of the site for the Four Seasons Centre. Yellow lines depict the City Room, red lines depict the auditorium, orange lines depict the orchestra pit and the white lines outline the stage. Photo: Michael Cooper
5. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto. Photo: Sam Javanrouh
6. Richard Paul Fink as Alberich in the COC’s production of Das Rheingold, 2006, part of Canada’s first complete Ring Cycle, and the first staged production in the Four Seasons Centre. Photo: Michael Cooper
TOURS OF THE FOUR SEASONS CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS NOW INCLUDE BACKSTAGE ACCESS! FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT FOURSEASONSCENTRE.CA.
Catch up with blogs and enjoy the new COC Radio at coc.ca.
15
MAY WE INTRODUCE AND WELCOME BACK THE
2011/2012 ENSEMBLE STUDIO ARTISTS BY CAITLIN COULL
T
he 2011/2012 program boasts an impressive roster of talented young artists who are certain to make remarkable achievements over the coming season. After winning critical acclaim for their winter 2011 Ensemble Studio performance of The Magic Flute, the Ensemble Studio will mount a presentation of Semele on the mainstage in spring 2012. The principal roles in this special May 23 performance will be sung almost entirely by Ensemble Studio members and recent graduates. They will also participate once again in the Xstrata Ensemble Studio School Tour, which brings operatic productions geared towards young people to schools across Ontario and the GTA. This year we welcome four new Ensemble Studio members: soprano Mireille Asselin, bass-baritone Philippe Sly, and intern coaches Timothy Cheung and Jenna Douglas. Returning to the Ensemble Studio are eight current members who have established themselves over the past season as the opera stars of tomorrow: sopranos Ambur Braid, Ileana Montalbetti, Simone Osborne, and Jacqueline Woodley; mezzo-soprano Rihab Chaieb, tenor Christopher Enns, baritone Adrian Kramer and bass-baritone Neil Craighead. Please visit the COC website to discover what our Ensemble members are involved with this season.
COC OPENS DOORS TO EXCLUSIVE AUDITION PROCESS WITH NEW ENSEMBLE STUDIO COMPETITION For the first time in the history of the Canadian Opera Company, the final auditions for singers seeking to join the Ensemble Studio training program will be made public through the launch of an annual vocal competition. The inaugural COC Ensemble Studio Competition takes place on Nov. 28, 2011 at 5:30 p.m. in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, with the winners garnering a variety of awards including offers of highly prized positions in the 2012/2013 Ensemble Studio. Approximately 10 to 15 singers will perform in front of a public audience and COC judges, including Alexander Neef, General Director; Roberto Mauro, Artistic Administrator; Sandra Gavinchuk, Music Administrator; and Liz Upchurch, Head of the Ensemble Studio. Along with guest panellists, they will deliberate, on location, and announce the competition winners at the conclusion of the event. Ticket information and other details will be released at a later date. The COC Ensemble Studio Competition is presented in part by RBC Foundation. Caitlin Coull is the former Communications Manager, Special Initiatives at the Canadian Opera Company.
16
Canadian Opera Company 2011/2012 Season
Jacqueline Woodley as Papagena and Adrian Kramer as Papageno (far left) and Simone Osborne as Pamina and Christopher Enns as Tamino (right) in the COC Ensemble Studio performance of The Magic Flute, 2011. Photos: Michael Cooper
Mireille Asselin
Ambur Braid
Rihab Chaieb
Timothy Cheung
Neil Craighead
Jenna Douglas
Christopher Enns
Adrian Kramer
Ileana Montalbetti
Simone Osborne
Philippe Sly
Jacqueline Woodley
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE ENSEMBLE STUDIO, PLEASE VISIT THE ENSEMBLE PAGE ON OUR WEBSITE AT COC.CA, AND READ CAITLIN COULL’S ARTICLE IN THE FALL ISSUE OF PRELUDE, AVAILABLE ONLINE AT COC.CA/PUBLICATIONS.
Catch up with blogs and enjoy the new COC Radio at coc.ca.
17
AleXAnder neef, General director
IPHIGENIA IN TAURIS IPHIGÉNIE EN TAURIDE Christoph Willibald Gluck Opera in four Acts, libretto by nicolas françois Guillard, after euripides and the tragedy by Claude Guimond de la Touche Iphigenie auf Tauris (Paris version) by Christoph Willibald Gluck. edited for the Gluck Complete Works by Gwerhard Croll. Used by arrangement with european American Music distributors llC, sole U.S. and Canadian agent for Baerenreiter, publisher and copyright owner.
first Performance: Académie de Musique, Paris, May 18, 1779 This production of Iphigénie en Tauride is co-owned by lyric Opera of Chicago, San francisco Opera and royal Opera House Covent Garden COC Premiere Sept. 22, 25, 28, Oct. 1, 4, 7, 12, 15, 2011 Sung in french with english SUrTITleSTM
The CasT (in order of vocal appearance)
Iphigenia, Priestess of Diana First Priestess Second Priestess Thoas, King of Scythia A Scythian Man Old Servant Orestes, Iphigenia’s brother Pylades, his friend A Greek Woman Diana Conductor: Director: Associate Director: Set and Costume Designer: Lighting Designers: Associate Lighting Designer: Choreographer: Chorus Master: Stage Manager: SURTITLESTM Producer:
Susan Graham/ Katherine Whyte (Oct. 15) Jacqueline Woodley† Mireille Asselin† Mark S. Doss Philippe Sly†*** Robert Pomakov Russell Braun** Joseph Kaiser^ Ambur Braid† Lauren Segal^ Pablo Heras-Casado* Robert Carsen Jean-Michel Criqui Tobias Hoheisel Robert Carsen/Peter Van Praet Jason Hand Philippe Giraudeau Sandra Horst Stephanie Marrs Gunta Dreifelds
Performance time is approximately two hours and ten minutes, with one intermission. *Maestro Heras-Casado’s performance is generously sponsored by an anonymous donor. **Mr. Braun’s performance is generously sponsored by earlaine Collins. ***Mr. Sly’s performance is generously sponsored by Peter & Hélène Hunt. † Current member of the COC ensemble Studio ^ Graduate of the COC ensemble Studio Sets constructed by Adirondack Scenic, Argyle, new York, U.S. Costumes constructed by Bristol Costumes, Bristol, U.K. Costume construction supervised by Jennifer falconer.
This production of Iphigenia in Tauris is being recorded for future broadcast on CBC radio Two (94.1 fM in Toronto) on Saturday Afternoon at the Opera. Program information is correct at time of printing. All casting is subject to change. Please visit coc.ca for additional information
1
dIreCTOr’S nOTeS
DIRECTOR’S NOTES Iphigenia in Tauris
I
phigenia in Tauris – even more than Orfeo ed Euridice – is as near as we can come to experiencing Greek drama in opera. Its plot is the stuff of nightmares: a father, Agamemnon, sacrifices his daughter, Iphigenia, which leads her mother, Clytemnestra, to take revenge by killing the father. This leads their son, Orestes (instructed by the Furies), to avenge his father’s death by killing his mother. The horror reaches its inevitable climax when Iphigenia (rescued from sacrifice by the Goddess Diana and now one of her priestesses), is obliged to kill her brother as a sacrifice to the Gods. One often hears that opera’s major focus is on “Eros and Thanatos,” or “Love and Death.” In this opera we are constantly in the presence of death, and although there is no conventional love relationship, there is a great deal of love in the piece. Iphigenia loves her younger brother, who becomes even more precious to her when she discovers what has happened to the rest of her family. Orestes and Pylades have a very powerful and deep friendship, and each is even prepared to sacrifice himself for the other. But it is the emotions of the family, the pain that is created by that irrational love (a love which we do not choose but which is imposed on us), which is explored in this story. There is also a great deal of trauma in this piece. Iphigenia’s confusion at being sacrificed by her father at the very moment she is to marry Achilles is unimaginable: her father seems to be punishing her for transferring her love from him to another man. At a stroke, everything linked to love stops for her, leaving her in a state of
2
Canadian Opera Company 2011/2012 Season
frozen emotional limbo. Moreover, her rescue by the Goddess Diana from her father’s sacrifice proves to be horribly ironic, as Iphigenia is now condemned to sacrifice victims who are as innocent as she was. In this production we have tried to create a space which attempts to take us inside the nightmare of Iphigenia’s terrible emotional abyss. Realism – or naturalism at any rate – is what we have tried to avoid here; in opera one may occasionally question why characters are singing, but in Iphigenia in Tauris there is every reason to sing at any moment, because the characters are continually pushed to the limits of human endurance. Through the tests imposed on the characters in their theatre, the Greeks seem to have found a way of acknowledging and taming the incomprehensible chaos involved in human life. An exploration of pain and suffering, such as Iphigenia in Tauris, is ultimately healing because of the nature of catharsis: we as an audience choose to suffer vicariously with the characters of the drama. Our lives are not in danger, theirs are. Yet we are cleansed and made stronger by living their lives with them. That is the essence of theatre. Gluck understood this, and in composing his masterpiece, he crowned his life’s work in reforming opera, while also returning this most precious and fragile of genres to its classical roots. Robert Carsen (These Director’s Notes are based on an interview between Robert Carsen and Mark Wiggins for the Teatro Real Madrid production of Iphigenia in Tauris.)
SYnOPSIS
SYNOPSIS THE BACKGROUND To obtain favourable winds for the Greek fleet at the beginning of the Trojan War, Agamemnon sacrificed his daughter Iphigenia to the goddess Diana. Iphigenia however was secretly saved by Diana, and sent to Tauris to serve as her priestess. Driven by anger at the supposed death of her daughter, Clytemnestra murdered her husband Agamemnon. Iphigenia’s brother Orestes then killed his mother to avenge his father’s death. Haunted by an oracle which has decreed his death at the hands of a stranger, Thoas, King of Tauris, has forced Iphigenia to sacrifice any stranger who appears. Fleeing the vengeance of the Furies, Orestes is shipwrecked with his friend Pylades in a storm off the coast of Tauris… ACT I Iphigenia and her priestesses pray for deliverance from the storm. Iphigenia then recounts a dream in which she saw her father Agamemnon murdered by her mother Clytemnestra who handed her a sword with which she killed her brother Orestes. Convinced that this dream warns of her brother’s death, Iphigenia begs Diana to allow her to die as well. Thoas appears, obsessed with visions of his own mortality. As Orestes and Pylades are led in, Thoas demands that Iphigenia sacrifice the two strangers. ACT II In prison, Orestes feels responsible for the fate of Pylades. Overcome with guilt, he demands that the gods destroy him. Pylades tries to comfort him, saying that at least they will die together. Alone, Orestes is deceived by a strange feeling of calm. He is
4
Canadian Opera Company 2011/2012 Season
again overwhelmed by guilt at his mother’s murder and believes himself to be tormented by the Furies. Iphigenia appears and questions the stranger. Having no idea of her identity and without revealing his, Orestes reluctantly tells her of the deaths of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, diverging from the truth only in telling her that Orestes has also died. Iphigenia laments the death of her parents and her brother. INTERMISSION
ACT III Grieving for the death of her brother, Iphigenia resolves to defy Thoas and save the life of one of the prisoners. Both Orestes and Pylades are prepared to die, but because of the affinity she feels for him, Iphigenia chooses to save Orestes. Left alone, the two friends dispute who should die: Orestes believes the crime of matricide condemns him, while Pylades asserts that sacrifice is the very essence of friendship. When Iphigenia returns, Orestes threatens to kill himself if Pylades is not freed. Iphigenia yields and gives Pylades a letter to take to Electra in Mycenae, omitting to tell him that Electra is her sister. Left alone, Pylades resolves to save Orestes. ACT IV Iphigenia feels unable to carry out the sacrifice and begs Diana to give her strength. The priestesses lead Orestes to the altar and he assures Iphigenia that his death is welcome. As she is about to strike, he thinks of how his sister was sacrificed by their father in Aulis and he calls out her name. Brother and sister are reunited. Thoas appears, enraged at Pylades’ escape, and demands that Iphigenia sacrifice Orestes.
Iphigenia defies him. Pylades appears and kills Thoas. As fighting breaks out, the voice of Diana is heard calling for an end to the cycle of destruction. She declares that Orestes has expunged his guilt and instructs him to return to
Mycenae to be king. Orestes introduces Pylades to his sister and a chorus marks the end of the gods’ anger.
Robert Carsen
MusiC sTaff
danCeRs
Rachel Andrist (Head Coach) Jenna Douglas (Ensemble Studio Intern Coach) Anne Larlee
Jonathan Arsenault Paul Carbonneau Evan Dowling Kiri Figuierido Liam Flanagan Samantha Fletcher Sarah Fregeau Robert Halley Cheng-Ni Ho Christopher Johnston Neesa Kenemy Kate Knox Gary Lucich Matthew Montgomery Jennifer Mote Matt Owen Breanne Wasylenko Tyler Evan Webb Sarah Williamson Niki Wozniak
fRenCh LanGuaGe CoaChes
Rosemarie Landry Jason Nedecky assisTanT ConduCToR
Stephen B. Hargreaves assisTanT diReCToR
Joel Ivany assisTanT ChoReoGRapheR
August Tye assisTanT sTaGe ManaGeRs
Tiffany Fraser Kristin McCollum
undeRsTudies assisTanT LiGhTinG desiGneRs
Jason Golinsky Wendy Greenwood
Please visit coc.ca for additional information
Iphigenia Second Priestess Thoas A Scythian Man Old Servant Orestes Pylades A Greek Woman Diana
Katherine Whyte Rihab Chaieb Lester Lynch Neil Craighead Neil Craighead Adrian Kramer Christopher Enns Simone Osborne Mireille Asselin
5
a night of i nspiration
operanation 8
friday, oct. 21, 2011 live performances featuring
rufus wainwright, austra and members of the coc ensemble studio PRESENTING SPONSOR
DINNER SPONSOR
OFFICIAL MEDIA SPONSOR
Financial Corporation Limited
EVENT SUPPORTERS
Photo: Mario Miotti. Clothing provided by Holt Renfrew. Creative: Endeavour.
6
Canadian Opera Company 2010/2011 Season
BUY TICKETS operanation.ca main event 9 p.m., $150 dress: inspired elegance OFFICIAL FRAGRANCE SPONSOR
PARTNERING SPONSOR
ARTISTS’ BIOGRAPHIES MIREILLE ASSELIN second priestess
Canadian soprano Mireille Asselin, a new member of the COC Ensemble Studio, has a master’s degree from Yale University. Credits include Galatea in Acis and Galatea and Servilia in La clemenza di Tito (Opera Atelier), the title role in Theodora (Bach Collegium San Diego), Adele in Die Fledermaus (Opera Hamilton) and Pamina in the film Magic Flute Diaries. Last season she made her Carnegie Hall debut with Vaughan Williams’ Dona Nobis Pacem and returns this year as a guest recitalist. Ms Asselin currently appears as Countess Ceprano in Rigoletto and later this season sings the title role in the Ensemble Studio performance of Semele. AMBUR BRAID a Greek Woman
COC Ensemble Studio soprano Ambur Braid recently appeared with the company as Amore in Orfeo ed Euridice and the Queen of the Night in the Ensemble Studio performance of The Magic Flute. She has sung Diana in Iphigénie en Tauride with Opera Atelier; Konstanze in Die Entführung aus dem Serail and the Queen of the Night in Die Zauberflöte with the San Francisco Conservatory; and, Hippolyta in A Midsummer Night’s Dream with The Glenn Gould School. Ms Braid will appear with the COC this season sharing the title role in the Ensemble Performance of Semele and as Stella in The Tales of Hoffmann, as well as understudying roles in Rigoletto and Love from Afar.
Please visit coc.ca for additional information
RUSSELL BRAUN orestes
Canadian baritone Russell Braun was last with the COC as Prince Andrei Bolkonsky in War and Peace. Other COC roles include Pelléas in Pelléas et Mélisande, Count Almaviva in The Marriage of Figaro, Guglielmo in Così fan tutte, Enrico in Lucia di Lammermoor and the title role in Billy Budd. Recent appearances include Chou En-lai in Nixon in China and Olivier in Capriccio with Metropolitan Opera and The Traveller in Britten’s Death in Venice at Theatre an der Wien in Vienna. Upcoming engagements include Valentin in Faust in New York, Lescaut in Manon in Milan and Jaufré Rudel in Love from Afar for the COC. MARK S. DOSS Thoas
Bass-baritone Mark S. Doss returns to the COC having appeared as Ferrando in Il Trovatore, 1999. Recent appearances include Méphistophélès in Faust with Santa Fe Opera; Amonasro in Aida with Teatro alla Scala, Royal Opera House Covent Garden and Vienna State Opera; Escamillo at La Scala; and, the title role in Boïto’s Mefistofele with Oper Frankfurt. In concert, he has performed Verdi’s Requiem with the Cleveland Orchestra and Elijah at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. Upcoming performances include the Dutchman in The Flying Dutchman with Teatro Regio Torino, and the Four Villains in The Tales of Hoffmann with Tokyo Opera.
7
ArTISTS’ BIOGrAPHIeS
SUSAN GRAHAM iphigenia
Susan Graham makes her much-anticipated debut with the COC. Highlights of Ms Graham’s 2011/2012 season include the Grammy-award winner’s return to San Francisco Opera in the title role of Handel’s Xerxes and Paris Opera for performances of Lehár’s The Merry Widow. In January, she embarks on an American recital tour with her frequent collaborator, pianist Malcolm Martineau, that culminates in her return to Carnegie Hall. Ms Graham created the part of Sister Helen Prejean in Jake Heggie’s Dead Man Walking for San Francisco Opera, and created leading roles in two Metropolitan Opera world premieres: An American Tragedy by Tobias Picker and The Great Gatsby by John Harbison. She is celebrated as an expert in French music, and has been honoured by the French government with the title “Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur.” JOSEPH KAISER pylades
Former COC Ensemble member Joseph Kaiser has appeared with the COC in Billy Budd, Idomeneo, and Sartorio’s Giulio Cesare in Egitto. Upcoming engagements include Grimoaldo in Handel’s Rodelinda at the Metropolitan Opera under the baton of Harry Bicket in Stephen Wadsworth’s classic production; Števa Buryja in Janácˇek’s Jen˚ufa at the Deutsche Oper Berlin with Donald Runnicles conducting; and, Matteo in Strauss’s Arabella at Opéra national de Paris, sharing the stage with Renée Fleming in the title role. More recently he appeared as Tamino in The Magic Flute with Royal Opera House Covent Garden; Flamand in Capriccio
8
Canadian Opera Company 2011/2012 Season
with Metropolitan Opera; and, Don Ottavio with Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich. ROBERT POMAKOV old servant
Canadian bass Robert Pomakov most recently appeared with the COC as the Bonze in Madama Butterfly, Angelotti in Tosca and the Chamberlain in The Nightingale and Other Short Fables. Engagements in the 2011/2012 season include Vodnik in Rusalka (Opéra de Montréal), Colline in La Bohème and Pietro in Simon Boccanegra (Los Angeles Opera) and Angelotti (Opera Lyra). Other credits include Raimondo in Lucia di Lammermoor (Opera Lyra); Hobson in Peter Grimes and the Bonze (Houston Grand Opera); performances of Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 (National Arts Centre Orchestra and Orchestre Métropolitain); and, productions of Attila, Rigoletto, and Pelléas et Mélisande (Metropolitan Opera). Mr. Pomakov currently appears as Count Monterone in Rigoletto. LAUREN SEGAL diana
Former Ensemble Studio member Lauren Segal recently appeared with the COC as Dryad in Ariadne auf Naxos, the Third Lady in The Magic Flute, Nancy T’sang in Nixon in China, Mercédès in Carmen, Sonya in War and Peace, Aljeja in From the House of the Dead and Siebel in Faust. She has recently performed Carmen with the Brott Music Festival, Dorabella in Così fan tutte with Pacific Opera Victoria and Suzuki in Madama Butterfly with Manitoba Opera. This fall she sings Rosina in The Barber of Seville for Opera Hamilton and, in the spring, returns to the COC as the Muse/Nicklausse in The Tales of Hoffmann.
ArTISTS’ BIOGrAPHIeS
PHILIPPE SLY a scythian Man
Bass-baritone Philippe Sly is a new member of the COC Ensemble Studio. A winner in the 2011 Metropolitan Opera’s National Council Auditions Competition, recent performances include Bartolo in Il barbiere di Siviglia with San Francisco Opera’s Merola Opera Program, and Marcello in La Bohème and Nick Shadow in The Rake’s Progress at McGill University. Upcoming engagements include St. John Passion with Kent Nagano and the Montreal Symphony Orchestra and a concert of opera arias with the Kuala Lumpur Philharmonic Orchestra. Mr. Sly will appear with the COC this season singing roles in The Tales of Hoffmann, Gianni Schicchi and Semele, as well as understudying roles in Rigoletto and Tosca. KATHERINE WHYTE iphigenia
Canadian soprano Katherine Whyte makes her COC debut with this production. During 2009/2010 she made three important debuts: as Gilda in Jonathan Miller’s production of Rigoletto with English National Opera; Euridice in Atlanta Opera’s Orfeo ed Euridice; and, Iphis in Handel’s Jephtha with Opéra national de Bordeaux. Other recent engagements include the Countess in Le nozze di Figaro with Opera Hamilton as well as appearances at the Metropolitan Opera in Richard Strauss’s Die ägyptische Helena and Prokofiev’s The Gambler. Upcoming engagements include a recital at the Mountain View Festival of Song and Chamber Music in Calgary, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra and Iris in Semele with the COC.
Please visit coc.ca for additional information
JACQUELINE WOODLEY first priestess
Canadian soprano Jacqueline Woodley is a COC Ensemble Studio member. Last season with the COC she performed the roles of Papagena in the Ensemble Studio performance of The Magic Flute and the Lace Seller in Death in Venice. Ms Woodley holds a master’s degree from McGill University with additional training at the International Vocal Arts Institute in Tel Aviv and Montreal, as well as at Opera NUOVA in Edmonton. She recently performed the role of Milica, the bride, in Svadba – Wedding with Queen of Puddings Music Theatre. Ms Woodley is currently appearing as the Page in Rigoletto and, later this season, as Iris in the Ensemble Studio performance of Semele.
PABLO HERAS-CASADO Conductor
Spanish conductor Pablo Heras-Casado returns to the COC having led last season’s Nixon in China. He has conducted The Elixir of Love for English National Opera, Rigoletto for Welsh National Opera, the world premiere of Marc-Olivier Dupin’s ballet Les enfants du paradis for Opéra national de Paris, as well as Le nozze di Figaro with Opéra national de Bordeaux and Weill’s Mahagonny at Teatro Real Madrid. Recent engagements include the world premiere performances of Hosokawa’s Matsukaze with Théâtre Royale de la Monnaie. This season he makes his debut with Berliner Philharmoniker, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra and the Mariinsky
9
(l – r) Adrian Kramer as Papageno, Michael Barrett as Monostatos and Simone Osborne as Pamina in the COC Ensemble Studio performance of The Magic Flute, 2011. Photo: Michael Cooper
Ensemble Studio The Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio is the country’s premier opera training program. Since 1980, more than 150 young Canadian singers, stage directors, apprentice opera coaches and conductors have acquired their first professional operatic experience through this program, including such well known singers as Ben Heppner, Joanne Kolomyjec, Wendy Nielsen, Joni Henson, John Fanning, and Isabel Bayrakdarian. For more information about supporting the COC Ensemble Studio, please call 416-847-4949 or visit coc.ca.
ArTISTS’ BIOGrAPHIeS
(Tokyo Opera and Opéra national de Paris); Armide (Théâtre des Champs-Elysées); and, Carmen (Netherlands Opera). As a director, he has produced Iphigénie en Tauride at Opéra de Nantes and L’enfant et les Sortilèges in Taipei. Future projects include Macbeth in Monaco and Capriccio, and Carmen and Elektra at Opéra national de Paris.
Orchestra. He also returns to San Francisco, Cincinnati and Houston Symphony orchestras, as well as the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Orchestra of St. Luke’s. ROBERT CARSEN director/Lighting designer
Canadian theatre/opera director Robert Carsen last appeared with the COC for Orfeo ed Euridice. Credits include: The Turn of the Screw for Theatre an der Wien, Vienna (direction and design); Rinaldo for Glyndebourne Festival Opera; Dialogues des Carmélites at La Scala; Eugene Onegin and Mefistofele at the Met; Der Rosenkavalier at Salzburg Festival; La Traviata for the reopening of La Fenice; A Midsummer Night’s Dream for Festival d’Aix-en-Provence; Ariadne auf Naxos in Munich; Tannhäuser, Capriccio, Les Boréades, Rusalka, Alcina and Les contes d’Hoffmann for Opéra national de Paris; and, the Ring Cycle in Cologne and Venice. New productions this coming season include Don Giovanni for La Scala (season opening) and Falstaff for Royal Opera House Covent Garden.
PHILIPPE GIRAUDEAU Choreographer
French choreographer Phillippe Giraudeau makes his COC debut with this production. He worked as a dancer in France before joining London Contemporary Dance Theatre and Second Stride, winning the London Dance and Performance Award (1988). As a choreographer, he has worked with Robert Carsen, Tim Albery, Richard Jones, Anthony MacDonald, Stephen Langridge, John Fuljames and Daniel Kramer on productions including Semele, The Cunning Little Vixen, Kát’a Kabanová, Alcina, Rusalka, Dialogues des Carmélites, La Traviata, Iphigénie en Tauride, The Trojans, Salome, La Bohème, Aida, Wonderful Town, Annie Get Your Gun, Rinaldo, and Samson and Delilah for companies including ENO, Metropolitan Opera, Netherlands Opera, Opera North, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Lyric Opera of Chicago, San Francisco Opera, Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Opéra Bastille, La Scala, and Teatro La Fenice.
French associate director Jean-Michel Criqui is regularly engaged by such leading opera houses as Théâtre des Champs Elysées, Opéra national de Paris, Théâtre du Châtelet, Grand Théâtre de Genève and Gran Teatre del Liceu. He has assisted Robert Carsen on Nomade with Ute Lemper as well as Candide (Théâtre du Châtelet); Capriccio (Opéra de Paris); Elektra (Tokyo Opera, Teatro Comunale di Firenze); Iphigénie en Tauride (Lyric Opera of Chicago, San Francisco Opera); Tannhäuser
Please visit coc.ca for additional information
Photo: Clive Barda
JEAN-MICHEL CRIQUI associate director
TOBIAS HOHEISEL set and Costume designer
German designer Tobias Hoheisel recently designed the sets and costumes for Orfeo ed Euridice at the COC. Notable opera
11
ArTISTS’ BIOGrAPHIeS
engagements include Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg at Oper Köln; Kát’a Kabanová, Jen˚ufa, The Makropulos Case, Death in Venice and The Bartered Bride at Glyndebourne Festival Opera; Der Freischütz and Griselda with Deutsche Staatsoper; Idomeneo and Fedora at Vienna Staatsoper; Lohengrin, Il Trittico and Ariadne auf Naxos at Théâtre de la Monnaie; Don Carlo and Alcina with Opéra national de Paris; Les Troyens in Munich; Palestrina and Boulevard Solitude at Royal Opera House Covent Garden; and, La Bohème and Boris Godunov with English National Opera. PETER VAN PRAET Lighting designer
Most recently for the COC, Peter Van Praet was co-lighting designer for Orfeo ed Euridice. He has worked on many productions by Robert Carsen, including Jen˚ufa, The Cunning Little Vixen and Kát’a Kabanová at Flemish Opera; Rusalka and Capriccio in Paris; Les Boréades in Paris and New York; Tosca at Gran Teatre del Liceu; Der Rosenkavalier in Salzburg; La Traviata at La Fenice; Elektra in Tokyo; and, A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Barcelona. Recent projects include Orlando Furioso at Théâtre des Champs-Elysées with Pierre Audi and Rinaldo at Glyndebourne Festival Opera with Robert Carsen. Future plans include Don Giovanni with Robert Carsen at La Scala and Oedipe with La Fura dels Baus. SANDRA HORST Chorus Master
Sandra Horst’s recent COC credits include La Cenerentola, Orfeo ed Euridice and The Nightingale and Other
12
Canadian Opera Company 2011/2012 Season
Short Fables. She is director of musical studies for the University of Toronto’s Opera Division where she most recently conducted Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel. Ms Horst has been chorus master of Opera Theatre of St. Louis and Edmonton Opera. Other credits include conductor of Rossini’s Il viaggio a Reims for the COC, a judge for the Metropolitan Opera National Council auditions and music staff of the Juilliard Opera Center, Chautauqua Institute, Boston Lyric Opera, Edmonton Opera, Banff Centre for the Arts, Opera Ontario and Opera Saskatchewan. This season she is also chorus master for Rigoletto, Tosca, Love from Afar, The Tales of Hoffmann and Semele. STEPHANIE MARRS stage Manager
Stephanie Marrs has worked with the COC since 1991 and recently stage managed Death in Venice, The Magic Flute and Orfeo ed Euridice. Other COC credits include: Idomeneo, Simon Boccanegra, Rusalka, Don Giovanni, Pelléas et Mélisande, Elektra, Siegfried as part of the complete Ring Cycle, Norma, Rodelinda, Tancredi, Lucia di Lammermoor, Rigoletto and Tosca. She has stage managed for Nightwood Theatre, Crow’s Theatre, Opera York, Opera Atelier and the Canadian Children’s Opera Company. Ms Marrs has also worked as assistant stage manager for the COC on numerous shows and been involved with Opéra national de Lyon, Edmonton Opera, Canadian Stage, Luminato Festival, Just for Laughs Toronto Festival and most recently the C.O.S.I. program in Sulmona, Italy.
ArTISTS’ BIOGrAPHIeS
STEPHEN B. HARGREAVES assistant Conductor
Stephen B. Hargreaves divides his professional work between conducting and solo performance. Recently, he conducted Le nozze di Figaro from a replica of Mozart’s fortepiano at Opera Omaha; performed Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 with Marion Philharmonic; and, played the world premiere of the Parmentier 3rd Piano Concerto with Green Bay Symphony. He was harpsichordist for Rameau’s Platée and Handel’s Radamisto at Santa Fe Opera and has conducted for Féstival Lyrique de Belle-Île-en-mer, Chicago Opera Theater, Pine Mountain Music Festival and Lyric Opera of Kansas City. Future engagements include Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 2 with Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra and conducting Die Zauberflöte with Opera Omaha.
JASON HAND associate Lighting designer
Jason Hand’s work in opera includes Giulio Cesare (Orchestra London), Tim Albery’s Dido and Aeneas (Opera on the Avalon) and La Bohème for Against the Grain. His other credits include The Trespassers (Stratford Festival), The Winter’s Tale (Canadian Stage), Tijuana Cure and A Boy Called Newfoundland (Theatre Smash), and Gorey Story and Peer Gynt (Thistle Project). This past spring, he collaborated on a production of I Capuleti e i Montecchi that placed third in the biennial European Opera-Directing Prize. Based in Toronto, he has also worked extensively as an assistant designer for Stratford Shakespeare Festival, Soulpepper, Vancouver Playhouse, Luminato and Dancap.
JOEL IVANY assistant director
Stage director Joel Ivany was previously with the COC as assistant director for Orfeo ed Euridice and La Bohème. His recent projects include directing La Bohème with Against the Grain Theatre and Così fan tutte for Banff’s Opera as Theatre program; and, reviving Thaddeus Strassberger’s production of Le nozze di Figaro as well as directing the short film Mask, both for Norwegian National Opera. He is founder and artistic director of the convergence arts collective Against the Grain Theatre. He was a recent finalist and winner in the European Opera-Directing Prize for his concept of Bellini’s I Capuleti e i Montecchi.
Please visit coc.ca for additional information
FOOD AND BEVERAGE SERVICE
We are pleased to offer, for the convenience of all of our patrons, a pre-order system for intermission purchases. Our pre-order system is designed to decrease your wait time at the bar during intermission and we invite you to make use of it at every COC performance. Bars are located throughout the Isadore and Rosalie Sharp City Room’s many levels. Food and beverages are not permitted in R. Fraser Elliott Hall.
13
CANADIAN OPERA COMPANY ORCHESTRA VIOLIN I Marie Bérard, Concertmaster The Concertmaster’s chair has been endowed in perpetuity by Joey and Toby Tanenbaum Benjamin Bowman, Associate Concertmaster diane Tait, Assistant Concertmaster Anne Armstrong Sandra Baron Bethany Bergman nancy Kershaw, on leave of absence dominique laplante Yakov lerner Jayne Maddison neria Mayer VIOLIN II Paul Zevenhuizen, Principal Csaba Koczó, Assistant Principal James Aylesworth elizabeth Johnston Aya Miyagawa louise Tardif Marianne Urke Joanna Zabrowarna
VIOLA francis Kefford, Acting Principal* Joshua Greenlaw, Assistant Principal rhyll Peel Theresa rudolph Koczó, on leave of absence Angela rudden* Beverley Spotton Yosef Tamir CELLO Bryan epperson, Principal Alastair eng, Associate Principal Paul Widner, Assistant Principal Maurizio Baccante BASS Alan Molitz, Principal robert Speer, Assistant Principal Tom Hazlitt FLUTE douglas Stewart, Principal Shelley Brown
PICCOLO Shelley Brown Christine little* OBOE Mark rogers, Principal lesley Young CLARINET James T. Shields, Principal Colleen Cook BASSOON eric Hall, Principal elizabeth Gowen HORN Joan Watson, Principal Gary Pattison TRUMPET robert Grim, Principal Brendan Cassin TROMBONE robert ferguson, Principal, on leave of absence david Pell, Acting Principal* Ian Cowie
BASS TROMBONE Herbert Poole TIMPANI Michael Perry, Principal PERCUSSION Trevor Tureski, Principal Michael Perry ryan Scott* HARPSICHORD rachel Andrist*
LIBRARIAN Wayne Vogan ASSISTANT MUSIC LIBRARIAN Capella Sherwood STAGE LIBRARIAN Paul langley PERSONNEL MANAGER Ian Cowie * extra musician
CANADIAN OPERA COMPANY CHORUS SOPRANOS lindsay Barrett Andrea Cerswell Margaret evans Meghan fleet laura Klassen Alexandra lennoxPomeroy eve rachel Mcleod Katie Murphy Jennifer robinson Teresa van der Hoeven
14
MEZZO-SOPRANOS Susan Black Wendy Hatala foley Sonya Gosse erica Iris Huang Heather Jewson lilian Kilianski Kathryn Knapp Jessica lloyd Anne McWatt Karen Olinyk
Canadian Opera Company 2011/2012 Season
TENORS Craig Ashton Stephen Bell Taras Chmil Sam Chung Stephen erickson nicolas Groenewegen Jason lamont James leatch Stephen McClare eric Olsen
BARITONES & BASSES Grant Allert Kenneth Baker Sung Chung Michael downie Jason nedecky Bruce Schaef Michael Sproule Jan Vaculik Marcus Wilson Michael York
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS Mr. Paul B. Spafford, Chair Mr. Philip C. deck, President Mr. Paul A. Bernards, Treasurer Mr. John H. Macfarlane, Secretary Mr. Alexander neef, General Director (ex officio) Mr. robert lamb, Managing Director (ex officio) MEMBERS Mr. H. Anthony (Tony) Arrell Ms nora Aufreiter Mr. Barry Avrich Mr. david Broadhurst Mr. robert Brouwer Ms Marcia lewis Brown
Mr. Stewart Burton Mr. George S. dembroski dr. fayaz dossa Mr. William fearn (ex officio) Mr. david C. ferguson Mr. david forster Mr. Adam froman Mr. John Gagliano Mr. Michael Gibbens dr. linda Hutcheon Ms Trinity Jackman Ms Pamela Jeffery Mr. Jeff lloyd Mr. Stephen O. Marshall Ms Judy Matthews Mr. Geoffrey Matus Ms Marina Mcdougall (ex officio)
Ms Trina McQueen Mr. Jonathan Morgan Mrs. Sue Mortimer Mr. nicholas Mutton Mr. Ian Pearce Ms frances Price Mr. John rothschild Mr. Arthur r. A. Scace, C.M. Ms Colleen Sexsmith Ms Sandra Simpson Mr. Philip Smith Ms Kristine (Kris) Vikmanis Ms Karen Walsh Mr. John H. (Jack) Whiteside Mr. Tom Woods HONORARY DIRECTORS Mr. Joey Tanenbaum, C.M.
VOLUNTEER SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS COC OPERA GUILDS Brantford Opera Guild, David M. Cullen, President Kingston Opera Guild Grace Orzech, President london Opera Guild Ernest H. Redekop, President Muskoka Opera Guild Tom Anderson, President northumberland Opera Guild Thais Donald, President Oakville Opera Guild Margaret Parker, President Peterborough Opera Guild June Wilson Thexton, President Quinte Opera Guild Dorothy Temple, President Sudbury Opera Guild Mike Humphris, President Western new York Opera Guild Dorothy K. Piepke, President
ARIAS: Canadian Student Opera Development Fund Arija Stiver, Chair Marina Mcdougall, President Arija Stiver, Past-President lisa Teskey, Vice President/ Treasurer
CANADIAN OPERA FOUNDATION Mr. William fearn, Chair Mr. derek Brown Mr. J. rob Collins Mr. Philip C. deck (ex officio) Mr. david forster Mr. George Hamilton, Treasurer Mr. roy d. Hogg, fCA Hon. dennis lane Mr. Peter MacKenzie Ms Kathleen Mclaughlin Mr. david e. Spiro, Secretary
For more information on COC Guilds please visit coc.ca/Guilds
Please visit coc.ca for additional information
15
ADMINISTRATION AND STAFF AleXAnder neef, General director Robert Lamb Managing Director Johannes debus Music Director
ian Cowie Orchestra Personnel Manager Capella sherwood Assistant Librarian
EXECUTIVE OFFICE Marguerite schabas Executive Assistant to the General Director ARTISTIC ADMINISTRATION Roberto Mauro Artistic Administrator MUSIC sandra Gavinchuk Music Administrator sandra horst Chorus Master
COC Ensemble Studio Mireille asselin ambur Braid Rihab Chaieb Timothy Cheung neil Craighead Jenna douglas Chris enns adrian Kramer ileana Montalbetti simone osborne philippe sly Jacqueline Woodley Production Assistants Morgan-Leigh hearty ariel Martin-smith PROGRAMMING
Wayne Vogan Music Librarian, Coach elizabeth upchurch Head of the Ensemble Studio & Coach derek Bate Resident Conductor Music Staff Rachel andrist susan Ball esther Gonthier albert Krywolt anne Larlee Ben Malensek Christopher Mokrzewski steven philcox Kinza Tyrrell felice Venanzoni eric Weimer olwyn Lewis Company Manager Kathryn Garnett Scheduling Manager Mike Barrs Assistant Scheduling Manager Karen olinyk Administrative Assistant, Music Birthe Joergensen Archivist, Joan Baillie Archives
nina draganić Director of Programming – Free Concert Series
alison potter Head of Properties Core Crew scott Clarke Terry hurley paul otis Chuck Theil alex naylor Scene Shop Co-ordinator david Retzleff Head Scene Shop Carpenter andrew Walker Assistant Scene Shop Carpenter Richard Gordon Head Scenic Artist Katherine Lilly Jana osterman Assistant Head Scenic Artists scott Williamson Rehearsal Head Technician
PRODUCTION Lee Milliken Production Manager
Guy nokes Properties Supervisor
david feheley Technical Director Barney Bayliss Associate Technical Director
Kathy frost Properties Buyer/ Co-ordinator
Wendy Greenwood Lighting Co-ordinator
Tracy Taylor Properties Builder/ Co-ordinator
Assistant Technical Directors Melynda Jurgenson Wendy Ryder
Properties Builders Carolyn Choo Wulf
Janice fraser Head Electrician
sandra Corazza Costume Supervisor
Joel Thoman Assistant Electrician
Ren Cahill Costume Co-ordinator
al Merson Head of Sound
Costume Assistants Kiyomi hidaka Lina Marques
Mike Gelfand Assistant Carpenter Rupert Baker Head Flyman
sue furlong Resident Tailor Assisted By deniz Cakin Gulay Cokgezen Karen donaldson
FSCPA – Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts
16
Canadian Opera Company 2011/2012 Season
Marilyn Rodwell Wardrobe Mistress Rafe Macpherson Wardrobe Assistant sharon Ryman Wig & Make-up Supervisor Cori ferguson Head of Wig & Make-up Crew shawna Green Production Co-ordinator Gunta dreifelds SURTITLES™ Producer Zane Kaneps SURTITLES™ Editor susan Ball SURTITLES™ Assistant DEVELOPMENT
stephanie Tjelios Resident Properties Builder/Co-ordinator
paul Watkinson Head Carpenter
helen flower sharon Gashgarian Karen hancock ilana harendorf Lori McMahon Krista nauman Barbara nowakowski
Christie darville Director of Development Jill planche Associate Director, Individual Giving dawn Marie schlegel Senior Development Officer, Individual Giving & Donor Programs Leeanne Rorabeck Senior Development Officer, Individual Giving natalie sandassie Senior Development Officer, Annual Programs stephen Radbourn Donor Relations Officer aisha Talarico Development Officer, Friends of the COC
Lucia Ly Individual Giving Co-ordinator, Friends of the COC stephanie hunt Development Officer, Individual Giving & Ensemble Circle
Jennifer pugsley Media Relations Manager Cecily Carver Social and Interactive Media Co-ordinator eldon earle Marketing Co-ordinator
andriana formusa Individual Giving Co-ordinator
olga Kwak Digital Marketing Co-ordinator
nikita Gourski Development Communications Assistant
Gianmarco segato Retail and Editorial Co-ordinator
Carlie Weppler Senior Development Officer, Corporate Development sybil Choles Development Officer, Corporate & Foundation Giving peggy Lau Co-ordinator, Corporate Development Tracy Briggs Manager, Special Events Christine Tizzard Co-ordinator, Special Events Kira egorova Donation Database Officer olena Moldovan Data Processing Co-ordinator COMMUNICATIONS Claudine domingue Director of Public Relations Jeremy elbourne Director of Marketing phil stephens Senior Manager, Sales and Customer Service suzanne Vanstone Senior Communications Manager, Editorial Gianna Wichelow Senior Communications Manager, Creative Jennifer dougall Digital Marketing Manager (on leave)
John Kriter Volunteer and Creative Assistant eduCaTion and ouTReaCh Katherine semcesen Associate Director, Education Carly anderson Manager, Child and Youth Programs Vanessa smith Manager, School Programs TiCKeT seRViCes alan Moffat Patron Relationship Manager andrea salin Associate Manager, Ticket Services nikki Tremblay Assistant Ticket Services Manager (on leave) david nimmo Group Sales Co-ordinator Ticket Services Supervisors erin Cook Lilian fung Victor Widjaja Ticket Services Representatives Terry Bursey ernest Cayemen holly Coish danielle d’ornellas anna Kay eldridge peter Genoway daniel Krolick Keith Lam Julia Lederer ian Mcdonnell diana Merta
Please visit coc.ca for additional information
amber Mills Kevin pook Mary porter Mitch Yolevsky CaLL CenTRe sarah frankel Call Centre Manager Call Centre Representatives peter Counter alex Gladwell dane oliver Richard paradiso Tim sell Tomasz smereka adriano sobretodo Jr. Margaret Terry Mauro Victoriano FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
Maintenance Assistants Ryszard Gad (CoC) Branislav peterman (CoC) Julian peters (CoC) Tymen de Vries (fsCpa) James esposito (fsCpa) Wojtek plichta (fsCpa) piotr Wiench (fsCpa/CoC) Security Officers George Balyasin Joel Grannum Tammy hill natalia Juzyc usman Khalid Kathleen Minor heather Reid
Lindy Cowan, Ca Director of Finance and Administration
Building Operators dan Bisca Radu Chereji dan popescu
Ray Gooden, fCa (uK) Finance Manager
paula da Costa Hurley Supervisor
General Accountants florence huang Zoran orlić (fSCPA)
FOUR SEASONS CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
Payroll Accountants Jovana Bojovic Jeanny Won
alfred Caron Director of Facility Operations
amy Mushinski Public Affairs Manager
elizabeth Jones Business Manager
steven sherwood Manager, IT Services
Jefferson Guzman Patron Services Manager
Tony sandy IT Services Assistant nick Mitropoulos Computer Services Assistant Katarina Božović Receptionist/ Switchboard Branka hrsum Mailroom Clerk/Courier BUILDING SERVICES Joe Waldherr Building Services Manager piro Milo Assistant Building Services Manager
Kim hutchinson-Barber Assistant Manager, Front of House Brigitte Lang Assistant Manager, Food & Beverage Patron Services Supervisors Kelly Bailey stuart Constable Jamieson eakin Melissa Lapczynski adam orr Brynn pearson Rebecca Riddell ashley Westlake Kimberly Wu Carianne hill Patron Services Lead
Security Supervisors Videsh dookhu dave samuels
17
!S .AMING $ONOR OF THE &OUR 3EASONS #ENTRE FOR THE 0ERFORMING !RTS WE ARE PROUD TO BE A LIFELONG FRIEND OF THE FINE ARTS EXPERIENCE FOR PATRONS HERE AND FROM AROUND THE WORLD
E. LOUISE MORGAN SOCIETY The e. louise Morgan Society was created to reflect the vision and commitment of its founder and the members who have created a legacy of leadership, passion and philanthropy in support of the goals of the Canadian Opera Company. each of these donors has contributed a cumulative total of more than $1 million dollars over the past 15 years. Their support is critical to the company’s success and we are forever indebted to their commitment and generosity. dr. larry M. Agranove
Kolter Communities
ArIAS: Canadian Opera Student development fund
The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen foundation
The Gerard & earlaine Collins foundation
e. louise Morgan
The late John A. Cook
Joey & Toby Tanenbaum
roger d. Moore
The estate of Horst dantz and don Quick
MAJOR GIFTS & SPECIAL PROJECTS every year, the Canadian Opera Company has unique projects operating beyond regular annual activities, each of which relies on private funding to ensure its success. These include: transition and endowment funding, production underwriting, artist and performance sponsorship as well as training, education and outreach programs. $1,000,000+ The estate of Horst dantz & don Quick‡ $500,000 – $999,999 The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen foundation $100,000 – $499,999 Anne & Tony Arrell david G. Broadhurst Jean davidson & Paul Spafford Philip deck & Kimberley Bozak George S. dembroski Gail & Bob farquharson estate of ethel Berney Jackson‡ Judy & Wilmot Matthews Trina & don McQueen Tim & frances Price Colleen Sexsmith Sandra l. Simpson The Slaight family riki Turofsky & Charles Petersen Anonymous‡ (1) $25,000 – $99,999 estate of daphne Bell earlaine Collins ethel Harris & the late Milton e. Harris ronald Kimel & Vanessa laPerriere
Marjorie & roy linden estate of Aldo & Anita Maggiorotti Jill & Geoff Matus roger d. Moore The Stratton Trust françoise Sutton William & Phyllis Waters Jack Whiteside UP TO $24,999 Cecily & robert Bradshaw Ian & June Cockwell david & Kristin ferguson Peter & Hélène Hunt Hon. Henry n. r. Jackman‡ Patrick & Barbara Keenan J. Hans Kluge Jo lander david roffey & Karen Walsh Katalin Schäfer dr. david Stanley-Porter & dr. Colin McGregor Mailer Ms Kristine Vikmanis & Mr. denton Creighton Samara Walbohm estate of Hugh Victor Wallace Anonymous (2)
INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL SUPPORT GOLDEN CIRCLE GOLD, $50,000+ Anne & Tony Arrell**** david G. Broadhurst* In memory of Gerard H. Collins**** Jerry & Geraldine Heffernan**** The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen foundation**** roger d. Moore****
Please visit coc.ca for additional information
Arthur & Susan Scace**** Colleen Sexsmith** Sandra l. Simpson* SILVER, $25,000 – $49,999 Andrew Peller limited Paul Bernards*** Cecily & robert Bradshaw Stephen Clarke & elizabeth Black* Philip deck & Kimberley Bozak*** George & Kathy dembroski**** Mr. & Mrs. W. Humphries*** ronald Kimel & Vanessa laPerriere**** Susan loube & William Acton* BRONZE, $12,500 – $24,999 dr. & Mrs. Hans G. Abromeit**** Mark & Gail Appel*** Philip & linda Armstrong* Ms nora Aufreiter Melissa & Barry Avrich John & Claudine Bailey**** Barbara Black* Mr. Philip J. Boswell†**** Walter M. & lisa Balfour Bowen**** Susanne Boyce & Brendan Mullen*** rob & Teresa Brouwer* Marcia lewis Brown Stewart & Gina Burton* dr. John Chiu in memory of Yvonne Chiu, C.M.**** The Max Clarkson family foundation**** J. rob Collins & Janet Cottrelle**** Sydney & florence Cooper* Mr. & Mrs. leslie dan** Jean davidson & Paul Spafford**** david denison & Maureen flanagan* 19
Christian Franz as Siegfried (back to camera) in the COC’s Siegfried, 2005. Photo: Michael Cooper
The President’s Council and Golden Circle programs help make possible many of the company’s activities. New productions, the COC Ensemble Studio program, our education and outreach initiatives – these are just a few of the reasons why President’s Council and Golden Circle gifts are so crucial to our future. President’s Council and Golden Circle members share in the excitement of opera in new ways through events and activities, receive personalized service for ticket purchases and exchanges, and enjoy exclusive use of the Henry N. R. Jackman Lounge at all opera performances. For further information, contact us at presidentscouncil@coc.ca or call 416-363-5801.
*The COC recognizes donations from all individual giving programs with a charitable tax receipt for the maximum amount allowable under the Canada Revenue Agency guidelines.
david & Kristin ferguson**** George fierheller**** Margaret & Jim fleck* lloyd & Gladys fogler*** four Seasons Hotels & resorts** Adam & Sharin froman roger & Kevin Garland** Michael & lora Gibbens Ira Gluskin & Maxine Granovsky Gluskin*** James & Joyce Gutmann**** ethel Harris & the late Milton Harris**** dr. W. P. Hayman & dr. M. l. Myers*** nona & William Heaslip foundation**** douglas e. Hodgson**** Michael & linda Hutcheon**** William Ip & Kathleen latimer* Jeff lloyd & Barbara Henders* Mr. & Mrs. J. S. A. Macdonald**** Bobby & Gordon Macneill* Judy & Wilmot Matthews* Jill & Geoff Matus* John & esther Mcneil*** don McQueen & Trina McQueen, O.C.* John McVicker & B. W. Thomas**** Johanna Metcalf*** Bruce & Vladka Mitchell* delia M. Moog** Jonathan Morgan & Shurla Gittens* Sue Mortimer in memory of Clive Bennett Mortimer**** nicholas & rosemary Mutton Mrs. & Mr. Christl & Karl niemuller** donald O’Born** Peter M. Partridge**** Ian & Michelle Pearce Tim & frances Price**** david roffey & Karen Walsh*** Barrie rose & family*** John A. rothschild* Katalin Schäfer*** Philip & Maria Smith** Stephen & Jane Smith**** Marion & Gerald Soloway** david e. Spiro*** david Stanley-Porter**** Ms Kristine Vikmanis & Mr. denton Creighton**** Jack Whiteside** Tom & ruth Woods*** PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL COMMITTEE Mary-Catherine Acheson diane Adamson-Brdar Thomas J. Burton Gladys fogler
Sue Mortimer Katalin Schäfer Colleen Sexsmith (Chair) Kristine Vikmanis Karen Walsh TRUSTEE, $7,500 – $12,499 à la Carte Kitchen Inc. laurie & fareed Ali* Margaret Atwood & Graeme Gibson** Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Christ**** Mrs. A. ephraim diamond & family**** Andrew fleming** The Hon. William C. Graham & Mrs. Catherine Graham**** Al & Malka Green* rainer Hackert**** Maggie Hayes** Trinity Jackman Bernhard & Hannelore Kaeser**** J. Hans Kluge* Murray & Marvelle Koffler**** Mr. Gurney Kranz*** Anne lewitt* Jerry & Joan lozinski**** Hon. Margaret & Mr. Wallace McCain** Mrs. louise O’Shea**** Ms r. raso**** Mr. & Mrs. r. T. ruggles**** françoise Sutton** dr. david Shaw* Carol Swallow*** Anonymous (1) PATRON, $3,750 – $7,499 Clive & Barbara Allen**** Mr. Peter Allen* Sue Armstrong*** ron Atkinson & Bruce Blandford*** Mrs. n. A. Balciunas**** Mona H. Bandeen, C. M.** Schuyler Bankes & family*** Karen & Bill Barnett l. H. Bartelink in memory of Oskar & Irmgard Gaube** dr. Thomas H. Beechy**** Mr. & Mrs. eric Belli-Bivar*** Mr. & Mrs. Avie Bennett**** Mr. roland Bertin**** Tom Bogart & Kathy Tamaki* William & Anna Maria Braithwaite* dr. david & Constance Briant**** dr. Jane Brissenden & dr. Janet roscoe**** Mrs. donna Brock** Margaret & derek Brown**** Murray & Judy Bryant** Sharon & Howard Campbell* Joe & laurissa Canavan Cesaroni Management limited**
Please visit coc.ca for additional information
Paul G. Cherry & dean C. noack**** Peter & frances Chiddy* frank Ciccolini**** Marilyn Cook* Mr. & Mrs. William J. Corcoran** Tim Costigan & Kathleen Mclaughlin* lindy Cowan† & Chris Hatley** Mrs. ninalee Craig*** norman Curtis**** C. M. dare**** raul Werneck de Castro** dr. Jeanne deinum**** Carol derk & david Giles* Bernard & francine dorval** Peter & Anne dotsikas** Vreni & Marc ducommun*** Bud & leigh eisenberg*** Joseph fantl & Moira Bartram* Graham farquharson** fleur-de-lis Interior design Kimberley fobert & robert lamb†*** The fraser elliott foundation**** dr. & Mrs. Wm. O. Geisler** The Hon. & Mrs. Alastair W. Gillespie**** Ben & Sarah Glatt**** Peter & Shelagh Godsoe* rose & roger Goldstein *** Michael & Anne Gough**** dr. noëlle Grace & The Shohet family*** ronald & Birgitte Granofsky**** douglas & ruth Grant John & Judith Grant** John Groves*** Hampton Securities ltd. Scott & ellen Hand** Mr. & Mrs. William B. Harris*** Hon. & Mrs. Paul Hellyer**** Ava Marion Hillier* Prof. Michiel Horn**** Scott Irvine† & Joan Watson†** The Jackman foundation*** Victoria Jackman*** dr. Peter Janetos* Mr. robert C. Jefferies**** dr. Joshua Josephson**** lorraine Kaake**** Patrick & Barbara Keenan**** dr. Joel Keenleyside**** Jim & diane King* Joseph Kerzner & lisa Koeper**** Jean V. Kramar* The Hon. dennis lane, Q.C. & Mrs. Sandra lane**** Harold & larraine langer**** Mr. Philip lanouette* John B. lawson, Q.C.**** Paul lee & Jill Maynard**** Mr. J. levitt & Ms e. Mah* daniel & Janet li* Anthony lisanti**
21
Michel lislois*** Vincent & Helene lobraico* Tom C. logan* Angelo & Grace locilento** John Macfarlane* Mrs. J. l. Malcolm* dr. & Mrs. M. A. Manuel* Christa & robert Mcdermott* The Hon. Barbara Mcdougall*** Paul & Jean McGrath**** June Mclean**** Mr. Michael J. McMurray* Mr. Ulrich Menzefricke**** dr. Thomas & Mrs. Catherine H. Millar dr. Judith A. Miller*** Beatrice & Arthur Minden foundation**** Professor david J. Murray*** eileen Patricia newell** Mrs. Sally-Ann noznesky**** e. Oliana & A. Iu*** Keith & Brenda Ottaway*** dr. & Mrs. William M. Park**** douglas l. Parker**** John & Gwen Pattison* Polk family Charitable fund** Julian Porter, Q.C.* Mary Jean & frank Potter*** Samuel A. rea & Wendy J. Thompson**** rob & Penny richards*** Margaret A. riggin* Gordon robison & david Grant* Joseph l. rosenmiller** Maxwell l. rotstein & nancy-Gay rotstein**** Annie & Ian d. Sale Ms Sharon Cookie Sandler*** Judy & Hy Sarick**** Sam & esther Sarick*** Helen & John Scott* Katherine & Gary Shaw* dr. ralph Shaw & June Shaw**** Allan & Helaine Shiff**** Judy & Hume Smith*** dr. John Stanley & dr. Helmut reichenbächer** drs. Wayne Stanley & Marina Pretorius* doreen l. Stanton**** dr. richard & Jane Stoneman* Mr. & Mrs. Michael Tatham* Kathryn J. Thornton**** Anthea Thorp**** Vincent Tovell, O.C.*** rosalind & dory Vanderhoof donald & Margaret Walter**** Hugh & Colleen Washington* William r. Waters*** ruth Watts-Gransden**** dr. Virginia Wesson** dr. Jack Williams & dr. dorothy Pringle** Mr. & Mrs. richard Wookey*** linda Young*
22
The Youssef-Warren foundation*** Helen Ziegler** Sharon Zuckerman**** Helen & Walter Zwig**** Anonymous (7) MEMBER, $2,250 – $3,749 Mr. Herb Abramson** The Acheson family foundation** d. C. Adamson-Brdar**** dr. & Mrs. larry M. Agranove**** donna & lorne Albaum* Mr. & Mrs. roberto & nancy Albis** Mr. Thomas & Mrs. Claire Allen* Mr. & Mrs. Howard Alpert** dr. d. Amato & Ms J. Hodges**** rod Anderson & Merike lugus**** Andrée Appleton & Alexander leman* Anne-Marie H. Applin*** Valerie Armstrong**** Philip Arthur* Virginia Atkin*** John Bailey* James C. Baillie* Marilyn & Charles Baillie**** Andrew & Cornelia Baines**** Janice A. Baker**** richard J. Balfour*** lindy Barrow** Ms roxanne Bartel dr. frank Bartoszek & Mr. daniel O’Brien**** florence Sharpe Barwell**** Julia Bass & david Hamilton** Alice & Tom Bastedo** rene Beaulieu dr. Gail Beck, O. Ont. & Mr. Andrew fenus Mr. & Mrs. Peter & Sondra Beck Mr. doug & Mrs. Alison Bell Ms Marie Bérard†** dan Bereskin, Q.C. & rhoda Gryfe** dr. Catherine Bergeron** nani & Austin Beutel**** John n. & Miranda A. H. Birch J. Bismillah* Anneliese and Walter Blackwell**** Susanne Blake*** lynn Blaser & John van Ogtrop**** Ian & Janet Blue** John & Ila Bossons* Mr. W. Bowen & Ms S. Gavinchuk†*** Mrs. Carolyn Bradley-Hall & Mr. William Bradley*** Mrs. richard Bradshaw*** Sylvia Brander**** Peter Brieger & Beverley Hamblin*
Canadian Opera Company 2011/2012 Season
Brian Bucknall & Mary Jane Mossman**** Alice Burton** Thomas J. Burton* Barrie & Betty Cade** Maureen Callahan & douglas Gray* Margaret Harriett Cameron**** della H. Campbell**** Brian & ellen Carr**** Gail Carson**** Wendy M. Cecil**** dr. & Mrs. Albert Cheskes** Birte von Chlumecky-Bauer** dr. Howard M. Clarke** The rt. Hon. Adrienne Clarkson Cogeco data Services edward Cole & Adrienne Hood** Brian Collins & Amanda demers* Murray & Katherine Corlett*** Harold & Anita Corrigan*** dr. lesley S. Corrin**** Margaret Couch** Gay & derek Cowbourne* Ms Wanda Crickmay Irene & Keith Croot*** Andreas Curkovic Mary Beth Currie & Jeff rintoul Carrol Anne Curry*** Ms lindsay dale-Harris & Mr. rupert field-Marsham**** doris J. daughney dr. & Mrs. Michael & Ute davis** Brian J. dawson** Juleth dawson Michael & Honor de Pencier*** Mrs. rosario de Wit-farro*** Mrs. leonard G. (Anne) delicaet & Mrs. Kendra Anne delicaet-Almasi**** Mary-Kathleen delicaet & John Young Perry & rae dellio*** Angelo & Carol delZotto*** Mr. & Mrs. elvio delZotto* Jill denham & Stephen Marshall* Mr. & Mrs. A. J. diamond* Mr. david S. dick J. diGiovanni* Olwen & frank dixon* James doak & Patricia Best** Sandra Z. doblinger* Ms Petrina dolby** dr. James & Mrs. ellen downey* John duffy & Jill Presser* Marko duic**** H. I. dunlop*** Judy dunn* ron dyck & Walter Stewart*** William & Gwenda echard**** Jean edwards* Wendy & elliot eisen*** Mr. & Mrs. John J. elder****
Genia & Stan elkind**** robert elliott & Paul Wilson* dr. & Mrs. John evans** Virginia evans* fabris Inc. George A. farkass* Gail & Bob farquharson Catherine fauquier*** Bill fearn & Claudia rogers*** lee K. ferrier*** William & rosemary fillmore** Mr. & Mrs. Cosimo & Christina fiorenza** dr. Sidney M. fireman* david & elizabeth forster** robert & Julia foster** Margaret & david fountain**** Mr. Michael A. french* Judith Ann fullerton* robert fung** John & rita Gagliano rev. Ivars Gaide & rev. dr. Anita Gaide** Tom & Helen Galt**** Ann Gawman** dr. Barry A. Gayle**** Martin & Mindy Gerskup* The Honourable Irving Gerstein & Mrs. Gail Gerstein* Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Giancamilli * Ann J. Gibson**** Mary & lionel Goffart dr. eudice Goldberg dr. fay Goldstep & dr. George freedman* deanna A. Gontard**** Tina & Michael Gooding** Wayne A. Gooding**** Goodman family* david & Janice Gordon** Jane Greene* Mr. finn Greflund & Mrs. M. Ortner* Mr. Carmen & Mrs. Vittoria Guglietti* ellen & Simon Gulden**** Anna l. Guthrie**** Mr. & Mrs. Henry Hackenspiel**** Gudrun Hackert*** dan Hagler & family** Ms francess G. Halpenny**** Mr. Adrian J. Hamel George & Irene Hamilton**** John & ruth Hannigan Beverly Hargraft* Michael Harris & Carol rak* Valerie & Brian Harris**** Mr. d. Harrison & dr. e. fischer* Paul & natalie Hartman* david Harquail & Birgitta Sigfridsson* lloyd Heaslip**** Jenny Heathcote**** Mr. Thomas G. Heintzman & Ms Mary Jane Heintzman** Caroline Helbronner**
Jacques & elizabeth Helbronner** Ann & lyman Henderson**** Thea Herman & Gregory King** William e. Hewitt*** Sam & libby Ho** Chris Hoffmann & Joan eakin* richard & donna Holbrook**** Sally Holton & Stephen Ireland*** emmy & Walter Homburger** Mr. roland Hoy** drs. Walter & Virginia Hryshko* Ken Hugessen & Jennifer Connolly* Anthony C. J. Humphreys**** Gillian Humphreys* Peter & Hélène Hunt**** Mrs. Wilma Hysen*** Infonex Inc.* Prof. Christopher Innes & Brigitte Bogar* William Innes* dr. Melvyn l. Iscove** diana & Philip Jackson in memory of ethel B. Jackson**** elliott Jacobson & Judy Malkin* lynne Jeffrey*** laurence Jewell* The norman & Margaret Jewison Charitable foundation**** Mrs. e. Patricia Johnson** Ms elizabeth Johnson* dr. Albert & Bette Johnston* Joyce Johnston** H. l. Katarynych** Joseph & Maureen Katchen david W. & Sheryl l. Kerr* Inta Kierans**** Peter Kingsmill* ellen & Hermann Kircher**** dr. elizabeth Kocmur**** Michael & Sonja Koerner** robin Korthals & Janet Charlton* dr. robert Kosnik**** richard J. Kostoff** Valarie Koziol William & eva Krangle**** richard T. la Prairie* elizabeth & Goulding lambert*** leslie & Jo lander**** dr. Connie lee** linda lee & Michael Pharoah**** neal lee & dominique lee* dr. richard lee & Mr. Gary Van Haren* Alexander & Anna leggatt*** Joy levine** Mr. Peter levitt & Ms Mai Why** Cheryl lewis & Mihkel Voore** l. liivamagi Justin S. linden Marjorie & roy linden**** dr. & Mrs. W. G. lindley****
Please visit coc.ca for additional information
Janet & Sid lindsay** dr. Vance logan*** A. Benson lorriman**** douglas l. ludwig & Karen J. rice** dr. robert G. luton**** Ms Jane loughborough* Jonathan & dorothea lovat dickson* Mary lu & Bruce Macdonald**** James & Connie Macdougall**** Mr. Jed MacKay**** dr. & Mrs. richard Mackenzie**** Mrs. r. MacMillan**** Tom & Catharina MacMillan**** Macro Properties ltd.* Mrs. Janet Maggiacomo* Susan & Scott Maidment** dr. Colin McGregor Mailer**** r. Manke**** Mr. & Mrs. r. Gordon Marantz**** Gerald & Helen Marr**** Kenneth & Kathleen Mathieson* Pauline and dipak Mazumdar at the Toronto Community foundation**** Mrs. ettore Mazzoleni** dr. & Mrs. John A. McCallum**** Wendy & Chris Mcdowall* dr. & Mrs. donald C. McGillivray**** dr. Gabrielle McIntire darcy & Joyce McKeough* don Mclean & diane Martello Guy & Joanne Mclean**** M. e. Mcleod**** Jean M. Mcnab**** Margaret C. Mcnee Mark & Andrea McQueen*** Shawn Mcreynolds & elaine Kierans* Mr. Ian McWalter* dr. don Melady & Mr. rowley Mossop** MI9 Business Intelligence Systems Ingrid & daniel Mida* Marvene (Cox) & Gordon Miller** lee Milliken† & doug Macnaughton* Patricia & frank Mills** Ms Kamini Milnes* Audrey & david Mirvish** dr. david n. Mitchell & dr. Susan M. Till*** Mr. donald Mitchell robert & Janet Mitchell* eva Mocarski* dr. & Mrs. S. Mocarski* donald Moggridge & Susan Howson** Anne Moore**** Mr. robert Morassutti**** Alice Janet Morgan*** Ada & Hugh G. Morris*
23
Shannon Mercer, Krisztina Szabó and Joni Henson in the COC’s Così fan tutte, 2006. Photo: Michael Cooper
Join us! Today’s performance has been made possible, in part, by the generosity and loyal support of the Friends of the COC. Our Friends also support our education and outreach programs and Ensemble Studio training program. Become a Friend of the COC* and you can join us in the Friends Lounge at all COC performances, enjoy special behind-the-scenes working rehearsals and events, receive our newsletter Prelude, as well as gain access to single tickets one week prior to the public. All gifts will be gratefully acknowledged with a charitable tax receipt. For more information, please stop by the Friends Lounge located on Ring 3, visit coc.ca, or call 416-847-4949.
*Friends of the COC give a charitable membership gift between $150 – $2,249 annually.
18
Canadian Opera Company 2011/2012 Season
edith Patterson Morrow*** Ms rosalind Morrow* drs. Christopher & Pippa Moss** Mr. noel Mowat** Mr. Joseph Mulder* Taketo & Vija Murata* ethel Myers**** david & Mary neelands*** dr. Shirley C. neuman* dr. John & Pamela newall**** dr. emilie newell* dr. Steven nitzkin*** Simon & Marlene nyilassy dr. James & Mrs. Valda Oestreicher** Janice Oliver** Benson Orenstein*** Martin & Myrna Ossip* Julia & liza Overs*** John Pahapill* dr. & Mrs. n. Pairaudeau**** Isabel Pargana & raimondo Maltese lee Parsons Mrs. Margaret Ann Pattison**** John & Penelope Pepperell* dr. r. G. Perrin* Stephanie Perry & ronan McGrath Mr. William Perry* John & Carol Peterson** M. J. Phillips**** June C. Pinkney**** Johann C. Pinto robin B. Pitcher*** Wanda Plachta*** Jill† & ron Planche Georgia Prassas**** C. edward rathé**** Margrit & Tony rahilly**** Stephen ralls & Bruce Ubukata** The Carol & Morton rapp foundation**** Kenneth f. read**** Grant l. reuber*** Mrs. Gabrielle richards** Carolyn ricketts*** Ms nada ristich emily & fred rizner* Clara robert* Ms Virginia robeson Sidney robinson & linda Currie**** dr. Michael & Mary romeo**** John & Hannah rosen* Ken & Helen rotenberg* rainer & Sharyn rothfuss**** drs. Orest & Maureen rudzik**** david A. ruston*** Mallory Morris Sartz & John Sartz**** Stewart & dianne Saxe**** dr. & Mrs. Bruce Schaef**** Beverly & fred Schaeffer****
Mrs. Ortaud Scherer* fred & Mary Schulz* dr. Marianne Seger**** Carol Seifert & Bruno Tesan** Mr. & Mrs. norman Shamie*** Victor & rhoda Shields**** Milton & Joyce Shier**** dr. Kevin Shiffman* dorothy Cohen Shoichet** david & Hilary Short*** William Siegel & Margaret Swaine* In memory of dr. Bernard Slatt dr. & Mrs. Jeremy Sloan* Jay Smith & laura rapp* Kenneth & Catherine Smith*** Ms Muriel Smith & Mr. eric Ojala*** dr. Harley Smyth & Carolyn McIntire Smyth* dr. Joseph So*** Philip Somerville* John & ellen Spears*** Martha e. Spears*** Alex & Kim Squires**** Oksana r. Stein*** Mr. & Mrs. Gary & Sula Stern* dr. & Mrs. Stephen Stern*** John d. Stevenson*** James H. Stonehouse* dr. Peter Stroz & dr. Sophia Pantazi*** Janet Stubbs eric Tang & dr. James Miller* Mr. Arthur Paul Tarasuk* Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Taylor*** John Todd & Jenny Ginder**** John & liz Tory**** diana Tremain**** Ian Turner** riki Turofsky & Charles Petersen* Cindy & Gary Ullman** Sandra & Guy Upjohn** dita Vadron & James Catty* Tony & Mary van Straubenzee*** dr. r. B. Van Winckle edmond & Sylvia Vanhaverbeke*** Mr. & Mrs. Henry & Ann louise Vehovec*** dr. Yvonne Verbeeten** dr. Helen Vosu & donald Milner**** richard & nathalie Wachsberg Samara Walbohm & Joe Schlesinger dr. O. r. Waler* diane Walker & rob Bell** elizabeth & Michael Walker** Peter Webb & Joan York**** Philip & diana Weinstein* dr. Bogomila Welsh* Ms eleanor Westney* Melanie Whitehead** Ms Anne-Marie Widner & Mr. Paul Szymanski***
Please visit coc.ca for additional information
Mr. Brian Wilks* elizabeth Wilson & Ian Montagnes**** Jeffrey Stewart Wilson* dr. Jackson Wu & dr. Viviana Chang erik Yeo Morden Yolles**** Marina Yoshida*** dr. Howard & Sybil Young**** Tricia Younger* George Zeman Susan Zorzi** Anonymous (22) FRIENDS OF THE COC SUSTAINING FRIENDS $1,600 – $2,249 In memory of M. Baptista** dody Bienenstock* Iivi Campbell**** ruth & John Crow*** Jayne & Ted dawson**** Mr. Albert d. dunn Mrs. lois fleming**** J. e. fordyce**** Ms Suanne Kelman & dr. Allan J. fox* dr. & Mrs. r. W. Kimber** Mr. A. Mafrici**** Mrs. eileen A. Mercier**** Mr. John nagel* Mrs. Annette Oelbaum* Clarence & Mary Pace** dr. roger d. Pearce*** dr. norbert V. Perera**** Mrs. richard Gavin reid* Go Sato**** Gary Shiff*** Jim Stewart & deborah Swail* Mr. & Mrs. Vernon & Beryl Turner*** Gordon Waugh*** Ms June Yee** Anonymous (2) ASSOCIATE FRIENDS $1,100 – $1,599 Ms I. M. Allen**** Michael & Janet Barnard* Michael Benedict & Martha lowrie**** don Biderman**** Mrs. William Birchall Ms ethel Birkenshaw Bruce Burgess** Ms e. Burton*** dr. Wendy C. Chan Pauline Cheung & Winston Koo Patricia Clarke* elaine & Michael davies**** Mr. darren day** Prometheum Institute*** Ms Christine demont*** Gary fitzgibbon** The late Mr. James dewhurst
25
Get fascinating this fall at the Opera Shop! Glamorous fascinators, one-of-a-kind jewellery, elegant stationery, musical gems, and so much more at the Opera Shop! Visit us on the main floor of the Isadore and Rosalie Sharp City Room, open before, during and (sometimes) after all performances.
Jewellery trunk show
This fall we recommend the following recordings from Universal Classics: Iphigénie en Tauride Marc Minkowski and Les Musiciens du Louvre rely on their mastery of historically informed performance practice to turn this outstanding recording of Gluck’s masterpiece into a truly theatrical experience. The mostly French cast excels in the declamatory singing style required by Gluck. Marc Minkowski, conductor, Le Choeur des Musiciens du Louvre and Les Musiciens du Louvre. With Mireille Delunsch, Simon Keenlyside, Yann Beuron and Laurent Naouri. Archiv, $52.75 including tax.
Rigoletto Jean-Pierre Ponnelle’s sumptuous production is set in a Renaissance ducal palace with Luciano Pavarotti in his prime performing one of his signature roles. This atmospheric film version also features the great coloratura soprano Edita Gruberova as Gilda. Riccardo Chailly, conductor, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and Vienna State Opera Chorus. With Luciano Pavarotti, Edita Gruberová, Ingvar Wixell, Ferruccio Furlanetto. Decca, $25.75 including tax.
Shop for much more at the Opera Shop or at coc.ca! The Opera Shop is a project of the Canadian Opera Company, in partnership with L’Atelier Grigorian and Decca – The Opera Label. All proceeds support the Canadian Opera Company.
Photo: Sev Seven
P. J. Bundy: Saturday, Oct. 22
Miss Gillian foster*** r. dalton fowler**** Klaus Multiparking Inc.* John H. Galloway**** Alison Girling & Paul Schabas* Helen & Barry Goldlist**** dr. Gabriela Gohla Aviva & Andrew Goldenberg* Mr. Henry Gooderham** dr. Wilfred S. Goodman**** Mrs. Marion A. Green**** Suzy Greenspan** Mr. & Mrs. Michael e. Harrison**** Mr. & Mrs. H. C. Hatch*** Jean & Bill Heaslip**** lawrence & Beatrice Herman*** Mr. david Holdsworth & Ms nicole Senecal* Mr. Josef Hrdina* donald Hughes*** Ms K. Margot Khan Horace & elizabeth Krever**** Mr. & Mrs. Owen & Margie Kurin* Alan & Marti latta**** Claus & Heather lenk* P. Anne Mackay**** Craig & Karen Mahood* Mary McGowan*** Brian Miron & Monica Vegelj* Mr. Carl Morey*** Mr. Sean O'neill*** Barbara & Peter Pauly* Ms Alexandra Petrenko Mr. & Mrs. Porporo* Ms Beatrice riddell* dorothy & robert ross*** A. K. Sigurjonsson*** C. Anderson Silber* dr. & Mrs. Bernie & Bobbie Silverman** david Smukler & Patricia Kern** Mr. Warren Sorensen & Mr. Gregory Williams**** dr. & Mrs. George Steiner**** Jane & Ted Stephenson*** Ms Peg Thoen* Bill MacKenzie & Alan Westbrook*** Janet White* ron Williams* Anonymous (3) CONTRIBUTING FRIENDS $700 - $1,099 Mr. roger Abbott Mrs. Carol A. Albright*** Mrs. rosalen Armstrong**** Anne & Husayn Banani* Peter & leslie Barton** Jeniva Berger*** david W. Binet dr. B. derek & dr. Anne W. Birt**** dr. Jennifer Blake* Ms Marlene Bohn* Mary Brock & Brian Iler**** Mr. Thomas n. Bryson**
Miss Maria Buisman* Ms Judith Burrows** Theresa & John Caldwell**** Betty Carlyle**** Jack A. Carr*** Mark Cestnik**** Carole Chabot & derek dodd** Barbara Charters**** Harold Chmara**** Joe T. r. Clarke**** dr. Marsha Cohen & Mr. Michael Mendelson** d. M. Cook*** Mr. & Mrs. norman & louise Coxall*** Mr. neil Crawford Mr. John A. Crocker & Mrs. Mary Crocker*** don deBoer & Brent Vickar*** Mrs. Grace diez Mr. Michael disney dr. domville** Mr. Steven d. donohoe**** Howard & Kathrine eckler** Peter & Shashi eden* Mr. Thomas eiser**** Mr. ray eleid Ms eleanor l. ellins**** Mr. Arthur english* Mr. larry enkin ** Ms Sharon evans**** Mr. Kirk falconer*** Mr. f. C. farr*** Joe & Helen feldmann** Brian A. ferguson*** richard & Gail flack** Mr. Morris flicht**** Mrs. & Mr. Jennifer & francis flower*** dr. & Mrs. A. Mervyn fox**** linda & Ken foxcroft* douglas G. Gardner*** elinor Gill ratcliffe C.M., O.n.l. Mr. Alexander Globe dr. Bruno & Mrs. louise Golisky** lisa & Harvey Golombek in memory of Hilda & Isie Golombek* ricardo Gomez-Insausti Ms Ina K. Govan**** Mr. James Hamilton* Philo Handler** dr. & Mrs. Brian & Cynthia Hands**** Harper House Contracting ltd Mr. & Mrs. e. roy Harrison**** Sandra Hausman** W. l. B. Heath**** In memory of Pauline Chorniuk Hinch* richard & Susan Horner**** dr. Ivan & Mrs. diana Hronsky**** James Hughes** Pierre Hurtubise**** Ms Catherine Hutt* Mr. Sumant Inamdar* Mr. Jai Jayaraman
Please visit coc.ca for additional information
Mr. Kazik Jedrzejczak**** frances e. Johnson**** douglas & dorothy Joyce**** May & fred Karp** Heidi & Khalid Khokhar*** Mai Kirch**** Mr. Martin Kirr dr. & Mrs. l. A. Kitchell**** Mr. & Mrs. I. P. & O. M. Komarnicky*** Mr.& Mrs. Armin Kratel*** Mr. Jonathan Krehm* Gediminas P. Kurpis**** Mr. James r. lake**** Harry lane** Mary-Jane large** Giles le riche & rosemary Polczer** Mr. Yakov lerner Mrs. Mary liitoja**** nathan & Glenys lindenberg* Ingrid Martin Kathy Marton Mary McClymont**** Jil McIntosh* Mr. Bruce McKeown*** Georgina Mclennan**** Sylvia McPhee**** Janis Medland* Mr. & Mrs. david & Shirley Menzel** Suzanne Mess*** Kathryn Mikoski & Hope Clement* Murray & ruth Miskin frank & Anne Moir** eve nash**** david northcote & Suzanne Betcke** Jean O'Grady* Ms Cristina Oke** Karen Olinyk†William Ostrander**** Mr. Martti Paloheimo* Mr. Joseph & Mrs. letizia Paradiso*** david Peachey & Georgia Henderson** Bruce Pearce**** dr. A. Angus Peller* Mrs. dorothy K. Piepke**** The late Ms ella Prindiville**** dr. Peter ray*** dr. Shelley rechner**** Guylaine rheault-Oliver* Mr. david e. roman**** Mrs. Gertrude rosenthal**** M. Sanvido**** William & Meredith Saunderson*** Barbara Sawaszkiewicz**** Miss elisabeth Scarff**** Patti & richard Schabas** Mrs. Sylvia Schmid**** The derick Brenninkmeyer Charitable foundation Henry & Mary Seldon*** Anci Shafran****
27
robert Sherrin** Cheryl Shook* Ms elizabeth J. Shropshire** d. Bruce Sinclair** Joan Sinclair & John McConnell** John Spears**** Mrs. Harriet H. Stairs** Tony Stapells** dr. & Mrs. W. K. Stavraky** Scott Steele & Jan Korman* robert & nancy Stephenson* Marta Stewart**** Mr. Paul Szaszkiewicz & Ms Peggy Theodore Anna M. Tait**** Ms Michelle Tan* Mrs. Yoka Terbrugge dr. M. lynne Thurling & dr. John Treilhard** dr. Claude Tousignant* david & diana Trent**** Mrs. norene Turvolgyi**** Tobias & Jeanne van dalen* dr. nancy f. Vogan**** Mr. Wayne Vogan†**** dr. Peter Voore*** rick & Virginia Walker Mr. John M. Welch**** Mr. and Mrs. Karl Wildi david B. & Virginia Wortman** nina & norman Wright** Ms Iris Zawadowski* Anonymous (19) THE ENCORE LEGACY The encore legacy is the planned giving program of the Canadian Opera Company. Planned giving is making the decision today to provide a gift for the Canadian Opera Company that may not be realized until after your lifetime. Planned giving also allows many people to make a significant gift without altering their current lifestyle. Gifts planned today, that will ultimately affect your estate, allow you to make a statement of support that will become a lasting legacy to the COC. In addition, gift planning may provide significant tax benefits for your estate.
28
The Canadian Opera Company gratefully acknowledges and thanks the following individuals who have included the COC in their estate planning: dr. larry M. Agranove Isobel Allen renata Arens & elizabeth frey Mrs. rosalen Armstrong ron Atkinson & Bruce Blandford Mr. l. H. Bartelink J. linden Best & James G. Kerr david Bowen Marnie M. Bracht Walter Carsen earl Clark Brian Collins & Amanda demers earlaine Collins david H. Cormack Ann de Brouwer Helen drake rowland d. Galbraith douglas G. Gardner Michael & Anne Gough l. A. Grover George & Irene Hamilton Joan l. Harris James Hewson John r. Higgins Mr. Kim Yim Ho & Walter frederic Thommen douglas e. Hodgson Matt Hughes lynne Jeffrey Ann Kadrnka Kathryn Kossow Mr. Gurney Kranz Jo lander Peggy lau† Marjorie & roy linden J. Bruce Macdonald Ms lenore Macdonald dr. Colin M. Mailer r. Manke Tim & Jane Marlatt Margaret McKee Sylvia M. McPhee dr. Alan C. Middleton eleanor Miller donald Morse Sue Mortimer Mr. & Mrs. James d. Patterson Mervyn Pickering Gunther & dorothy Piepke Ms Georgia Prassas K. f. read dr. John reeve-newson Mrs. Margaret russell Cookie & Stephen Sandler J. M. doc Savage david Serber Claire Shaw r. Bonnie Shettler david e. Spiro dr. d. P. Stanley-Porter doreen l. Stanton
Canadian Opera Company 2011/2012 Season
lilly Offenbach Strauss drs. W. & K. Stavraky Janet Stubbs Ann Sutton ronald Taber Vivian Treacy Mrs. l. Treutler n. Suzanne Vanstone† Marie-laure Wagner Hugh & Colleen Washington Marion C. Wilson Marion York Anonymous (46) CORPORATE MATCHING PARTNERS The Canadian Opera Company gratefully acknowledges the following organizations that have matched gifts by their employees: Canadian Tire Corporation limited Ivanhoe Cambridge Inc Goodman & Company, Investment Counsel ltd. fM Global foundation Ketchum Canada Inc.
The above Individual Support Gifts were made as of Aug. 22, 2011. * ** *** **** † ‡
five to nine years of support 10 to 14 years of support 15 to 19 years of support 20 or more years of support COC administration, chorus or orchestra member endowment
despite the staff’s extensive efforts to avoid errors and omissions, mistakes can occur. If your name was omitted, listed incorrectly or misspelled, we apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. We would appreciate being notified of any errors at 416-847-4949.
Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. Photo: Sam Javanrouh
Corporate Sponsorship The Canadian Opera Company welcomes financial support from corporations that appreciate the advantages of partnering with one of Canada’s premier performing arts companies. A variety of sponsorship opportunities can be customized to meet branding, marketing and corporate entertainment needs including production, performance, official orchestra and chorus sponsorships, as well as official supplier partnerships at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. Corporate sponsorship offers exciting privileges that you and your company can enjoy all year long. For further information, please contact Carlie Weppler at 416-306-2321 or carliew@coc.ca.
MAJOR CORPORATE SPONSORS 2011/2012 SEASON
Sun life financial Accessibility Program encompassing SUrTITleS™, Wheelchair Seating, Hearing-Assistive and Vision-Impaired devices
Official Automotive Sponsor of the COC at the fSCPA
BMO financial Group Pre-Performance Opera Chats and BMO financial Group Student dress rehearsals Production Sponsor Saariaho’s Love from Afar
Production Sponsor Handel’s Semele
Xstrata ensemble Studio School Tour
rBC foundation Major Supporter, ensemble Studio
Official Canadian Wine of the COC at the fSCPA
Official Spirit of the COC at the fSCPA
Preferred Hospitality Sponsor
30
Presenting Sponsor Opera for a new Age and Operanation 8
Title Sponsor KPMG Opera Golf Classic
Preferred Medical Services Provider
Canadian Opera Company 2011/2012 Season
Production Co-sponsors Zemlinsky’s A Florentine Tragedy and Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi
Preferred fragrance
Official Media Sponsors
Official Airline Sponsor
digital Marketing Sponsor
201 1/2012 SPONSORS RENTALS SUPPLIER
PREFERRED FLORISTS
Quince flowers Tidy’s flowers Wild Thyme OTHER SUPPLIERS
THe BUTler dId IT nestlé Waters Torrié Coffee Mill Street
DIAMOND PERFORMANCE SPONSORS
PERFORMANCE SPONSORS delvinia fionn MacCool’s four Seasons Hotels and resorts
OPENING NIGHT SPONSOR fionn MacCool’s HOSTING SPONSOR
PROGRAM SPONSORS Great West life london life and Canada life The Globe and Mail Subscriber Ticket Back Sponsor Standard life Xstrata ensemble Studio School Tour Performance Sponsor Torys llP After School Opera Program Supporting Sponsor
2011/2012 MEDIA SPONSORS & IN-KIND SUPPORTERS CBC radio Two remenyi House of Music ltd.
CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION DONORS MaJoR GifTs
offiCiaL fRaGRanCe Calvin Klein forbidden euphoria
$10,000+ Audrey S. Hellyer Charitable foundation The Hope Charitable foundation The Hal Jackman fund at the Ontario Arts foundation The Mclean foundation
dinneR sponsoR e-l financial limited
$5,000 to $9,999 225490 Investments limited IATSe local 58 Charitable Stage Technicians Toronto SnC lavalin Unit Park Holdings Inc. $3,000 to $4,999 The Calgary foundation – nellie Hicks Memorial fund $2,000 to $2,999 Classical 96.3 fM Jarvis & Associates MAC Cosmetics Mercedes-Benz Canada Inc. Shinex Window Cleaning Inc.
KPMG OPERA GOLF CLASSIC Title sponsor KPMG llP OPERANATION 8 presenting sponsor Td Bank financial Group
paRTneRinG sponsoR dundee real estate Asset Management ANNUAL FINE WINE AUCTION 2011 hosT sponsoR Crush Wine Bar paRTneRinG sponsoR Harris Brown & Partners limited Cheese sponsoR Cheese Boutique ChoCoLaTe sponsoR rhéo Thompson Candies
$1,000 to $1,999 Aeroplan Canada loyaltyOne Milgram Group of Companies ltd. Truck ’n roll
Please visit coc.ca for additional information
31
GOVERNMENT SUPPORT The Canadian Opera Company gratefully acknowledges the generous support of these government agencies and departments.
opeRaTinG GRanTs
We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts which last year invested $26.3 million in music throughout Canada. nous remercions de son soutien le Conseil des Arts du Canada, qui a investi 26,3 millions de dollars l’an dernier dans la musique à travers le Canada.
enseMBLe sTudio
speCiaL pRoJeCT fundinG for the many programs and special initiatives undertaken each year by the Canadian Opera Company, we gratefully acknowledge project funding from: Canada Council for the Arts department of Canadian Heritage Human resources and Skills development Canada Ontario Arts Council Ontario Cultural Attractions fund
CREDITS & ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The Canadian Opera Company would like to thank all those who volunteer both on a daily basis and for special events with the company. Michael Cooper: Official photographer The COC is a member of Opera America and Opera.ca. The COC operates in agreement with Canadian Actors’ equity Association. The COC operates in agreement with I.A.T.S.e., local #58 and local #822.
SUPERNUMERARIES Joseph Bingham Anthony Crifo Jeremy elbourne doug Giles david Maclean
32
Canadian Opera Company 2011/2012 Season
Steve Mielczarek Vladimir Pajovic richard Paradiso Jason Smith Chris Weber
RIGOLETTO: A STUDY IN DUAL PERSONALITY BY JON KAPLAN
O
Preliminary sketch of Rigoletto by Michael Levine, set and costume designer for Rigoletto. Production originally designed for Lyric Opera of Chicago, 2000.
20
Canadian Opera Company 2011/2012 Season
ne of Verdi’s most popular operas, Rigoletto, had its first performance in Venice in 1851. Written at the end of the composer’s so-called “galley years,” it was a sign of the quality of work to come a few years later; Il Trovatore and La Traviata both premiered in 1853. A masterful blend of memorable arias, duets and the nowfamous quartet in the final act, Rigoletto is also a dramatically strong piece, one that holds its own as a piece of theatre, in part because of its tight plot and suggestive character studies. None of its figures is more memorable than the title character, a hunchback jester who leads what we’d now call a double life. Not only is Rigoletto the nastily entertaining, darkly comic figure at the court of the licentious Duke of Mantua; he is also the loving father who protects his daughter, Gilda, by keeping her existence a secret from the court and insisting that she be isolated from the outside world. In theory, the two sides of his personality might seem at odds with each other. But Verdi, ever a man of the theatre, combines
Russian Waterways J u n e 1 1- 23, 2012
Enjoy a spectacular voyage through the heart of Russia along its colorful and historic waterways. Explore bustling and excitement-packed Moscow, then cruise north and visit the enchanting Golden Ring cities of Uglich and Yaroslavl. Cruise along the Volga-Baltic Waterways and through Europe’s two largest lakes, Onega and Ladoga, to St. Petersburg, known as the “Venice of the North”, and one of the world’s most beautiful cities, spread over 101 islands and 66 canals. Date
Days
From / T To o
Fares from
Jun 11-23/2012
13
St. Petersburg to Moscow
CAD $6,470
Savings!
Package Price includes: air from T Tor oronto, air taxes, transfers, cruise, Russia Visa, prepaid tipping for cruise dir ector and crew, included concert in St. Petersburg, and tour to Catherine the Gr eat Palace in Pushkin, near Moscow. Air Credit: CAD1100 pp
Book befor e September before 30, 2011 and rreceive eceive a EARL EARLY LY Y BOOKING DISCOUNT of $150 pp. Pay by cheque, and save additional 3% of far fare. e.
For more information and to r eserve your stateroom call
Cruise Holidays of Clarkson 1739 Lakeshore Rd W W,, M Mississauga, ON, L5J 1J4 Tel: (905) 855-1700 s T Toll o Free: 866-919-2111 oll Fax: (905) 855-1701 Email: info@clarksontravel.ca 50015708 Website: www.clarksontours.ca Enjoy a ballet performance at the Hermitage, St. Petersburg.
MS A AmaKatarina Am maK Katarina ari Cruise Russia in style with the completely rredesigned edesigned AMAKATARINA, AMAKA AT TARINA, featuring outside balconies in over 70% of the staterooms. stater ooms.
RIGOLETTO: A Study in Dual Personality
the libretto by Francesco Maria Piave (based on Victor Hugo’s Le Roi s’amuse), and the music, to paint a believable portrait of a man who is both snarling court jester and devoted parent. “That duality is really what makes him a great figure to perform,” says Quinn Kelsey, the Hawaiian-born baritone making his debut with the Canadian Opera Company. “He’s a terribly flawed character, and his nastiness in the court is a way of being one of the boys; Rigoletto struggles so hard for some sort of recognition and identity, doing anything to get a smile or a laugh out of the courtiers. It’s clear early on that though Rigoletto prides himself on the status he derives in the court, he actually has none; he’s only allowed as much as the Duke gives him, which is really that of an entertaining pet. “We actually see how insecure he is when, near the end of the first act, Monterone comes in under arrest. When the old nobleman denounces the Duke for seducing his daughter, Rigoletto jeers at him and is cursed for laughing at a father’s grief: ‘…and you, serpent, you who laugh at a father’s grief, my curse upon you.’ That curse immediately terrifies the jester, since it touches him in a way that none of the court knows. That’s the turning point of the story for Rigoletto: the curse has gotten through his protective shell, his brittle words, and infected the soft flesh underneath. I’m surprised that he doesn’t fall apart at the end of the scene.” On the other hand, Rigoletto is “an overprotective father” who worries even about Gilda going to church unattended. Kelsey continues, “She’s the only reminder of his dead wife, the woman who took pity on Rigoletto and showed him affection despite his physical deformity, poverty and isolation. Gilda, I think, is the representation of that loving relationship, a reminder of better days. Since he’s a first-hand witness of the ugliness in the outside world – and even contributes to it – he’s overly sensitive 22
Canadian Opera Company 2011/2012 Season
about keeping her apart from that world. In his private life he maintains a loving, trying-to-be-a-sensitive-father mindset. He doesn’t dare let the purer-than-pure Gilda know his day job.” It’s a challenge to switch back and forth between those two aspects of Rigoletto, admits Kelsey, and feels it would be nearly impossible to live that kind of duality in real life. “As a singer who’s only sung the role a few times, I’m still at the beginning of appreciating its various sides. I enjoy, for instance, the harshness of expression that Rigoletto is able to savour in the first act, when he’s with the court. “But then there’s the final act, one of the greatest that Verdi wrote, with Rigoletto’s various emotions raised to fever pitch. The hardest moment, one that can generate improper audience laughter if it’s not balanced just right, is when he hears the Duke singing “La donna è mobile” offstage and realizes that the Duke is still alive and not in the sack that Sparafucile has given Rigoletto. You have to be delicate in how you play it, as the man moves from confusion to surprise and then to anxiety coupled with fear. When the light bulb finally goes on that it’s Gilda who’s in the sack, you have to highlight his vulnerability and sense of mortality.” Lester Lynch, who alternates in the role of Rigoletto with Kelsey, has a slightly different spin on the jester’s life at court. “I think he hates his life just as much as he hates the duke and being bossed around,” offers Lynch, who appeared in the COC’s production of Billy Budd. “I see him as a man who’s been ridiculed his whole life, and the derision has turned him nasty. Certainly you see that with Gilda he’s a kind, good-natured person, but he can’t escape from his physical nature and the way people treat him.” Reflecting on the close father/daughter relationship in the opera, Lynch brings up the fact that Verdi
2011|12 season is presented by
presents
World Premiere!
Romeo&Juliet Choreography by Alexei Ratmansky
November 16—27, 2011 national.ballet.ca 416 345 9595
Lead philanthropic support provided by Sandra & Jim Pitblado with additional generous support from Sandra Faire & Ivan Fecan, The Catherine & Maxwell Meighen Foundation, an anonymous friend of the National Ballet and Walter Carsen, O.C.
Celebrating 60 Years of Partnership with The Volunteer Committee, The National Ballet of Canada Elena Lobsanova and Guillaume Côté. Photo by Christopher Wahl.
RIGOLETTO: A Study in Dual Personality
Preliminary sketch of Gilda by Michael Levine, set and costume designer for Rigoletto. Production originally designed for Lyric Opera of Chicago, 2000.
himself had lost two children from his first marriage, which possibly underlies the sensitivity we see between Rigoletto and Gilda. Both baritones admire the portraiture Verdi creates through his music, notably the music involving the regular reference to Monterone’s curse. In fact, the opera was originally to be called La Maledizione (The Curse), and the word is the final one sung at the end of two of its four scenes, including the last. It’s hard to ignore the impact of the recurring mention. “That word couldn’t have been set more perfectly,” says Lynch. “In the scene with the assassin Sparafucile, Rigoletto’s more off centre than usual as he remembers Monterone’s words. ‘That old man cursed me,’ he says, singing the phrase to the same 24
Canadian Opera Company 2011/2012 Season
note, almost like a motif that keeps returning. There’s a crescendo and a diminished chord on the word ‘cursed’ that envelops the character in a perfect harmonic language.” Kelsey has a rich understanding of the malediction, having sung both Monterone and Rigoletto (the curser and the cursee, as it were) at different points in his career. “Verdi uses the word maledizione as a way of reminding both characters and audience what’s at the heart of the story. Rigoletto says the word again and again, not able to believe that he’s caught in its web. It disrupts the two sides of his life, the jester and the father, which in fact are only separated by a wafer-thin wall. And once the rupture occurs, everything starts to fall apart for the man; his vulnerability takes control when the curse surfaces in his mind.”
RIGOLETTO: A Study in Dual Personality
(l – r) Lester Lynch Quinn Kelsey Photo: Ken Howard
Johannes Debus Photo: Michael Cooper
COC music director Johannes Debus, who will conduct the Rigoletto performances, points to Verdi’s music as a way of reconciling the extremities of the jester’s character. “The music captures the viciousness of the court scenes, in the falling runs when Rigoletto insults Monterone and the others, or the wildness in his aria ‘Cortigiani, vil razza dannata’ (‘Vile, damnable race of courtiers’), directed at the men who have kidnapped Gilda. In the later duet with Gilda, ‘Si, vendetta, tremenda vendetta’ (‘Yes, revenge, terrible revenge’), he’s like a lion
defending his offspring. The music has such a forward drive when it deals with vengeance. But then there are the scenes with Gilda, where tears rather than curses are prominent. The music has such a dolcezza, an intimacy, softness and vulnerability.” Kelsey finds that he has a through-line for his character simply by listening to the music in each scene. “Verdi accents each of Rigoletto’s main scenes through the score. When he’s with the court, the music is biting, a reflection of the courtiers’ attitude toward life. But with Gilda, Rigoletto becomes
Presented by
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
DON GIOVANNI Oct 29 – Nov 5, 2011 Don’t miss Mozart’s outrageous comedy about an incorrigible young playboy who blazes a path to his own destruction in a single day.
Tickets from $35 Call 1-855-622-ARTS(2787) or visit ticketmaster.ca Quote “OPERA1” to access 20% off regular priced tickets. Offer is subject to availability and is valid on price A , B and C sections ONLY
oper aatelier.com Production Sponsor
Production Underwriter Michael A. Wekerle
Photo of Phillip Addis and Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg by Bruce Zinger
Johannes Debus and Quinn Kelsey in rehearsal for Rigoletto. Photo: COC
another person, with music that’s sweeter, more heartfelt and sensitive.” Talking about Rigoletto’s two sides leads Debus to some thoughts on the nature of the Verdi baritone. “He must have a bel canto voice, one used meticulously and with technical skill, but the notes produced must never sound like verismo. The singer must be able to create emotions, to be connected to immense feelings, but, paradoxically, control those emotions. “He must,” smiles the conductor, “have a cool head and a burning heart, able to show nobility and grandezza (grandeur), though
the emotions he deals with are usually stronger than those found in pure bel canto operas. “When I listen to the best music Verdi wrote for his baritones – who are all, in their own way, giants – I have the image of a Michelangelo statue. Every muscle is well defined and you see the incredible energy and beauty inherent in the figure, but you still must – along with the expression, energy and beauty – have a balanced form, an equilibrium, which never disappears.” Jon Kaplan is senior theatre writer at NOW Magazine.
FOR FURTHER INSIGHTS INTO RIGOLETTO PLEASE READ GIANMARCO SEGATO’S ARTICLE IN THE FALL ISSUE OF PRELUDE, AVAILABLE ONLINE AT COC.CA/PUBLICATIONS.
28
Canadian Opera Company 2011/2012 Season
Passion. Pride. Performance.
All the Right Moves The same strong focus and discipline that took Geon van der Wyst to the top of his profession as principal dancer, has taken his career in real estate to award winning levels. His level of skill and service has clients saying: “I successfully sold my house in Lawrence Park in a quiet market, thanks to Geon van der Wyst’s expert guidance that eased the complicated process from beginning to end. I could not be happier with the experience and the result.” – L. Hertzman “It was a pleasure listing my Forest Hill Town House with Geon. It sold within 24 hours of the Agents’ Open House at above asking... Geon was most professional throughout and created outstanding PR materials for the listing as part of his service. I look forward to working with him again.” – John Theo
Geon van der Wyst Passion. Pride. Performance.
Geon van der Wyst, Sales Representative 416.921.1112 Office 416.824.3527 Cellular TM
COMING THIS WINTER!
LOVE FROM AFAR KAIJA SAARIAHO Production Sponsor
Feb. 2 – 22, 2012 Sung in French with English SURTITLES™
CIRQUE MEETS OPERA
coc.ca Presenting Sponsor of SURTITLES™
416-363-8231 Official Automotive Sponsor
Official Media Sponsors
Rachel Harnisch (centre) as Clémence in a scene from the Vlaamse Opera production of Love from Afar, 2010. Photo: Annemie Augustijns
TOSCA GIACOMO PUCCINI
Jan. 21 – Feb. 25, 2012 Sung in Italian with English SURTITLES™
ADRIANNE PIECZONKA “A NATURAL WONDER.” GLOBE AND MAIL
Adrianne Pieczonka: Jan. 21, 25, 29, Feb. 3, 7, 11, 13, 16, 2012
JULIE MAKEROV “REMARKABLY COMPELLING.” SUN SENTINEL
Julie Makerov: Jan. 31, Feb. 5, 9, 21, 23, 25, 2012
Tosca Radio Sponsor
Broadcast Sponsor
Alan Opie and Eszter Sümegi in Tosca (COC, 2008). Photo: Gary Beechey
Creative: Endeavour
PATRON INFORMATION AND POLICIES Etiquette Patrons are reminded that R. Fraser Elliott Hall is an extremely lively auditorium and that all audience noise will be accentuated and will be audible to other patrons. Turn off all electronic devices, avoid talking, coughing, humming, moving loose seats, kicking the backs of seats, rustling programs, and unwrapping candies or cough drops. In consideration of patrons with allergies please avoid wearing strongly perfumed beauty products and fragrances. Please remain in your seat until the performance has completely ended and the house lights have been turned on. Electronic Devices The use of mobile and smartphones and all other electronic devices is extremely disruptive and is strictly prohibited during performances. If a patron has an emergency and needs to be contacted during a performance, he or she should contact Patron Services for assistance before the performance. Cameras/Recording Devices The use of cameras, video cameras or sound-recording devices of any kind is prohibited in R. Fraser Elliott Hall during performances. Any person using an unauthorized recording device while the performance is in progress will be required to surrender or erase any recordings, photographic or digital images and may be asked to leave. No refunds will be issued. Latecomers In the interest of safety and for the comfort of all patrons and performers, latecomers may not enter the auditorium or be seated unless there is a suitable break in the performance (usually intermission). Patrons leaving the auditorium during the performance or returning late after intermission may not be readmitted or will be accommodated in an alternate viewing location. Children and Babes-in-Arms All patrons, including children, must have a ticket for the performance. All children must be seated next to an accompanying adult. Young children should be able to sit quietly throughout the performance. If unable to do so, children and their accompanying adult will be asked to leave the auditorium. Babes-in-arms will not be admitted. Patron Services Located in the Lower Lobby, the following services are available: coat and parcel check, booster seats, back supports, infrared hearing-assistive devices and rental of binoculars, on a first-come, first-served basis. Medical Emergencies and First Aid A house doctor is present at all performances. Please contact an usher if medical services are required. Lost and Found During performances please speak with an usher or visit Patron Services at the Coat Check in the Lower Lobby. Following performances, all lost and found items will be stored at the security desk at Stage Door. Please call 416-363-6671 for information.
32
Canadian Opera Company 2011/2012 Season
Ticket Services Canadian Opera Company subscriptions and individual tickets are available through COC Ticket Services ONLINE: www.coc.ca BY PHONE: 416-363-8231 or long distance 1-800-250-4653 Monday to Friday – 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. IN PERSON: Four Seasons Centre Box Office 145 Queen St. W. Monday to Saturday – 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. or through first intermission Sunday (performance days only) – 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. or through first intermission The Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts Box Office also services ticketing needs for The National Ballet of Canada and all other Four Seasons Centre events. Group Sales Groups of 10 or more enjoy savings on regular individual ticket prices. For more information or to reserve seats call 416-306-2356. Parking There is parking on a first-come, first-served basis for about 200 vehicles underneath the Four Seasons Centre. The entrance is located on the west side of York Street, south of Queen Street. Additional parking is conveniently located just steps away in the Green P lot underneath Nathan Phillips Square. For directions visit www.greenp.com. Four Seasons Centre Facility Tours Tours of the Four Seasons Centre now include backstage access! For more information, visit fourseasonscentre.ca. BMO Financial Group Pre-Performance Opera Chats The Canadian Opera Company Volunteer Speakers Bureau offers free, insightful chats about the stories, music and background of all COC performances, 45 minutes prior to each performance in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre. Food and Beverage Service A pre-order system for intermission refreshments is available at all bars throughout the Isadore and Rosalie Sharp City Room. Food and beverages are not permitted in R. Fraser Elliott Hall. Special Events and Catering The Four Seasons Centre is available for rental for all of your presentation, meeting or special events needs, with spaces accommodating from 20 to 2,000 people and full catering services. For further details visit www.fourseasonscentre.ca or call 416-363-6671. The Opera Shop Located on the orchestra level of the Isadore and Rosalie Sharpe City Room, the COC's Opera Shop offers a fine selection of opera recordings on CD and DVD, as well as opera-related books, giftware and COC souvenirs.
Bravissimo! Opera’s Greatest Hits
Sat Dec 31, 7pm
•
Roy Thomson Hall Opera Canada Symphony Bruno Aprea, conductor (Italy) Sabina Cvilak, soprano (Slovenia) Virginia Tola, soprano (Argentina) Wallis Giunta, mezzo-soprano (Canada) David Pomeroy, tenor (Canada) Aris Argiris, baritone (Greece)
A cast of international musicians come together on New Year’s Eve for a dazzling performance of the world’s most beloved opera excerpts, including Tosca, La Traviata, Romeo and Juliet, La Bohème and more. Co-presented with Attila Glatz Concert Productions Clockwise from top left: Sabina Cvilak, Virginia Tola, David Pomeroy and Wallis Giunta.
Renée Fleming
, soprano
Fri Apr 20, 8pm Roy Thomson Hall "Ms. Fleming sang with an alluring blend of plush colorings and expressive restraint." — The New York Times, January 2011
For Tickets call
416.872.4255 Online roythomson.com
7E RE IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD
!T !VIS h7E TRY HARDER v IS OUR GLOBAL COMMITMENT TO YOU
AND WITH SO MANY LOCATIONS YOU LL FIND US CLOSE BY .EED A TEMPORARY VEHICLE WHEN YOUR CAR IS IN THE SHOP .EED A CAR VAN OR 356 FOR THE WEEKEND !VIS IS THERE WITH A WIDE RANGE OF VEHICLES TO SUIT EVERY NEED 7HETHER FOR YOUR BUSINESS OR PERSONAL RENTAL NEEDS
COUNT ON !VIS TO PROVIDE THE PERSONAL ATTENTION AND SERVICE YOU DESERVE TO GET YOU ON YOUR WAY FAST
"OOK ONLINE AT AVIS CA OR CALL
429 !6)3
%ARN !EROPLAN -ILES ÁÊ Û ÃÊ ÃÊ>Ê,i} ÃÌiÀi`ÊÌÀ>`i >À Ê Vi Ãi`ÊÌ Û ÃV>À]Ê V°Êv ÀÊÕÃiÊ Ê > >`>°ÊÊÁÊ iÀ « > Ê ÃÊ>Ê,i} ÃÌiÀi`Ê/À>`i >À Ê vÊ iÀ « > Ê *°ÊÊäxÉäÈÊ-*ÊÊ