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Little Red Riding Hood Seymour Barab
Calgary Opera
Mamdani Opera Centre
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Messiah Handel
Thunder Bay Symphony
St. Paul's United
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Christmas Oratorio Bach
Vancouver Bach Choir
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Messiah at the Market Handel
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CANADIANS NEXT ON STAGE
Little Red Riding Hood Seymour Barab
Calgary Opera
Messiah Handel
Thunder Bay Symphony
Christmas Oratorio Bach
Vancouver Bach Choir
Messiah at the Market Handel
Edmonton Opera
Bluebeard’s Castle/Gianni Schicchi/em> Bartók/Puccini
Calgary Opera
Calgary, AB
Text from the Calgary Opera website:
In Bluebeard’s Castle, the newly-married Judith discovers seven locked doors in the castle of her husband, Duke Bluebeard, prompting her quest to uncover his dark and mysterious past, one door at a time.
In Gianni Schicchi, the recently deceased aristocrat Buoso Donati has left a large inheritance to a monastery, and his greedy relatives must enlist the help of the clever peasant Gianni Schicchi to alter the will. When he does, it’s not quite what they had in mind.
Premiering in 1918, amidst the aftermath of World War One and the Spanish Flu pandemic, these operas reflect the era’s disillusionment and existential questioning. Bluebeard’s Castle delves into the human psyche, while Gianni Schicchi combines comedy with the opera world’s most famous aria “O mio babbino caro.”
CAST
Bluebeard & Gianni Schicchi – Giuseppe Altomare
Judith & Nella – Sara Gartland
Lauretta – Kirsten LeBlanc
Rinuccio – Christopher Oglesby
Zita – Marianne Cornetti
Simone – Alain Coulombe
Gherardo – Arieh Max Sacke
La Ciesca – Alessia Vitali
Betto – Tyler Fitzgerald
Marco – Phillip Addis
Maestro Spinellocio & Pinellino – Nicholas Murphy
Gherardino – Cantare
Ser Amantio Di Nicolao – Colin Mackey
Guccio – Luke Noftall
Featuring – The Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra