Volume 13 - Issue 2 - October 2007

Garden, in the title role.Sopranos Ying Huang and IsabelBayrakdarian alternate in the role ofSusanna. Russell Braun will beCount Almaviva. In repertory willbe the COC 's first-ever presentationof Verdi's "Don Carlos" in its originalfive-act French version createdfor the 1867 World Exposition inParis and based on Friedrich Schiller'splay of the same name. MikhailAgafonov sings the title role withAdrianne Pieczonka as Elisabeth.Guang Yang and Mary Phillipsshare the role of Princess Eboli,Norwegian bass-baritone TerjeStensvold is Philip II and Armenianbass Ayk Martirossian is the GrandInquisitor. John Caird directs. Music Conductor Paolo Olmidirector of the Opera National deNancy, Paolo Olmi, an expert in the French and Italian repertoirewho has conducted both versions of the opera, takes the podiumreplacing the late Richard Bradshaw who was to have conducted.The opera runs October 12-November 3.From October 27 to November 3,Opera Atelier will present the firstfully staged period production inCanada of Monteverdi's "The Returnof Ulysses" ("II ritornod'Ulisse in patria") (1641). After its"Orfeo" last year and "The Coronationof Poppea" in 2002, OperaAtelier will have given us all threeof Monteverdi's surviving operas.Olivier Laquerre stars in the titlerole with Stephanie Novacek asUlysses' faithful wife Penelope,who has waited twenty years for hisreturn from the Trojan War. Theproduction also features such favour- Stephanie Novacekites as Alain Coulombe, Carla Huhtanen,Laura Pudwell, Jennie Such and Curtis Sullivan. Followers ofAtelier's opulently edgy operatic art will be aware that the orchestraand chorus for their productions are often furnished by the city'sother leading Baroque ensemble, Tafelmusik, often with David Fallisconducting. In this production, OA will be conducted by Fallisagain, but this time the collaboration is with Fallis's other pride andjoy - the Toronto Consort. As usual Marshall Pynkoski will directand Jeannette Zingg will choreograph.So an operatic season of mixed hopes and much promise is underway. We can only hope that in all cases it goes from strength tostrength.HOLD YOUR NEXT RECITAL-beliconian ballA beautiful restored Carpenter's Gothic board and batten churchbuilding in the heart ofYorkville can be rented at reasonablerates for musical events. Steinway Grand piano included.A high, vaulted ceiling provides excellent concert-hall acoustics.Capacity up to 120. Tel: 416-922-3618 Fax: 416-922-2431Back to Ad Index15, 16, 17 November, 20078:00 pmWINCHESTER STREET THEATRE80 Winchester St.with Derek Boyes, Mane Nathalie Lacours16re,Larry Beckwith, Kathleen Kaj1oka,Joelle Morton, Burys fvledicky and other guestsTHE INDIAN QUEENHENRY PURCELL24, 25, 26 April, 20088:00 pmBETTY OLIPHANT THEATRE404 Jarvis St.Directed by Derek Boyes,choreographed by Marie-Nathalie Lacoursieresoprano Meredith Hall, tenor Daniel Auchinclossand a host of other familiar TMT artistsLarry Beckwith leads a period instrument bandfrom the violintorontom a sq ueth atre. eaRossini'sThe l?,ctrber of $eviLLeArtistic DirectorSabatino VaccaFeaturingJennifer Elisabetta Finaas RosinawithDion Mazerolle as Figaro & Rory McGlynn as Count AlmavivaFriday, November 2 at 8 pmMarkham Theatre forthe Performing ArtsFriday, October 26 at 8 pmYCDSB Centre for the ArtsSunday, October 28 at 2pmYCDSB Centre for the ArtsWith orchestra and chorusand supertitlingWWW, TH EWHO LEN OTE .COM 27