The Canadian Opera Company is coming to the end of yet another spectacular season.
Please check out these two incredible productions that we are thrilled to be a part of!
Congratulations to all those involved in making the 2011/2012 season yet another resounding success. Bravo!
Until May 14th:
The Tales of Hoffmann, Les Contes d'Hoffmann
Jacques Offenbach, (1819-1880)
Director: Lee Blakeley
Set Designer: Roni Toren
Costume Designer: Brigitte Reiffenstuel
Chorus Master: Sandra Horst
Pyrotechnic Effects: AirMagic Special Effects
Running from May 9th - May 26th:
Semele
George Frideric Handal, (1685 - 1759)
This is a particularly incredible production - the set incorporates an original 450-year-old Ming Dynasty Ancestral Temple, salvaged by Director & Set Designer Zhang Huan.
The temple, with an "eerie history" that parallels the story of Semele, has been incorporated into Huan's internationally renowned direction and set design. This treasure of a set
piece has been completely reconstructed on stage, acts as the central location for the many stages of Semele's growth and destruction and adds a rich backdrop to this Eastern interpretation of the Western opera.
Conductor: Rinaldo Alessandrini
Director & Set Designer: Zhang Huan
Associate Director: Su Jie
Costume Designer: Han Feng
Original Lighting Designer: Wolfgang Göbbel
Lighting Recreator: Willem Laarman
Flame Effects: AirMagic Special Effects
To read more about Zhang Huan's 450-year-old Ming Dynasty Temple and his reasons for incorporating it into Semele, please click on the following link:
Zhang Huan's Director's Notes
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Zhang Huan's Director's Notes
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