Lakmé, Semele, Vanessa
A summer opera series of Heroines,
Tragedy and Redemption from
SUMMER OPERA LYRIC THEATRE
Toronto’s love affair with opera
continues with a summer season that includes workshop
performances of Delibes’ LAKMÉ, Handel’s SEMELE and Barber’s
VANESSA presented by Summer Opera Lyric Theatre. The culmination
of 8 weeks of intensive study, these performances take place at
the U of T’s Robert Gill Theatre (214 College St., NW corner of
College & St. George, entrance on St. George) from July 25 to
August 3, 2008.
Summer Opera Lyric Theatre (SOLT) is Toronto’s premiere summer
training programme for talented young vocalists and throughout
it’s 23 years, has been instrumental in the career development
of Frederique Vezina, Joseph Kaiser, David Pomeroy, Krisztina
Szabo and Katherine Whyte, heard recently at the Metropolitan
Opera as the Garish Lady in THE GAMBLER by Sergei Prokofiev.
Under the overall direction of Founder Guillermo Silva-Marin,
the participants this summer – 33 talented young artists chosen
from more than 110 aspirants at auditions in Montreal, Ottawa
and Toronto – receive classes in musical style, ethics, acting,
career development, movement, role preparation and marketing for
the young professional. Guest lecturers include David Speers
(Artistic Director of Opera Hamilton), Marshall Pynkoski
(Co-Artistic Director of Opera Atelier), Stuart Hamilton, C.M.
(Coach and CBC Opera Quizmaster), Rosemarie Landry, C.M. (Head
of the Vocal Division at Université de Montréal), Catherine
Robbin (Head of the Vocal Division at York University), Wayne
Strongman (Managing Artistic Director, Tapestry New Opera Works)
and Henry Ingram (Director of Dean Artist Management Concerts
Division). Music Directors for the summer are Raisa Nakhmanovich,
Michael Rose and David Eliakis. Guillermo Silva-Marin is the
stage director for all three operas.
The operas for the 2008 Summer Season have been chosen to
reflect the full range of operatic delights…from the exoticism
of LAKMÉ to the disillusion and heartbreak of VANESSA to the
Olympian bed-swapping of Handel’s SEMELE. The innovative and
fully-staged presentations in the air conditioned comfort of the
intimate Robert Gill Theatre showcase adventurous young Canadian
singers eager to take vocal and dramatic risks culminating in
performances of power and verve. "Today’s young artists must be
sovereign not only over their voices but also over the varied
dramatic aspects of the characters they inhabit on the stage"
says Silva-Marin. "Our goal is to provide young professionals
and the SOLT audience with a unique operatic experience."
LAKME
Saturday, July 26 (2:00 PM); Tuesday, July 29 (8:00 PM);
Thursday, July 31 (8:00 PM); Saturday, August 2 (2:00 PM)
VANESSA
Friday, July 25 (8:00 PM); Sunday, July 27 (2:00 PM); Wednesday,
July 30 (2:00 PM); Saturday, August 2 (8:00 PM)
SEMELE
Saturday, July 26 (8:00 PM); Wednesday, July 30 (8:00 PM);
Friday, August 1 (8:00 PM); Sunday, August 3 (2:00 PM)
Tickets to single performances are $25
($20 for students and seniors) and can be purchased by calling
the Robert Gill Theatre Box Office: 416-978-7986 (for VISA or
MasterCard orders) or in person at 214 College Street (Debit or
Cash) between the hours of 1:00 to 5:00 pm (Mondays to Fridays)
and to 8:00 pm on evenings of performances.
You may also call the SOLT Administration Office at 416-922-2912
for more information.
The Robert Gill Theatre is near public transit. Although the
theatre lobby is wheelchair accessible, seating is not. Summer
Opera Lyric Theatre is a registered not-for-profit charitable
organization supported in part by tax deductible donations.
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