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TOSCA: Childhood Memories of CCOC

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COC PRODUCTION Giacomo Puccini Set in Rome amid the turbulence of the Napoleonic Wars,  Tosca  is a tense psychological drama of  passion and betrayal. Floria Tosca, a famous singer, murders Scarpia, the vicious chief of police, to save her beloved Cavaradossi. But Scarpia’s schemes outlive him with cruel and fatal consequences. CAST AND CREATIVE TEAMS Tosca   Adrianne Pieczonka/Keri Alkema* Cavaradossi    Marcelo Puente/Kamen Chanev* Scarpia    Markus Marquardt/Craig Colclough* Angelotti Musa Ngqungwana A Sacristan    Donato di Stefano Spoletta Joel Sorensen Sciarrone  Giles Tomkins A Jailer Bruno Roy Conductor:     Keri-Lynn Wilson Director:   Paul Curran Set Designer and  Costume Designer:   Kevin Knight Lighting Designer:   David Martin Jacques Chorus Master:   Sandra Horst *May 7, 11, 14, 18, 20, 2017 Adrianne Pieczonka as Tosca in  Tosca  (COC, 2012...

Louis Riel at COC

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LOUIS RIEL By Harry Somers Libretto by Mavor Moore with the collaboration of Jacques Languirand Russell Braun was excellent.

5 1/2 Hours of Wagner

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Götterdämmerung by Wagner CAST AND CREATIVE TEAMS Siegfried   Andreas Schager Brünnhilde   Christine Goerke Hagen   Ain Anger Alberich   Robert Pomakov First Norn   Lindsay Ammann Waltraute/Second Norn    Karen Cargill Gutrune/Third Norn   Ileana Montalbetti Gunther   Martin Gantner Woglinde   Danika Lorèn Wellgunde Lauren Eberwein Flosshilde Lindsay Ammann Conductor:     Johannes Debus Director:   Tim Albery Production Designer:     Michael Levine Lighting Designer:   David Finn Choreographer:   Patti Powell Chorus Master:  Sandra Horst With the COC Orchestra and Chorus A Canadian Opera Company production Banner image: (l-r) Robert Pomakov and Ain Anger in Götterdämmerung (COC, 2017), photo by Michael Cooper. We are shameless Robert Pomakov fans, both at the Four Seasons Centre or at his bar, Opera Bob's. Ain Anger was also excellent. Loved the whole producti...