Tag Archives: Sandra Horst

Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice at the COC

Posted on October 19, 2025 by Edward Brain

I was able to attend the October 19th, 2025 performance of Christoph Willibald Gluck‘s Orfeo ed Euridice at the Canadian Opera Company (COC.) The performance is a revival of Robert Carsen’s production from 2011, co-produced with Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Fondazione … Continue reading →

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All-Star Cast Succeed in Fidelio at the COC

Posted on October 14, 2023 by Edward Brain

I attended the October 14th, 2023 performance of Ludwig van Beethoven‘s only opera, Fidelio, at the Canadian Opera Company (C.O.C.) The production, by Matthew Ozawa, is presented in a modern day prison. The set is a large cuve placed on … Continue reading →

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H.M.S. Pinafore at the U of T

Posted on November 28, 2014 by Edward Brain

Last night, the University of Toronto‘s (U of T) Opera Division opened a short run of Gilbert and Sullivan‘s H.M.S. Pinafore at the Macmillan Theatre.   The performance starred Ryan Downey (Captain Corcoran), Karine White (Josephine). Charles Sy (Ralph Rackstraw), Max … Continue reading →

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Don Pasquale at the U of T Opera

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Edward Brain

Last night I attended the opening performance of the University of Toronto Opera’s first production of Gaetano Donizetti’s comic opera Don Pasquale.  The production is directed by Michael Patrick Albano and conducted by Sandra Horst.  The cast starred Dylan Wright … Continue reading →

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Peter Grimes at the C.O.C.

Posted on October 12, 2013 by Edward Brain

I attended the October 11th performance of Peter Grimes by the Canadian Opera Company (C.O.C.)  The production is directed by Neil Armfield starring Ben Heppner (Peter Grimes), Ileana Montalbetti (Ellen Orford), Alan Held (Captain Balstrode), Jill Grove (Auntie), and Thomas … Continue reading →

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