French & German Language Intensive for Opera Singers
Long Reach Opera Workshop 2021
2021 Faculty
Christopher Bagan, collaborative pianist & vocal coach; Kate Carver, collarative pianist & vocal coach; Brad Cook, movement coach; Anne-Marie Donovan, stage director & acting coach; Michael Donovan, music director; Hyejin Kwon, collaborative pianist & vocal coach; Steven Leigh, lyric diction coach.
Guest Artists: Donna Brown, Johannes Debus, Kamini Murthy-Korteweg, Nathalie Paulin
2021 Singers
Ruth Acheampong, Cassandra Amorim, Olivia Barrett, Sonia Campbell, Dayie Chung, Sabrina Di Battista, Kyra Foulds, Sebastian Gayowsky, Julia Gwyn, Aemilia Moser, Miriam Nilsonen Oliver, Simmie Patoka, Gabriel Shapiro
Le nozze di Figaro by Mozart
Long Reach Opera Workshop 2019
2019 Faculty
Michael Donovan, music director; Anne-Marie Donovan, stage director; Christopher Bagan, piano; Kate Carver & Hyejin Kwon, piano-vocal coaches; Sara Maida-Nicol, Italian language coach; Brad Cook, movement coach; Hanna Edwards, costume designer; Laura Krause, stage manager. Lorna MacDonald & Krystina Szabó, guest artist master classes:
Le nozze di Figaro cast
Gene Wu/Patrick McIntosh, Figaro; Emily Rocha/Julia Frodyma, Susanna; Nicholas Higgs, Count Almaviva; Christina Yun/Abigail Veenstra, Countess Almaviva; Alissia Vitali/Lauren Halász, Cherubino; Elizabeth Saint-Gelais/Sarah Nearing, Marcellina; Patrick McIntosh/Gene Wu, Bartolo; Jeffrey Smith, Basilio & Don Curzio; Ian Green, Antonio; Emily Steers/Chloe Matamoros, Barbarina; Gabrielle Brochu, Contadino
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Cosi fan tutte by Mozart
Long Reach Opera Workshop 2018
2018 Faculty
Michael Donovan, music director; Anne-Marie Donovan, stage director mainstage; Christopher Bagan, pianist mainstage; Darlene Spencer, stage director, understudy scenes; Kate Carver, piano-vocal coach; Perri Lo, collaborative pianist, understudy scenes; Brad Cook, movement coach; Linda Garneau, movement coach; Sara Maida-Nicol, Italian language coach; Hanna Edwards, costume design; Alice Ferreyra, stage manager; Colin Ainsworth & Catherine Robbin, master class guest artists.
Cosi fan tutte Cast
Nicole Leung/Angela Gibbon, Fiordiligi; Chantal Gribas, Dorabella; Bahar Harandi/Heidi Duncan, Despina; Jeffrey Smith/Lukas Kuipers, Ferrando; Nicholas Higgs, Guglielmo; Alex Bowie, Don Alfonso. Chorus/Understudies: Anna-Julia David, Patrick McIntosh, Ahlyssa Mundy, Emmanuel Solomon, Emily Steers, Alexandra Thackray, Alessia Vitali, Mirable Ogbor
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The Consul by Gian Carlo Menotti
Long Reach Opera Workshop 2017
2017 Faculty:
Michael Donovan, music director; Anne-Marie Donovan, stage director; Brad Cook, movement coach; Monique de Margerie & Kate Carver, collaborative pianists; Elizabeth MacDonald & Leslie Fagan, master class guest artists
The Consul Cast
Midori Marsh, Philon-Desiree Brathwaite, Taylor Gibb, Lucas Kuipers, Hanna Edwards, Joseph Ernst, Sebastian Gayosky, Lori Mak, Ahlyssa Mundy, Carly Naimer, Taylor Poirier, Erica Simone, Henry Truong, Alyssa Woolhether.
Costumes by Hanna Edwards.
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Susannah by Carlisle Floyd
Long Reach Opera Workshop 2016
LROW 2016 live performance of Susannah by Carlisle Floyd, Walmer Centre Theatre.
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Susannah Cast:
Taylor Poirier, Melody Thomas, Christopher Miller, Peter Warren, Andrew Derynck, Taylor Gibbs, Robert Pereira, Jeffrey Smith, John Schneider, Philon-Desirée Bathwaite, Lori Mak, Thera Barclay, Caroline Stanczyk, Alyssa Woolhether, Nune Ananyan, Sheena Theriault