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Glorious Opera Blood and Guts Love and Betrayal Murder and Marriage Opera Has Always Reflected the Absolute Highs and Lows Of EQUITY QUARTERLY WINTER 2009 COC: A NEW ERA BEGINS HOW COOL IS CANADIAN OPERA? EQ WAR ZONE THEATRE Glorious Opera Blood and guts Love and betrayal Murder and marriage OPERA HAS ALWAYS REFLECTED THE ABSOLUTE HIGHS AND LOWS OF OUR HUMAN EXISTENCE. WHILE THE STORIES MAY REMAIN THE SAME, TODAy’s OPERA COMPANIES ARE EXPLORING NEW WAYS TO PRESENT THEIR ART TO A WIDER CANADIAN AUDIENCE. President’s message Thank you, Allan, and hello fellow Equity members. If you are suffering from elec - I won’t take up tion withdrawal, have no fear… a lot of space, Equity elections are just around the because I have asked corner. In the fall of 2009, Equity First Vice-President members will elect our new Council Kerry Davidson to and Council Policy Advisory Groups host the column for (CPAGs) for the 2009-2012 term. this issue. I thought If you are passionate about pro - you might all appre- fessional theatre in Canada, inter - ciate hearing a voice wanting to learn more aboutested the ingovernance taking on ofnew our challenges, Associa- other than mine for tion, and have a desire to serve all Equity members, then we a change. (I know want you! Why not consider running for Council in this elec- that I would!) tion? If local or grassroots activities are more your cup of tea, However, before putting Kerry on the phone, there then please consider running for election to the CPAG for your is an important change I would like to bring to your region. As a CPAG member, you will provide the critical link attention. I have assigned the newly-created posi- between the members, as owners of the Association, and the tion of Council-Member Liaison to Second Vice- National Council, to ensure that Council is kept informed of any President, Dawn Obokata. Dawn is an experienced regional issues concerning the membership. and dedicated Councillor, and she has expressed We have streamlined the nomination process in order to make strong interest in helping members connect with it easier for members to stand for election. Any member in good their governing body. Effective immediately, you standing can be nominated by petition, with the support of two can reach Dawn at [email protected]. She other members in good standing. Nomination forms will be posted will be glad to assist you with your questions, or on the website (www.caea.com) and sent to every member in early direct you to the person best able to assist you. May. We’ll also be keeping the membership updated along the Of course, I will continue to welcome contact way with information online, through EQUIFLASH and email. from you, but this change will give members If you haven’t already done so, please make sure that the access to someone whose primary job is acting as National Office has your correct contact information and region liaison, which should improve response times and assignment so that we can make sure that every member has a more effective handling of inquiries. Please join chance to vote. Council in welcoming Dawn to this position. Watch the website for more information about what is involved with being an elected member of Council and the CPAGs. Better yet, contact a Councilor or CPAG member directly for a firsthand account. Our email addresses are available on the website, and we’d love to hear from you. Allan Teichman President Kerry Davidson First Vice-President WINTER 2009 EQUITY QUARTERLY 1 EQUITY QUARTERLY WINTER 2009 EQ VOLUME 2 NUMBER 4 1 President’s messAGE 6 A work in progress 3 NOTES FROM ARDEN RYSHPAN as a war rages on 4 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 5 EQ MOVES 10 Canadian opera 8 EQ BacKSTAGE is riding high 9 EQ VOICES 17 EQ LIVES 18 FONDLY REMEMBERED 14 Alexander Neef is 20 EQ CLASSIFIEDS ready for the COC 21 EQ FLASHBacK EQ Coming issue: SPRING 2009 Subscriptions are available at an annual rate of $35, including GST. Equity members are encouraged to submit articles, submissions and accompanying Publications Mail Agreement No. 40038615 WINTER 2009 – Volume 2, Number 4 photos, notices of births, marriages, memorial notices and letters to the editor via EQ is published four times a year by Canadian Actors’ Equity Association. EXECUTIVE EDITOR Lynn McQueen email ([email protected]) or on disk with accompanying hard copy. The copy deadline National Office for submissions is February 6, 2009. EQ reserves the right to edit for length, style 44 Victoria Street, 12th Floor, Toronto, ON M5C 3C4 EDITOR Barb Farwell and content. Tel: 416-867-9165 | Fax: 416-867-9246 | Toll-free: 1-800-387-1856 (members only) DESIGN F resh Art & Design [email protected] | www.caea.com EQ Equity Quarterly (ISSN 1913-2190) is a forum to communicate to Equity members www.freshartdesign.com Western Office the activities of the Association and issues of concern to the Association. With the 736 Granville Street, Suite 510, Vancouver, BC V6Z 1G3 DESIGN & LAYOUT Chris Simeon, exception of the editorial staff, the views expressed in solicited or unsolicited articles Tel: 604-682-6173 | 604-682-6174 | Toll free: 1-877-682-6173 (members only) September Creative are not necessarily the views of the Association. [email protected] COVER AND INSIDE FRONT COVER: From Opera Atelier’s 2008 production of Mozart’s Idomeneo – Measha Brueggergosman as Elettra and Curtis Sullivan as Neptune; Curtis Sullivan, Jeannette Zingg and Vasil Garvanliev ABOVE: Brett Polegato as Eugene and Rhoslyn Jones as Tatyana in Vancouver Opera’s Eugene Onegin by Tchaikovsky Notes from Arden Ryshpan As part of my preparation for the interview for this job at Equity, I asked the headhunter if they could arrange for me to get copies of a selection of the agreements. I soon received a pack- age containing the Canadian Theatre Agreement, the Royal Winnipeg Ballet agreement, and the Canadian Opera Agreement. I spread them out on the table and started looking for key recurring concepts and language, as well as key differences. Slowly but surely, I worked my way through the agreements, reading through the usual clauses on jurisdiction, grievances and working conditions. And then I got to the back of the opera agreement. There were 23 (!!!) pages of print so small I had to fetch my reading glasses – listing the roles in 343 different operas. Here was a list of titles, many of which were completely unfamiliar to me. It is truly a humbling experience to be con- fronted with the extent of your ignorance on a subject. And I certainly was. I called my mother to talk to her and told her all this. “What?” she said. “Weren’t you listening all those years growing up when we had the opera on the radio?” Well, I was listening. Saturday afternoon opera on the radio was as much a part of the fabric of my life growing up as any other weekly ritual. While I neither understood the language nor the plots (for the most part) I couldn’t fail to be moved by the lovely music and emotion conveyed by the soaring voices. The Canadian public from coast to coast has indicated their love for opera as well, by patronizing the simulcasts from the Met in record numbers. Toronto now has a gleaming, shiny new opera house – the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts – a building getting rave reviews for its sightlines and acoustics. Seats are not easy to come by for performances here. The Vancouver Opera Company recently announced that they were in surplus for the eighth season out of the last nine, proving that audiences all across the country are actively attending and enjoying the opera. Canadian regional opera companies are also regularly delighting audiences. In this issue, we are delighted to have an interview with the new General Director at the Cana- dian Opera Company, Alexander Neef, who shares some of his visions for the future with us in the article. The issue has also allowed us to share with you some absolutely fabulous photos, showing the splendor of the productions done in this country that showcase our members. The beautiful music and dramatic plots in opera make it surprisingly accessible, something that I hope we can find a way to communicate to a new generation of kids, who may or may not have a mother who cranks up the volume on the radio in order to make sure the whole house is filled with the sound of singing. Arden R. Ryshpan Executive Director WINTER 2009 EQUITY QUARTERLY 3 Letters to the editor A memorable evening EQUITY QUARTERLY FA LL 2008 It’s hard being green GREEN TAKES THE STAGE LetterS on subjects of concern to Equity members will ISSUE-BASED THEATRE GETS SEXY be considered for publication. Letters must be signed, but names I would like to sincerely thank THE DANCE OF VIOLENCE I was very excited to see the EQ will be withheld on request for those letters that may affect Equity for the wonderful Hon- focus of this most recent edi- members’ employment. Letters that include artistic criticism of Equity members or letters that are antagonistic or accusatory, ours Celebration (Westcoast tion of EQ. The issue of green- either implied or expressed, may be withheld or edited at the discretion of the editor. Opinions expressed in Letters to the Elegance) on November 2, ing theatre has been one I have Editor are not necessarily those of the Association. 2008, at the Arts Club Theatre been interested in for some PHOTO AND PRODUCTION CREDITS Cover & inside front cover: Photo: Bruce Zinger. Idomeneo (2008) in Vancouver, B.C.
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