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PETER SELLARS SCALES

TRISTAN UND ISOLDE The COC presents Tristan und Isolde . Video still BY SUZANNE VANSTONE by Bill Viola (Opéra national de Paris, 2004/2005). Photo: Kira Perov

he words “one-of-a-kind” are bandied for the entire length of the fiv e-hour opera. Tabout these days in order to entice The synthesis of video, music and drama is patrons and consumers and convince them exquisite and Viola’s dramatic use of primal that the experience they will have, or product elements of fire and water follow the lovers they will purchase, is unlike anything else. through their emotional journey. But to experience this winter’s production Sellars laughs when he says, “This of Tristan und Isolde , directed by the production is so much more fun than watching legendary Peter Sellars in collaboration with an opera! David Ross and I curated the 25-year renowned video artist Bill Viola, is truly retrospective of Bill’s work that toured several “one-of-a-kind.” Unless you were fortunate museums and I wouldn’t let them have wall enough to see the production with Opéra labels. There are no wall labels at Disneyland. national de Paris in 2005, you are witnessing You just enjoy yourself. Tristan is an a very rare event. Viola is a pioneer in the invitation for you to visit everything in your medium of video art and internationally deepest self, everything you love and feel. recognized as one of today’s leading artists. Zero knowledge is required at the point of For Tristan und Isolde , he has created a video entry. It is the most immersive opera ever that is integral to this production and runs created – no fencing, no gateway, you just

4 Canadian Opera Company 2012/20 13 Season THE EVEREST OF OPERA: Peter Sellars Scales Tristan und Isolde ™ a plunge. This opera takes everyone to their relationships is the complexity and intricacy i r o own private ocean with the shore nowhere of all the ways in which people hurt each h p u e in sight. You get lost in the most profound other, and then all the ways that they have n o i t

and beautiful way.” to learn to heal each other. I would also a r o p

It’s exactly the opposite of our current emphasize the sheer thrill of the experience. r o C culture, where your attention is directed at You are the only person on earth who can c i t every moment and you’re told what to think see and feel what you will see and feel e m s and where to look. Sellars says that Viola’s during the opera. Bill’s videos themselves o C

n video imagery is not literal nor is ’s are totally immersive and, like Wagner’s i e l K music and “the text is this churned up, music, they move at a slow pace which can n i v l incredible psycho-spiritual compost that, be very exciting. Everything moves just a C

in the process of decomposing, turns into a little too fast in life, and when something 2 1 0

something new and beautiful and healthy – slows down you have the chance to look 2 the next chapter in the history of life. It’s inside it and begin to deal with the subtlety, © a good place to be in your own personal the nuance, the meaning. That is the beauty meltdown!” of both Bill’s work and Wagner’s work. Often patrons feel they must prepare or “One of the most touching things about do homework before they attend the opera. Wagner was his deep interest in Buddhism Especially with Wagner. “Wagner can and it just was not visible in mid-19th century sometimes be long and tedious and with Germany. The translations that existed of the Tristan the action only occurs during the Wisdom of the East were incomprehensible. last four minutes of each act. But Bill engages Today there is a practicing Tibetan Buddhist this other strata – not who did what to whom, master in every major city of the world and but examining where these feelings are all kinds of access to these ideas. Wagner coming from. Deeply iconic work opens you was really looking for some spiritual up to your own place and Tristan is a way salvation beyond Victorian Christianity to explore that. There are a hundred versions and its limits. He felt there was something of the myth of the two lovers – the mythology deeper going on and he was truly trying to is a template for you to pour in your own find another religion. All of his operas are emotions. Every version of the myth is different, and it’s all perfectly interesting, but to attend the opera you don’t need to deal with all that. Tristan is about these incredible layers of consciousness that all of us are experiencing – from this lifetime, other lifetimes, things from the past and things right up to this minute.” Sellars also stresses that this tale is about an older love, a more mature love. In our culture we are surrounded by young love and the endless eroticism of youth. Tristan and Isolde have been around the block a few times. “What is powerful about adult euphoria Calvin Klein is proud to be the Preferred Fragrance of the Canadian Opera Company

Peter Sellars. Photo: Ruth Walz

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THE EVEREST OF OPERA: Peter Sellars Scales Tristan und Isolde

Left: Bill Viola. about that search and about him testing Photo: Kira Perov the limits of the Christian world. Bottom left: Video still “The to Tristan reaches past by Bill Viola for Opéra national de Paris’ Schopenhauer and tries to move into these production of Tristan und Isolde , levels of Buddhism but Wagner had no 2004/2005. idea how to get there. Bill and his wife and Photo: Kira Perov long-time collaborator Kira Perov spent 18 months in Japan studying with a Zen master. All of that material that Wagner with all of that going on – the cast is just was hungering for, but just had no access thrilling. These are people who profoundly to, was very much part of their artistic know what they are doing and in many formation. So in a way worlds are able to cases have devoted a lifetime to these roles. meet. Wagner kept referring to the artwork So you’re getting something that isn’t just of the future, but of course couldn’t imagine for my rehearsal, but you’re getting a whole video. Bill is one of the pioneers of the life story of these extraordinary performers.” artwork of the future and it’s marvellous that Sellars finds it hard to imagine directing his work completes the circle that Wagner Tristan without Viola’s work. “I spent nearly is trying to form. It’s not an illustration of 30 years working on Tristan and could Wagner, it’s a response to Wagner. And it’s never figure it out until Bill. You need new a response to Wagner from where we are forms – new artistic forms – to represent and where we’re going. It’s something quite what Wagner is trying to get at. We have unusual in the history of opera production.” met this piece in a very rare and special And of course the sheer task of singing way. And I want to let everyone know it Tristan is psychologically very intense and also goes the other way. This is probably a an athletic feat. Sellars talks about us being summa in the life of Bill Viola and one of in the realm of the Olympics. “Wagner’s the greatest moments of his entire artistic demands are so extreme that you’re getting body of work held in one place. It is an quite a gamut of human emotion just from extraordinary moment in the work of a the singers. For me what’s important is that great artist. For me, it’s like Raphael’s every performer is the heat centre – all the “Transfiguration.” Viola’s masterpiece can heat and power is emanating from them. only be seen when we do Tristan . You cannot It’s a pleasure to be able to meet this work see it in a museum. You cannot see it online . It is literally an experience that only occurs when we do Tristan . So it’s rare in both directions. Tristan is not something you can perform often. It is one of those Everests that from time to time you try and scale, but it’s not part of your daily landscape. It’s really something special.” One-of-a-kind. n

Suzanne Vanstone is Senior Communications Manager, Editorial at the Canadian Opera Company.

FOR FURTHER INSIGHT INTO TRISTAN UND ISOLDE , PLEASE READ INTERVIEWS WITH VIDEO ARTIST BILL VIOLA, AND COC TECHNICAL STAFF DAVID FEHELEY AND BARNEY BAYLISS, AVAILABLE IN THE WINTER ISSUE OF PRELUDE ONLINE AT COC.CA/PUBLICATIONS AS WELL AS AN INTERVIEW WITH TRISTAN UND ISOLDE CONDUCTOR JOHANNES DEBUS ON THE COC’S BLOG AT COC.CA/PARLANDO .

8 Canadian Opera Company 2012/20 13 Season CHRISTOPHER ALDEN DISCUSSES LA CLEMENZA DI TITO BY SUZANNE VANSTONE

NEGO TIATIN G THE CORRIDORS OF POWE R: ollowing his success with this fall’s forgiveness and the shifting balance of power psychologized through his music. His FDie Fledermaus , Christopher Alden surrounding an assassination attempt on premature death is a great tragedy as his returns to direct Mozart’s La clemenza di the life of Emperor Tito. Commissioned in musical style was developing so rapidly Tito . When first mounted at Chicago Opera 1791 to celebrate the coronation of Emperor by this point in his life, his ability to let go Theater, the production received great critical Leopold II as King of Bohemia, Tito was of conventions and push through to more acclaim and Alden can’t wait to direct it for written to flatter a new emperor, but Alden’s fluid and expressive modes so sure-footed. COC audiences. “I have been madly in love production tackles the human emotions It’s extraordinary how forward-thinking with this opera ever since I first started at the core of the opera and the fascinating much of the music in Tito is. An like listening to the recording back ambivalence which lurks underneath its Servilia’s “S’altro che lagrime” is so simple in the early ’70s. The first time I directed celebratory surface. and stripped down, its musical shape this production was in Chicago and it was “The wonderful thing about Mozart is emerging so organically from its text that it pure pleasure – this piece is nothing but that he could take any libretto and no matter feels as modern as a song by Joni Mitchell The COC presents La clemenza di Tito . magic from beginning to end. I am thrilled how one-dimensional it appeared on the or Paul Simon. Top: Charlotte Dobbs as Servilia. Opposite: A scene from La clemenza di Tito . to get the chance to do it again.” page, he breathed life into it. That was his “Amazingly, Mozart wrote Tito very Photos from Chicago Opera Theater, 2009. Photos: Rich Hein One of Mozart’s final works, La clemenza talent, his gift. He could create dynamic, quickly, using a 50-year-old libretto, which Bottom: Christopher Alden. Photo: Dario Acosta di Tito ’s plot revolves around betrayal, three-dimensional human beings fully had already been set a number of times,

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The young artists of the Canadian Opera Company’s Ensemble Studio take to the mainstage in lead roles for their own performance of Mozart’s La clemenza di Tito on Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. Members of the Ensemble Studio frequently appear in smaller roles or understudy roles in COC mainstage productions. This specially priced performance is an exciting opportunity for audiences to see these young Canadian artists highlighted in principal roles. written in a style which by then probably corridors of power, the delicate balance which seemed somewhat outmoded to progressive people that dwell within those corridors artists like him. He had the libretto cleverly must constantly attempt to manage.” reworked from the original version written Alden reflects that Tito deals with issues in an earlier era by the renowned Metastasio. that had already appeared in a number Fortunately, it was a brilliant libretto – filled of Mozart’s earlier operas. “The concept of with powerful themes which are worked forgiveness, which is at the core of so many out through a series of compellingly Mozart operas, is central here as well – the confrontational scenes. It’s a shame that difficult but rewarding process of people Mozart didn’t have time to compose the recits struggling to let go of ego issues and himself, as his mastery of the 18th-century affirm their common humanity through version of sprechgesang (spoken singing) forgiveness. But forgiveness can be a was unsurpassed. Nonetheless, the force double-edged sword – and in Tito , the of Metastasio’s words triumphs over their relentlessly beneficent and forgiving titular inferior musical setting and offers the singer / hero emerges as a telling portrait painted actors rich fodder out of which to create by Mozart of all the powerful patriarchs powerful theatre. Is there a more heart - to whom he was beholden throughout his breakingly intense scene in all of opera than whole life. From the time he was a child, the Act II confrontation between Tito and promoted by his father as a prodigy and his best friend and failed assassin, Sesto? The paraded throughout the courts of Europe in fascinating ambivalence of their passionate his little court costume, Mozart’s livelihood love/hate relationship is portrayed with such was totally dependent on his ability to appeal devastating force that this scene emerges to powerful people. So much of his oeuvre as the true white-hot centre of the piece.” was composed to flatter the monarchy, but Alden and his design team, Andrew beneath its adulatory surface, Tito exposes Cavanaugh Holland and Terese Wadden, the darker, more ambivalent feelings which conceived the set and costumes as an attempt flow between the ruler and his subjects. to evoke with a timeless edge, “In Metastasio’s text, the Emperor Tito referencing a mid-20th century architecture is written as something of a plaster saint, very much based in classicism. “The Lincoln never swerving even when presented with and Kennedy centres were our inspiration – someone who has attempted to assassinate imposing civic spaces whose vast travertine him, while Mozart’s musical psychologizing marble walls are designed to inspire feelings of this revered patriarch seems to introduce of civic awe and responsibility. The bottom more ambiguous subtextual layers to Tito’s line is that this work is about the heady thrill clemency, perhaps suggesting that this and looming danger of negotiating the is his way, whether conscious or not, of

12 Canadian Opera Company 2012/20 13 Season NEGOTIATING THE CORRIDORS OF POWER: Christopher Alden Discusses La clemenza di Tito controlling the people around him. During much of the strength of Mozart’s last his all-too-brief lifetime spent begging completed opera derives from the intensely for sustenance and forgiveness from personal feelings about his own life with an endless succession of godlike men, which it is infused. What a movingly bitter - especially the domineering father who sweet last will and testament La clemenza micro-managed not only his professional di Tito is – and how excited I am to bring life but his personal one as well, how much it to life for COC audiences!” n did Mozart ever feel like a completely free man in control of his own destiny? To me, Suzanne Vanstone is Senior Communications Manager, Editorial at the Canadian Opera Company.

FOR FURTHER INSIGHT INTO LA CLEMENZA DI TITO , PLEASE READ JON KAPLAN’S INTERVIEW WITH ISABEL LEONARD, AVAILABLE IN THE WINTER ISSUE OF PRELUDE ONLINE AT COC.CA/PUBLICATIONS .

On November 29, 2012, the second annual Ensemble Studio Competition took place in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre. Ten finalists from across Canada were selected from 146 singers in preliminary auditions in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal and New York. Each finalist performed two with piano accompaniment in front of a sold-out audience and an adjudication panel comprised of COC General Director Alexander Neef, COC Artistic Administrator Roberto Mauro, COC Music Administrator Sandra Gavinchuk, Head of the COC Ensemble Studio Liz Upchurch, and Canadian , singing teacher and Ensemble Studio alumna Wendy Nielsen.

Bass- Gordon Bintner of Regina took home first prize of $5,000. Andrew Haji of London, Ont., won second prize of $3,000, and mezzo-soprano Charlotte Burrage of Woodstock, Ont., was awarded third prize of $1,500. In (l – r) First-Prize Winner and Audience Choice Award recipient -baritone Gordon Bintner, Third-Prize addition, Bintner was selected by the Winner mezzo-soprano Charlotte Burrage and Second-Prize Winner tenor Andrew Haji at the COC's audience as the winner of the Audience Second Annual Ensemble Studio Competition. Choice Award, worth $1,500. Photo: Chris Hutcheson

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This winter, director Peter Sellars and video artist Bill Viola bring their legendary A scene from ’s production production of Tristan und Isolde to Toronto. It could not have happened of Dialogues des Carmélites , 2007. Photo: Robert Kusel ave you ever wanted to perform in without generous financial support from a consortium of production and artist H one of the best opera houses, with underwriters, and a significant corporate sponsorship from BMO Financial Group. the world’s best opera singers, directed by the world’s foremost artists? THANK YOU TO This spring, the COC’s production “Being a super was one of the most Lisa Balfour Bowen and Walter M. Bowen Tim and Frances Price of Dialogues des Carmélites requires over exhilarating and insightful artistic Cecily and Robert Bradshaw Colleen Sexsmith 100 supernumeraries (onstage extras) experiences of my life. To share the stage to join forces with our cast. Philip Deck and Kimberley Bozak Sandra L. Simpson with , Russell Braun and Donald O’Born Ryerson and Michele Symons What could be more exciting? Now’s Joseph Kaiser, and to work with so many your chance to spice up your daily routine, gifted artists, creators and technicians, and one that gives you a unique perspective is an experience I will never forget.” as well as our longstanding partners at BMO Financial Group. of opera and the world onstage. Treat – Jeremy Elbourne, supernumerary for Iphigenia in Tauris , yourself to a completely new experience! Director of Marketing, COC

TO APPLY TO BE A SUPER WITH THE COC, PLEASE E-MAIL [email protected] Their commitment to exceptional art is an inspiration to us all. WITH A PHOTOGRAPH OF YOURSELF AND SOME BASIC MEASUREMENTS. Make great opera a reality by going to coc.ca/Support or calling Director of No speaking or singing is required, but an active onstage presence is essential. Supers will likely be required for three or four rehearsals each week (weekday evenings and any time Saturdays and Sundays) leading up to the opening – and, of Development, Christie Darville, at 416-306-2375. course, all performances. Each rehearsal lasts from two to four hours and, from time to time, supers may be called in on short notice. This is a volunteer position and a small honorarium is provided. Video still by Bill Viola for Tristan und Isolde (Opéra national de Paris, 2004/2005). Photo: Kira Perov

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Drama in Three Acts, Libretto by the composer First performance: Royal Court and National Theatre, , June 10, 1865 Recreation of the Opéra national de Paris production (2005) Last performed at the COC in 1987 January 29, February 2, 8, 14, 17, 20, 23, 2013 Sung in German with English SURTITLES TM THE CAST (in order of vocal appearance) A Young Sailor Owen McCausland†* Isolde, an Irish princess (January 29, February 2, 14, 17, 20) (February 8, 23) Brangäne, Isolde’s companion Daveda Karanas Kurwenal, one of Tristan’s retainers Alan Held Tristan, a Cornish knight, nephew to King Marke ^** (January 29, February 2, 14, 17, 20) Michael Baba (February 8, 23) Melo Marke, King of Franz-Josef Selig A Shepherd Adam Luther^ A Steersman Robert Gleadow^*** Conductor: Johannes Debus Director: Peter Sellars Visual Artist: Bill Viola**** Associate Director: Clare Whistler Costume Designer: Martin Pakledinaz Lighting Designer: James F. Ingalls Chorus Master: Sandra Horst^ Production Supervisor: Elsa Grima Stage Manager: Cynthia Toushan Technical Director, Video:: Alex MacInnis SURTITLES TM Producer: Gunta Dreifelds

Performance time is approximately five hours, including two 30-minute intermissions.

The video of Tristan und Isolde was produced by Bill Viola Studio, Kira Perov, executive producer, in collaboration with Opéra national de Paris; the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association; Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts; the James Cohan Gallery, New York; and Haunch of Venison, London.

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Tristan und Isolde has been generously underwritten by Lisa Balfour Bowen and Walter M. Bowen; Philip Deck and Kimberley Bozak; Donald O’Born; Tim and Frances Price; Colleen Sexsmith; and Sandra L. Simpson. Johannes Debus is generously sponsored by Anne and Tony Arrell. **Ben Heppner’s performance is generously sponsored by Michele and Ryerson Symons. *** *Bill Viola is generously sponsored by Cecily and Robert Bradshaw. *Owen McCausland’s performance is generously sponsored by Peter and Hélène Hunt. *** Robert Gleadow’s performance is generously sponsored by Melanie Whitehead.

†Current member of the COC Ensemble Studio ^Graduate of the COC Ensemble Studio Program information is correct at time of printing. All casting is subject to change.

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Moving Image World for Tristan und Isolde Act III describes The Dissolution of the passion and fever finally engulf the mind’s by Bill Viola Self in the stages of dying, the delicate and eye, and desire’s body can never be met, the excruciating process of the separation and reflecting surface is shattered and collapses disintegration of the physical, perceptual into undulating wave patterns of pure light. “THE WOUND IS THE PLACE The images are intended to function as and conceptual components of conscious Finally, the lovers ascend in turn and are WHERE THE LIGHT ENTERS YOU.” symbolic, inner representations that become, awareness. We are plunged into the agony drawn up in peace to a realm beyond the – RUMI to echo the words of Seyyed Hossein Nasr, and delirium of death and suffering, replete polarities of male and female, birth and death, “reflections of the spiritual world in the with visions, dreams and hallucinatory light and darkness, beginning and end. ichard Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde mirror of the material and the temporal.” revelations that play across the surface R is the story of a love so intense and They trace the movement of human of a dying man’s mind. When the flames of © Bill Viola profound that it cannot be contained in the consciousness through one of its most material bodies of the lovers. In order to delicate, poignant states: the surrender to fully realize their love, Tristan and Isolde an absolute, all-consuming love. The range SYNOPSIS must ultimately transcend life itself. This of experience of this power extends over by Peter Sellars theme of the spiritual nature of human love an entire lifetime, from the excited, na ïve is an ancient one whose roots can be traced heartbeats of a teenager’s first love to the ACT I collect her, as a kind of courier service, to out beyond the specific medieval origins of expansive realization of a much larger Love Two damaged, angry, desperate, and hurt present her as a trophy bride to his friend, the Celtic legend, and deep into the Hindu that is the fundamental, universal principle human beings are on a long trip in the King Marke of Cornwall. She is privately and Buddhist traditions of Tantra that lie of human existence, glimpsed later in life same boat. Neither expects to survive the devastated and publicly humiliated. The submerged in the Western cultural and described in detail by saints and journey. For Isolde, suicidal despair takes women have brought with them on the unconscious. It was Peter Sellars who first mystics in all cultures throughout history. the form of violent, destructive mood journey a secret stash of potent ointments made me aware of Tristan’s connection to the The images in the three acts contain swings, bitter sarcasm, uncontrollable and elixirs, a gift from Isolde’s mother. Eastern sources that have long preoccupied interweaving, recurring threads but are weeping and the need to talk everything Among them, the most sacred and beautifu l me. I was soon drawn into Wagner’s distinct in reflecting different stages of the out. For Tristan, it is the scarred, painful is a philter of nectar of the purest, most 19th-century work by the latent traces of lover’s path toward liberation. of emotional blockage and denial distilled essence of love. Alternatively, their magnetic pull and the stark but rich (during the entire trip Tristan has refused there is a death drink, a quick solution simplicity of the composer’s conception. Act I presents the theme of Purification, to acknowledge Isolde’s presence). Their to snuffing out a wasted life when the pain In terms of working method, I first the universal act of the individual’s closest friends, Brangäne, a healer and becomes just too unbearable. listened to various versions of the music preparation for the symbolic sacrifice and seer, and Kurwenal, an old soldier, are At the climax of the trip, Isolde toasts but then worked primarily from the libretto death required for the transformation and determined to help them through their Tristan with the lethal cocktail. They look to visualize an image world flowing within, rebirth of the self. The mutual decision darkest hours, and to prevent them from into each other’s eyes and drink avidly, each and without the dramatic storyline being to drink death plunges the lovers beneath inflicting more harm on themselves or each eager for a blessed exit and extinction. What enacted on the stage. Moving images live in the surface to reveal the infinite ocean other. Years before, Tristan had killed the they do not realize is that Brangäne has a domain somewhere between the temporal of an invisible immaterial world. Irish knight Morold in combat and himself switched the vials, and they are drinking urgency of music and the material certainty been wounded by Morold’s poison-tipped in pure love. For an infinite instant they of painting, and so are well suited to link the Act II concerns The Awakening of the blade. This wound could only be healed think they have crossed the barrier from practical elements of stage design with the Body of Light – the release, through the by Morold’s fiancée, the princess and life into death; their hearts are free. Their living dynamics of performance. I knew cleansing illumination of love, of the shamaness Isolde. Under the name “Tantris” secret love begins to flow in an irresistible, from the start that I did not want the images luminous spiritual form encased within he went to her to be cured. She removed transforming torrent as the ship comes to illustrate or represent the story directly. the dark inertia of the material body. The the poison and cured the wound, saving into port and King Marke is announced Instead, I wanted to create an image world theme is bringing light into the world, but his life. When he looked up into her eyes, with blazing . The bright lights that existed in parallel to the action on the when the outer world finally encroaches she put down her weapon. He went back of the world of power and prestige eclipse stage, in the same way that a more subtle on their ecstatic union, a temporal and to his own country. their dream, and they are left confused poetic narrative mediates the hidden material darkness descends on the lovers Now he has returned, but not, as Isolde and amazed. dimensions of our inner lives. whose only release lies in the pain of had hoped, to deepen and consummate separation and self-sacrifice. their relationship. Instead, he has come to INTERMISSION

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ACT II romance from the lies, evasions and offer Isolde, if she chooses to stay with him, eyes as he slips below the threshold of As dusk deepens the sound of hunting horns falsehoods that poison trust. is a life of failure and death. He has no home. consciousness. Childhood memories, echoes through the woods. Tristan’s “best Together they step into the realm of night, He never had a home. He never knew his thoughts of the parents he never knew friend” Melot has organized a night hunt the nocturnal self, the vast space in every father or his mother, who died bringing him mingle with the intense re-living of his for King Marke. In the dying light Brangäne human being that has nothing to do with into the world. Isolde’s words of comfort previous near-death experiences. Pain foresees that the true quarry is Tristan anyone’s day job. All thinking, all appearance, are miraculous. Wherever they go together floods his brain. The heat of his body is himself. Isolde has eyes and ears only for all remembrance are extinguished in a night will be their home; she loves Tristan more unendurable, the spirit is tearing at the the beauty of nature, the of the of perfect love “heart on heart, mouth on deeply in his failure than in his success. flesh. At the maximum breaking point of evening and the better self that lives in every mouth, merged into one breath.” As their Thirty seconds later he is dead. After mental and physical anguish, an instant human heart. Her heart is illumined by the rapture reaches its peak, Brangäne’s warning provoking Melot, he is killed without of blazing, fiery clarity: the magic drink – moon, the goddess of love, the feminine voice peals across the night sky like clouds resistance. was it poison or love potion? – was brewed power that surges through the universe. rolling in from the sea. The reality that all joy by no-one other than himself, from all of When she puts out the last torch, Tristan, in this world will pass away, all beauty will INTERMISSION the hurt, sorrow, suffering and joy of his who is waiting deep in the forest, will join her die or be killed sublimates and elevates the own life. in the moonlight. Brangäne senses that spies love music – we hear the celestial voice of ACT III A ship appears on the horizon as Tristan are everywhere. She begs Isolde to keep the compassion expounding the Buddha’s four After love, the last task in a human life is sustains his final heart attack. Kurwenal torch burning, and leaves for her watchtower. noble truths to mortals. death. We plunge into a dying man’s last runs to receive Isolde. In a final paroxysm Isolde smothers the flame and waits for her Isolde begins to wonder what will agony, hallucinations, flashbacks, visions. of indescribable waves of pain, Tristan tears lover’s approach in the dark. happen in the morning. Marke and Melot The senses are intermittent, but the pain off his bandages and bleeds freely and Their initial adrenalin rush of danger and are watching in the woods. Tristan has is continuous. One door is opening and joyously. He hears Isolde’s voice coming exhilaration gives way to disbelief, then to a strange premonition of his own death another is closing. to him as he dies. Could he not wait for her slightly awkward banter, and, finally, to hard and declares that he is ready to die tonight. Tristan is in a coma for weeks. Kurwenal one more hour? She pleads for him to work. Isolde asks Tristan directly why he tried Isolde gently reminds him of the little word brings the body back to the ancestral home continue breathing. She has so much to tell to betray her. What possessed him? With her “and” in “Tristan and Isolde.” From now on in Kareol. On a cliff overlooking the sea he him. She came as his bride, how can she help, and in painful bursts of self-recognition , he should try to include her in his dreams waits and watches his best friend’s long, be punished with his funeral? Her shock gradually everything that Tristan sealed off and nightmares – he is no longer alone. slow descent into death. A shepherd farther and overwhelming grief deepen into silence. comes pouring out. The allure of brilliant Tristan is Isolde and Isolde is Tristan. Even up the mountain plays on a pipe an endless A second ship is sighted. Marke and fame, the world’s honours, and the flash of in death they will live in a love without fear, ancient melody drifting in the chilly air Brangäne are landing. Melot leads their success warped his personality, making him nameless, endless, with no more suffering as the day wanes. Kurwenal has asked the advance party. Kurwenal kills Melot and a stranger to himself. He hurt his closest and no separation. shepherd to change his tune if he sees a then himself. The group have come, too friends without realizing it, and the growing The day breaks. Melot takes the direct ship approaching. He has sent for Isolde late, on a mission of forgiveness and disparity between his public image and path to political power, denouncing who, if she is still alive, is the only healer reconciliation. his always low personal sense of self-worth forbidden love with great moral indignation who can bring Tristan back from the realm Now Isolde stirs. Looking deeply at Tristan , produced a seething self-hatred. He felt and calling for maximum penalties to be of death. she sings “See him smiling, softly, softly, unworthy of the woman whose praises imposed on vulnerable people. King Marke Tristan stirs. The ancient melody is see the eyes that open fondly, oh my friends , he was singing, and tried to compensate knows this path offers neither restitution calling him back into this world. He tries don’t you see, don’t you feel and see? Is it by plunging into military adventurism. nor justice. As he pours out his heart we to describe the land on the other side, only I who hear these gentle, wondrous Isolde begins to understand that the realize that the king is just a man, that he a state of infinite, ultimate forgetfulness. strains of music, joyously sounding, telling man she saw as arrogant and cold was in was Tristan’s first lover, and that the “love Here, the sunlight is blinding, the searing all things, reconciling, coming through him, fact frightened and desperate. But she also that dare not speak its name” is as strong pain in his body is unbearable. Within “the piercing through me, rising upward in the has to acknowledge how deeply she was as any other love. He is infinitely tender light is not yet out, the house is still not ocean of sound, in the infinite all of the hurt, and how much of that hurt she still with the man who betrayed him. He is in dark: Isolde lives and wakes; she called cosmic breath, to drown, descending, void carries. The basis for a serious relationship hell. He hopes one day to know why. me from the night.” of thought, into the highest, purest joy.” now can only be built as they deal with Tristan ran from King Marke to find Tristan is sure that he sees her ship each other’s failures, disappointments and Isolde, and then he ran from Isolde by in the distance, that she is coming to him © Peter Sellars deceptions, separating the empowering and offering her to Marke. Covered in shame, again to heal his wounds. But there is no transforming imagination that sustains Tristan sees that the only thing he has to ship. His life keeps passing before his

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ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR WALLY RUSSELL LIGHTING INTERN Marek ˘Sedi v´y Aaron Bernstein

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR UNDERSTUDIES Marilyn Gronsdal A Young Sailor Adam Luther Kurwenal Ryan McKinny ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERS Melot Jason Lamont Stephanie Marrs A Shepherd Owen McCausland Liliane Stilwell A Steersman Neil Craighead

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DIRECTOR: Bill Viola POST PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR: EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Kira Perov Michael Hemingway EDITOR/LIVE VIDEO MIX: Alex MacInnis PRODUCER: S. Tobin Kirk ON-LINE EDITOR: Brian Pete PRODUCTION MANAGER: Genevieve Anderson (LaserPacific Media Corp.) COLORIST: Mike Sowa DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Harry Dawson (LaserPacific Media Corp.) CAMERA ASSISTANT: Brian Garbellini DIGITAL ARTIST: Brian Ross (LaserPacific Media Corp.) ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Kenny Bowers SOUND DESIGNERS: PERFORMERS: Mikael Sangrin, Becky Allen Tristan (earthly bodies): Jeff Mills SOUND MIXER: Tom Ozanich Isolde (earthly bodies): Lisa Rhoden Tristan (heavenly bodies): John Hay SPECIAL THANKS TO: Isolde (heavenly bodies): Sarah Steben Gerard Mortier (former Director, Opéra national de Paris) STUNT CO-ORDINATOR: Tom Ficke Deborah Borda (President, Los Angeles STUNT ACTOR: Robin Bonaccorsi Philharmonic Association) Jane Moss (Vice President, Programming, GAFFER: Bobby Wotherspoon Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts) KEY GRIP: Chris Centrella James Cohan (James Cohan Gallery, SPECIAL EFFECTS CO-ORDINATOR: New York) Robbie Knott Graham Southern, Harry Blain (formerly of Haunch of Venison Gallery, London) PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Wendy Samuels Leon Silverman (former Executive Vice ART DIRECTOR: David Max President, LaserPacific Media Corp.) WARDROBE STYLIST: Cassendre de le Fortrie

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MICHAEL BABA festivals, as well as Dubai and Tokyo. Met, Wiener Staatsoper, Royal Opera DAVEDA KARANAS Tristan Ms Diener’s repertoire includes Sieglinde House Covent Garden, Opéra national Brangäne German tenor Michael (Die Walküre ), Elisabeth ( Tannhäuser ), de Paris, , Teatre del , Making her COC debut, Baba is making his COC Agathe ( Der Freischütz ), Leonore ( Fidelio ), State Opera and Lyric Opera of Chicago. Greek-American mezzo- debut. His roles include Chrysothemis ( ), Ursula ( Mathis der Mr. Held recently performed the role of soprano Daveda Karanas Lucio in Wagner’s Das Maler ), Marschallin ( ) and The Wanderer in at Bayerische is a winner of the 2008 Liebesverbot (Staatstheater the title roles in , Kát’a Kabanová Staatsoper and Teatro de la Maestranza am Gärtnerplatz); Max in Der Freischütz and , as well as (Seville), as well as the title roles in National Council Auditions and an alumna (Dessau, Koblenz, Vienna Volksoper), Erik contemporary compositions and jazz. She at the Met and Der fliegende Holländer at of the Adler Program at San Francisco in Der fliegende Holländer (Leipzig, Dessau works regularly with the most prestigious Bayerische Staatsoper. Other roles include Opera (SFO). Ms Karanas recently made and Japan); Walter in Die Meistersinger orchestras, conductors and directors Wotan in , Leporello her German debut at as von Nürnberg , Siegmund in Die Walküre throughout Europe, the U.S. and Japan. in and the Four Villains Marfa in Mussorgsky’s . (Tyrolean Festival of Erl); Florestan in Fidelio in Les contes d’Hoffmann . This season Other appearances include Judit in (Karlsruhe and Festival in Guadalajara); ROBERT GLEADOW with the COC he also sings Jochanaan Bluebeard’s Castle (Maggio Musicale the Prince in The Love for Three Oranges A Steersman in . Fiorentino); Azucena in (Opera (Leipzig); the Emperor in R. Strauss’s The Canadian bass and Grand Rapids); Amneris in (Arizona Woman without a Shadow (New National Ensemble Studio graduate BEN HEPPNER Opera, Vancouver Opera, Glimmerglass Theatre, Tokyo); King Kreon in Aribert Robert Gleadow recently Tristan Festival); and, Waltraute and the Second Reimann’s new opera Medea (Frankfurt appeared with the COC Canadian Ben Heppner Norn in Götterdämmerung , Waltraute in Opera); Andrej in Tchaikovsky’s Mazeppa as the Old Gypsy in is recognized as one of Die Walküre , Suzuki in (Bremen); and, the title role in Il Trovatore . Other COC credits include today’s finest dramatic and the Mistress of Novices in Suor (Wroclaw Opera). Recently Mr. Baba the Speaker in Die Zauberflöte , Colline . An illustrious Angelica (SFO). Future seasons will see appeared as Tichon in Kát’a Kabanová in La Bohème , Theseus in A Midsummer graduate of the COC Ms Karanas in leading roles at SFO, Lyric (Maastricht), Parsifal and Walter (Tyrolean Night’s Dream and Figaro in Le nozze Ensemble Studio, his many performances Opera of Chicago, Opernhaus Zürich, Festival in Erl), Zemlinsky’s Der König di Figaro . Engagements include Angelotti include title roles in and Tristan Vancouver Opera, and . Kandaules (Teatro Massimo, Palermo) in Tosca and Colline (Royal und Isolde , as well as Florestan ( Fidelio ), and Tristan ( ). Upcoming Covent Garden); Figaro (Opéra de Montréal); Aeneas ( ) and Hermann ( The ADAM LUTHER performances include Tristan (Schloss Speaker (Théâtre des Champs-Élysées); Queen of Spades ) at the Met. Further roles A Shepherd Neuschwanstein) and Siegfried (Tyrolean Guglielmo in Così fan tutte and Leporello include title roles in , Parsifal , Canadian tenor Adam Festival of Erl). in Don Giovanni ( Opera and and Andrea Chenier , as well as Luther is an Ensemble Peralada Festival); Colline (Dallas Opera); Laca ( Je n˚ufa ), Walther ( Die Meistersinger Studio graduate whose MELANIE DIENER and, Talbot in Maria Stuarda (Houston von Nürnberg ) and the Prince ( Rusalka ) previous COC credits Isolde Grand Opera). This season Mr. Gleadow at the Met, Covent Garden, Vienna State include Gherardo in German soprano Melanie also appears with the COC as Publio in Opera, La Scala, , A Florentine Tragedy/ Gianni Schicchi , Diener is making her COC La clemenza di Tito and returns to Théâtre and Lyric Opera of Second Priest in The Magic (Ensemble debut. She attended the des Champs-Elysées as Leporello. Chicago. Other highlights include Tristan Studio performance), the Steersman in The universities of , (, Edinburgh Festival, Flying Dutchman , Roderigo in Otello , and Mannheim and Indiana. ALAN HELD Helsinki Festival, Le Remendado in Carmen . He recently Ms Diener won the Mozart Singing Kurwenal Covent Garden); Lohengrin (Deutsche made debuts as Anatol in Vanessa (Pacific Competition in Salzburg and the Troldhaugen American bass-baritone Oper Berlin); and, Captain Ahab in Moby- Opera Victoria) and Eisenstein in Die Grieg Prize at the Queen Sonja International Alan Held last appeared Dick (world premiere with Dallas Opera, Fledermaus (Toronto Operetta Theatre), Music Competition in Norway. Her with the COC as Simone Calgary Opera). This season also includes as well as performing the tenor roles in appearances include House in A Florentine Tragedy a concert tour throughout Canada, as well Stravinsky’s Renard and Le rossignol (Opéra Covent Garden, Metropolitan Opera, Vienna and the title role in as Tristan with Houston Grand Opera. de Québec). This season with the COC State Opera, Festival, Palais Gianni Schicchi . He has appeared at many Mr. Heppner is a Companion of the Order Mr. Luther also appears in Dialogues des Garnier, the Salzburg and Aix-en-Provence international opera houses, including the of Canada. Carmélites , Salome and Lucia di Lammermoor.

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OWEN M cCAUSLAND FRANZ-JOSEF SELIG A Young Sailor King Marke Tenor Owen McCausland, German bass Franz-Josef a native of New Brunswick, Selig is making his COC is a first-year member debut. Mr. Selig has of the COC Ensemble performed at the world’s Studio. He recently great opera houses appeared as the Messenger in Il Trovatore including the Met, Royal Opera House and understudied the role of Spalanzani in Covent Garden, La Scala, Wiener Staatsoper , the COC’s The Tales of Hoffmann . Other Staatsoper Hamburg, Opéra de la Bastille, operatic credits include Rinuccio in Gianni Théâtre du Châtelet (Paris), Lyric Opera of Schicchi (Opera on the Avalon), Don Ottavio Chicago, Théâtre de (Brussels), in Don Giovanni (Centre for Opera Studies and Bayerische in Italy), Juan in Don Quichotte (Opera Staatsoper (Munich). Recent appearances Nova Scotia), Spoletta in Tosca (Maritime include Fasolt in the Met’s new Ring Cycle ; Concert Opera) and Aeneas in Dido and Bartolo in Le nozze di Figaro (Salzburg Aeneas (Dalhousie Opera Workshop). Mr. Festival); Die Entführung aus dem Serail McCausland studied music at Dalhousie (Liceu Barcelona); and, Parsifal , Die University. This season he shares the title Zauberflöte and Tristan and Isolde (Wiener role in the Ensemble Studio production of Staatsoper). Other credits include Rocco La clemenza di Tito and sings the Second in Fidelio and Die Zauberflöte (Munich), Nazarene in Salome . Die Zauberflöte (London) and Commendatore in Don Giovanni (Salzburg). Later this RYAN M cKINNY season Mr. Selig reprises his role in the Melot Met’s Ring Cycle . American bass-baritone Ryan McKinny is making MARGARET JANE season includes his role WRAY debut as Kurwenal in Isolde Tristan und Isolde American soprano (Houston Grand Opera), Theater Basel Margaret Jane Wray is debut as Nathanael in Scartazzini’s Der making her COC debut. Sandmann (world premiere), Jochanaan Ms Wray has performed in Salome (Palm Beach Opera) and his debut in major houses including the Met, as the Dutchman in Francesca Zambello’s La Scala, Bavarian State Opera, Berlin production of Der fliegende Holländer State Opera, and Opéra national de Paris (Glimmerglass Festival). Other recent and with orchestras such as the New York appearances include his Met debut as Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Boston Lieutenant Ratcliffe in , Tiridate Symphony and National Symphony. Her in Radamisto (), Met appearances include Amneris in Aida, Escamillo in Carmen ( Dresden Santuzza in , Sieglinde and Staatsoper Hamburg), Amfortas in in Die Walküre , Brangäne in Tristan und Parsifal (Deutsche Oper am Rhein) and Isolde , Gutrune in Götterdämmerung and Hercules in Alceste (Oper Leipzig). Future Ortrud in Lohengrin. Other roles include seasons include appearances at the Met, Sister Helen in Dead Man Walking , , (); Sieglinde and Brangäne English National Opera, Houston Grand (Seattle Opera); Amneris (Welsh National Opera, and Deutsche Oper Berlin. Opera, Seattle Opera); Elisabeth in

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Tannhäuser and Sieglinde (Toulouse’s Children of a Lesser God , The Heiress , JOHANNES DEBUS concert staging of Bach’s Saint Matthew Théâtre du Capitole); Senta in Der Charley’s Aunt , Macbeth , and All’s Well Conductor Passion (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra), fliegende Holländer (Pittsburgh Opera); That Ends Well . Film and television credits COC Music Director stagings of Nixon in China (Metropolitan and, Madame Lidoine in Dialogues des include: Big Apple , Without a Trace , The Johannes Debus recently Opera), George Crumb’s The Winds of Carmélites (La Scala). Future engagements Handler , American Family , and Pinero . conducted the company’s Destiny (Ojai Music Festival) and new include the Ring Cycle with Seattle Opera. . Other productions of Handel’s Hercules JOHN HAY COC credits include (Chicago) and Vivaldi’s Griselda (Santa Fe). Tristan The Tales of Hoffmann , Love from Afar , JEFF MILLS (Heavenly Bodies – video) Rigoletto and, at the Brooklyn Academy BILL VIOLA Tristan John Hay is an aerial of Music, The Nightingale and Other Short Visual Artist (Earthly Bodies – video) artist who trained much Fables . This year he made his Cleveland American Bill Viola is Jeff Mills has been of his life as a gymnast. Orchestra debut with A Night at the Opera making his COC debut. working as a professional For two years he was at the Blossom Festival. Mr. Debus also A pioneer in the medium theatre artist and musician a member of the Canadian National made his Tanglewood Festival debut in of video art, he is for nearly 25 years. He Gymnastics Team (1995 – 1997) winning 2010 The Abduction from the internationally recog - received his acting training at UC Santa medals in both national and international Seraglio and subsequently appeared at nized as one of today’s leading artists. His Barbara, the National Theater Conservatory competitions, and was Province of Manitoba Symphony Hall with the Boston Symphony work, spanning the last 40 years, has roots in Denver and the Guildford School of Athlete of the Year in 1997. Hay joined Orchestra. He recently conducted Elektra in Eastern and Western art and spiritual Acting and in Guildford, England. Cirque du Soleil’s production of O in 1997 and The Rake’s Progress at Staatsoper unter traditions. Mr. Viola’s latest exhibition, Along with various film, commercial and and for three years was one of their lead den Linden in Berlin, and appeared at the Bill Viola: Liber Insularum , is currently voice-over engagements, Mr. Mills has high aerial acrobats, as well as designing Spoleto Festival, Bayerische Staatsoper, at the Museum of Contemporary Art worked extensively at theatres across the routines. Hay’s credits with Bill Viola Opéra Festival de Québec and the Merola (North Miami). Other exhibitions include country including the Theatre de la Jeune include Going Forth By Day and Emergence . Opera Program at San Francisco Opera. Bill Viola: Installations and Videotapes Lune in Minneapolis, the Denver Center This season at the COC he also conducts (MoMA, New York); Unseen Images Theater Company, Colorado Shakespeare SARAH STEBEN Salome and Dialogues des Carmélites . (Düsseldorf); Buried Secrets (U.S. Pavilion, Festival, the American Folklore Theater in Isolde 46th Biennale); Bill Viola: A 25-Year Door County, Wisconsin and Shakespeare (Heavenly Bodies – vide o) PETER SELLARS Survey (Whitney Museum of American Santa Barbara. He is currently working Sarah Steben is a trapeze Director Art); Bill Viola: The Passions (J. Paul Getty with the critically acclaimed BOXTALES artist, acrobat, dancer, American opera, theater, Museum); Bill Viola: Hatsu-Yume (Mori Art Theatre Company. and stunt actor. She and festival director Peter Museum, Tokyo) and Bill Viola: Visioni has received many Sellars is making his Interiori (Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome). LISA RHODEN international awards for her circus talents COC debut. He has Awards and honours include the John D. Isolde and skills from international festivals staged productions at the and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (Earthly Bodies – video) in Stockholm, Geneva, Paris and Monte Glyndebourne Festival, Lyric Opera of Fellowship; American Academy of Arts Lisa Rhoden received her Carlo. Steben has performed with Cirque Chicago, Netherlands Opera, Opéra national and Sciences; Ordre des Arts et des Lettres MFA from the University du Soleil in Saltimbanco and O, and has de Paris, Salzburg Festival, Santa Fe Opera, (France); XXI Catalonia International Prize; of Southern California. created many roles as a trapeze artist, and San Francisco Opera, among others. and, Praemium Imperiale International Following a summer appearing with such performers as Madonna Inspired by the compositions of Kaija Arts Award (Japan). session at The Royal Academy of Dramatic and Aerosmith. This is the second work of Saariaho, Osvaldo Golijov and Tan Dun, Arts in London, she began performing Bill Viola’s she has participated in, the first he has guided the creation of productions CLARE WHISTLER with the Shakespeare Theatre at the Folger being Emergence . of their work, expanding the repertoire of Associate Director in Washington D.C. working with directors modern opera. Collaborations with composer British director Clare Michael Kahn, Paul Giovanni and Toby John Adams include Nixon in China , Whistler is making her Robertson in Hamlet , Richard II , Anthony The Death of Klinghoffer , El Niño , Doctor COC debut. She has and Cleopatra , As You Like It and The Atomic , and A Flowering Tree. Their latest worked with Peter Sellars Beggar’s Opera . Regional theater credits work, The Gospel According to the Other on several productions include: Nora , Two Rooms , Uncle Vanya , Mary , will appear in the U.S. and Europe in including Tristan und Isolde in Paris; Kaija Tartuffe , The Fantastics , Female Transport , 2013. Recent projects include an acclaimed Saariaho’s La Passion de Simone in Vienna,

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London and Los Angeles; Idomeneo and lighting for many Peter Sellars productions, HARRY DAWSON Opera Center, Chautauqua Institution, Theodora at Glyndebourne; and, Theodora including Griselda , Adriana Mater , Director of Boston Lyric Opera, and Banff Centre for in . She has directed The Merry Ainadamar , L’amour de loin and The Persians . Photography, video the Arts. She was one of the 100 Alumni of Widow for Scottish Opera and Jonathan Other credits include El Niño and Kafka For 20 years Harry Dawson Achievement honoured by Wilfrid Laurier Dove’s Swanhunter for Opera North in the Fragments (Los Angeles Philharmonic); has collaborated with University. This season she is also chorus U.K. Ms Whistler worked for Glyndebourne Pelléas et Mélisande and Nixon in China Bill Viola, expanding master for La clemenza di Tito , Lucia di Education for 15 years, creating community (Los Angeles Opera); Romance and The Viola’s palette with his Lammermoor and Dialogues des Carmélites . operas and education and community Cider House Rules (Mark Taper Forum); introduction of 35 mm film and contributing projects for people of all ages, abilities and, Isn’t it Romantic (L.A. Stage Company). his extensive knowledge of lighting to Viola’s ELSA GRIMA and situations. She has choreographed 10 Regional theatre credits include Lincoln video art installations. He draws on his Production Supervisor operas for director Olivia Fuchs in the U.K., Center, Steppenwolf Theatre, Playwrights 40 years of experience filming commercials, Born in Marseille, France, Denmark and Argentina. Ms Whistler is Horizon, Goodman Theatre, and the and documentaries that air on PBS, the Elsa Grima is making her a site-specific collaborative artist and has La Jolla Playhouse. Recent designs include Discovery Channel and TNT, and can COC debut. Ms Grima been artist-in-residence at Bunces Barn, the acclaimed Glengarry Glen Ross be seen daily in art and other Los Angeles studied at the Sorbonne East Sussex for the last three years. (Broadway) and My Name is Asher Lev museums such as the Museum of and the National Theatre (Off-Broadway). Mr. Ingalls is the recipient Contemporary Art; the Natural History School in Paris before becoming production MARTIN PAKLEDINAZ of several Drama-Logue Awards and an Obie Museum; the Plains Indian Museum in manager at the Chorégies d’Orange Festival (1953 – 2012) for sustained excellence in lighting design. Cody, Wyoming; and, the National Cowgirl (France) in 1988. She subsequently worked Costume Designer Museum and Hall of Fame in Fort Worth, as stage manager and assistant director in The late American KIRA PEROV Texas. various opera houses in France, Switzerland , Martin Pakledinaz was Executive Producer, Germany and the U.S. In 1993 Ms Grima costume designer for video ALEX M AC INNIS joined the stage management team at such COC productions Kira Perov is executive Technical Director, Opéra national de Paris. It was here in as Xerxes , Rigoletto (1992) , Je n˚ufa and director of Bill Viola Video 2005 that she first became involved with Werther . During his career he won Tony Studio. Since 1978 she Alex MacInnis has the production of Tristan und Isolde , Awards for Thoroughly Modern Millie and has worked closely with worked as an editor and collaborating at that time with Esa-Pekka Kiss Me, Kate (2000 revival), which also Bill Viola, her partner and husband, videographer for two Salonen, Peter Sellars and Bill Viola. earned him the Drama Desk Award for managing and assisting with the production decades, exploring subjects Outstanding Costume Design. Recent of his videotapes and installations, editing such as tornados, mountain lions, religious CYNTHIA TOUSHAN Broadway designs include Nice Work If You all publications, as well as co-ordinating apparitions, the invasion of Iraq, commuting Stage Manager Can Get It (2012), Man and Boy (Revival, and curating his exhibitions worldwide. in Los Angeles, and his love of ducks. Cynthia Toushan has 2011), Master Class (Revival 2011) and The As its executive producer, she has guided been a member of the Normal Heart . Opera credits include the production of the video for Tristan und SANDRA HORST COC for over 20 years productions with the Met, New York City Isolde in many of its details and creative Chorus Master as a stage manager and Opera, Seattle, Los Angeles, St. Louis, Santa decisions. Before meeting Viola, she was Sandra Horst’s recent choreographer. Past Fe, Houston, Salzburg, Paris, Amsterdam, Director of Cultural Activities at La Trobe COC credits include COC productions include Love from Afar , Brussels, Helsinki and Gothenburg, among University in , Australia, Il Trovatore and Die Nixon in China , From the House of the others. Mr. Pakledinaz also designed for producing exhibitions and concerts, and Fledermaus . She also Dead , Faust , Turandot , Je n˚ufa , Xerxes , and both modern and classical dance companies, later, at the Long Beach Museum of Art in conducted Rossini’s Hänsel und Gretel . Ms Toushan was the working with Mark Morris for many years. California, compiled a ten-year history of Il viaggio a Reims for the COC. She is the production stage manager, as well as video art exhibitions and video collection Director of Musical Studies at the resident director for Jersey Boys Toronto. JAMES F. INGALLS at the museum. Her latest book, Bill Viola: University of Toronto’s Opera Division She has worked for 16 seasons with the Lighting Designer Visioni Interiori , was published in 2008 on where she most recently conducted Stratford Shakespeare Festival, stage American James F. Ingalls the occasion of the exhibition of the same L’elisir d’amore . Ms Horst formerly served managing numerous productions including is making his COC debut . name in Rome. as chorus master for Opera Theatre of 42nd Street, Kiss Me Kate , West Side Story , Mr. Ingalls works in St. Louis and Edmonton Opera; a judge for Fiddler on the Roof and . In addition, theatre, ballet and opera. the Metropolitan Opera National Council she was the senior stage manager for Pope He has designed the auditions; and, music staff of the Juilliard John Paul II’s visit to Toronto in 2002.

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MAREK ŠEDIVÝ MARILYN GRONSDAL Assistant Conductor Assistant Director Czech conductor and Marilyn Gronsdal was pianist Marek Šedivý is recently the assistant making his COC debut. director for Il Trovatore , Mr. Šedivý made his Rigoletto, Love from conducting debut at the Afar and A Florentine 2009 Chopin Festival in Mariánské Láz n˘e Tragedy/Gianni Schicchi . Other credits (Czech Republic). He was selected as with the COC include director of La one of 10 conductors in the prestigious Bohème , associate director of Eugene international conducting competition in Onegin and assistant director on several Besançon, France. Mr. Šedivý has conducted productions that have been presented the Philharmonia, as well as other elsewhere, including Oedipus Rex with orchestras in the Czech Republic, and Symphony of Psalms (Edinburgh), La at festivals including Young Prague and Traviata (New Zealand), Siegfried (Opéra

Dv oˇr ák Prague with Prague Philharmonia. national de Lyon) and The Nightingale As a pianist, he has played numerous solo and Other Short Fables (New York). recitals and chamber music concerts, and Ms Gronsdal was the production assistant has performed with the Czech Philharmonic director for the COC’s Ring Cycle. She Orchestra Collegium, Prague Chamber recently directed Don Pasquale for Orchestra and the Prague Philharmonia. Saskatoon Opera and remounted the COC In 2010 Mr. Šedivý completed his studies production of Der fliegende Holländer at the Prague Conservatoire and, recently, in Montreal. at the Music Academy in Prague.

FOOD AND BEVERAGE SERVICE We are pleased to offer, for the convenience of all of our patrons, a pre-order system for intermission purchases. Our pre-order system is designed to decrease your wait time at the bar during intermission and we invite you to make use of it at every COC performance. Bars are located throughout the Isadore and Rosalie Sharp City Room’s many levels. Food and beverages are not permitted in R. Fraser Elliott Hall.

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VIOLIN I VIOLA PICCOLO PERCUSSION OFFICERS Mr. Robert Brouwer Mr. Nicholas Mutton Marie Bérard, Keith Hamm, Shelley Brown Trevor Tureski, Mr. Tony Arrell, President Ms Marcia Lewis Brown Mr. Ian Pearce Concertmaster Principal Principal The Concertmaster’s Joshua Greenlaw, Haruka Fujii* Mr. Philip C. Deck, Chair Mr. Stewart Burton Ms Frances Price chair has been Assistant Principal Mark Rogers, Principal Mr. Paul A. Bernards, Mr. George S. Dembroski Mr. Arthur R. A. Scace, C.M. endowed in Ivan Ivanovich* Jasper Hitchcock* HARP Treasurer Mr. William Fearn (ex officio ) Ms Colleen Sexsmith perpetuity by Shannon Knights* Sarah Davidson, Joey and Toby Valerie Kuinka* ENGLISH HORN Principal Mr. John H. Macfarlane, Mr. David C. Ferguson Ms Sandra Simpson Tanenbaum Rory McLeod* Lesley Young Secretary Mr. Adam Froman Mr. Philip S. W. Smith Benjamin Bowman, Nicholaos Papadakis* STAGE MUSIC Mr. Alexander Neef, General Mr. Michael Gibbens Mr. Paul B. Spafford Associate Rhyll Peel Concertmaster , on Theresa Rudolph James T. Shields, ENGLISH HORN Director (ex officio ) Dr. Linda Hutcheon Ms Michele Leighton Symons leave of absence Koczó, on leave Principal Lesley Young Mr. Robert Lamb, Managing Ms Trinity Jackman Ms Kristine (Kris) Vikmanis Diane Tait, Assistant of absence Michele Verheul* Director (ex officio ) Mr. Jeff Lloyd Mr. John H. (Jack) Whiteside Concertmaster , on Angela Rudden* HOLZTROMPETE leave of absence Capella Sherwood* Andrew Dubelsten* Mr. Stephen O. Marshall Jayne Maddison, Beverley Spotton Colleen Cook MEMBERS Ms Judy Matthews HONORARY DIRECTORS Acting Assistant Yosef Tamir TRUMPETS Mr. Mark Appel Ms Trina McQueen Mr. Joey Tanenbaum, C.M. Concertmaster Brendan Cassin* Ms Nora Aufreiter Mr. Jonathan Morgan Anne Armstrong Eric Hall, Principal Andrew Dubelsten* Sandra Baron Bryan Epperson, William Cannaway* Michael Fedyshyn* Ms Cecily Bradshaw Mrs. Sue Mortimer Bethany Bergman Principal Elizabeth Gowen Pamela Hinman* Alastair Eng, Hiroko Kagawa* Associate Principal HORN Isabelle Lavoie* Nancy Kershaw Paul Widner, Joan Watson, David Pell* Dominique Laplante Assistant Principal Principal Rachel Thomas* Yakov Lerner Maurizio Baccante, Scott Wevers*, VOLUNTEER SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS Renée London* on leave of Assistant Principal HORNS Neria Mayer absence Janet Anderson Roslyn Black* COC OPERA GUILDS CANADIAN OPERA FOUNDATION Aya Miyagawa Peter Cosbey* Bardhyl Gjevori Olivia Esther* Brantford Opera Guild, Mr. William Fearn, Chair Ashley Vandiver* Garrett Knecht* Gary Pattison Michele Gagnon* Olga Laktionova Bardhyl Gjevori David M. Cullen, President Mr. Derek Brown II Loewi Lin* Marina Krickler* Kingston Opera Guild Mr. J. Rob Collins Paul Zevenhuizen, Se-Doo Park* Robert Grim, Christine Passmore* Grace Orzech, President Mr. Tony Arrell (ex officio) Principal Elspeth Poole* Principal Csaba Koczó, Elaine Thompson Valerie Cowie* London Opera Guild Mr. David Forster Assistant Principal Robert Weymouth LIBRARIAN Ernest H. Redekop, President Mr. Michael Gough James Aylesworth BASS Wayne Vogan Muskoka Opera Guild Mr. George Hamilton, Treasurer Christine Alan Molitz, Principal Chesebrough* Robert Speer, Charles Benaroya, ASSISTANT MUSIC Tom Anderson, President Mr. Roy D. Hogg, FCA Andrew Chung* Assistant Principal Principal LIBRARIANS Northumberland Opera Guild Mr. Ken Jesudian Corey Gemmell* Nick Davis* Ian Cowie Susan Ball (interim) Thais Donald, President Hon. Dennis Lane Elizabeth Johnston Tom Hazlitt Capella Sherwood, Oakville Opera Guild Mr. Peter MacKenzie Lynn Kuo* Andrew Horton* BASS TROMBONE on leave of absence Laurel Mascarenhas* Paul Langley Herbert Poole Maureen Rudzik, President Ms Kathleen McLaughlin Alexey Pankratov Eric Lee* STAGE LIBRARIAN Quinte Opera Guild Mr. David E. Spiro, Secretary Sonia Vizante* Reuven Rothman* Paul Langley Dorothy Temple, President Louise Tardif Robert Wolanski* Scott Irvine, Marianne Urke Principal PERSONNEL Sudbury Opera Guild Joanna Zabrowarna FLUTE MANAGER Mike Humphris, President Douglas Stewart, Ian Cowie Western New York Principal Michael Perry, Shelley Brown Principal * extra musician Opera Guild Christine Little* Dorothy K. Piepke, President

CANADIAN OPERA COMPANY CHORUS For more information on COC Guilds please visit coc.ca/Guilds TENORS & BASSES Vanya Abrahams Nicolas Groenewegen Grant Allert Niculae Raiciu Craig Ashton John Kriter Kenneth Baker Bruce Schaef Stephen Bell Jason Lamont James Baldwin Michael Sproule Taras Chmil James Leatch Sung Chung Jan Vaculik Sam Chung Stephen McClare Michael Downie Gene Wu Stephen Erickson Eric Olsen Jason Nedecky Michael York

18 Canadian Opera Company 20 12/20 13 Season Please visit coc.ca for additional information 19 ADMINISTRATION AND STAFF ALEXANDER NEEF , General Director

Robert Lamb Assistant Librarians Core Crew Rafe Macpherson Adriana Formusa John Kriter Call Centre Security Officers Managing Director Capella Sherwood Scott Clarke Wardrobe Assistant Development Officer, Volunteer and Creative Representatives George Balyasin (on leave ) Terry Hurley Individual & Corporate Assistant Gesilayefa Azorbo Joel Grannum Johannes Debus Susan Ball (interim ) Paul Otis Sharon Ryman Programs Catherine Belyea Tammy Hill Music Director Chuck Theil Wig & Make-up Kristin McKinnon Michele Brambilla Natalia Juzyc COC Ensemble Studio Supervisor Nikita Gourski Assistant Publicist DeeAnn Sagar Usman Khalid EXECUTIVE OFFICE Mireille Asselin Alex Naylor Development Samara Seepersad Kathleen Minor Ambur Braid Scene Shop Cori Ferguson Communications Claire Morley Adriano Sobretodo Jr. Heather Reid Executive Assistants to Rihab Chaieb Co-ordinator Head of Wig & Officer Communications Margaret Terry the General Director Timothy Cheung Make-up Crew Assistant Building Operators Marguerite Schabas Neil Craighead David Retzleff Tracy Briggs FINANCE AND Dan Bisca (on leave ) Sasha Djihanian Head Scene Shop Shawna Green Manager, Special EDUCATION AND ADMINISTRATION Dan Popescu Laura Aylan-Parker Jenna Douglas Carpenter Production Co-ordinator Events OUTREACH Adrian Tudoran Christopher Enns Katherine Semcesen Lindy Cowan, CA ARTISTIC Owen McCausland Andrew Walker Gunta Dreifelds Christine Tizzard Associate Director, Director of Finance and Paula Da Costa ADMINISTRATION Cameron McPhail Assistant Scene Shop SURTITLES™ Producer Development Officer, Education Administration Resident Supervisor – Claire de Sévigné Carpenter Special Events & Eurest Service Roberto Mauro Zane Kaneps Ensemble Circle Gianmarco Segato Amalie Davis, CA Artistic Administrator Production Assistants Richard Gordon SURTITLES™ Editor Adult Programs Finance Manager FOUR SEASONS Hannah Gordon Head Scenic Artist Victor Widjaja Manager CENTRE FOR THE MUSIC Dana Paul John Sharpe Donation Database General Accountants PERFORMING ARTS Katherine Lilly SURTITLES™ Assistant Officer Vanessa Smith Florence Huang Sandra Gavinchuk PROGRAMMING Assistant Head Scenic Manager, School Zoran Orli c´ (FSCPA) Alfred Caron Music Administrator Artist Supernumeraries Olena Moldovan Programs Director, Four Seasons Nina Dragani c´ Co-ordinators Donation Database Payroll Accountants Centre for the Sandra Horst Director of Programming Scott Williamson Analee Stein Officer Amber Yared Jovana Bojovic Performing Arts Chorus Master – Free Concert Series Rehearsal Head Elizabeth Walker Children and Youth Jeanny Won Technician COMMUNICATIONS Programs Co-ordinator Elizabeth Jones Wayne Vogan PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT Steven Sherwood Associate Director, Music Librarian, Coach Guy Nokes Claudine Domingue TICKET SERVICES Manager, IT Services Business Development Lee Milliken Properties Supervisor Christie Darville Director of Public Alan Moffat Elizabeth Upchurch Production Manager Director of Relations Patron Relationship Brad Staples Natalie Ireland Head of the Ensemble Stephanie Tjelios Development Manager Database Reporting Business Services Studio & Coach David Feheley Resident Properties Jeremy Elbourne Specialist Assistant Technical Director Builder/Co-ordinator Ali Kashani Director of Marketing Andrea Salin Derek Bate Associate Director, Associate Manager, Tony Sandy Jefferson Guzman Resident Conductor Barney Bayliss Kathy Frost Development Phil Stephens Ticket Services IT Services Assistant Associate Director, Associate Technical Properties Buyer/ Senior Manager, Sales Patron Services Music Staff Director Co-ordinator Dawn Marie Schlegel and Customer Service Nikki Tremblay Katarina Božovi ´c Rachel Andrist Associate Director, Assistant Ticket Receptionist/ Kim Hutchinson-Barber Stephen B. Hargreaves Wendy Greenwood Tracy Taylor Development Suzanne Vanstone Services Manager Switchboard Assistant Manager, John Hess Lighting Co-ordinator Properties Builder/ Senior Communications Front of House Anne Larlee Co-ordinator LeeAnne Rorabeck Manager, Editorial David Nimmo Branka Hrsum Ben Malensek Assistant Technical Senior Development Group Sales Co-ordinator Mailroom Clerk/ Brigitte Lang Christopher Directors Properties Builders Officer, Individual Giving Gianna Wichelow Courier Assistant Manager, Mokrzewski Melynda Jurgenson Carolyn Choo Senior Communications Lillian Fung Food & Beverage Kevin Murphy Wendy Ryder Wulf Natalie Sandassie Manager, Creative Ticket Services BUILDING SERVICES Miloš Repický Senior Development Supervisor Patron Services Eric Weimer Janice Fraser Sandra Corazza Officer, Annual Programs Jennifer Pugsley Joe Waldherr Supervisors Head Electrician Costume Supervisor Media Relations Ticket Services Associate Director, Kelly Bailey Olwyn Lewis Paige Phillips Manager Representatives Facilities Management Stuart Constable Company Manager Joel Thoman Cassandra Spence Individual Giving Karen Brown Enrique Covarrubias Assistant Electrician Costume Co-ordinator Co-ordinator Cecily Carver Darren Bryant Piro Milo Cortes Kathryn Garnett Associate Manager, Ellen Casey Assistant Building Jamieson Eakin Scheduling Manager Bob Shindle Costume Assistants Stephen Radbourn Digital Marketing Ernest Cayemen Services Manager Melissa Lapczynski Head of Sound Natassia Brunato Donor Relations Officer Holly Coish Adam Orr Michael Barrs Christina Del Monte Eldon Earle Anna Kay Eldridge Security Supervisors Rebecca Riddell Assistant Scheduling Craig Kadoke Aisha Talarico Marketing Co-ordinator Peter Genoway Videsh Dookhu Manager Sound Assistant Sue Furlong Development Officer, Melissa Haddad Dave Samuels Patron Services Leads Resident Tailor Friends of the COC Michelle Hwu Keith Lam Carianne Hill Karen Olinyk Paul Watkinson Retail Co-ordinator Ian McDonnell Maintenance Assistants Jennifer Toulmin Administrative Head Carpenter Assisted by Kevin Sean Pook Mary Porter Ryszard Gad (COC) Assistant, Music Gulay Cokgezen Individual Giving Danielle D’Ornellas Mitch Yolevsky Branislav Peterman Mike Gelfand Karen Hancock Co-ordinator, Friends Digital Marketing (COC) Birthe Joergensen Assistant Carpenter Barb Nowakowski of the COC Assistant CALL CENTRE Julian Peters (COC) Archivist – Joan Baillie Richard Paradiso Tymen de Vries Archives Rupert Baker Additional Costumes by Francesco Corsaro Call Centre Manager (FSCPA) Head Flyman Avril Stevenson Senior Development James Esposito Ian Cowie Officer, Foundation & (FSCPA) Orchestra Personnel Alison Potter Marilyn Rodwell Corporate Programs Mark Healy (FSCPA) Manager Head of Properties Wardrobe Mistress Piotr Wiench (FSCPA)

FSCPA – Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts

20 Canadian Opera Company 20 12/20 13 Season Please visit coc.ca for additional information 21 E. LOUISE MORGAN SOCIETY

The E. Louise Morgan Society was created to reflect the vision and commitment of its founder and the members who have created a legacy of leadership, passion and philanthropy in support of the goals of the Canadian Opera Company. Each of these donors has contributed a cumulative total of more than one million dollars over the past 15 years. Their support is critical to the company’s success and we are forever indebted to their commitment and generosity.

The Estate of Dr. Larry M. Agranove Kolter Communities ARIAS: Canadian Opera Student The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation Development Fund Roger D. Moore The Gerard & Earlaine Collins Foundation E. Louise Morgan The late John A. Cook Joey & Toby Tanenbaum The Estate of Horst Dantz and Don Quick Anonymous (2)

Major Gifts & Special Projects Every year, the Canadian Opera Company has unique projects operating beyond regular annual activities, each of which relies on private funding to ensure its success. These include: endowment funding, production underwriting, artist and performance sponsorship as well as training, education and outreach programs.

$1,000,000+ Marjorie & Roy Linden Dr. David Stanley-Porter & The Estate of Horst Dantz & Roger D. Moore Dr. Colin McGregor Mailer Don Quick‡ Michael V. & Ms Kristine Vikmanis & Peter M. Deeb Wanda Plachta Fund Mr. Denton Creighton Katalin Schäfer Samara Walbohm $500,000 – $999,999 The Stratton Trust Melanie Whitehead The Catherine and Maxwell Ryerson & Michele Symons Brian Wilks Meighen Foundation Wendy J. Thompson and Estate of Jean Yack Wright The Slaight Family Foundation the late Samuel A. Rea Anonymous (3) Estate of Kathryn Thornton‡ $100,000 – $499,999 William & Phyllis Waters INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL SUPPORT Peter A. Allen Anonymous (1) Mark & Gail Appel GOLDEN CIRCLE Anne & Tony Arrell UP TO $24,999 Paul Bernards Laurie & Fareed Ali GOLD, $50,000 + David G. Broadhurst ARIAS: Canadian Opera Anne & Tony Arrell**** Lisa Balfour Bowen & Student Development Fund David G. Broadhurst* Walter M. Bowen Estate of Daphne Bell In memory of Gerard H. Jean Davidson & Paul Spafford Nani & Austin Beutel Collins**** Philip Deck & Kimberley Bozak Marcia Lewis Brown Jerry & Geraldine Heffernan**** George S. Dembroski John Chiu in memory of The Catherine and Maxwell Judy & Wilmot Matthews Yvonne Chiu, CM Meighen Foundation**** Trina & Don McQueen Classical 96 FM Roger D. Moore**** Donald O’Born Estate of Meryl Cole Arthur & Susan Scace**** Tim & Frances Price Ninalee Craig Colleen Sexsmith** Colleen Sexsmith Catherine Fauquier Sandra L. Simpson* Sandra L. Simpson Dr. Noëlle Grace & Jack Whiteside The Shohet Family SILVER, $25,000 – $49,999 Anonymous‡ (1) Jane Greene Andrew Peller Limited Peter & Hélène Hunt Mark & Gail Appel*** $25,000 – $99,999 Michael & Linda Hutcheon Paul Bernards*** Cecily & Robert Bradshaw Hon. Henry N. R. Jackman‡ Barbara Black* Estate of Walter Carsen J. Hans Kluge The Black Family Foundation Earlaine Collins Jo Lander Cecily & Robert Bradshaw Ethel Harris & Tom C. Logan Stephen Clarke & the late Milton E. Harris Sue Mortimer Elizabeth Black* Estate of Betty M. Kalmanasch Rosemary Speirs Philip Deck & Patrick & Barbara Keenan Estate of Sarka Spinkova Kimberley Bozak***

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DIAMOND PERFORMANCE SPONSORS $2,000 to $2,999 BMO Financial Group Pre-Performance Opera Chats Classical 96.3 FM and BMO Financial Group Student Dress Rehearsals. Presenting Sponsor of SURTITLES™ Jarvis & Associates Production Sponsor Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde MAC Cosmetics Mercedes-Benz Shinex Window Cleaning Inc.

$1,000 to $1,999 HOSTING SPONSOR Aeroplan Canada McKinsey & Company Milgram Group of Companies Ltd. The Powis Family Foundation Official Automotive Sponsor of the COC at the FSCPA KPMG OPERA GOLF CLASSIC 2012 PERFORMANCE SPONSORS TITLE SPONSOR Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg KPMG LLP Delvinia Fionn MacCool’s OPERANATION 9: SWEET REVENGE Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts PRESENTING SPONSOR RGA Life Reinsurance Company of Canada TD Bank Group

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30 Canadian Opera Company 20 12/20 13 Season Please visit coc.ca for additional information 31 GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

The Canadian Opera Company gratefully acknowledges the generous support of these government agencies and departments.

OPERATING SUPPORT

We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, which last year invested $154 million to bring the arts to Canadians throughout the country. Nous remercions le Conseil des arts du Canada de son soutien. L’an dernier, le Conseil a investi 154 millions de dollars pour mettre de l’art dans la vie des Canadiennes et des Canadiens de tout le pays.

ENSEMBLE STUDIO

SPECIAL PROJECT FUNDING For the many programs and special initiatives undertaken each year by the Canadian Opera Company, we gratefully acknowledge project funding from:

Department of Canadian Heritage Ontario Arts Council

CREDITS & ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The Canadian Opera Company would like to thank all those who volunteer both on a daily basis and for special events with the company. Michael Cooper: Official photographer The COC is a member of Opera America and Opera.ca. The COC operates in agreement with Canadian Actors’ Equity Association. The COC operates in agreement with I.A.T.S.E., Local #58, Local #822, Local #828.

32 Canadian Opera Company 20 12/20 13 Season åHOMNR/XÿLýVWDUVLQWKH US IN 0HW·VQHZSURGXFWLRQRI  JOIN La Bo hème MET RigolettoVHWLQ/DV9HJDV  2014 Puccini 2013/ OPERA LIVE ON SCREEN IN MOVIE T H E A T R E S

A FRESH, NEW PRODUCTION

Puccini’s glorious masterpiece, one of opera’s favourite and most poignant love stories, is freely adapted from Henri Murger’s 1851 novel, Scènes de la vie de bohème , set in Paris’s Rigoletto VERDI Parsifal WAGNER Latin Quarter. Puccini drew from a wealth of personal experiences based on his early days as a young student living with his brother and cousin in a drafty garret in Milan, often pawning their possessions to pay for rent, food and wood for the stove. FEBRUARY 16 MARCH 2 This exceptional new production features a collage of vivid and atmospheric images that capture the romance and artistic brilliance of France’s Belle Époque, seamlessly transitioning the opera from one breathtaking scene to the next. A brilliant young cast will bring the TransmissionTransmission ofof TheThe Met:Met: Bohemians to life and take us on an unforgettable coming-of-age journey from youthful LiveLive inin HDHD inin CCanadaanada iiss flirtation and passionate love to heartbreaking tragedy. mademade possiblepossible thanksthanks toto thethe Our new La Bohème promises to become a sparkling jewel in the COC crown. generositygenerosity ooff JacquelineJacqueline andand PaulPaul G.G. DesmaraisDesmarais SSr.r. NEW COC PRODUCTION October 3–30, 2013

SUBSCRIBE TODAY! coc.ca VVisitisit Cineplex.com/opera for tickets and participating theatres Top: Dimitri Pittas as Rodolfo, Katie Van Kooten as Mimì and Joshua Hopkins as Marcello; Bottom: (l – r) Vuyani Mlinde as Colline, Michael Sumuel as Schaunard, Dimitri Pittas as Rodolfo and Joshua Hopkins as Marcello. ™/® Cineplex Entertainment LP or used under license. Photos from the COC/Houston Grand Opera (HGO)/San Francisco Opera co-production of La Bohème , 2012, HGO. Photos: Felix Sanchez 20 Canadian Opera Company 2012/20 13 Season EXPERIENCE RUSSIA’S MOST EXCITING MODERN S IN JOIN U Peter Grimes 2014 Britten 2013/ EIFMAN BALLET ST.PETERSBURG presents RODIN

A New Ballet Inspired by the Remarkable Life and Art of French Sculptor TORONTO PREMIERE!

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THE SEA GIVE S AND THE SEA TAKE S AW AY

After the moral catastrophe of World War II, held up a mirror to English life as no other composer had done before, or since. Channelling his own experience at the margins of the social fold, Britten crafted a sensitive piece about an alienated fisherman and the seaside village he struggles to inhabit. Since its debut, audiences have been enthralled by its unique human drama and insistence on empathy in the face of cruelty. Peter Grimes is an opera whose substance seems animated by the ocean itself; music capable of making the water’s lonely depths, or a slant of coastal light, into tangible sonic entities charged with emotion and human experience. The COC presents this gripping psychological work in a production by Neil Armfield (Billy Budd, Ariadne auf Naxos ). Canadian legend Ben Heppner sings Peter Grimes, bringing a transcendent ferocity to his portrait of the ultimate outsider. MAY 23 - 25, 2013 October 5–26, 2013

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Top: (l – r) and Lorina Gore as Auntie’s Nieces and as Peter Grimes in the Opera PROMOTIONAL INNOVATION SPONSORS Australia (OA)/Houston Grand Opera co-production of Peter Grimes , 2009, OA. Photo: Branco Gaica; PARTNERS sonycentre.ca Bottom: A scene from the Houston Grand Opera (HGO)/ co-production of Peter Grimes , 2010, HGO. OUR 2012/13 SEASON ALSO MADE POSSIBLE BY THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF MOIRA AND ALFREDO ROMANO Photo: Felix Sanchez 22 Canadian Opera Company 2012/20 13 Season S IN JOIN U 7ERE IN YOUR 2014 2013/ NEIGHBOURHOOD

!T!VIS h7ETRYHARDERšvISOURGLOBALCOMMITMENTTOYOU ANDWITHSOMANYLOCATIONS YOULLFINDUSCLOSEBY Co sì fan tutte .EEDATEMPORARYVEHICLEWHENYOURCARISINTHESHOP Or The School for Lovers .EEDA CAR VANOR356FORTHEWEEKEND !VISISTHEREWITHAWIDERANGEOFVEHICLESTOSUITEVERY NEED MOZART TWO SISTE RS. 7HETHERFORYOURBUSINESSORPERSONALRENTALNEEDS TWO SUITORS. COUNTON !VISTOPROVIDETHEPERSONALATTENTIONANDSERVICE FATE TEMPTED. YOUDESERVETOGETYOUONYOURWAYFAST Renowned director Atom Egoyan returns to the COC with a new production of Mozart’s "OOKONLINEATAVISCA ORCALL opera about the frailties of the human condition. Egoyan brings his signature directorial style and oft-explored themes of love, temptation and deceit to this wry comedy about two couples gambling with one another’s faith and desire.   429 !6)3 Così celebrates the common human experience of joyful, innocent love while also exploring its deeper, more private complexities. Full of farce and folly, Mozart’s score plumbs the   depths of human emotion in its depiction of the intimate pleasures and struggles of fidelity and love. It is simply one of the greatest pieces about relationships ever written. Led by COC Music Director Johannes Debus with the COC Orchestra and Chorus, this new production features a cast of up-and-coming opera stars in the roles of the young lovers, teamed with distinguished veterans, Sir Thomas Allen and Tracy Dahl.

NEW COC PRODUCTION Generously underwritten in part by: January 1 8–February 21, 2014

SUBSCRIBE TODAY! coc.ca %ARN!EROPLANš -ILES Top: “Las Dos Fridas” painting by © 2011 Banco de México Diego Rivera & Frida Kahlo Museums Trust. Av. Cinco de Mayo No. 2, Col. Centro, Del. Cuauhtémoc 06059, México, D. F; Bottom: Preliminary costume sketches for Così fan tutte by set and costume designer Debra Hanson, 2012. ÁÊۈÃʈÃÊ>Ê,i}ˆÃÌiÀi`ÊÌÀ>`i“>ÀŽÊˆVi˜Ãi`Ê̜ ۈÃV>À]ʘV°ÊvœÀÊÕÃiʈ˜Ê >˜>`>°ÊÊÁÊiÀœ«>˜ÊˆÃÊ>Ê,i}ˆÃÌiÀi`Ê/À>`i“>ÀŽÊœvÊiÀœ«>˜Ê*°ÊÊäxÉäÈÊ-*ÊÊ 24 Canadian Opera Company 2012/20 13 Season S IN JOIN U Un ballo 2014 2013/ in mas ch era VERDI

PIECZONKA STARS IN VE RDI’S ABIDI NG LOVE STORY

Verdi’s tale of forbidden passion amidst political intrigue is perhaps his most vocally demanding work, requiring artists of great musical power and sensitivity in equal measure; and we have them in a cast led by Canada’s great diva Adrianne Pieczonka. Not unlike the opera’s plot itself, political machinations have played a huge role in Ballo’s history from the beginning. Originally forced to change the opera’s setting to Boston from Sweden to quell censors’ fears of real life assassination plots, Verdi and his opera are proof that his theme of “love in a dangerous time” is both a universal truth and historically fluid. In this same spirit, the acclaimed directorial duo of Jossi Wieler and Sergio Morabito have revealed a layer of political and historical relevance to the plot by placing this production in the American south of the 1960s, with its undertones of Kennedy-era tensions, assassinations and power plays.

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Top: Catherine Naglestad as Amelia and Piotr Beczala as Riccardo; Bottom: A scene from Un ballo in maschera . Photos from the Berlin Staatsoper production, 2008. Photos: Ruth Walz

26 Canadian Opera Company 2012/20 13 Season S IN JOIN U Hercules 2014 HANDEL 2013/

THE END OF WAR IS JUST THE BEGINNI NG

There is arguably no greater or more important body of work than the ancient Greek tragedies. Pre-eminent within the corpus is Sophocles, a writer who was also a war general with first-hand knowledge of the devastating psychological traumas that imperilled returning soldiers. With Hercules – Handel’s masterful take on Sophocles’ play – the incomparable director Peter Sellars creates a healing work in which the untold traumas of war and the unspoken complications of reunion find their voice. Sellars propels the incendiary ancient myth of Hercules into the modern day, creating a moving individual story that cuts across history and politics to touch the open nerve of our innermost humanity. This new COC co-production earned unequivocal praise last season at Lyric Opera of Chicago, and we are proud to feature the same staggeringly talented cast. NEW COC PRODUCTION COC PREMIERE April 5 –30, 2014

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Top: Eric Owens as Hercules; Bottom: Alice Coote as Dejanira and Eric Owens as Hercules. Photos from the COC/Lyric Opera of Chicago (LOC) co-production of Hercules , 2011, LOC. Photo: Dan Rest

28 Canadian Opera Company 2012/20 13 Season S IN JOIN U Roberto Devereux 2014 DONIZETTI 2013/

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Elizabeth I, the central role in Donizetti’s Roberto Devereux , has always attracted the foremost divas of their day. That tradition now continues with Sondra Radvanovsky, the world’s leading interpreter of the great 19th-century Italian prima donna roles. The tumultuous, final days of the reign of Elizabeth I find powerful expression in Donizetti’s Tudor drama. A dark cloud of suspected treason hangs over Devereux who has further betrayed his Queen’s affections by falling in love with the wife of one of her courtiers. In the harrowing final scene, a life hangs in the balance and Elizabeth faces the ultimate choice: to fulfill her role as supreme monarch, or give in to her own, all-too-human emotions. As in 2010’s hugely popular Maria Stuarda , Donizetti’s showstopping melodies, and sumptuous period costumes bring the intrigue of the Elizabethan court to life within a Shakespearean Globe Theatre-inspired setting. RESERVATIONS: 416.637.5550 STOCKRESTAURANT.COM COC PREMIERE April 2 5–May 21, 2014 Add valet parking at Trump International Hotel & Tower Toronto® and chauffered return car service to the theatre for only $20. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! coc.ca

Top: Scott Quinn (upper left) as Lord Cecil, Hasmik Papian (centre) as Elisabetta and Andrew Oakden (upper right) as Sir Gualtiero Raleigh; Bottom: Stephen Costello as Roberto Devereux and Hasmik Papian as Elisabetta. Photos from the Dallas Opera production of Roberto Devereux , 2009. Photos: Karen Almond

30 Canadian Opera Company 2012/20 13 Season S IN JOIN U 2014 2013/

Do n Q uichotte MASSENET

THE WORL D’S GR EATEST BASS, FER RUCCIO FUR LANETTO, SI NGS HIS SIGNA TUR E ROLE

Based on the same classic novel which inspired the Broadway hit Man of La Mancha , Don Quichotte is Massenet’s affectionate portrayal of literature’s ultimate dreamer, Don Quixote. Ferruccio Furlanetto, opera’s pre-eminent bass, stars in the intensely moving title role. Don Quichotte is infused with a world-weary, nostalgic air which touchingly evokes the title character’s growing awareness of his encroaching mortality. Written in the last decade of the composer’s career, this heroic comedy in many ways represents Massenet’s poignant farewell to a soon-to-be-lost golden age of French . Lush melodies and Spanish dance rhythms conjure up medieval Spain at the end of the age of chivalry. In our production of this enchanting fin-de-siècle gem, characters spring out of giant leather-bound storybooks as windmills are fashioned from oversized quill pens. COC PREMIERE May 9 –24, 2014

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Top: Nicolas Cavallier as Don Quichotte. Bottom: as Don Quichotte. Photos from the Seattle Opera production of Don Quichotte , 2011. Photos: Rozarii Lynch

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PATRO NINFORMAT ION DIAGNOSIS. AND POLICIES PROMPT Etiquette Ticket Services Patrons are reminded that R. Fraser Elliott Hall is Canadian Opera Company subscriptions and individual an extremely lively auditorium and that all audience tickets are available through COC Ticket Services TREATMENT. noise will be accentuated and audible to other patrons. ONLINE : coc.ca Turn off all electronic devices, avoid talking, coughing, BY PHONE : 416-363-8231 humming, moving loose seats, kicking the backs of seats, or long distance 1-800-250-4653 rustling programs, and unwrapping candies or cough Monday to Friday – 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. BETTER drops. In consideration of patrons with allergies please Saturday – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. avoid wearing strongly perfumed beauty products IN PERSON : Four Seasons Centre Box Office and fragrances. Please remain in your seat until the 145 Queen St. W. performance has completely ended and the house lights Monday to Saturday – 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. OUTCOMES. have been turned on. or through first intermission Sunday (performance days only) – Electronic Devices 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. or through first The use of mobile and smartphones and all other intermission electronic devices is extremely disruptive and is strictly The Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts prohibited during performances. If a patron has Box Office also services ticketing needs for The National an emergency and needs to be contacted during Ballet of Canada and all other Four Seasons Centre events. a performance, he or she should contact Patron Services for assistance before the performance. Group Sales Groups of 10 or more enjoy savings on regular individual Be proactive and book your Cameras/Recording Devices ticket prices. For more information or to reserve seats The use of cameras, video cameras or sound-recording call 416-306-2356 . devices of any kind is prohibited in R. Fraser Elliott Hall Comprehensive Health Assessment during performances. Any person using an unauthorized Parking recording device while the performance is in progress There is parking on a first-come, first-served basis for today. will be required to surrender or erase any recordings, about 200 vehicles underneath the Four Seasons Centre. photographic or digital images and may be asked to The entrance is located on the west side of York Street, A C leave. No refunds will be issued. south of Queen Street. Additional parking is conveniently Complete a Comprehensive Health . G

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auditorium or be seated unless there is a suitable break Tours of the Four Seasons Centre now include backstage P * in the performance (usually intermission). Patrons access! For more information, visit fourseasonscentre.ca . Opera Company. leaving the auditorium during the performance or “ The head-to-toe medical returning late after intermission may not be readmitted BMO Financial Group Pre-Performance Opera Chats Beyond a traditional medical, Medcan’s or will be accommodated in an alternate viewing location. The Canadian Opera Company Volunteer Speakers provided important Bureau offers free, insightful chats about the stories, detailed CHA includes: information. And Medcan was Children and Babes-in-Arms music and background of all COC performances, our advocate in navigating the All patrons, including children, must have a ticket for 45 minutes prior to each performance in the Richard the performance. All children must be seated next to Bradshaw Amphitheatre. t0OFIPVSDPOTVMUBUJPOXJUIBQIZTJDJBO system to ensure we received an accompanying adult. Young children should be able the follow-up care we needed.” to sit quietly throughout the performance. If unable Food and Beverage Service to do so, children and their accompanying adult will A pre-order system for intermission refreshments is tEJTUJODUIFBMUITDSFFOJOHUFTUT — Alexander Neef be asked to leave the auditorium. Babes-in-arms will available at all bars throughout the Isadore and Rosalie General Director not be admitted. Sharp City Room. Food and beverages are not permitted t0OTJUFUFTUJOHJOBTJOHMFWJTJU Canadian Opera Company in R. Fraser Elliott Hall. Patron Services Located in the Lower Lobby, the following services are Special Events and Catering t"TTJTUBODFXJUIBOZOFDFTTBSZ Medcan is the Preferred Medical available: coat and parcel check, booster seats, back The Four Seasons Centre is available for rental for all Services Provider for the supports, infrared hearing-assistive devices and rental of your presentation, meeting or special events needs, GPMMPXVQDBSF of binoculars, on a first-come, first-served basis. with spaces accommodating from 20 to 2,000 people Canadian Opera Company. and full catering services. For further details visit Medical Emergencies and First Aid fourseasonscentre.ca or call 416-363-6671 . Call 416.350.7103 or A house doctor is present at all performances. Please contact an usher if medical services are required. The Opera Shop email [email protected] Located on the orchestra level of the Isadore and Rosalie and quote promo code: COC250. Lost and Found Sharpe City Room, the COC's Opera Shop offers a fine During performances please speak with an usher or visit selection of opera recordings on CD and DVD, as well Patron Services at the Coat Check in the Lower Lobby . as opera-related books, giftware and COC souvenirs. Following performances, all lost and found items will To learn more, visit medcan.com be stored at the security desk at Stage Door. Please call 416-363-6671 for information. Medcan Clinic * Comprehensive Health Assessment must be :PSL4USFFU 4VJUF 34 Canadian Opera Company 2012/20 13 Season purchased at the regular retail rate. 5PSPOUP 0OUBSJP.)4

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