FALL 2014 | VOLUME 21 | NUMBER 1 A FALL TO FEAST ON! YOU ASK? ALEXANDER NEEF ANSWERS! THE YOUNGEST AUDIENCE: A NEW GENERATION DISCOVERS OPERA ANATOMY OF AN OPERA FALSTAFF RACETTE AND KADUCE CAPTURING BUTTERFLY GERALD FINLEY: COMING HOME MEET THE 2014/2015 ENSEMBLE STUDIO A MESSAGE FROM GENERAL DIRECTOR ALEXANDER NEEF Welcome to the 2014/2015 season! A gift to our friends Editorial Board: Robert Lamb, Managing Director Roberto Mauro, Artistic Administrator Christie Darville, Chief Advancement Officer Claudine Domingue, Director of Public Relations I’m very proud that this season, for the strongly encourage you to join us and get a Editors: first time in decades, all of the operas will first look at a new generation of Canadian Gianna Wichelow, be created in part or wholly by the COC. opera stars as they perform in hopes of Senior Manager, Creative and Publications Once again, the world’s finest Canadian joining our famed Ensemble Studio. Claire Morley, and international artists will appear on our Associate Manager, Editorial stage; artists who are greeted with open Our season announcement last January Editors E-mail:
[email protected] arms at all the major opera companies. was such a huge success that we’ve decided Design: BT/A Some, like Patricia Racette in Madama to go even bigger for our 2015/2016 season. Contributors: Claudine Domingue, Director of Public Relations; Nikita Gourski, Development Butterfly and Joshua Hopkins in The Our subscribers are invited to attend the exciting launch celebration, including Communications Officer; Claire Morley, Barber of Seville, are world-renowned for Associate Manager, Editorial; Jennifer Pugsley, their roles, while others like Gerald Finley music and special guests, on January Media Relations Manager; Gianmarco Segato, 14, 2015 to see what’s in store next year.