2015/2016 ANNUAL REPORT “A destination for the world’s great operatic artists” Globe and Mail A PASSION FOR SUCCESS A MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD

Opera is passion and the accessibility continues to be a major priority for us, and Canadian Opera Company we’re exploring multiple strategies—some of which have its vital companion. The already been implemented, while others will soon be COC’s 2015/2016 season unveiled—to ensure that everyone who wants to experience demonstrates the astonishing the beauty of this multi-faceted art form can do so at a price strengths and vibrancy that they can afford. have propelled us to the top tier of international opera producers while making us one of the most successful and Meanwhile, our supporters and community members best-managed companies in Canada. I would like to thank have shown extraordinary enthusiasm and engagement, my fellow Board members for their dedication and support, contributing a total of $11.7 million (combined operating as well as Alexander Neef and Johannes Debus for their and endowment) in fundraising revenue to the COC’s visionary artistic and musical leadership, which continues vision. Annual donations from individuals were up by to inspire the COC’s community of artists, volunteers, team $400,000 in 15/16 over the previous season, after excluding members, and supporters in fulfilling our mission. the effect of an extraordinary one-time gift in 14/15.

As you will discover in the following pages, we lead with I believe I speak for the vast community of supporters who our commitment to artistic excellence on the mainstage. For are deeply invested in the COC, when I say how proud we the second year in a row we presented an all-COC lineup of are of our past successes and how confident we are in our productions—a diverse repertoire brought to life by the best brilliant future. I am extremely grateful to the thousands Canadian and international artists, as well as the renowned of supporters and audience members, as well as our many COC Orchestra and Chorus. corporate, foundation, and government partners, whose commitment to the COC drives this company forward and Beyond the mainstage, we engaged our various lifts us to the heights of excellence. communities and stakeholders more deeply than we ever have before. Guided by the ongoing implementation of our The COC is more than an opera producer. COC365 strategic plan, we reached approximately 50,000 people of all ages with free concerts, learning opportunities, We are a community of individuals who share a belief in artistic mentorship and cultural enrichment, as well as the extraordinary power of this art form. We are a creative interactive events to expand opera’s transformative impact powerhouse that links highly respected companies, in the communities we serve and reflect. festivals, and arts organizations all across the globe with our stage right here in Toronto. We are also a profoundly Our overall financial position remains remarkably strong. local organization, one that delivers education and outreach I am pleased to report a modest surplus of $32,000 for programming to our diverse communities, explores our fiscal year ended June 30, 2016. Although a moderate artistic partnership on a grassroots level, and extends our amount, it reflects the sustained effort we have made over infrastructure, mentorship, and administrative support the last five seasons to adapt to the financial challenges to smaller peers within Canada’s cultural landscape. facing virtually every arts organization in North America. On any given day, the work of the COC might extend Avoiding the pitfalls that have compromised many from our opera house in downtown Toronto to a school companies both at home and abroad, the COC has patiently gymnasium in Sudbury, or from a choral workshop in our transformed itself, leveraging diverse revenue streams and dedicated education space to a prop-making seminar at our recalibrating our operations in 2014/2015 with a six-opera production headquarters in the city’s east end. model that promotes sustainability, artistic excellence, and long-term financial health. The positive outcomes of this Above all, the COC is a destination for the most exciting multi-year self-reinvention are evidenced by the fact that artists in the world to create opera at the highest levels of for the second year in a row the company did not require production excellence. additional support from reserve funds to break even, and that transfers from the Canadian Opera Foundation were Our job is to open the door to that world of opera—where reduced to less than 4% of total Endowment holdings, both music and art, drama and dance, and above all, the beauty significant achievements. of the human voice, unite to reveal the greatest stories ever told. While you will note that several categories of revenue have decreased, a direct comparison of 2015/2016 to 2014/2015 Thank you for your continued support. I’ll see you at the numbers can be somewhat misleading without context. opera, and that’s a promise! The drop in Box Office revenue, for example, is accounted for by several factors—such as last season’s one-time tour Sincerely, of Semele to the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York, ancillary fees, and other opportunities—which generated supplemental income over and above our regular ticket sales. Bracketing out such unique revenue opportunities, Colleen Sexsmith mainstage ticket sales for our core product were actually Chair, Board of Directors higher in 15/16 than in 14/15. That being said, financial Canadian Opera Company

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Statement of Artistic Excellence...... 4

About Us...... 5

La Traviata...... 6

Pyramus and Thisbe...... 7

Siegfried...... 8

The Marriage of Figaro...... 9

Carmen...... 10

Maometto II...... 11

Financial Statements...... 12

Thank You to Our Supporters...... 14

Training, Engaging, Inspiring...... 16

Directors of the COC, COHC, and COF Boards...... 20

Acknowledging Our Supporters...... 22

3 COC365 STATEMENT OF ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE

At the heart of the new mission and vision for the company is our unequivocal belief in artistic excellence. Under Alexander Neef’s leadership, the COC has become a destination of choice for the world’s greatest Canadian and international artists. Our goals can only be achieved if the quality of our art remains at the core of our thinking and planning.

VISION We will bring the transformative experience of opera to our local, national, and global audience every day of the year.

Acting on the vision of COC365 means sharing with as many people as possible all the wonderful, complex, fascinating, relevant, breathtaking, and musical work that an opera company does 365 days of the year to create the world’s most powerful art form.

4 The Canadian Opera Company is the largest producer of opera ABOUT US in Canada, and one of the five largest in North America.

BY THE NUMBERS OUTREACH $40,310,000 Revenue 48,321 Total community reach $40,278,000 Expenses 35,881 Participants in education and $32,000 Operating surplus outreach programs 390 Education and outreach events $11,700,000 Total fundraising revenue 185 Events for children (ages 5 – 12) (combined operating and 120 Participants in the Opera endowment) Access for New Canadians $9,968,000 Total box office revenue program (an estimated 350 for 16/17 $5,947,000 Subscription ticket revenue season) (mainstage only) 114 Events for adults and youth $3,534,000 Single ticket revenue (ages 13 and up) (mainstage only) 91 School events (kindergarten to post- 56 Mainstage performances secondary, and teacher workshops) 6 Productions 24 Dora Award nominations (8 wins) 105,228 Mainstage attendance (average 91%) 12,440 Total audience for Free Concert 60,899 Subscriber tickets sold Series 40,008 Single tickets sold 551 Canadian performers in Free Concert Series (563 total) 22,113 Tickets sold to new patrons* 175 Average attendance per concert 9,712 Tickets sold to young people (ages 29 and under) 73 Free Concert Series events 5,605 Individual donors 30 Canadian composers in Free Concert Series 1,308 New donors** 11 Age of youngest performer 80% Of fundraising dollars come in Free Concert Series (piano from individuals prodigy, J.J. Bui) 10 Canadian (7) and world (3) 33 Foreign countries premieres in Free Concert represented by ticket Series buyers 33 U.S. states represented by 2,563,515 Website page views ticket buyers (including D.C.) (60% new users) 13 Canadian provinces and 148,839 Minutes watched for COC territories represented by videos ticket buyers 18,541 Total Twitter followers

500,000 Footprint of three COC-owned sq. ft. facilities (FSCPA, the Joey and ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE Toby Tanenbaum Opera Centre, COC Scene Shop) 2020/2021 Season currently in the planning stages 400,000 Honeybees on roof of the 10+ New COC-owned productions FSCPA planned between 2016/2017 and 2020/2021 (including 7 Bee hives on the roof of the Arabella with Santa Fe and Four Seasons Centre for the Minneapolis opera companies; Performing Arts (FSCPA) La forza del destino with the Metropolitan Opera and English National Opera; and Parsifal with the Metropolitan Opera and Opéra de Lyon). * Defined as a patron who has not bought a COC ticket since 2003 2 New commissions (Hadrian by ** Defined as a patron who has not donated since 2003 Rufus Wainwright; and La Reine- garçon by Ana Sokolovic)

5 “Although set in a very specific time and place...[La Traviata] resonates in our time with great force. We too have women who cannot escape our social norms, who struggle to live an authentic life. Violetta lives their tragedy as well as her own.” —Globe and Mail

NEW PRODUCTION LA TRAVIATA GIUSEPPE VERDI October 8 – November 6, 2015 COC co-production with Lyric Opera of Chicago and Houston Grand Opera

In Verdi’s most personal opera, Parisian society is a lush decadence; the dramatic stakes of entering warped moral space that embraces the role of the high- into a relationship with a man above one’s station; society courtesan just as it condemns her attempt to the complex hypocrisies to which Violetta’s life and assert any measure of autonomy. Director Arin Arbus happiness are ultimately sacrificed—all were rendered and her designers set this new COC production in with clarity and urgency. Anchoring the love story were its original period, precisely to allow the historical real-life married couple Ekaterina Siurina and Charles specificity of the story to be fully appreciated: the Castronovo as Violetta and Alfredo, with Quinn Kelsey as Alfredo’s conflicted and ambiguous father, Germont. The large production—including a second cast starring Canadians soprano Joyce El-Khoury, Ensemble Studio tenor Andrew Haji, and Ensemble graduate baritone James Westman—also showcased many other Ensemble members and graduates. Conductor Marco Guidarini received much praise for illustrating the beauty amidst a beastly world.

GENEROUSLY UNDERWRITTEN IN PART BY David Roffey and Karen Walsh

“Great art connects us with our own humanity. It enables us to empathize with people who we would otherwise judge in life.” —Arin Arbus, director

NEW TALKS AND INTERACTIVE EVENTS This season we introduced Opera Insights—a free, interactive series allowing our audience to deepen their engagement with opera and discover more about our productions. Drawing an audience of nearly 1,000, these 10 events ranged from intimate conversations with artists to choral singing workshops to dance clinics. At left, COC costume supervisor Sandra Corazza, together with Globe and Mail society columnist Nolan Bryant, discuss the evolution, cultural significance, and lasting relevance of the ball gown. 6 “Pyramus and Thisbe emerges as a haunting, three-part musical meditation on love and loss, stunningly sung and imaginatively staged… the rewards awaiting the conscientious listener and viewer are considerable.” —Toronto Star

WORLD PREMIERE PYRAMUS AND THISBE WITH LAMENTO D’ARIANNA AND IL COMBATTIMENTO DI TANCREDI E CLORINDA BARBARA MONK FELDMAN AND CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI

October 20 – November 7, 2015

The COC’s first world premiere in the Four Seasons the many roadblocks in the way of spiritual and Centre for the Performing Arts, Canadian composer physical connection. Ensemble Studio graduate, Monk Feldman’s Pyramus and Thisbe is a meditation mezzo-soprano Krisztina Szabó sang the three female on the ancient myth and its many literary and artistic roles with ferocious grace, and Canadian baritone resonances throughout history. Conductor Johannes Phillip Addis was her vocal and physical match and Debus and director Christopher Alden plunged into thematic opponent, while Ensemble graduate tenor the depths of the contemplative score and spare libretto Owen McCausland impressed as the Narrator. The to offer a distinctly 21st-century opera. Paired with three, joined by the COC Chorus for Pyramus and two Baroque pieces by Monteverdi, the performance Thisbe, performed on a Rothko-inspired, slow-moving was presented as an 80-minute exploration of the set, which eventually left the protagonists in the ambivalent relationships between the sexes and metaphoric void of a dark, empty stage.

“When I give the first downbeat and we present GENEROUSLY UNDERWRITTEN IN PART BY it for the very first time to our public, it marks Mark and Gail Appel a very special moment.” —Johannes Debus, COC Music Director

THE DONOR EXPERIENCE Our supporters make everything we do possible. We recognize their generosity with special privileges and meaningful access to the art form. This includes enlightening, art-centred experiences such as exclusive recitals, behind-the- scenes opportunities, post-performance toasts, and access to company-only dress rehearsals. At right, Pyramus and Thisbe director Christopher Alden, composer Barbara Monk Feldman and conductor Johannes Debus share the creative process with donors at a member-exclusive event. 7 The @CanadianOpera Siegfried 2nd time @CanadianOpera Sublime Siegfried directed by is truly astounding. Amazing #Siegfried. Best ever seen. Francois Girard at COC. Better work, @johannesdebus and Amazing last 40 minutes. than anything! Neef and Debus @alexanderncoc and co. If —John Ralston Saul @JohnRalstonSaul bringing us the best ever!” you’re in Toronto, go! —Adrienne Clarkson @APClarkson —Jared Bland @jaredbland

COC PRODUCTION SIEGFRIED RICHARD WAGNER January 23 – February 14, 2016

There was overwhelming acclaim and passionate world’s leading Wagnerian sopranos, Christine Goerke, response for the COC’s revisit of Siegfried. An as his love Brünnhilde for the opera’s spellbinding extraordinary cast and a nuanced, majestic reading finale. Complemented by renowned artists Wolfgang of the score by the COC Orchestra under Johannes Ablinger-Sperrhacke, Alan Held, Meredith Arwady, Debus in his Siegfried debut made this production Christopher Purves, and Ensemble Studio graduate soar. Stefan Vinke, opera’s most sought-after Siegfried, Jacqueline Woodley, this was a cast equal to the delivered a finely wrought portrait of a young man’s stunning demands of Wagner’s music-drama. emerging consciousness. He was joined by one of the

“The best music we will ever hear PRODUCTION ORIGINALLY MADE POSSIBLE BY is the human voice and the best Kolter Communities set we will ever see is the human body.” —François Girard, director

WORTH SUBSCRIBING FOR The 2016/2017 Season Launch Celebration treated 1,100 subscribers to a musical preview of the upcoming season, featuring personal insight from Alexander Neef and Johannes Debus, as well as thrilling performances from some of opera’s biggest stars.

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8 “A bracing reminder that Mozart’s 1786 masterwork is more than a laced-fringed sex comedy of bad manners.” —Toronto Star

NEW PRODUCTION THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART

February 4 – 27, 2016

As part of the COC’s mission to strengthen its Susanna. Russell Braun and Erin Wall also returned to production repertoire, the company acquired director the COC, this time as the conflicted and fragile Count Claus Guth’s extremely popular The Marriage of and Countess, and Emily Fons made her critically Figaro after its creation for, and several revivals at, the acclaimed COC debut as Cherubino. Johannes Debus Salzburg Festival. This Figaro was an intelligent and continued his busy winter with another first, making his witty exploration of the dangerous emotional shoals debut with this Mozart gem. Up-and-coming Canadian swirling around human relationships, influenced conductor Jordan de Souza helmed two performances. by Scandinavian masters Ingmar Bergman, August Strindberg, and Henrik Ibsen. One of the world’s GENEROUSLY UNDERWRITTEN IN PART BY finest Figaros, Josef Wagner made his company debut with COC favourite Jane Archibald as his intended, Sarah Billinghurst Solomon and Howard Solomon in memory of Gerard Mortier

“All my other productions have been completely traditional. But this new direction makes perfect sense, and as a singer, I find that gratifying.” —Erin Wall, The Countess

HEAR THE STARS OF TOMORROW The Ensemble Studio program continues to lead the field in preparing artists for all facets of a professional career in opera. For many, the highlight is the annual Ensemble Studio performance of a mainstage production, which synthesizes skills and offers the country’s largest platform for emerging artists. This year’s performance of The Marriage of Figaro (right) was no exception.

ENSEMBLE STUDIO PERFORMANCE GENEROUSLY UNDERWRITTEN IN PART BY Roy and Marjorie Linden

9 We loved it! Incredible I loved Carmen. Already “Thanks to the @CanadianOpera performance today. The cast of booking my next tickets! Company for an amazing #Carmen was unbelievable! @joelivany @CanadianOpera presentation of #Carmen Sunday —Marilyn Denis @MarilynDenisCTV —Elisabeth Lam @ElisabethLam9 afternoon! Brilliant. Bravo! —Ingrid Schumacher @IngridCHUMFM COC PRODUCTION CARMEN GEORGES BIZET April 12 – May 15, 2016

Director Joel Ivany brought Carmen’s blood, sand, perfection, while Christian Van Horn and Zachary and music to the Four Seasons Centre with visceral Nelson added zest as the toreador Escamillo. Current immediacy in this revival of a beloved COC production. and former Ensemble members rounded out the cast, Double cast for the 13 performances, Carmens Anita notably Simone Osborne and Karine Boucher as the Rachvelishvili and Clémentine Margaine—both innocent Micaëla. Paolo Carignani conducted “the renowned for this role—delivered performances of COC Orchestra in an immensely exciting account of fire and passion. Russell Thomas and David Pomeroy the score full of swirling colours and vibrant rhythms” played the lovelorn and despairing Don José to (Stage Door).

PRODUCTION GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY

“There’s not a singer in the world that doesn’t want to sing at the COC.” —Christian Van Horn, Escamillo

25,580 CARMEN TICKETS SOLD 8,911 BLOCKBUSTER ATTENDANCE CARMEN TICKETS SOLD TO The most popular operas in the repertoire provide an opportunity to introduce NEW PATRONS new generations and communities to the art form. We made good on that promise by attracting more first-time buyers and more young patrons toCarmen than to 3,271 CARMEN TICKETS SOLD TO any other production in our season. YOUNG PATRONS (AGES 29 AND UNDER) 10 “Maometto II may be the best-sung production of the season at the COC, and that’s saying something at Alexander Neef’s COC, where the quality of the singing is always extremely high.”—Globe and Mail

NEW PRODUCTION MAOMETTO II GIOACHINO ROSSINI

April 29 – May 14, 2016

Rossini’s little-known historical opera Maometto II made its Canadian debut in a production from director David Alden and his creative team. Written in 1820, Rossini’s refreshingly nuanced opera about the 15th- century takeover of Venice by the Turkish sultan Mehmed II offers a human drama that transcends time and resists cultural stereotypes. Maometto II featured perhaps the best possible cast for its vocally demanding, even treacherous, roles. Luca Pisaroni, one of opera’s reigning bass-baritones and renowned for his interpretation of the title character, made his COC debut. Leah Crocetto as Maometto’s beloved Anna and Bruce Sledge as her father also made their debuts with the company. Along with returning mezzo-soprano Elizabeth DeShong as Venetian general Calbo, these four artists shone with special brilliance. COC favourite Harry Bicket conducted with “integrity and authority, [making] Rossini sometimes sound like Beethoven, sometimes like Mozart, and always like Rossini” (barczablog).

PRODUCTION GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY

“Great programming! Keep up the great work you are doing!” —Luca Pisaroni, Maometto II

YOU MAKE IT POSSIBLE World-class programming is defined by a deft balancing of the familiar and the unknown, by an ability to deliver not only those works that reconfirm the vitality of the popular canon, but also ones that expand our understanding of the art form. We can take these risks thanks to our generous donors and partners, our committed and engaged audience, and the exceptional artists who embrace a company that offers excellence in creativity and innovation.

11 FINANCIALS Canadian Opera Company CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The consolidated financial statements of the Canadian Opera Company (“COC”) include the results for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016 of both COC and Canadian Opera House Corporation (“COHC”). COHC is an affiliated charitable organization controlled by the COC. COHC owns and operates the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, the performance space for both the COC and The National Ballet of Canada. We believe that the presentation of consolidated financial information provides our stakeholders with the most meaningful and holistic view of the total operations and financial position.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND NET ASSETS As at June 30 (in thousands) For the years ended June 30 (in thousands)

Assets 2016 2015 Revenue 2016 2015 Current Assets Box Office, tours and concerts $ 9,968 $ 10,971 Cash and cash equivalents $ 189 $ 15 Fundraising 9,906 10,402 Accounts receivable 3,868 3,561 Bar, event, parking, and rental 7,990 7,770 Due from Canadian Opera Government grants 6,023 6,343 Foundation 206 98 Contributions from Canadian Other 590 1,269 Opera Foundation 1,365 1,850 4,853 4,943 Other 1,272 1,235 Amortization of deferred Investments 4,345 4,279 capital contributions Capital assets, net 135,966 139,078 Four Seasons Centre 3,401 3,401 Other 1,765 1,605 Other capital assets 385 287 $ 146,929 $ 149,905 Total Revenue $ 40,310 $ 42,259

Liabilities and Net Assets Expenses Current Liabilities Production $ 17,079 $ 17,773 Bank indebtedness $ 1,544 $ 971 Bar, event and parking 4,964 5,249 Accounts payable and General and administrative 4,399 4,703 accrued liabilities 1,411 1,707 Facilities 3,832 3,797 Deferred revenue 7,986 8,189 Communications 2,189 2,253 10,941 10,867 Deferred capital contributions Development 2,038 2,117 107,277 110,359 Internally restricted net assets Ensemble Studio Program 705 731 283 329 Operating net assets Education 429 410 28,428 28,350 Other 658 523 $ 146,929 $ 149,905 Depreciation of capital assets Four Seasons Centre 3,401 3,401 Other capital assets 497 423 Grants to Canadian Opera Foundation 87 866 Total expenses 40,278 42,246 Operating surplus 32 13 Transfer from internally restricted net assets 46 115 Net change in operating net assets 78 128 Operating net assets, beginning of year 28,350 28,222 Net assets, end of year $ 28,428 $ 28,350

12 Canadian Opera Foundation FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Canadian Opera Foundation (the “Foundation”) is a charitable organization that is independent of the Canadian Opera Company. The Foundation acquires, holds in trust and applies funds to assist in the development of opera for the benefit of the COC. Accordingly, these funds are not included in the accounts and financial statements of the COC. The audited market value of the net assets held by the Foundation as at December 31, 2015, totalled approximately $35,842,000. In addition, at December 31, 2015, the Foundation administered funds totalling $99,000 on behalf of the Company. This amount is not included in the statements of financial position or revenue, expenses, and fund balances of the Foundation. The following sets out the statements of financial position, as well as of revenue and expenses, for 2015 and 2014.

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION STATEMENT OF REVENUE, EXPENSE As at December 31 (in thousands) AND FUND BALANCES As at December 31 (in thousands)

Assets 2015 2014 Miscellaneous receivables $ 23 $ 32 Revenue 2015 2014 $ $ Due from Canadian Opera Investment income 1,980 2,380 Company 45 180 Donations and bequests 1,820 3,163 Investments 35,786 33,996 $ 3,800 $ 5,543 $ 35,854 $ 34,208 Expenses Investment and counsel Liabilities and fees and services $ 209 $ 441 Fund Balances Administration 16 17 Accounts payable and 225 458 accrued liabilities $ 12 $ 12 Net revenue before grants 3,575 5,085 Fund balances 35,842 34,196 Grants to Canadian Opera $ 35,854 34,208 Company and individuals 1,929 3,114 Net revenue 1,646 1,971 Fund balances beginning of year 34,196 32,225 Fund balances, end of year $ 35,842 $ 34,196

COC 2015/2016 REVENUES

9% 3% Amortization COF contributions

28% Fundraising 14% (operating and Government endowment) grants

22% 24% Other Box Office

13 THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS

FUNDRAISING REVENUES 2015/2016

$11.7 million SOURCES OF CONTRIBUTED REVENUE Total fundraising revenue 7% (combined operating and endowment) 13% Special Events Corporate & Foundation $9.4 million In individual commitments

80% Individual

SPECIAL EVENTS REVENUE

$107,000 OPERANATION: QUEEN OF THE NIGHT Featured expanded slate of performers and collaborators

$237,000 17TH ANNUAL FINE WINE AUCTION 37% increase in revenue over 2014/2015

$467,000 CENTRE STAGE: ENSEMBLE STUDIO COMPETITION GALA Record-breaking revenue

14 The COC’s mainstage programming, young artist training, and educational initiatives are made possible by a generous community of stakeholders and partners. We thank them for their passionate commitment to the cultural vitality, artistic excellence, and positive impact delivered by our year-round programs.

In 2015/2016, the Opera Club—our membership program for young CELEBRATING professionals—marked its fifth anniversary. Designed to engage the next generation of arts supporters, the Opera Club offers a distinctive FIVE YEARS roster of events, allowing members to experience opera in a dynamic community, interact with our artists, and discover the city’s larger wealth of arts practices, spaces, and venues.

Whoa...high notes! Awesome performance last night by Ambur Braid and Topher Mokrzewski —@kristjanhayden

MATCHING CAMPAIGN DELIVERS Anchored by our maestro Johannes Debus, the 2015/2016 Season-End Matching Campaign was our most successful in recent history,* raising $316,000 from nearly 1,700 participants. Proceeds supported the excellence of the COC Orchestra and extended the training, mentorship, and performance opportunities of the COC Orchestra Academy program.

*While the 2014/2015 Season-End Campaign raised more total dollars, that sum was inflated due to an extraordinary, one-time gift. Adjusting for such outliers, 2015/2016 broke previous records by some $25,000.

INVESTING IN OUR FUTURE $37.5M 41.4% Total endowment 5-year The Canadian Opera Foundation continues to grow its assets assets (as of growth 4.8% (2011-2015) thanks to several generous gifts in 15/16, which were further June 30, 2016) 1-year bolstered by federal matching grants and consistently strong growth investment returns. 15 TRAINING ENGAGING w INSPIRING

The COC continues to expand its commitment to young artists by increasing training platforms and opportunities, shining the spotlight on Canada’s wealth of talent even more brightly, and growing the country’s presence on the international stage.

The COC’s acclaimed training program has educated, ENSEMBLE STUDIO fostered, and promoted over 220 young Canadian opera professionals since its inception in 1980. Members pictured from left to right: Tenor Aaron Sheppard (St. John’s, NL) Intern Coach Hyejin Kwon (Seoul, South Korea) Intern Coach Jennifer Szeto* (Calgary, AB) Tenor Jean-Philippe Fortier-Lazure* (Kitchener, ON) Tenor Charles Sy (Toronto, ON) Baritone Iain MacNeil* (Brockville, ON) Soprano Aviva Fortunata* (Calgary, AB) Bass-baritone Gordon Bintner* (Regina, SK) 100% Soprano Karine Boucher* (Quebec City, QC) of the 15/16 Tenor Andrew Haji* (London, ON) Ensemble artists were underwritten *Graduating member by artist sponsorships

ORCHESTRA ACADEMY Since 2013, the COC’s intensive orchestra mentorship program has been connecting emerging instrumentalists with professionals in our orchestra, providing an opportunity for young musicians to participate in rehearsals, performances, and private sessions with leading artists and administrators. The five OA members played the opening night performance of Siegfried, the company’s 2016/2017 Season Launch Celebration, and performed as part of the Free Concert Series in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre (right).

Members pictured from left to right: Doug Ohashi (bass), Hua-Chu Huang (violin), Yada Lee (violin), Drew Comstock (cello), Meagan Turner (viola), with Ensemble Studio graduates Anne Larlee at the piano, and tenor Jean-Philippe Fortier-Lazure in the centre.

16 TRAINING

Ensemble Head Liz Upchurch (centre) leads a donor- Left: Pianist Jennifer Szeto and soprano Karine Boucher exclusive event, offering a glimpse of the coaching and perform in the Free Concert Series in the Richard Bradshaw training regimen of our young artists. Hyejin Kwon at piano, Amphitheatre. Right: Tenor Aaron Sheppard displays Aviva Fortunata, Karine Boucher, and Jean-Philippe Fortier- his operatic superpowers for young opera-goers at a Lazure at music stands. performance of the Glencore Ensemble Studio School Tour production of Operation Superpower.

Bass-baritone Gordon Bintner steps in on short notice for ailing Russell Braun at dress rehearsal of The Marriage of Figaro, with Erin Wall (top) and Jane Archibald. Tenor Andrew Haji wows subscribers and supporters at the 2016/2017 Season Launch Celebration event.

Tenor Charles Sy reunites with the choir of his alma mater, Soprano Aviva Fortunata performs with members of the Cawthra Park Secondary School, for a special community- COC Orchestra as part of the Free Concert Series. oriented recital in the Free Concert Series.

Ensemble members Jean- Philippe Fortier-Lazure (centre left) and Iain MacNeil (centre) join Ensemble grads Charlotte Burrage (left, green jacket), Sasha Djihanian (floral skirt), and Simone Osborne (right, with shawl) on the mainstage for Carmen, starring Anita Rachvelishvili and Russell Thomas.

17 TRAINING ENGAGING INSPIRING The COC’s multi-faceted approach to engaging with audiences and communities creates new points of entry and enhances accessibility, sparks conversation, and delivers learning opportunities that sustain and enhance our patrons’ appreciation of the art form.

In partnership with the Institute for Canadian Citizenship, the COC created the Opera Access for New Canadians program, which welcomes newcomers to Canada with free tickets to mainstage opera. This, along with future programs like it, will create more opportunities for people to access our core artistic programming.

Excited for another year of stellar shows from @CanadianOpera’s #NightsOUT program. It’s the epitome of champagne taste on a beer budget. —Kate Bangay @katebangay

Bought tickets to see my first live opera in October at @CanadianOpera !!!!! Under 30 tickets are maybe the best thing ever. —Emily @_em_d

The COC pioneered the city’s first discount program for young people back in 1995, and since then we have created more ways to share opera, such as Opera Under 30 presented by TD, which includes NightsOUT subscriptions packages, as well as value-priced subscriptions for all ages, and membership opportunities like Opera Club. Lowering the point of entry to the art form is a promising avenue for expanding opera’s reach and continued relevance for diverse communities.

18 More than 16,000 patrons each year participate in the BMO Financial Group Pre-Performance Opera Chats, which offer history and context, audio excerpts and analysis, as well as production-specific information to enhance the opera experience.

With an emphasis on accessibility—programming is priced at less than $2 per week—the After School Opera Program brings the arts to underserved communities across the city, developing children’s performance and music talent, while nurturing their self-confidence and communications skills.

From vocal workshops to wig-making, from costume design to choreography, Youth Opera Lab is a free program that offers teens and young adults an amazing The honeybees that make their opportunity to explore their artistic home on the Four Seasons Centre interests through sessions with highly roof contribute to the ecological regarded international and Canadian opera sustainability of the planet and, in professionals, such as Ensemble Studio the early summer of 2016, they also Head Vocal Consultant, Wendy Nielsen. helped create Untilled (Liegender- Participants also receive tickets to a dress Frauenakt), a sculpture by Pierre rehearsal of a production connected to Huyghe for the Luminato Festival. their session’s theme.

The Summer Opera Camp program welcomed almost 400 children, from Grades 1 to 12, who were thrilled to explore opera as both creators and performers. They sang, composed, acted, and designed their own operas based on stories The Moon by the Brothers Grimm, and The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry.

This spring, the Opera Creation Program allowed students at Toronto’s Huron Street Junior Public School to collaborate with professional artists in exploring the vital intersection between art and social issues, and to delve into the curriculum through the inter-disciplinary nature of opera.

19 TRAINING w ENGAGING INSPIRING From delivering live opera in Toronto’s public spaces, to our long-running Ensemble Studio School Tour taking opera on the road; from our highly popular Free Concert Series in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre to one of our newest initiatives, Centre Stage—throughout the year, the COC is committed to bringing its vital work to a wide range of audiences to inspire the discovery and exploration of opera and its artists.

CENTRE STAGE On November 3, 2015, Canada’s premiere vocal competition, Centre Stage once again focused the spotlight on the country’s best and brightest young stars. The public competition portion of the evening is a stage for big dreams and the first step in a thrilling artistic journey. Comprising fellow singers, supporters, and opera enthusiasts, the audience experiences the first-hand excitement of watching a star being born.

The evening features the Lauren Eberwein Emily D’Angelo Bruno Roy formidable mezzo-soprano mezzo-soprano baritone Second Prize First Prize (the Chair’s Prize) Third Prize COC Orchestra Audience Choice Award led by Music Director Johannes Oh yes, I’ve saved Nov 3 date for @CanadianOpera Ensemble Competition Gala #COC1516 Glam, Debus, seen touching & important CanCult! here with —@LQLauraQuinn General Director Alexander Neef. Thanks to a dedicated Hosting duties volunteer committee were entrusted and generous donors, to two previous the gala celebration competition on the mainstage winners, following the awards Ensemble ceremony has become members the COC’s single largest Karine Boucher fundraising event. and Charles Sy.

CANADIAN OPERA COMPANY BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2015/2016

OFFICERS MEMBERS Ms. Colleen Sexsmith, Chair Ms. Yael Woodward Amaral Ms. Carolyn Jarvis Mr. Justin Linden, Vice Chair Mr. Anthony (Tony) Arrell Mr. Jeff Lloyd Mr. Paul A. Bernards, Treasurer Ms. Nora Aufreiter Mr. Timothy Loftsgard Mr. John H. Macfarlane, Secretary Ms. Marcia Lewis Brown Ms. Anne Maggisano Mr. Alexander Neef, General Director Ms. Helen Burstyn Ms. Judith Matthews (ex officio) Mr. Philip C. Deck Mr. Jonathan Morgan Mr. Rob Lamb, Managing Director Mr. Peter Deeb Ms. Frances Price (ex officio) Mr. George S. Dembroski Mr. Allen Smith Mr. William Fearn Mr. Philip S. W. Smith Mr. David Ferguson (ex officio) Mr. Paul Spafford Mr. Michael Gibbens Ms. Kris Vikmanis Mr. Peter Hinman Mr. Graham Watchorn Dr. Linda Hutcheon Mr. John H. (Jack) Whiteside 20 Since its inception ten years ago, the COC’s Free Concert Series has presented some of the most diverse performances in the city, offering a stunning view of Toronto’s extraordinary artistic mosaic.

“The COC’s Free Concert Series offers everything that is good about living in a vibrant, artistic city. These concerts make me proud of Toronto.” —Tom Allen, author, musician and host of CBC Radio 2’s Shift

In 2015/2016, the Glencore Ensemble Studio School Tour gave more than 10,000 school children across the province perhaps their first interaction with opera.Operation Superpower, a new opera conceived by four Juilliard School graduates, made its Canadian debut, while Dean Burry’s popular The Bremen Town Musicians returned to the tour. Q&A sessions following performances extend the educational and personal dimension of the program.

“The opera engaged so many senses that they were instantly hooked.” —Judy Muir, Agnes Hodge School

Opening our doors to the community is important. Tours of the Four Seasons Centre give our public backstage access at the opera house, while a companion program at our administrative headquarters at 227 Front St. E. introduces school In a series of casual concerts surrounded by the lunchtime groups to the inner bustle of downtown Toronto, Opera Connect showcases the workings of our art form, and the people who make it happen, in alternative 80,000-square-foot spaces and venues. Capturing the attention of passers-by, production and Opera Connect delivers the transformative beauty of the rehearsal facility. human voice in unexpected encounters.

CANADIAN OPERA HOUSE CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2015/2016

Mr. Arthur R.A. Scace, President & Chief Executive Officer Ms. Lindy Cowan, Director, Finance Mr. Alexander Neef, Chief Operating Officer Ms. Christie Darville, Chief Advancement Officer Mr. Robert Lamb, Vice-President Mr. Jonathan Morgan Mr. Paul A. Bernards, Treasurer Mr. Paul B. Spafford Mr. John H. Macfarlane, Secretary

CANADIAN OPERA FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2015/2016 OFFICERS DIRECTORS Mr. Philip Deck, Chair Mr. Anthony (Tony) Arrell Mr. Gary Grad Mr. David Spiro, Secretary Mr. Jonathan Bloomberg Mr. Chris Hoffmann Mr. J. Rob Collins Ms. Colleen Sexsmith 21 ACKNOWLEDGING OUR SUPPORTERS LIFE TRUSTEES COUNCIL The Canadian Opera Company salutes the leaders of the COC community whose efforts have been integral to the company’s artistic evolution and transformative history of accomplishment. Earlaine Collins Jerry and Geraldine Heffernan Adrianne Pieczonka J. Rob Collins Ben Heppner Arthur R. A. Scace, C. M. David Ferguson (Chair) Henry N. R. Jackman David Stanley-Porter

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.

Tony and Anne Arrell Kolter Communities The Estate of Dr. Larry M. Agranove The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation ARIAS: Canadian Opera Student Development Fund Roger D. Moore The Gerard & Earlaine Collins Foundation E. Louise Morgan The late John A. Cook Tim & Frances Price The Estate of Horst Dantz and Don Quick Colleen Sexsmith Jerry and Geraldine Heffernan Joey & Toby Tanenbaum Anonymous (3)

MAJOR GIFTS AND SPECIAL PROJECTS The COC offers its sincere thanks to the individuals listed below for their extraordinary support.

PRODUCTION UNDERWRITERS ENSEMBLE STUDIO SUPPORTERS GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORTERS Demonstrating their leadership Encouraging the next generation of Providing general program support is and generosity, these donors have artists, these donors support the COC critical to the COC’s artistic mission. underwritten the COC’s mainstage Ensemble Studio. productions. $1,000,000+ $1,000,000 Tim & Frances Price $500,000 + Peter M. Deeb Anonymous (1) Jerry & Geraldine Heffernan The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen $500,000 – $999,999 $100,000+ Foundation The Slaight Family Foundation Anne & Tony Arrell Colleen Sexsmith $25,000 – $499,999 $25,000 – $50,000 $100,000 – $499,999 Ethel Harris & the late Milton E. Harris Simon Nyilassy Mark & Gail Appel Hal Jackman Foundation Paul Bernards Barbara Keenan Up to $24,999 Sarah Billinghurst Solomon & Roy and Marjorie Linden Bruce C. Bailey Howard Solomon Roger D. Moore Susan Gerhard David Roffey & Karen Walsh The Stratton Trust James & Christine Nicol W. Garfield Weston Foundation Gretchen & Donald Ross

PERFORMANCE AND ARTIST Up to $24,999 SPONSORS ARIAS: Canadian Opera Student ENDOWMENT SUPPORT The following donors extend their Development Fund Making a gift to the Endowment generous support to individual artists In honour of Walter and Anneliese ensures the long-term stability for the and productions Blackwell COC and its artists. Marcia Lewis Brown $100,000 + Margaret Harriett Cameron and the $100,000 + George & Kathy Dembroski late Gary Smith Hon. Henry N. R. Jackman Jack Whiteside Earlaine Collins Ninalee Craig $25,000 – $99,999 $25,000 – $99,999 Catherine Fauquier The Bennett Family Foundation Earlaine Collins Patrick Hodgson Family Foundation Dr. Rodney C. Ellis Robert Sherrin Alexandra Jonsson John B. Lawson C.M., Q.C. Françoise Sutton Jo Lander Michael W. & Wanda Plachta Anonymous (1) Tom C. Logan Endowment Fund Dr. & Mrs. Donald C. McGillivray Janet Stubbs Up to $24,999 Colleen Sexsmith Peter & Hélène Hunt Dr. David Shaw Up to $24,999 Kristine Vikmanis & June Shaw and the late June McLean Denton Creighton Dr. Ralph Shaw Anonymous (1) Jack Whiteside Brian Wilks 22 Anonymous (2) LEGACY AND BEQUEST GIFTS MEMORIAL AND HONORARY Martin Ruckpaul The COC honours the memory of DONATIONS L. Bruce Schaef the following patrons whose vision The COC expresses its sincere Darco Seifert and generosity has provided lasting appreciation to all donors who Jon Vickers support. have made memorial and honorary Joan Watson donations. Estate of Horst Dantz and Don Quick‡ In Honour of Estate of Anne Margaret Delicaet In Memory of Charlie Andrews Estate of Marion Gertrude Farr‡ Tony Andrejicka Nora Aufreiter Estate of Egon Homburger‡ Richard Bradshaw Walter and Anneliese Blackwell Estate of Eluned J. MacMillan George Brough Walter and Lisa Bowen Estate of Vida Peene Clarice Carson Earlaine Collins Estate of J.M. (Doc) Savage‡ Norman Coxall Rob Collins and Janet Cottrelle Estate of Helen Allen Stacey Shelagh and Nicholas Goldschmidt Ronald Cooper Estate of James Drewry Stewart Dr. Wilfred Stephan Goodman Jean Edwards Estate of Jeanie Irwin Walker C. Roy Horney John Freund Estate of Marion Caroline Wilson‡ Anthony C. J. Humphreys Julie and Michael Gibbens Anonymous‡ Patricia Johnson Anitta Lantos Patricia Martin Justin Linden ‡ designates funds directed to the COC’s William G. Mitchell Vivian Rosenberg Endowment Samuel A. Ojo Mischi Schwertzer Marjorie Pepper David Stanley-Porter Emily Rankin Ruth Watts-Gransden John Henry Rogers Clara Rosenbaum As of June 30, 2016

INDIVIDUAL GIVING ANNUAL SUPPORT

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Lake**** Mr. Paul Steep & Ms Anne McNeilly* Harry Lane*** Planned giving is making the Helga & Klaus Stegemann*** Alan & Marti Latta**** decision today to provide a gift for Norma & George Steiner**** Giles le Riche & Rosemary Polczer*** the Canadian Opera Company that Anna Talenti**** Mr. Tom Le Seelleur*** may not be realized until after your Mr. & Mrs. David G. Trent**** Mr. Martin Leistner lifetime. Dr. Peter Voore**** Claus & Heather Lenk** Ms Virginia Wai Yakov Lerner+* Gifts planned today, that will Mr. John M. Welch**** Mrs. Mary Liitoja**** ultimately affect your estate, allow Nina & Norman Wright*** Susan Lockwood* you to make a statement of support Anonymous (4) Gil & Dorota Lorenson that will become a lasting legacy to Dr. Francois Loubert** the COC. CONTRIBUTING FRIENDS Francess G. Halpenny**** $700 - $1,099 Deidre Lynch & Thomas Keirstead* The Canadian Opera Company Sean Adams David Macfarlane gratefully acknowledges and thanks Nancy and Arthur Ameis Charitable Mary P. MacLean*** the following individuals who have Fund** Kathy Marton* included the COC in their estate In memory of M. Baptista*** Mary McGowan**** planning: Karen & Bill Barnett* Jil McIntosh** Peter & Leslie Barton*** Mr. Bruce McKeown**** Marie Agay Mrs. Lynn Bayer*** Dr. & Mrs. Martin & Susan Agranove & Estate of Catherine Belyea+ Deborah McKneally** Dr. Larry M. Agranove Jeniva Berger**** Sylvia M. McPhee**** Ken R. Alexander Anthony Bird**** Janis Medland* Isobel Allen Staunton Bowen Dr. Alan C. Middleton*** Ms Sandra Alston Mary Brock & Brian Iler**** Randy Mills* Ms Ann Andrusyszyn James E. Brown** Kamini & Lynne Milnes* Callie Archer Murray & Judy Bryant*** Frank & Anne Moir*** Renata Arens & Elizabeth Frey R + J Burkholder* Peter Naylor Mrs. Rosalen Armstrong Ms Judith Burrows*** Larry Nevard Tony & Anne Arrell Ms E. Burton*** Mrs. Sara Nixon Ron Atkinson & Bruce Blandford Mr. Bill Cameron** Ms Cristina Oke*** Nora Aufreiter & Lawrence Pentland Mary Campbell**** Karen Olinyk+*

26 Mr. L. H. Bartelink Dr. Colin M. Mailer Marion York J. Linden Best & James G. Kerr R. Manke Tricia Younger Mr. Philip J. Boswell Tim & Jane Marlatt Anonymous (36) David Bowen Mr. Shawn Martin Marnie M. Bracht Margaret McKee Gregory Brandt Sylvia M. McPhee OPERA TOURS DONORS Ms Cindy Breslin-Carere John McVicker & B. W. Thomas $700 + Brian Bucknall & Mary Jane Mossman Dr. Alan C. Middleton Dita Vadron & Jim Catty Eleanor Miller As of June 30, 2016 Mrs. Ann Christie Sigmund & Elaine Mintz Dr. & Mrs. Larry M. Agranove**** Earl Clark Donald Morse James C. Baillie** Stephen Clarke & Elizabeth Black Sue Mortimer Ms E. Burton*** The Rt. Hon. Adrienne Clarkson Mr. & Mrs. James D. Patterson Jennifer & Frank Flower*** Brian Collins & Amanda Demers Mervyn Pickering Leslie Foster Earlaine Collins Gunther & Dorothy Piepke Miss Ann J. Gibson**** David H. Cormack Sheila K. Piercy George & Irene Hamilton**** Ninalee Craig Dr. Zitamaria Pinto Dr. Elizabeth Kocmur**** Anita Day & Robert McDonald Wanda Plachta John B. Lawson, C.M. Q.C.**** Ann De Brouwer Ms Georgia Prassas Mrs. J. L. Malcolm** Helen Drake K. F. Read Alice Janet Morgan*** Yvonne Earle Dr. John Reeve-Newson Janice Oliver*** David & Kristin Ferguson Florence Richler Joan Pape**** Carol Fordyce John & Norma Rogers Dr. & Mrs. William M. Park**** Rowland D. Galbraith Mrs. Margaret Russell Linda Lee & Michael Pharoah**** Douglas G. Gardner Sharon Ryman† June C. Pinkney**** Ann J. Gibson Cookie & Stephen Sandler Mrs. Gertrude Rosenthal**** Tina & Michael Gooding Fred & Mary Schulz Rainer & Sharyn Rothfuss**** Michael & Anne Gough John & Helen Scott Mr. Michael Samborsky** Donald I. F. Graham Colleen Sexsmith Allan & Helaine Shiff**** Colin Gruchy Claire Shaw Stephen & Jane Smith**** David G. Hallman June Shaw, in memory of Ms Grace Szczerbowski & Dr. J. H. George & Irene Hamilton Dr. Ralph Shaw Tait* Joan L. Harris R. Bonnie Shettler Melanie Whitehead*** William E. Hewitt William Siegel & Margaret Swaine Ms June Yee** James Hewson Paul Spafford Anonymous (1) John R. Higgins David E. Spiro Mr. Kim Yim Ho & Dr. D. P. Stanley-Porter Walter Frederic Thommen Doreen L. Stanton CORPORATE MATCHING Douglas E. Hodgson Drs. W. & K. Stavraky Matt Hughes Lilly Offenbach-Strauss PARTNERS Michael & Linda Hutcheon Janet Stubbs† Elaine Iannuzziello Ann Sutton The Canadian Opera Company Dr. Ingrid Jarvis Ronald Taber gratefully acknowledges the following Lynne Jeffrey Susanne Tabur organizations that have matched gifts Ann Kadrnka Mrs. Ann C. Timpson by their employees: Ben Kizemchuk Riki Turofsky & Charles Petersen Kathryn Kossow Tony & Mary van Straubenzee Canadian Tire Corporation Limited Jo Lander N. Suzanne Vanstone IBM Canada Ltd. Marjorie & Roy Linden Marie-Laure Wagner Ivanhoe Cambridge Inc Tom C. Logan, A.R.C.T. Hugh & Colleen Washington Goodman & Company, Investment Ms Lenore MacDonald William R. Waters Counsel Ltd. FM Global Foundation

The above Individual Support Gifts were made as of June 30, 2016

* five to nine years of support ** 10 to 14 years of support *** 15 to 19 years of support **** 20 or more years of support † COC administration, chorus or orchestra member ‡ Endowment

Despite the staff’s extensive efforts to avoid errors and omissions, mistakes can occur. If your name was omitted, listed incorrectly or misspelled, we apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. We would appreciate being notified of any errors at 416-847-4949.

27 MAJOR CORPORATE SPONSORS AND FOUNDATION SUPPORT

BMO Financial Group Pre-Performance Opera Chats BMO Financial Group Student Dress Rehearsals Verdi’s La Traviata generously underwritten in part by

Presenting Sponsor Official Automotive Sponsor Presenting Sponsor Opera Under 30, Preferred Credit Card of the COC at the FSCPA of SURTITLESTM Operanation, and Centre Stage TD® Aeroplan® Visa Infinite Privilege*

Supporter of Ensemble Studio and Centre Stage Glencore Ensemble Studio School Tour

Official Canadian Wine Production Sponsor Production Sponsor of the COC at the FSCPA Rossini’s Maometto II Bizet’s Carmen

Program Sponsor Preferred Hospitality Sponsor Preferred Dry Cleaner After School Opera Program

GOVERNMENT SUPPORT The Canadian Opera Company gratefully acknowledges the generous support through operating grants from these government agencies and departments:

OPERATING SUPPORT ENSEMBLE STUDIO

an Ontario government agency un organisme du gouvernement de l’Ontario

SPECIAL PROJECT FUNDING For many programs and special initiatives undertaken each year by the Canadian Opera Company, we gratefully acknowledge project funding from: Department of Canadian Heritage Employment and Social Development Canada

28 $100,000 + O’Shanter Development Company Ewing Morris & Co The Slaight Family Foundation Ltd Growth and Income .ca The Powis Family Foundation Milborne Real Estate Inc. $50,000 – $99,999 Priority Access Realty Corp. Chair-man Mills Inc. HOSTING SPONSORS The Hal Jackman Foundation Drake One Fifty Event Sponsors Nota Bene Restaurant BT/A $10,000 – $49,999 Cacao Barry Audrey S. Hellyer Charitable PREFERRED PIANO PROVIDER Chairman Mills Foundation Steinway Piano Gallery Toronto CXBO Barrick Gold The Knot Group Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP PREFERRED FLORISTS Mill St. Brewery Burgundy Asset Management Limited Bloom The Flower Company Mount Gay Rum The Chawkers Foundation Quince Flowers Nestle Waters Canada Davies Ward Philips Vineberg Pink Twig Goldman Sachs Ryan Emberley Photography Great-West Life Assurance Company CENTRE STAGE GALA 2015 Toronto Life Jackman Foundation Trius J.P. Bickell Foundation Platinum Supporters 10tation Event Catering Linden & Associates Peter M. Deeb Wellington Printworks The Lloyd Carr-Harris Foundation Mercedes-Benz Canada Anonymous (2) McCarthy Tetrault RBC and RBC Foundation The Mclean Foundation Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP Opera Under 30 Sponsor SEASON LAUNCH CELEBRATION Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP TD Bank Group 2016 Shangri-la Hotel Anonymous (1) Competition Supporter Lead Sponsor Hal Jackman Foundation TD® Aeroplan® Visa Infinite Privilege* $5,000 – $9,999 Card The George Cedric Metcalf Charitable Gold Sponsors Foundation Brookfield Asset Management The Hope Charitable Foundation Philip Deck & Kimberley Bozak FINE WINE AUCTION 2016 Local 58 Charitable Benefit Fund Linden & Associates Mill St. Brewery Scotiabank Presenting Sponsors Shinex Window Cleaning Inc. Graywood Group Torres Coffee PwC Canada Unit Park Holdings Inc. OPERANATION: Michael Gibbens & Julie Lassonde QUEEN OF THE NIGHT $2,500 – $4,999 Partnering Sponsors Hicks Memorial Fund at the Calgary Presenting Sponsor Gillam Group Inc. Foundation TD Bank Group RR Donnelley Canada Inc. Milgram & Company Ltd Tesari Charitable Foundation Entertainment Host Supporting Sponsor Unit Park Holdings Inc. Shangri-La hotel, Toronto Geoffrey Pennal of CIBC Wood Vida Peene Fund at the Canada Gundy Council for the Arts Partnering Sponsor Burgundy Asset Management Event Sponsors $1,000 - $2,499 10tation Event Catering D’avignon Freight Services Inc. Supporting Sponsor The Cheese Boutique Gill Ratcliffe Foundation Globalive Capital Trius Wines Jarvis & Associates Stephen Ranger Judith Teller Foundation Contributing Sponsors Waddingtons Loch-Sloy Holdings Limited Altus Securities The Catalyst Capital Group Inc.

PHOTO CREDITS (COC, 2016); bottom image: a scene left: photos by: Gaetz Photography, COVER: A scene from La Traviata (COC, from the Ensemble Studio performance Lara Hintlemann, Chris Hutcheson, Chris 2015), photo: Michael Cooper. PAGE 4: of the The Marriage of Figaro; photos: Hutcheson, Lara Hintlemann, Michael Stefan Vinke as Siegfried and Jacqueline Michael Cooper. PAGE 10: main image: a Cooper, Chris Hutcheson, Michael Cooper. Woodley as the Forest Bird (above) scene from Carmen (COC, 2016), photo: PAGE 18: top image: photo: COC; middle in Siegfried (COC, 2016), photo: Chris Gary Beechey. PAGE 11: main image: image: photo courtesy of Ripple Refugee Hutcheson. PAGE 6: main image: Charles Luca Pisaroni as Maometto in Maometto Project; bottom left image: Karen E. Castronovo as Alfredo and Ekaterina II (COC, 2016), photo: Michael Cooper. Reeves; bottom right image: photo: Dave Siurina as Violetta in La Traviata (COC, PAGE 14: Top left image: Dragonette Cox. PAGE 19: top row: photos: Karen E. 2015), photo: Michael Cooper; bottom in performance at Operanation, 2016, Reeves; second row: left photo courtesy image: photo: COC. PAGE 7: main image: photo: Ryan Emberley; right: 2016 Fine of Luminato, right photo: COC; third row: Phillip Addis as Tancredi and Krisztina Wine Auction, photo: Gaetz Photography; photo: Karen E. Reeves; bottom three Szabó as Clorinda in Pyramus and bottom left: Centre Stage, 2015, photo: photos: COC. PAGE 20: photo of Centre Thisbe (with Lamento d’Arianna and Il Ikonika. PAGE 15: top image: Ambur Braid Stage winners: Michael Cooper; all other combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda perforrming at Opera Club Summer Party, photos: IKONICA. PAGE 21: clockwise from (COC, 2015), photo: Michael Cooper; 2016, photo: Ryan Emberley; bottom top left: Myriad3, photo: Karen E. Reeves; inset image: Johannes Debus, photo: image: Johannes Debus at Centre Stage KasheDance, photo: Karen E. Reeves; bohuang.ca; bottom image: photo: (2015), photo: IKONICA. PAGE 16: main Simone Osborne, photo: Kevin Lloyd; COC. PAGE 8: main image: Stefan image: tenor Owen McCausland and Opera Connect event, COC; Backstage Vinke as Siegfried in Siegfried (COC, conductor Johannes Debus in rehearsal photo: Joey Lopez; a scene from The 2016), photo: Michael Cooper; bottom for Pyramus and Thisbe, photo: Chris Bremen Town Musicians, photo: Chris image: Chris Hutcheson. PAGE 9: Josef Hutcheson; middle image: photo: Chris Hutcheson. Wagner as Figaro and Jane Archibald Hutcheson; bottom image: photo: Karen as Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro E. Reeves. PAGE 17: clockwise from top

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