The 2011 Halifax Summer Opera Workshop will run from Monday July 18th 2011 through Sunday August 14th 2011 at Dalhousie University, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. All performances run from August 5 to 13, at the Sir James Dunn Theatre at the Dalhousie Arts Centre at 6101 University Avenue, Halifax.
Tickets for all shows are $20, $15 for seniors and students and $10 for children. Tickets are available in person from the Dalhousie Arts Centre Box Office at 6101 University Avenue. You can also buy tickets by phone at 1 800 874-1669 or via the ONLINE TICKETING service.
The operas this season are:
Les contes d’Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach
Music director: Tara Scott
Stage director: Nina Scott-Stoddart
Stage manager: Stephanie Kincade
Choreographer: Andrew Pelrine
Costume Design: Nina Scott-Stoddart
Costume Coordinator: Bonnie Archibald-Awalt
Costume construction: Nina Scott-Stoddart and Anne Morison
Props: Judy Reade
Lighting design: Colin Richardson
to be sung in French with piano accompaniment
Friday August 5, 7:30 pm
Saturday August 6, 7:30 pm
Thursday August 11, 7:30 pm
Saturday August 13, 2:00 pm
| LES CONTES D'HOFFMANN by Offenbach | Friday August 5, 7:30 pm Thursday August 11, 7:30 pm | Saturday August 6, 7:30 pm Saturday August 13, 2 pm |
|---|---|---|
| Hoffmann, a poet | Darrell Hicks (ON) | Jeffrey Boyd (ON) |
| Nicklausse, his friend | Jessica Lane (ON) | Maureen Ferguson (ON) |
| Olympia, a doll | Alyssa McCarthy (NS) | Andrea Nuñez (ON) |
| Giulietta, a courtesan | Tamara Rusqué (BC) | Kelsey Taylor (ON) |
| Antonia, a young girl | Andrea Cerswell (ON) | Beth Hagerman (NB) |
| Lindorf | Lukus Uhlman (NS) | David Roth (ON) |
| Coppélius | Nicholas Borg (ON) | Taylor Long (NS) |
| Dapertutto | Nicholas Borg (ON) | Matthew Beasant (NS) |
| Schlemil | Taylor Long (NS) | Lukus Uhlman (NS) |
| Dr Miracle | Matthew Beasant (NS) | David Roth (ON) |
| Spalanzani | William Ford (ON) | Carl Ellinwood (NJ) |
| Andres, Cochenille, | Carl Ellinwood (NJ) | William Ford (ON) |
| Crespel / Luther | Tony Radford (CA) | Tony Radford (CA) |
| Frantz | Andrew Pelrine (NS) | Carl Ellinwood (NJ) |
| Antonia's mother / Stella | Sarah Neiman (ON) | Rachel Taylor (OH) |
| Pittichinaccio | William Ford (ON) | Andrew Pelrine (NS) |
| Nathanael | Andrew Pelrine (NS) | Andrew Pelrine (NS) |
| Hermann | Taylor Long (NS) | Lukus Uhlman (NS) |
Die Zauberflöte by W.A. Mozart
Music Director: Greg Myra
Stage directors: David Mosey and GaRRy Williams
Stage manager: Kayleigh Sheehan
Costume Designer: Victoria Bruer
Toys: Taylor Dyon
Props: Judy Reade
Lighting design: Colin Richardson
to be sung in German with English dialogue by David Mosey
Saturday August 6, 2:00 pm
Sundat August 7, 2:00 pm
Friday August 12, 7:30 pm
Saturday August 13, 7:30 pm
| DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE by Mozart | August 6, 2:00 pm August 12, 7:30 pm | August 7, 2:00 pm August 13, 7:30 pm |
|---|---|---|
| Tamino | Joshua May (RI) | Byung Yoon (Korea) |
| Papageno | Janaka Welihinda (MB) | Douglas Brenton (NS) |
| Pamina | Karianne Pasma (ON) | Tara L. Slaight (MO) |
| Queen of the Night | Jessica Cheung (ON) | Manon Gallant (NB) |
| Sarastro | Neil Robertson (NS) | Dylan Wright (AB) |
| First Lady | Jennifer Krabbe (ON) | Sharon Tikiryan (ON) |
| Second Lady | Katy Clark (ON) | Tracey Stabback (NS) |
| Third Lady | Tracy Reynolds (NS) | Shilpa Sharma (ON) |
| Monostatos | Daniel Robbins (MS) | Max Zander (NY) |
| Papagena | Victoria Borg (ON) | Victoria Medeiros (BC) |
| Vice-President | Dylan Wright (AB) | Neil Robertson (NS) |
| Rodney Charles | Max Zander (NY) Douglas Brenton (NS) | Daniel Robbins (MS) Janaka Welihinda (MB) |
| Three spirits | Rianna Robinson, Lauren Harmon, Maya Read | Rianna Robinson, Lauren Harmon, Maya Read |
