Monthly Archives: January 2013
Check out Episode 1 of the video blog for Dialogues des Carmelites
FollowFrancesca Corrado is working hard onstage and in the costume shop
Dialogues des Carmélites has been such a wonderful experience for me and working with David Agler and Judith Forst is a valuable opportunity. I am playing the role of Mother Marie. It was interesting researching the historical background of the life of Mother Marie. She was … Continue reading
Chelsea Rus discusses Blanche’s psychological journey in Dialogues des Carmélites
“Blanche de la Force is on the last of your list of heroines”- from Song on the Scaffold by Gertrude von le Fort. This quote is derived from my primary source of research for Blanche’s character. This is an arguable statement for … Continue reading
Casting is out for Dialogues des Carmélites.
Check out which night your favourite singers are performing in Francis Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmélites. A brilliantly moving and tragic French opera, Dialogues des Carmélites is based on historical events that took place at a monastery of Carmelite nuns during the French … Continue reading
Alumna Charlotte Burrage joins the COC’s Ensemble Studio
Mezzo-Soprano Charlotte Burrage has been chosen to be a part of the Canadian Opera Company’s prestigious Ensemble Studio. Read more about the young artist program and Charlotte’s success in Trish Crawford’s article in the Toronto Star. http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/article/1312566–meet-the-canadian-opera-company-s-newest-members
UBC Opera Alumna Simone Osborne featured in the Vancouver Sun
BY DAVID GORDON DUKE, SPECIAL TO THE SUN DECEMBER 28, 2012 Vancouver connoisseurs of vocal music are well aware of soprano Simone Osborne, a local now well on her way to a high-powered singing career. Last season she sang the … Continue reading