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Getting to know Sasha Djihanian: Canadian Opera Company's Ensemble Studio Competition, grand prize winner

By art life and stilettos · December 8, 2011 · 0 Comments ·

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"Sasha Djihanian was born in Montreal and is a graduate of the Conservatoire de Musique de Montréal with honours of First Prize and Great Distinction. She is a Jacqueline Desmarais Grant Holder, winner of the Third Prize at the Czech and Slovak International Competition, and Second Prize at the Gerda Lissner International Vocal Competition. Ms Djihanian was a national finalist in the 2011 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, a semi-finalist in the 2011 Queen Elisabeth Competition and a finalist in the 2011 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition. Upcoming performances include Haydn's Die Schöpfung and Micaëla in Carmen at the Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari, Italy with Lorin Maazel conducting."

 

Great, but how does she sound?

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Tagged with: competition, opera, toronto, Canadian Opera Company, COC, Ensemble Studio

A Muse Ball - Operanation 8 - with behind the scenes photos

By art life and stilettos · October 20, 2011 · 0 Comments ·

 

Operanation 8: A Muse Ball is happening Friday, October 21, 2011. This year the Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio fundraiser has chosen "the Muse" as it's theme, and has created a teaser website called The Daily Muse which features notable designers, industry insiders, film and media notables, and members of the Canadian Opera Company talking about their Muses and personal inspiration. Operanation will showcase Canadian fashion designs and custom made garments from Calla (by Calla Haynes), Joeffer Caoc, Greta Constantine (by Kirk Pickersgill and Stephen Wong), Arthur Mendonça and Ashley Rowe. These designers have created garments that reflect the personal muses of the design house, presented in the form of a fashion installation curated by RAC Boutique, with shoes provided by Holt Renfrew.

Now that fashion has been covered, let's get to the music. Rufus Wainwright will be headlining the evening and there will be a special performance by Austra in collaboration with soprano Ambur Braid and baritone Adrian Kramer, two rising opera stars from the COC’s Ensemble Studio. I love the mix of popular and opera.

Tickets to this magical night of dancing, rousing live entertainment and specialty food and drink are $150 per person, and are on sale at operanation.ca or by calling COC Ticket Services at 416-363-8231.

Cecily Carver, the Social Media Guru at the COC has posted a series of behind the scenes photos from the poster shoot on the COC blog. Check out my gallery below for a selection of those photos. Cecily's original post can be seen on the Parlando blog.

 

All photos courtesy of the Canadian Opera Company - © Canadian Opera Company 2011

Operanation 8 - with behind the scenes photos
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Filed in: Fashion, opera
Tagged with: rufus wainwright, Canadian Opera Company, Ensemble Studio, Operanation, A Muse Ball, Austra

Toronto Opera Events: Wednesday, April 20

By art life and stilettos · April 19, 2011 · 0 Comments ·

(l–r) D'arcy Bleiker as Harlequin and Katarzyna Dondalska as Zerbinetta) in the Welsh National Opera’s production ofAriadne auf Naxos, 2004. Photo: Clive Barda

 

Tomorrow is a big day for fans of the Canadian Opera Company as you will have two separate opportunities to see, hear and speak to some of your favourite singers, and the best part is that both events are free. Yes, you read that correctly.

The event that has the most unique format is Opera 101, and this session features tenor Richard Margison and Soprano Jane Archibald talking with host Brent Bambury from the CBC. The singer's will be talking about their upcoming production of Strauss' Ariadne auf Naxos. The event takes place at the Drake Hotel which is a great venue for this sort of thing. It's very intimate and they make a killer Porn Star martini. Just saying...

Opera 101 with Richard Margison and Jane Archibald. Drake Hotel, 1150 Queen St. W. Free admission. Doors open at 7:00pm,. discussion from 7:30 to 9:0pm. https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=149484811782361

The second event is The 2011 Christina and Louis Quilico Awards in support of extraordinary young artists. This year the COC Ensemble Studio members will compete for the awards by singing arias in front of judges Alexander Neef, General Director of the COC, David Speers, Artistic Director of Opera Hamilton, and John Hess, Co-Artistic Director of Queen of Puddings Music Theatre.

This vocal competition is free and open to the public, with doors opening at 5:00 p.m. Seating will be available on a first-come, first-served basis, and is limited.

The performance will commence at 5:30pm. and will take place in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W., Toronto. http://www.coc.ca/AboutTheCOC/CompanyMembers/EnsembleStudio/QuilicoCompetition.aspx


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Tagged with: Canadian Opera Company, Ensemble Studio, Richard Margison, Jane Archibald


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