Recent Program -

Thursday April 6 the Toronto Centre for the Arts

KERRY STRATTON CONDUCTS CANADIAN DEBUT CONCERT OF VIENNA CONCERT VEREIN ORCHESTRA

Three dynamic musical forces united Thursday April 6, 2006 in Toronto, when Kerry Stratton conducted the Concert-Verein Orchestra of the famed Vienna Symphony, and Italian pianist Roberto Plano. Both Plano and the orchestra made their Canadian debuts, and their only joint appearance.

Past Events -

Concert
September 27, 2005

Celebrating Twins!
Toronto : Milan

Solisti della Scala Trio
Fabrizio Meloni, clarinet
Francesco Di Rosa, oboe
Nazzareno Carusi, clarinet

twinned with Canadians

Soloists
Karine Levasseur, soprano
Christina Petrowska Quilico, piano

Quartetto Gelato Duo
Peter de Sotto, violin, tenor
Cynthia Steljes, oboe

Concert & Reception
Weston Recital Hall

Program included:

Stravinsky
*
Klose'/Bellini
*
Carulli/Donizetti
*
Blundo/Rossini
*
Squarzina/Verdi

--------------------------------

Sponsors

Thank you one and all, we could not have done it without you!

Advanced Printing Solutions, Alitalia, Barbaro-Simone, Bruno's Fine Foods, Centro Scuola, Columbus Centre, Gelato Fresco, Hello Design Communications, Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Italflorist, Le Firme, Mimosa Cafe and Grill, Multicom Media, Onda Designs,
Sheila Reisman, Sheppard Wine Works,
Remenyi House of Music, Rose Corporation.

Careers in Focus

*

"Encounter" with Regina Resnik

Canadian Opera Company
227 Front Street East, Toronto
Saturday/Sunday October 18/19, 2003
*10-5 each day
$ 200

opportunity for 8 singers to obtain feedback, assessment & direction

Invaluable for;
pianists, coaches, conductors & teachers

Regina Resnik
Biography

Regina Resnik was catapulted into operatic stardom in 1942 when, on 24 hours' notice, she went on as Lady Macbeth with the New Opera Company of New York under the baton of Fritz Busch. She repeated the same feat in her Met Opera debut in 1944, when she appeared as Leonora in Il Trovatore, also on 24 hours' notice. After 13 years as leading dramatic soprano, she began an even greater second career as a mezzo-soprano in 1955. In a career spanning more than 50 years and more then 80 roles, Ms. Resnik was a regular guest at the Met, San Francisco, Vienna, Covent Garden, Berlin, Buenos Aires and Paris. He collaborations with conducting giants such as Bernstein, Solti, Klemperer, Kleiber, Reiner and Rostropovich are legendary. She became the only singer in operatic history to sing all the mezzo soprano leads in half her repertory, and became synonymous with four roles which were her signature parts and have become the standards of comparison ever since: Carmen, Mistress Quickly in Falstaff, Klytemnestra in Elektra and the Countess in The Queen of Spades.

From 1971 to 1981 Ms. Resnik and her late husband, the painter and sculptor Arbit Blatas, directed and designed 10 international opera productions, from the Hamburg State Opera to the Australian Opera to the Vancouver Opera. In 1987, Ms. Resnik made her musical theatre debut as Frau Schneider in Cabaret with Joel Grey, for which she won a Tony Nomination. Her performance as Madame Armfeldt in A Little Night Music at the New York City Opera in 1990, broadcast on PBS' "Great Performances," earned her a Drama Desk Nomination. In 1992, the 50th anniversary of her operatic debut was celebrated in New York, Vienna and Venice.

Ms. Resnik made her film directing debut in 1983 with her acclaimed documentary, Geto: The Historic Ghetto of Venice, which was shown on PBS Channel 13. This past January, Ms. Resnik's current documentary, "Blatas: A Painter's Homage to The Threepenny Opera," was shown as part of "Regina Resnik Presents Kust Weill Centenary" at Hunter College, in conjunction with the concert "The Classic Kurt Weill." The third in a series of unique artistic events hosted by Mrs. Resnik since 1997, the concert was sold out and filmed by CBS.

In the last decade, Ms. Resnik has dedicated her time to young singers, teaching yearly at the Met's Young Artist Program, and as a guest at L'Opera de la Bastille, the
San Francisco Opera, the Curtis School of Music, and the Juilliard, Manhattan and Mannes Schools, among others. She is also Director of Vocal and Interpretive Art for the Euro Bottega, a workshop for singers in the European Union. Most recently, she was named Master Teacher-in-Residence at the Mannes School.

in collaboration with
The Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM)

Eugene Kash
90 Years of Music

November 20, 2002 8:00pm

Featured

Eugene Kash, violin

Angelo Calcafuoco, violin
Jonathan Craig, viola
Anagnoson and Kinton
Senya Trubashnik, oboe

Classical Steel;
Denise Williams, soprano; Andre Rouse, steel pan; Nina Shapilsky, piano

In a Program of;
Adaskin, Brahms, Gershwin, Holman, LeClair, Mozart, Strauss

*

Careers in Focus

"Encounter" with Colin Graham
Artistic Director
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis

Monday/Tuesday November 18/19, 2002
*9-5 each day

opportunity for 14 singers to obtain feedback, assessment & direction

Invaluable for;
pianists, coaches, conductors & teachers

*Pianists provided:
Derek Bampton, Claire Preston

*

In Collaboration with
Orchestras Canada

Career Moves

Wednesday November 20, 2002

Council Chamber, Metro Hall
55 John St., Toronto

Programming, Presentation, & Partnership
&
Business in Performing
Working Professionals in;
Management/Contracts/Markets/Promotion

Panelists: managers Jane Colwell, Ann Summers and Andrew Kwan; artists Julian Armour, Clarice Carson, Mary Lou Fallis, Vanessa Harwood, Jean Stilwell, Alain Trudel; publicists Anne Kear, and Linda Litwack; arts presenters Loie Fallis, Leon Major, Jennifer Taylor; moderators Willian Littler, Lloyd Robertson, and Andrew Raeburn.

The IRCPA acknowledges with thanks the support of The Jackman Foundation, General Electric and
Deloitte & Touche.

Orchestras Canada is supported by the Canada Council for the Arts and Ontario Arts Council.

"Strengthening Canada's Orchestral Community,
through leadership in advocacy,
education and professional development"

The International Resource Centre

presented

An Encounter with Shirley Verrett
for classical singers, coaches and pianists

Saturday March 31st and Sunday April 1st, 2001

two sessions each day - 10am to1pm & 2pm to 5pm

Ms. Tina Winter, Ms. Verrett:
Photography generously donated by Mr. John Wilson

This ENCOUNTER accommodated up to 12 participants for two sessions on a one to one basis with Ms. Verrett. Pianists Derek Bampton & Adolfo DeSantis.

The IRC gratefully acknowledges the collaboration of Columbus Centre, Boccaccio Ristorante, General Electric of Canada Inc., the Fairmont/Royal York Hotel, Opera Canada, Wholenote, CBC Radio Two 94.1 FM and the Italian Cultural Institute

This Encounter celebrated the life and career of the late Louis Quilico, Canada's Verdi baritone, and his generosity to young singers.

The International Resource Centre "Encounters with Employers" series is presented each year. Employers in previous Encounters have included Joan Dornemann of the Metropolitan Opera, Leon Major, Artistic Director of the Boston Opera, Irving Guttman, Prominent Canadian Director, Mark Hastings of the Berlin Staatsoper, and Nico Castel, language coach of the Metropolitan Opera among others.