Wagner: Excerpts from Die Walkure

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Opera by Request is excited to return to the Toronto Wagner Society on Wednesday, January 28th, 2026, 7:00 pm, at the Arts and Letters Club, 14 Elm St, Toronto. Soprano Jennifer Carter, baritone Andrew Tees, and pianist William Shookhoff will present the final scene from Wagner’s Die Walküre.

Some exciting news regarding upcoming Wagner performances in the GTA and surrounding areas will be presented as well. We’re looking forward to this renewed collaboration.

Review: Strauss’s Salome

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Strauss’ opera, with its challenging music, requires advanced vocal and also dramatic skills. It would be wonderful to see this outstanding cast in a fully staged version of the work.

Our thanks to Anya Wassenberg of Ludwig Van Toronto for this wonderful review of our recent presentation of Richard Strauss’s Salome. Read the full article here.

Strauss: Salome

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Opera by Request presents Strauss’s Salome, in concert with piano accompaniment, Saturday, November 29th, 7:30pm, College St. United Church, 452 College St (Bathurst).  All tickets $20.00.  Phone 416 455-2365 for additional information.
Salome……………………..Antonina Ermolenko, soprano
Herod……………………….Jason Lamont, tenor
Herodias……………………Cristina Pisani, soprano
Jochanaan………………….Michael Robert-Broder, baritone
Narraboth………………….Oliver Munar, tenor
Page………………………….Meghan Symon, mezzo-soprano
Nazarenes………………….John Darrigo, tenor; Steven Henrikson, baritone
Soldiers……………………..Steven Henrikson, Henry Irwin, baritones
Cappadocian………………Yury Jakimec, baritone
Jews…………………………..Avery Krisman, Francis Domingue, Oliver Munar, Lucas Kuipers, tenors; Henry Irwin, baritone
William Shookhoff, music director and pianist

Menotti: The Consul

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Opera by Request presents Gian-Carlo Menotti’s The Consul, in concert with piano accompaniment, Saturday, October 25, 7:30pm, College St. United Church, 452 College St (Bathurst).  The performance will be set in the present day.  Admission is by donation, with proceeds going to human rights organizations.  Phone 416 455-2365 for additional information.
Magda Sorel…………………….Brigitte Bogar, soprano
John Sorel………………………..Sebastien Belcourt, baritone
Mother…………………………….Karina Bray, mezzo-soprano
Police Agent……………………..Taylor Gibbs, baritone
Secretary………………………….Zoe Clarke, mezzo-soprano
Mr. Kofner…………………………Kenneth Baker, baritone
Foreign Woman…………………Brittany Stewart, soprano
Anna Gomez……………………..Jules MacVicar, soprano
Vera Boronel……………………..Monica Zerbe, mezzo-soprano
Magician…………………………..Lucas Kuipers, tenor
Assan………………………………..Joshua Read, baritone
William Shookhoff, pianist and music director

Recital: Fêtes Galantes

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Opera by Request presents Fêtes Galantes, a light-hearted recital with piano accompaniment, Saturday, May 10th, 7:30pm, College St. United Church, 452 College St. (Bathurst). All tickets $20.00. Phone 416-455-2365 for reservations and additional information.

Featuring a wide variety of familiar and challenging solos and duets. There will be something for everyone.

Brittany Stewart, soprano
Maria Milenic, mezzo-soprano

William Shookhoff, pianist and music director

Weber: Der Freischütz

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Opera by Request and OperOttawa present a co-production of Weber’s Der Freischütz in concert with piano accompaniment. Saturday, May 3rd, 7:30 pm, College St. United Church, 452 College St (Bathurst). All tickets $20.00. Phone 416-455-2365 for reservations and information.

Max………………………………..Dillon Parmer, tenor
Agathe…………………………….Whitney Sloan, soprano
Ännchen………………………….Nadejda Bendelik, soprano
Kaspar…………………………….Henry Irwin, baritone
Cuno………………………………Dylan Wright, bass-baritone
Hermit and Samiel…………….Steven Henrikson, baritone
Ottokar and Kilian……………..Norman Brown, bass-baritone
Bridesmaids…………………….MJ Dagulo and Katya Derhova
Featuring chorus, violist Fanny Tang, and cellist John Tortolano.
William Shookhoff, pianist and music director