"How bitter are separation's sorrows!"
As the Assistant Director for Diane Paulus's The Magic Flute at the Canadian Opera Company, I was given the opportunity to stage the Ensemble Studio's performance of this production. Working with the COC's Ensemble Studio, Canada's premiere training program for young opera professionals, is always a highlight of my work at the COC, and I was very proud of my colleagues' performances. The Ensemble performed under the direction of COC Music Director Johannes Debus and performed with the full COC Orchestra and Chorus.
Conductor: Johannes Debus
Cast: Michael Barrett, Ambur Braid, Rihab Chaieb, Neil Craighead, Christopher Enns, Wallis Giunta, Adrian Kramer, Adam Luther, Ileana Montalbetti, Simone Osborne, Michael Uloth, Jacqueline Woodley
Set & Costume Designer: Myung Hee Cho
Lighting Designer: Scott Zielinski
Stage Managers: Stephanie Marrs, Lesley Abarquez-Bradley, Kate Porter
Photography by Michael Cooper