Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Douglas Williams makes company debut with Opera Atelier

Doug Williams
Opera Atelier will open their new season on October 26 with barihunk Douglas Williams making his company debut in the title role of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro. The opera will also feature two other singers who have appeared on our site, Olivier Laquerre as Antonio and Stephen Hegedus as Count Almaviva. The remainder of the cast includes Mireille Asselin as Susanna, Peggy Kriha Dye as Countess Almaviva, Mireille Lebel as Cherubino, Laura Pudwell as Marcellina, Gustav Andreassen as Bartolo), Christopher Enns as Basilio/Don Curzio,  and Grace Lee as Barbarina.

Opera Atelier’s production of The Marriage of Figaro will be sung in the famous English translation by American playwright Jeremy Sams.

Doug Williams sings "Non più andrai" from Marriage of Figaro:


Stephen Hegedus (photo: David Cooper) and Olivier Laquerre (photo: Bruce Zinger)
Tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster. $15 Operatix tickets may be purchased by patrons aged 15-30 in person at the Elgin Theatre Box Office or online with the code OPERATIX. Performances run through November 4th.

Opera Atelier will host a special Operatix Evening on Friday, November 3rd, featuring a post-performance party with the artists for ticket-holders age 30 and under.

Derek Chester and Marco Vassalli from the 2018 Barihunks Photo Book
Our 2018 Barihunks Calendar, which includes 20 of opera's sexiest men is now available for purchase HERE. In response to reader demand, we've also added a Barihunks Photo Book this year, which includes additional photos that don't appear in the calendar. You can purchase that HERE. The New Year is approaching faster than you think!

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