Opera at Western
Opera at Western's La Cenerentola production, November 2023
Program Director
Music Director
Donations
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Allison Price
Senior Development Officer
allison.price@uwo.ca
519-661-2111 ext. 85695
2024-25 Opera Season
Join us for this year's exciting lineup of Opera at Western performances here at the Don Wright Faculty of Music in Paul Davenport Theatre, Talbot College, Western University.
All performances approx. 2.5 hours
Winter Term
Saturday, February 1, 2025 | 2 pm
Opera and Musical Theatre Gala with the Early Music Studio
Opera at Western presents an inspiring afternoon of favourite operatic and musical theatre excerpts from the earliest periods of operatic composition to the present time of opera and musical theatre. Portions of the performance will be accompanied by Western’s Early Music Studio, prepared by musical director Joseph Lanza. The performance will be divided into two segments, the first containing Early Music performance excerpts and the second will highlight additional operatic features and musical theatre selections.
Free admission. No registration or ticket purchase required. Simply attend and enjoy!
March 6-9, 2025
Die Zauberflöte ◦ The Magic Flute
W. A. Mozart
Mozart's last—and often deemed best—opera is The Magic Flute. This comic tale is a timeless adventure: save the princess! Serpents and sorcerers, trials and temptations beleaguer our bumbling heroes in their quests to find true love.
Music sung in German, dialogue in English
Music Director: Simone Luti
Stage Director: Jennifer Tarver
Thursday, March 6 | 7:30 pm GET TICKETS
Friday, March 7 | 7:30 pm GET TICKETS
Saturday, March 8 | 2 pm GET TICKETS
Sunday, March 9 | 2 pm GET TICKETS
Phone purchase/inquiries: We recommend buying tickets online for immediate purchase, available 24 hours a day/7 days a week. To order by phone or for ticketing assistance, please call the Ticket Office (519) 661-4077 during standard business hours 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Monday - Friday. Please leave a voicemail if a representative is not available and allow up to two business days for a callback during high volume times (September & October).
Recent Event
Die Fledermaus ◦ The Bat | November 14-17, 2024
J. Strauss Jr.
Die Fledermaus is a perennially popular and deeply cherished Viennese comedic operetta. This hilarious screwball comedy has something for everyone: practical jokes and posh masked balls, mistaken identity and deception, romance and seduction—all set to an enchanting score from the Waltz King himself, Johann Strauss II.
Music and dialogue in English.
Music Director: Simone Luti
Stage Director: Theodore Baerg
Thank you to all those who supported our students by attending! Production photos coming soon.
Program
View program (PDF)
View synopsis (PDF)
Students... looking for audition information? Visit the Opera at Western audition page for complete details.
General event inquiries
musicevents@uwo.ca
519-661-3767
Maps and Directions (including parking and bus information)
Past Productions
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Albert Herring
March 2024Program (PDF)
View Photos (Flickr)Music Director | Simone Luti
Stage Director | Robert McQueen
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La Cenerentola
November 2023Program (PDF)
View Photos (Flickr)Music Director | Simone Luti
Stage Director | Theodore Baerg
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Falstaff
March 2023Program (PDF)
View Photos (Flickr)Music Director | Simone Luti
Stage Director | Timothy NelsonHansel and Gretel
November 2022Program (PDF)
View Photos (Flickr)Music Director | Simone Luti
Stage Director | Theodore BaergL'elisir d'amore
March 2022Program (PDF)
View Photos (Flickr)Music Director | Simone Luti
Stage Director | Anna TheodosakisAlcina
November 2021Program (PDF)
View Photos (Flickr)Music Director | Simone Luti
Stage Director | Allison GrantSuor Angelica & Gianni Schicchi
March 2021Watch Suor Angelica March 13, 2021 Performance (YouTube)
Watch Suor Angelica March 14, 2021 Performance (YouTube)
Watch Gianni Schicchi March 13, 2021 Performance (YouTube)
Watch Gianni Schicchi March 14, 2021 Performance (YouTube)Music Director | Simone Luti
Stage Director | Michael CavanaghCosi fan Tutte
November 2020Watch Excerpt (YouTube)
Music Director | Simone Luti
Stage Director | Theodore BaergThe Mikado
Jan/Feb 2020View Photos (Flickr)
Music Director | Simone Luti
Stage Director | Michael CavanaghThe Secret Gardener ( La finta giardiniera)
November 2019View Photos (Flickr)
Music Director | Simone Luti
Stage Director | Theodore BaergLe nozze di Figaro ( The Marriage of Figaro)
Jan/Feb 2019View Photos (Flickr)
Music Director | Tyrone Paterson
Stage Director | Theodore BaergThe Turn of the Screw
November 2018View Photos (Flickr)
Music Director | Simone Luti
Stage Director | Michael CavanaghThe Pirates of Penzance
Jan/Feb 2018View Photos (Flickr)
Music Director | Tyrone Paterson
Stage Director | Theodore BaergCarmen
October 2017View Photos (Flickr)
Music Director | Simone Luti
Stage Director | Allison GrantThe Magic Flute
Jan/Feb 2017
View Photos (Flickr)
Music Director | Tyrone Paterson
Stage Director | Theodore BaergSuor Angelica & Gianni Schicchi
November 2016View Photos (Flickr)
Music Director | Simone Luti
Stage Director | Tom DiamondFalstaff
Jan/Feb 2016View Photos (Flickr)
Music Director | Alain Trudel
Stage Director | Michael CavanaghHansel and Gretel
November 2015View Photos (Flickr)
Music Director | Alain Trudel
Stage Director | Theodore BaergLa Bohème
Jan/Feb 2015View Photos (Flickr)
Music Director | Alain Trudel
Stage Director | Theodore BaergTwo One-Act French Operas by Maurice Ravel
November 2014View Photos (Flickr)
Music Director | Alain Trudel
Stage Director | Michael CavanaghCinderella
February 2014View Photos (Flickr)
Music Director | Alain Trudel
Stage Director | Theodore Baerg