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. Production is set in modern times.
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!
View production photos taken during Nov. 13 dress rehearsal
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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Die Fledermaus (The Bat)
November 2024Program (PDF)
View Photos (Flickr)Music Director | Simone Luti
Stage Director | Theodore Baerg
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Albert Herring
March 2024View Photos (Flickr)
Music Director | Simone Luti
Stage Director | Robert McQueen
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La Cenerentola
November 2023View Photos (Flickr)
Music Director | Simone Luti
Stage Director | Theodore Baerg
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Falstaff
March 2023View Photos (Flickr)
Music Director | Simone Luti
Stage Director | Timothy Nelson
Hansel and Gretel
November 2022View Photos (Flickr)
Music Director | Simone Luti
Stage Director | Theodore Baerg
L'elisir d'amore
March 2022View Photos (Flickr)
Music Director | Simone Luti
Stage Director | Anna Theodosakis
Alcina
November 2021View Photos (Flickr)
Music Director | Simone Luti
Stage Director | Allison Grant
Suor 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 Cavanagh
Cosi fan Tutte
November 2020Watch Excerpt (YouTube)
Music Director | Simone Luti
Stage Director | Theodore Baerg
The Mikado
Jan/Feb 2020View Photos (Flickr)
Music Director | Simone Luti
Stage Director | Michael Cavanagh
The Secret Gardener ( La finta giardiniera)
November 2019View Photos (Flickr)
Music Director | Simone Luti
Stage Director | Theodore Baerg
Le nozze di Figaro ( The Marriage of Figaro)
Jan/Feb 2019View Photos (Flickr)
Music Director | Tyrone Paterson
Stage Director | Theodore Baerg
The Turn of the Screw
November 2018View Photos (Flickr)
Music Director | Simone Luti
Stage Director | Michael Cavanagh
The Pirates of Penzance
Jan/Feb 2018View Photos (Flickr)
Music Director | Tyrone Paterson
Stage Director | Theodore Baerg
Carmen
October 2017View Photos (Flickr)
Music Director | Simone Luti
Stage Director | Allison Grant
The Magic Flute
Jan/Feb 2017
View Photos (Flickr)
Music Director | Tyrone Paterson
Stage Director | Theodore Baerg
Suor Angelica & Gianni Schicchi
November 2016View Photos (Flickr)
Music Director | Simone Luti
Stage Director | Tom Diamond
Falstaff
Jan/Feb 2016View Photos (Flickr)
Music Director | Alain Trudel
Stage Director | Michael Cavanagh
Hansel and Gretel
November 2015View Photos (Flickr)
Music Director | Alain Trudel
Stage Director | Theodore Baerg
La Bohème
Jan/Feb 2015View Photos (Flickr)
Music Director | Alain Trudel
Stage Director | Theodore Baerg
Two One-Act French Operas by Maurice Ravel
November 2014View Photos (Flickr)
Music Director | Alain Trudel
Stage Director | Michael Cavanagh
Cinderella
February 2014View Photos (Flickr)
Music Director | Alain Trudel
Stage Director | Theodore Baerg
