Organization

Conductor

Johannes Debus

Singer

Soprano

Midori Marsh

Contralto

Marion Newman

Alto

Tenor

Andrew Haji

Bass

Vartan Gabrielian

Canadian Opera Company

Stage director

Joel Ivany

Others

Canadian Opera Company Chorus

Orchestra

Canadian Opera Company Orchestra

Requiem, K. 626 -  (Requiem)

Toronto

Canada

This multi-disciplinary presentation in collaboration with Against the Grain Theatre invites us to reckon with the impact of COVID-19 and devastating losses—and heal together through the power of Mozart’s astonishingly moving Requiem.

Incorporating interviews with the artists, who have each faced deeply personal journeys of grief and healing, this interpretation conceived by Joel Ivany and Johannes Debus connects individual stories of loss and resilience to the sonic world of Mozart’s heartbreakingly beautiful piece. The result charts a passage out of some of our collective darkest days towards a new hope for a brighter tomorrow.

Featuring artists from the COC Ensemble Studio training program, as well as Kwagiulth and Stó:lo First Nations mezzo-soprano Marion Newman, this Requiem is a showcase of the next generation of voices in opera.

Requiem, K.626 Mozart

Public

Requiem

Approved

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