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Canadian Opera Company returns to live performance with a beautifully sung Traviata

Matthew Polenzani (Alfredo) and Amina Edris (Violetta)
© Michael Cooper
Canadian Opera Company Chorus in La traviata, Act 2 scene 2
© Michael Cooper
Amina Edris (Violetta) and Simone Piazzola (Germont)
© Michael Cooper
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“Amina Edris... made just about an ideal Violetta from a vocal standpoint”
Reviewed at Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto on 23 April 2022
Verdi, La traviata
Canadian Opera Company
Johannes Debus, Conductor
Arin Arbus, Director
Riccardo Hernandez, Set Designer
Cait O'Connor, Costume Designer
Marcus Doshi, Lighting Designer
Canadian Opera Company Orchestra
Canadian Opera Company Chorus
Amina Edris, Violetta Valéry
Matthew Polenzani, Alfredo Germont
Simone Piazzola, Giorgio Germont
Midori Marsh, Annina
Jamie Groote, Flora Bervoix
Matthew Cairns, Gastone de Letorières
Gregory Dahl, Baron Douphol
Vartan Gabrielian, Dr Grenvil
Jonah Spungin, Marquis d'Obigny
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****1
Christopher Alden’s Rigoletto returns to Canadian Opera Company
***11
Canadian Opera's Orfeo returns elegant, restrained and very satisfying
*****
Canadian Opera Company opens season with Roméo et Juliette
***11
Eugene Onegin revival fails to find the magic spark in Toronto
***11
COC triumphs with Kentridge’s brilliantly conceived Wozzeck
*****
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