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Shakespeare in New York: Canadian Opera Company again opens season with Gounod

Stephen Costello (Roméo) and Kseniia Proshina (Juliette)
© Michael Cooper
Alex Hetherington (Stéphano) and Justin Welsh (Grégorio)
© Michael Cooper
Gordon Bintner (Mercutio)
© Michael Cooper
Kseniia Proshina (Juliette)
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Reviewed at Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto on 27 September 2025
Gounod, Roméo et Juliette
Canadian Opera Company
Yves Abel, Conductor
Amy Lane, Director
Emma Ryott, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Charlie Morgan Jones, Lighting Designer
Canadian Opera Company Orchestra
Canadian Opera Company Chorus
Stephen Costello, Roméo
Kseniia Proshina, Juliette
Robert Pomakov, Frère Laurent
Gordon Bintner, Mercutio
Angelo Moretti, Benvolio, nephew of Montaigu
Megan Latham, Gertrude, Juliette's nurse
Owen McCausland, Tybalt
Mark Stone, Count Capulet
Ben Wallace, Pâris
Alex Halliday, Duke of Verona
Alex Hetherington, Stéphano
Justin Welsh, Grégorio
Michael Barry, Choreography
Canadian Opera Company’s Barber proves as fresh as ever
****1
Christopher Alden’s Rigoletto returns to Canadian Opera Company
***11
Canadian Opera's Orfeo returns elegant, restrained and very satisfying
*****
Eugene Onegin revival fails to find the magic spark in Toronto
***11
COC triumphs with Kentridge’s brilliantly conceived Wozzeck
*****
Musically and visually stunning, La Reine-garçon ticks all the boxes
*****
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