Calgary Concert Opera presents opera excerpts of Verdi’s NABUCCO!
For their ProArts@Noon concert on Sept 18th, Calgary Concert Opera, Opera by Request and the Foothills Philharmonic Opera Chorus come together again to perform excerpts from their upcoming performances of Verdi’s Nabucco.
This Opera in Concert will be performed in its entirety on Sept 19th at Calgary Lutheran Church of the Cross and on Sept 21st at The Polaris Centre Theatre. For more information see: www.calgaryconcertopera.com
Calgary Concert Opera, founded in 2011, has performed 12 complete live operas in concert format, including famous works like Carmen, Rigoletto, La Traviata, and Samson et Dalila. Over 80 professional and aspiring opera singers from across Canada have participated, collaborating with groups such as the Foothills Philharmonic Opera Chorus, Rocky Mountain Symphony Orchestra, 12 Musas Flamenco, Compass Performances Studios, Calgary Civic Symphony, and Toronto’s Opera by Request.
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Featuring:
William Shookhoff – Music Director and Pianist
Oliver Munar – Chorus Master/Conductor
Michael Robert-Broder – Nabucco
Krista de Silva – Abigaille
Bertrand Malo – Zaccaria
Barbara King – Fenena
Dan Rowley – Ismaele
Melissa Jackson – Anna
Oliver Peplowski -High Priest of Bel
Jason Ragan – Abdallo
Foothills Philharmonic Opera Chorus
Understudies:
Alyssa Durnie – Abigaille
Erin Moore – Anna
Joshua Read – High Priest
This concert is the sixth in a series of many Choral Concerts during 2024 generously sponsored by: