Earnest, The Importance of Being Toronto Operetta Theatre, February 2008, Barbary Barsky (Lady Bracknell), Sean Curran (Lane), Heather Shaw (Miss Prism) Robert Longo (Jack), I’ve Seen That Name Before. Photo-Gilberto Prioste
Earnest, The Importance of Being Toronto Operetta Theatre, February 2008, Mia-Lennox Williams (Gwendolen), Deanna Hendricks (Cecily). Photo-Gilberto Prioste
Earnest, The Importance of Being Toronto Operetta Theatre, February 2008, Deanna Hendricks (Cecily) Laird Mackintosh (Algernon), Robert Longo (Jack), Mia-Lennox Williams (Gwendolen) Photo-Gilberto Prioste
Earnest, The Importance of Being Toronto Operetta Theatre, February 2008, Michael York (Reverend Chasuble), Robert Longo (Jack) Sprinkling Or Immersion Photo-Gilberto Prioste
Laird Mackintosh (Algernon) and Deanna Hendricks (Cecily) in the Toronto Operetta Theatre world premiere of Earnest, The Importance Of Being February 2008, In Dreams You Come To Me At Night Photo-Gilberto Prioste
Earnest, The Importance of Being Toronto Operetta Theatre, February 2008, Deanna Hendricks (Cecily), Michael York (Reverend Chasuble), Heather Shaw (Miss Prism) In Seminaries We Are Taught. Photo-Gilberto Prioste
Laird Mackintosh (Algernon) and Deanna Hendricks (Cecily) in the Toronto Operetta Theatre world premiere of Earnest, The Importance Of Being February 2008 (It’s Really Not A Bad Name) Photo-Gilberto Prioste
Laird Mackintosh (Algernon) and Deanna Hendricks (Cecily) in the Toronto Operetta Theatre world premiere of Earnest, The Importance Of Being February 2008 (It’s Really Not A Bad Name) Photo-Gilberto Prioste
Earnest, The Importance of Being Toronto Operetta Theatre, February 2008, Laird Mackintosh (Algernon), Robert Longo (Jack), Sean Curran (Lane) Barbary Barsky (Lady Bracknell) Mia-Lennox Williams (Gwendolen), We Are The Aristocracy. Photo-Gilberto Prioste
Earnest, The Importance of Being Toronto Operetta Theatre, February 2008, Robert Longo (Jack), Mia-Lennox Williams (Gwendolen) Photo-Gilberto Prioste
Earnest, The Importance of Being Toronto Operetta Theatre, February 2008, Barbara Barsky (Lady Bracknell) Photo-Gilberto Prioste
Earnest, The Importance of Being Toronto Operetta Theatre, February 2008, Laird Mackintosh (Algernon), Robert Longo (Jack), Sean Curran (Lane) You Cannot Change Your Name. Photo-Gilberto Prioste
Victor and Eugene Benson celebrate.
The Importance Of Being Earnest (chamber opera) cast and creative party after Stratford Summer Music premiere August 2005. L to R:Victor, Phillip Chu, Richard Szuba, Erin Lawson, Eugene Benson, Heather Davies (director), Rachael Harwood Jones, Matthew Zadow, Laura Pudwell, ?
Premiere concert reading of The Importance Of Being Earnest (chamber opera) L to R: Phillip Chu (piano), Rachael Harwood Jones (Cecily), Richard Szuba (Algernon), Matthew Zadow (Jack), Laura Pudwell (Lady Bracknell) at Stratford Summer Music August 2005.
Victor, John Miller, (producer of Stratford Summer Music’s premiere of The Importance Of Being Earnest (chamber opera) and Eugene Benson, August 2005.
Victor, Lori Davies, and Eugene Benson play through score of The Importance of Being Earnest (chamber opera) May 05.
Victor and Eugene Benson librettist for The Importance of Being Earnest (chamber opera) happily working toward the premiere.
Manitoba Opera premiere Transit of Venus Act 3, Scene 1: Margot (Jean Stillwell) is amazed at how Le Gentil (Russell Braun) has been aged by his long voyage home from India. Photo – R. Tinker
Manitoba Opera premiere Transit of Venus Act 1, Scene 3: Le Gentil (Russell Braun) promises Celeste (Monica Huisman) he will return at once when the transit is over. Photo – R. Tinker
Manitoba Opera premiere Transit of Venus Act 2, Scene 2: Le Gentil (Russell Braun) speaks of his voyage to the Orient. Photo – R. Tinker
Manitoba Opera premiere Transit of Venus Act 2, Scene 1: Woman’s chorus sets out the marriage feast. Photo – R. Tinker
Manitoba Opera premiere Transit of Venus Act 1, Scene 2 set. Photo – R. Tinker
Manitoba Opera premiere Transit of Venus Act 1, Scene 5: Le Gentil (Russell Braun) makes Celeste (Monica Huisman) promise to remember him on his long voyage to India. Photo – R. Tinker
Manitoba Opera premiere Transit of Venus Act 1, Scene 2: Judith Forst (Madame Sylvie) sings about her rebellious days at the convent as Celeste (Monica Huisman) listens. Photo – R. Tinker
Manitoba Opera premiere Transit of Venus Act 1, Scene 1: Russell Braun (Le Gentil) sings of his dream of revealing God through astronomy. Photo – R. Tinker
Manitoba Opera premiere Transit of Venus Act 1, Scene 1: Colin Ainsworth (Demarais), Russell Braun (Le Gentil) and men celebrate beginning of voyage to India. Photo – R. Tinker
A full length operetta in two acts based on the play The Importance Of Being Ernest by Oscar Wilde.
Libretto: Eugene Benson.
Premiere: Toronto Operetta Theatre, February 22, 23, 24, 2008.
Jeffrey Huard, conductor.
Guillermo Silva-Marin, director and producer.
CAST
LADY BRACKNELL. (Low Mezzo) A most formidable lady, and in her early fifties.
GWENDOLEN. (High Mezzo) About 23, Lady Bracknell’s daughter
CECILY. (Coloratura ... ”Read
