DER FREISCHÜTZ by von Weber A co-production OPEROTTAWA & OPERA by REQUEST

First Baptist Church

140 Laurier Avenue West, K1P 5J4, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Norman Brown

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Founded in 2012 by Canadian baritone Norman E. Brown, OperOttawa is a relatively young opera company (10th season) producing opera and concerts amidst the larger well-established companies across Canada.   In Ottawa OperOttawa has specialized in filling a gap by producing operas and oratorios of the Baroque early periods, producing staged versions of lesser performed works, and supporting and encouraging young Canadian, Ottawa based composers. OperOttawa also endeavours to produce operas in their entirety with no cuts, giving singers an opportunity to fully learn major roles.  We also offer younger and less experienced singers an opportunity to understudy main roles, with a chance to perform at rehearsals. During the Covid pandemic OperOttawa successfully produced on-line the world premiere of Jack Hui Litster’s opera “The Day You Were Born” and led the return to live performances last November with a successful “Acis & Galatea”  (costumed and semi-staged), our “alternative Messiah”, and a successful performance of Jack Hui Litster’s world premiere “What is LoveIn November of 2022. The 10th season kicked off in October with a successful Opera Gala followed in March 2023 by a very successful performance of Handel’s ALCINA with soloists, chorus and orchestra. The final show in its 10th season will be IL MATRIMONIO SEGRETO by Cimarosa on May 7th. OperOttawa was incorporated as a not-for-profit entity in November 2022, and formed its first Board of Directors.  The 11th season has included SUOR ANGELICA by Puccini (performed in September to great acclaim), MAGIC FLUTE by Mozart (sold out audience in November ) and a world premiere REQUIEM FOR PEACE by Ottawa composer Hui Litster.