{"id":54304,"date":"2018-05-31T17:44:46","date_gmt":"2018-05-31T21:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=54304"},"modified":"2018-05-31T18:09:52","modified_gmt":"2018-05-31T22:09:52","slug":"the-scoop-indie-opera-makes-history-with-major-nominations-at-2018-dora-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2018\/05\/31\/the-scoop-indie-opera-makes-history-with-major-nominations-at-2018-dora-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"THE SCOOP | Indie Opera Makes History Dominating 2018 Dora Award Nominations"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In a surprise coup for Toronto\u2019s small independent opera companies, this is the first time in 40 years that the Canadian Opera Company have been surpassed in nominations.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Today, the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) announced this year\u2019s nominees, including 63 mentions for the Opera and Musical Theatre divisions.<\/p>\n

In a surprise coup for Toronto\u2019s small independent opera companies, the announcement marks the first time since the inception of the Dora Mavor Moore Awards in 1978 that indie opera companies have surpassed the Canadian Opera Company (COC) in nominations.<\/p>\n

Tapestry Opera leads the pack with 18 nods, including ten for the Overcoat: A Musical Tailoring<\/em> (in co-production Canadian Stage), seven for Oksana G<\/em>, and one for Bandits in the Valley<\/em>.<\/p>\n

After being nominated for only one award last year, Against the Grain Theatre makes a comeback with 12 nominations this year: nine for Orph\u00e9e\u207a, and three for La Boh\u00e8me.<\/p>\n

The COC stops short from last year\u2019s total of 27 nominations, landing only 10 for The Elixir<\/em> (five), Rigoletto<\/em> (two), Anna Bolena<\/em> (one), and Arabella<\/em> (one).<\/p>\n

Opera 5 obtains one well-deserved nomination in the Outstanding Performance: Ensemble category for Suffragette<\/em>.<\/p>\n

This year also marks the last year of gender divisions in\u00a0performance categories for the awards. These designations will be replaced by a single Outstanding Performance category for all genre divisions (Dance, Opera and Theatre).<\/p>\n

The 2018 Awards Ceremony will be held June 25 at the Winter Garden Theatre of the Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre, and hosted by Astrid Van Wieren.<\/p>\n

Detailed list of Opera Division and Musical Theatre\/Opera Division nominations:<\/p>\n

Tapestry Opera<\/h3>\n
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(All photos: Dahlia Katz)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Overcoat: A Musical Tailoring in\u00a0co-production with Canadian Stage and Vancouver Opera:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Outstanding Production – Opera Division
\nOutstanding\u00a0New Musical\/Opera – James Rolfe and Morris Panych
\nOutstanding Direction –\u00a0Morris Panych
\nOutstanding Performance – Male: Geoffrey Sirett & Peter McGillivray
\nOutstanding Performance – Ensemble: Aaron Durand, Colin Heath,\u00a0Erica Iris Huang,\u00a0Keith Klassen,\u00a0Andrea Ludwig,\u00a0Peter McGillivray,\u00a0Meher Pavri,\u00a0Magali Simard-Galdes,\u00a0Geoffrey Sirett,\u00a0Courtenay Stevens,\u00a0Asitha Tennekoon,\u00a0Giles Tomkins, & Caitlin Wood
\nOutstanding Musical Direction –\u00a0Leslie Dala
\nOutstanding Choreography – Wendy Gorling
\nOutstanding Lighting Design – Alan Brodie
\nOutstanding Scenic Design – Ken MacDonald
\nOutstanding Costume Design – Nancy Bryant<\/p>\n

Oksana G (Tapestry Opera):<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Outstanding Production – Opera Division
\nOutstanding New Musical\/Opera: Colleen Murphy and Aaron Gervais
\nOutstanding Performance – Female:\u00a0Natalya Gennadi
\nOutstanding Performance – Ensemble:\u00a0Danlie Rae Acebuque, Marlo Alcock, Kimberly Barber, Patrick Bowman, Paul Buchanan, Paul Ciantar, Neil Craighead, Gwenna Fairchild-Taylor, Adam Fisher, Gabrielle French, Rebecca Gray, Alexander Hajek, Alex Hetherington, Erica Iris Huang, Keith Klassen, Jesse Kline, Thomas Krasey, Andrea Ludwig, Victoria Marshall, Alex Jacob Mathews, Michael McLean, Natalie Mitchell, Raif Morton, Yujene Oh, Lucas Penner, Jason Pilgrim, Sydney Rasmussen, Doug Rogers, Cairan Ryan, Aaron Sheppard, Susan Sherman, Maria Soulis, Meghan Symon, Krisztina Szab\u00f3, Hillary Tufford, David Walsh\u00a0& Jacqueline Woodley
\nOutstanding Musical Direction –\u00a0Jordan de Souza
\nOutstanding Lighting Design –\u00a0Jason Hand
\nOutstanding Costume Design – Teresa Przybylski<\/p>\n

Bandits in the Valley (Tapestry Opera):<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Outstanding Performance – Ensemble:\u00a0Jacques Arsenault, Alex Dobson, Keith Klassen, Sara Schabas, Jennifer Taverner & Stephanie Tritchew<\/p>\n

Against The Grain Theatre<\/h3>\n

La Boh\u00e8me<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Outstanding Production – Opera Division
\nOutstanding New Musical\/Opera \u2013\u00a0 Joel Ivany for New English libretto, based on
\nGiacomo Puccini
\nOutstanding Direction –\u00a0 Joel Ivany<\/p>\n

Orph\u00e9e+<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Outstanding Production – Opera Division
\nOutstanding Performance: Female \u2014\u00a0 Marcy Richardson
\nOutstanding Performance: Ensemble \u2013 The Ensemble: The Ensemble Dancers of Company XIV
\nOutstanding Direction –\u00a0 Joel Ivany
\nOutstanding Scenic Design –\u00a0 S. Katy Tucker
\nOutstanding Costume Design – Zane Pihlstr\u00f6m
\nOutstanding Lighting Design – JAX Messenger
\nOutstanding Choreography – Austin McCormick
\nOutstanding Musical Direction – Topher Mokrzewski<\/p>\n

The Elixir of Love<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Outstanding Production
\nOutstanding Performance: Male – \u00a0Andrew Haji
\nOutstanding Performance: Female – \u00a0Simone Osborne
\nOutstanding Scenic Design – Allen Moyer
\nOutstanding Costume Design – \u00a0Martin Pakledinaz<\/p>\n

Canadian Opera Company<\/h3>\n

Rigoletto<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Outstanding Scenic Design – \u00a0Allen Moyer
\nOutstanding Lighting Design – \u00a0Duane Schuler<\/p>\n

Anna Bolena<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Outstanding Performance: Female – \u00a0Sondra Radvanovsky<\/p>\n

Arabella<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Outstanding Performance: Male – \u00a0Tomasz Konieczny<\/p>\n

The Abduction from the Seraglio<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Outstanding Performance: Female – Jane Archibald<\/p>\n

Opera 5<\/h3>\n

Suffragette<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Outstanding Performance: Ensemble – The Ensemble: Alexandra Smither, Elizabeth Polese, Eugenia Dermentzis, Michaela Dickey, Asitha Tennekoon, Kevin Myers, Jonathan MacArthur, Jeremy Ludwig, Alan MacDonald, Jean-Philippe McClish<\/p>\n

Congratulations to all the nominees!<\/p>\n

The complete list of all Dora Award categories,\u00a0see here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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