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24/25 SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT

Posted: · Wednesday, September 18th, 2024 

Michael is excited to make another important European debut this coming season with Spain’s Les Arts Valencia, appearing as L’aumônier du Carmel in Robert Carsen’s acclaimed production of DIALOGUES DES CARMÉLITES by Francis Poulenc. Spring 2025 marks a welcome return to his hometown of Toronto where he appears in two operas with the Canadian Opera Company: WOZZECK by Berg and EUGENE ONEGIN by Tchaikovsky. Hope to see you there!

Featured photo: Valencia Opera House “Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía”

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2023/24: A Season of Exciting Debuts

Posted: · Wednesday, September 6th, 2023 

Following on the heels of his successful return to the Salzburg Festival as Bardolfo in Verdi’s Falstaff, Michael begins his 2023/24 Season with a highly anticipated house debut at Milan’s Teatro alla Scala!

Colvin will be singing one of his signature roles: Bob Boles in Robert Carsen’s new production of Peter Grimes conducted by Simone Young. The cast includes Brandon Jovanovich as Peter Grimes, Nicole Car as Ellen Orford and Ólafur Sigurdarson as Balstrode. The production premieres on Wednesday, October 18th.

Other highlights of this season include Michael’s debut at Madrid’s Teatro Real in Reimann’s Lear and his Staatsoper Hamburg debut as Arturo in Lucia di Lammermoor.

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“Snacktime” with the Barenaked Ladies for United Way

Posted: · Wednesday, April 8th, 2020 

Shout out to my old buddy Kevin Hearn and the Barenaked Ladies for their #SelfieCamJam in support of United Way Worldwide’s COVID-19 Community Response and Recovery Fund. 

You can watch the Snacktime “Jam” below.

Please consider making a donation if you’re able: www.unitedway.org/snacktime

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2019-20: Season of exciting debuts and important return engagements

Posted: · Monday, August 19th, 2019 

Michael’s 2019-2020 season begins in Salzburg, Austria, with his return to the prestigious Salzburg Festival, appearing as King Laïos in Achim Freyer’s new production of George Enescu’s OEDIPE, conducted by Ingo Metzmacher and starring Christopher Maltman and Sir John Tomlinson.

Fall sees his debut at the Enescu Festival in Bucharest, Romania as Bob Boles in Britten’s PETER GRIMES conducted by Paul Daniel, followed by a return to Opéra National de Paris for a revival of Calixto Bieito’s acclaimed 2016 production of Aribert Reimann’s LEAR, under the baton of Fabio Luisi.

The New Year heralds Michael’s debut in one of opera’s greatest character roles, appearing as The Witch in Humperdinck’s HANSEL & GRETEL for the home-town Canadian Opera Company. This new production, under the baton of COC Music Director, Johannes Debus, will be directed by Joel Ivany.

The season ends in Madrid, Spain, with his Teatro Real debut as the Duke of Cornwall in Reimann’s LEAR, directed by Calixto Bieito and conducted by Simone Young.

Future seasons include a return to London’s Royal Opera House and English National Opera as well as debuts at Bayerische Staatsoper Munich and Italy’s renowned Teatro alla Scala among others.

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FALSTAFF opens at Royal Opera House, London

Posted: · Saturday, July 7th, 2018 

Michael Colvin as Bardolph, FALSTAFF, ENO

Michael Colvin as Bardolph, Bryn Terfel as Sir John Falstaff and Craig Colclough as Pistol in Falstaff, The Royal Opera © 2018 ROH. Photograph by Catherine Ashmore

This month, Michael is performing Bardolph alongside Bryn Terfel in the title role of the Robert Carson production of Verdi’s FALSTAFF at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Colvin previously sang Dr. Caius in the same production at the Canadian Opera Company.

From the ROH website:

Robert Carsen’s production of Verdi’s masterful comic opera is filled with wit, humour and sheer joie de vivre. Old, large and lecherous, Sir John Falstaff can’t resist the ladies. But they can resist him, and three of them plot to put an end to his advances once and for all.

Conducted by Nicola Luisotti; Cast: Terfel; Martínez; Keenlyside; Prohaska; Antoun; Lemieux; McLaughlin; Bosi; Colvin; Colclough

Royal Opera Chorus, Choresmaster: Levitin

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Michael Colvin as Bardolph, FALSTAFF

Michael Colvin as Bardolph, Bryn Terfel as Sir John Falstaff and Craig Colclough as Pistol in Falstaff, The Royal Opera © 2018 ROH. Photograph by Catherine Ashmore

Craig Colclough as Pistol, Bryn Terfel as Sir John Falstaff and Michael Colvin as Bardolph in Falstaff, The Royal Opera © 2018 ROH. Photograph by Catherine Ashmore

Craig Colclough as Pistol, Bryn Terfel as Sir John Falstaff and Michael Colvin as Bardolph in Falstaff, The Royal Opera © 2018 ROH. Photograph by Catherine Ashmore

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