On Stage Studio 2, TVO – first aired on June 8, 2003. Paula Todd interviews tenor Michael Colvin early in his professional career, fresh out of the Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio.
Colvin performs Donizetti’s “Quanto e bella” from L’elisir d’amore and “Dein ist mein ganzes Herz” from Franz Lehár’s Das Land des Lächelns with COC’s Wayne Vogan at the piano.
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The veteran Canadian tenor reflects on his operatic journey that spans the romantic leads of Mozart and Bel Canto to character roles of Reimann and Humperdinck.
As they say — time flies when you are having fun. Tenor Michael Colvin knows it all too well. The Canadian has already been singing professionally for over 22 years. In the second half of his career so far, Colvin has transitioned from the typical romantic leads of Mozart and Bel Canto to that of character tenor roles. Whether jolly or evil, audiences can count on Colvin bringing to each character the requisite theatricality and brilliant vocalism…
SEPTEMBER 15, 2019
CAST & CREATIVE TEAM
PAUL DANIEL conductor
IAN STOREY Peter Grimes
LISE DAVIDSEN Ellen Orford
CATHERINE WYN-ROGERS Auntie
CHRISTOPHER PURVES Balstrode
DIANA MONTAGUE Mrs. Sedley
JOSHUA BLOOM Swallow
HUW MONTAGUE RENDALL Ned Keene
MICHAEL COLVIN Bob Boles
BONAVENTURA BOTTONE Rev. Horace Adams
BARNABY REA Hobson
SOLOMIA LUKYANETS Niece 1
RHIAN LOIS Niece 2
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.