Denise Williams Soprano

It's Giving Tuesday! Looking back at No Strings Theatre's SummerStage 2023 and many reasons to support NST's SummerStage 2024. We need you!
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SummerStage 2023 - A Summer to Remember Support SummerStage 2024! Special Edition - Giving Tuesday 2023 ' Looking back at SummerStage 2023' It was an amazing summer with No Strings Theatre's 'SummerStage2023' which featured 3 eve

A home-grown event with Caribbean food and ting! Looking forward to singing some good old fashion Belafonte and grooving to some ol' fashion calypso with my brother Daryl Williams on the steel pan.

📣 Audition call for ! 📣

We are seeking a talented soprano aged 10-14 to portray a key role in next season’s APORTIA CHRYPTYCH: A BLACK OPERA FOR PORTIA WHITE.

For this role, we are especially interested in young singers with previous choir or singing experience, who self-identify as Black, Afro-Caribbean, and/or of African descent. While this character identifies as male, we encourage youth of any gender identity to apply.

Submit applications by July 21 for our auditions on July 31!

👉 Learn more at coc.ca/Aportia

🗣️Come Join Us Tomorrow !!

The amazing students at Voices of Colour Music are having a FREE recital tomorrow afternoon!

Come out and enjoy some talented vocalists showcase their passion on a beautiful Sunday afternoon 🌞

This says it all. HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY! 🌼💕🌷

Check who is absorbing the pain
Happy Mother’s Day ❤️🙏🏿❤️
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Cocoanut Woman by Harry Belafonte Lyrics: Harry Belafonte, Irving BurgieDenise Williams, vocalBen MacDonald, clarinetWaleed Abdulhamid, Sam Donkoh, Daniel Barnes, percussionKiente (Kianté Lit...

Check out this exciting performance and mentorship opportunity 👇👇👇

Make sure to send in your submissions before the deadline ‼️‼️

UPCOMING | Nostringstheatre In a village at the base of a mountain spring comes every year on the same day, when one storyteller braves the climb and brings a story to the Goddess at the top. It is the coldest winter yet and it looks like spring may not come this year, when two strangers arrive and the world is changed forever...

UPCOMING | Nostringstheatre In a village at the base of a mountain spring comes every year on the same day, when one storyteller braves the climb and brings a story to the Goddess at the top. It is the coldest winter yet and it looks like spring may not come this year, when two strangers arrive and the world is changed forever...

The More the Merrier with donna g Listen to The More the Merrier with donna g on RedCircle

Thank you to the enthusiastic audience who attended our public forum on Sunday at Neighbourhood Unitarian Universalist Congregation (NUUC). It was a wonderful afternoon of hearing Denise Williams Soprano explain the roots and musical intersections of the three diasporas, and the audience joined in with great spirit in the call-and-response and singalongs. And in the morning we were honoured to participate in NUUC's morning service. Thank you, Susanne Maziarz and NUUC!

Here's a screenshot from the livestreamed morning service. More photos coming soon.

PREVIEW | Jubilate Singers And Guests Sing Across The Traditions Of Three Diasporas In Roots And Intersections Roots and Intersections, the next concert by Toronto’s Jubilate Singers with soprano Denise Williams, explores common ground between cultures.

Looking forward to performing the role of Marchellina. The outside acoustics are actually very good at Dr Maurice Bygrave’s farm!

TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW!

Don't miss our exciting production of The Marriage of Figaro at the stunning MVL Amphitheatre in Loretto! We've got two casts performing on each night, so grab tickets to both shows if you'd like to see all the stunning voices we have to offer! Tickets are available at the Eventbrite link below.

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-marriage-of-figaro-presented-by-no-strings-theatre-and-opera-by-request-tickets-345609486277

Not too late to submit!

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS!

Calling Opera and Music Theatre Singers of all ages!

July 23 - August 14 (flexible scheduling)
Fully-Staged performance, diction coaching, masterclass, $300

This is a non-union, educational intensive.

AUDITION DATES
JUNE 11 and 12, 2022 - details to follow
Prepare 3 arias (one must be from opera repertoire, one aria preferably in Italian)

PERFORMANCE DATES
August 13 and 14, 2022, MVL Amphitheatre, Adjala, ON (near Orangeville)

SUBMISSIONS
Please submit your headshot and photo to [email protected]

THE STORY
One of Mozart’s most famous operas, The Marriage of Figaro follows Figaro and Susanna, a servant and maid
whose plans to be married are endangered by their master, Count Almaviva, and his attraction to Susanna. With the
help of Countess Almaviva and Cherubino the page boy, Figaro and Susanna scheme to expose Count Almaviva’s
infidelity to the Countess and distract him from obstructing their marriage. However, the Count’s own plans and the
vendettas of Figaro’s adversaries threaten the couple’s chances at a happy ending.

LIST OF CHARACTERS
SUSANNA - Lyric soprano
Figaro’s bride to be and Countess Almaviva’s maid. Intelligent and clever, she devises several plans against the
Count. One of the longest roles in the repertoire.

COUNTESS ALMAVIVA - Lyric or spinto soprano
Count Almaviva’s unhappy wife. She resents her husband’s disloyalty and conspires with Figaro and Susanna to foil
her husband’s schemes. Two very demanding arias.

FIGARO - Bass-baritone
Count Almaviva’s servant. A good-hearted man who is prone to trouble but always manages to find a way out. Title
role. Three arias.

COUNT ALMAVIVA - Baritone
Countess Almaviva’s disloyal husband. He is attracted to Susanna and makes plans to disrupt and postpone her
wedding to Figaro. Demanding aria with high tessitura

CHERUBINO - Mezzo-soprano or light soprano (trouser role)
The Count’s adolescent page boy. He is infatuated with every woman he sees, especially the Countess. Requires
good diction and ability to portray young male character.

MARCELLINA - Mezzo-soprano
Bartolo’s former housekeeper. She intends to sue Figaro as he had promised to marry her if he was unable to repay
the large amount of money that he had previously borrowed from her. Older, female character.

BARTOLO - Character bass-baritone.
A doctor and lawyer from Seville. He seeks revenge on Figaro after his plans to marry the Countess were thwarted.
One aria requires textual dexterity.

DON BASILIO - Character tenor
The Count and Countess’ music teacher and the court gossip.

DON CURZIO - Character tenor.
The judge. Can be same performer as Don Basilio.

BARBARINA - Light soprano
Antonio’s youthful daughter and Susanna’s cousin. She is in love with Cherubino.

ANTONIO - Character baritone.
The Count’s gardener and Susanna’s uncle. He has a drinking problem. Musically challenging with rapid text.

SUBMISSIONS
Please submit your resume and photo to [email protected] by May 30.

If you have any questions, do reach out to [email protected]!

Home | Wilfrid Laurier University Becoming a Golden Hawk means more than just cheering on our (really good) varsity teams – it means being a student who cares about your community, who works hard in the classroom, and who takes advantage of all the learning opportunities that can happen outside the classroom, too.

Susanna was one of my favourite roles 🎶❤️💕. It’s time to pass this one on……

AUDITIONS: No Strings Theatre, in collaboration wth Opera By Request, is happy to announce our Summer 2022 Opera program featuring The Marriage of Figaro by W.A. Mozart. (Show dates, August 13,14, 2022).

Auditions for all roles will be held June 11th and 12th.

Submit your headshot and photo to [email protected] by May 30th.

To learn more about audition information, schedules, etc, please visit https://www.nostringstheatre.com/connect or check the link in our bio!

Spring Greetings!
Check out ORMTA-CTB’s annual fundraiser for our student scholarships and other programs. Co-produced by Jeanette Roberts and myself (president).

Our annual Teachers in Concert recital fundraiser will be in person this year at the Women's Art Association. There will be a variety of musical offering from classics to jazz by our teachers and we will also feature the Spring Outstanding Scholarship student winners. Seating is limited. Get your tickets now. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/teachers-in-concert-fundraiser-tickets-306570920877

TEACHERS IN CONCERT
Program to feature
(not in necessarily in order)

Elena Krakopolskaya, piano
Organ-Chorale Prelude, Bach-Busoni

Darren Lee, piano, David Marteinson, cello
Cello and Piano Sonata no.3 in A major Op.69 (1st movement), L van Beethoven

Natasha Frid Finlay, piano
Two selections from Szymanowski's Four Etudes

Deep Ganguly, bansuri; Sandeep, tabla
2 Indian Folk Tunes
Rajasthan India
Folk Tune from the Hills

Avila Lotoski, piano
"My Other Song" II, by Bright Sheng
Commissioned by Music Accord, Inc. for Yefim Bronfman.

Outstanding Scholarship Student Winners

Emerson Seaman, piano (Junior)
The Rising Sun by Nancy Telfer

Priya Smirnis, piano (Intermediate)
Gentle Breeze, Joanne Bender

Alyssa Grant, soprano (Senior)
In the Dark Pine-wood, Ben Moore
William Shookhoff, piano

David Story, piano; Rory Slater, bass
It Don't Mean a Thing if it Ain't Got that Swing, Duke Ellington

Also featuring Jeanette Roberts, soprano, Denise Williams, soprano
Ensemble Meitarim (Alexandra Berlyand, violin, Inoyat Khaidarova, flute, Julia Tchernik, piano, Olga Zingerman, voice)

All join
Let There be Peace on Earth,
w/m by Sy Miller and Jill Jackson arr by Keith Christopher

Collaborative Pianist, William Shookhoff

A timely support for your creative being - in person at one of Torontos’s favourite cultural hubs, A Different Booklist Cultural Centre! Hope to see you on March 27! Check our website for other workshop dates.

The second workshop in our three part series is happening in just a few weeks on March 27th! Join us for free therapeutic workshops in partnership with mental health and addiction specialist, actor and playwright, Colleen Taffe. Now available both Virtually and In-Person!

The In-Person event will be held at:

A DIFFERENT BOOKLIST CULTURAL CENTRE - THE PEOPLE'S RESIDENCE
779 Bathurst Street, Toronto

Registration is now open for all of our workshops! Check out the link in our bio to register or the links below!

VIRTUAL:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/266461793397

IN-PERSON:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/294992860587

Thank you for your acknowledgment Al Camp. It gave me another step on that ladder!

The Garden

Our first workshop, Mental Resilience in Times of Uncertainty, is happening THIS SUNDAY. This is part of our three part series of free therapeutic workshops in partnership with mental health and addiction specialist, actor and playwright, Colleen Taffe. With only two days left until the first workshop it is not too late to get your tickets now.  

Registration is now open for all three of our workshops! Check out the link in our bio to register or the link below!

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/therapeutic-workshops-part-1-tickets-246813855887

A Free Virtual Workshop for your Mental Well-Being.

No Strings Theatre invites you to practice balancing emotions in the creative world through a series of three free therapeutic workshops in partnership with mental health and addiction specialist, actor and playwright, Colleen Taffe. The first workshop, Mental Resilience in Times of Uncertainty' will take place on February 20th.

Registration is now open for all three of our workshops! Check out www.nostringstheatre.com register or the link below for part one!

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/therapeutic-workshops-part-1-tickets-246813855887

Join us virtually every Thursday in February from 1:30-3:00 pm for more than a century of Black and Jewish cultural music and intersections. This week Feb 6 - 'Roots'; Feb 13 - 'Resilience'; Feb 20 - 'Taking the American Stage'; February 27 - 'All that Jazz'. Hope to see you!

In honour of Black History Month, we are excited to present a four-part lecture and concert series starting Feb 3 with musicians and educators Denise Williams and Jordan Klapman!

This series explores the cultural, musical, and political intersectionality of Black and Jewish cultures throughout the centuries – the effects of their forcible migrations and marginalizations, common struggles for equality, musical assimilations, and quests for bridging the gaps.

https://www.amilia.com/store/en/miles-nadal-jcc/shop/activities/3557971?date=2022-02-03&view=month&scrollToCalendar=false

Yes, I am thrilled to co-present this series with magnificent pianist, band leader, composer, educator, Jordan Klapman!

Miles Nadal JCC - Activities : Roots, Rhythm, and Resilience: Musical Intersections of Black and Jewish Diasporas MNjcc strives to be an inclusive, welcoming hub for healthy & joyful community, anchored in Jewish values where all downtown Toronto feel they belong