5/8/2013 Behind the Scenes of Dialogues des Carmélites By Danielle D'Ornellas [View the story "Behind the Scenes of Dialogues des Carmélites!" on Storify] Behind the Scenes of Dialogues des Carmélites! Our production staff, cast and supernumeraries for Robert Carsen's Dialogues des Carmélites have been active on Twitter, sharing images and stories. Storified by CanadianOperaCompany· Wed, May 08 2013 09:19:52 Dialogues des Carmélites opens on Wednesday, May 8 at 7:30 p.m.! Watch our latest Inside Opera video for interviews and behind-the-scenes footage of rehearsals with legendary mezzo-soprano Judith Forst and sopranos Isabel Bayrakdarian and Adrianne Pieczonka! Inside Opera - Dialogues des Carmélitescanadianopera The road to Dialogues des Carmélites began when we announced a search for 100 supernumeraries for Robert Carsen's acclaimed production of Poulenc's intense opera. Parlando: The COC BlogWhat's a supernumerary? ( From the House of the Dead by Leos Janáček - The COC's production was presented in 2008. There were 63 supernum... Casting call for supernumerariesCanadian Opera It's all happening! @cdanders getting his pic taken at casting call for #supers @CanadianOpera pic.twitter.com/swx5YPVZColleen Tweetz Canadian Opera Company holding casting call for hundreds of 'supers' | Toronto StarThe highlight of Jim Lucas's 22-year opera career was playing dead for an hour in Gianni Schicchi - twice. Marie Colucci has fond memorie... After a long process of auditions and fittings, our cast was complete and rehearsals began in late March! Early costume fitting for supernumerary nuns a.k.a SUPER NUNSCanadian Opera First rehearsal for Carmelites today! @CanadianOpera #NoPlaceLikeHomeJoel Ivany Supers Saturdays at the COC. @CanadianOpera #nunsnunsnuns pic.twitter.com/xaGPm4XNVBJoel Ivany I love that I'm in a profession where signs like these are necessary. pic.twitter.com/5yB44vvSjWChristina Campsall While the supers didn't meet the cast or chorus immediately, they were in close quarters! Dialogue of the Carmelites @CanadianOpera choreography today w Philippe Giraudeau & Hélène Guilmette. #PowerfulShow pic.twitter.com/rRpsmflQqIJoel Ivany Looking forward to my first day of 'Carmelites' at the COC. I've waited many years to do this piece. Can't wait!Adrianne Pieczonka Long night of rehearsing with 100+ #Carmelites cast. Definitely worth the work just to see @CanadianOpera chorus perform final scene.Christina Campsall Watching the amazing Judith Forst as Madame de Croissy rehearse with nuns and chorus for #Dialogues. Beyond beautiful. @CanadianOperaPeter Wismath Everyone in @CanadianOpera Dialogues des Carmelites is sounding great. So excited to move rehearsals to the Four Seasons stage next week!Colin Anderson Our supernumeraries were cast as townsfolk and nuns, and interspersed in scenes with our cast and COC chorus members (see below). More sleeping nuns. @CanadianOpera #nunsnunsnuns pic.twitter.com/1bD2gDC3mnJoel Ivany Another great #Carmelites rehearsal done! Laid on the floor in a prostrate position for 22mins hoping soloists don't step on my hand #supersChristina Campsall Things got busy! A break tonight from rehearsals #Carmelites @CanadianOpera. What's a revolutionary-in-training to do? Is there no convent to be stormed?!Peter Wismath Meanwhile our cast broke some props (purposefully)... We broke baby Jesus. #carmelites @CanadianOpera #staging pic.twitter.com/4NYLnImPBhJoel Ivany And our chorus drove Chorus Master Sandra Horst to the guillotine! Our Chorus Master is vicious. @CanadianOpera @LewandowskiM #Carmelites pic.twitter.com/gX44Mq6PItJoel Ivany Canadian Opera Chorus shines under Sandra Horst's leadership | Toronto StarChorus master Sandra Horst looks at a clock on the desk in front of her and then at her sheets of music. There she has calculated the exa... But as April progressed, we moved from the rehearsal studio to the stage of the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts! This week we start on-stage rehearsals for #Dialogues @CanadianOperaAlexander Neef Excited to move into the 4 Seasons Center today with Dialogues at the @CanadianOpera!! #4SeasonFever #todayAngela Hydes And while our cast rehearsed, the crew was hard at work prepping the stage for all the nuns. Tour with the supers of #dialogues at the Four Seasons Centre - this is where the magic happens! @CanadianOpera pic.twitter.com/RZitiYBFekPeter Wismath Day 2 of tech. Crew was hard at work last night putting spikes on stage. #DialoguesDesCarmelites @CanadianOpera pic.twitter.com/y2DoYYTRqNTodd Poor nuns. @CanadianOpera pic.twitter.com/gKbKvO2v7DJoel Ivany Kudos to the 100+ people on and off stage working so hard on #Dialogues @CanadianOpera. Long tech/staging tonight, but going to be worth it!Peter Wismath Lighting session @CanadianOpera for #Carmelites pic.twitter.com/BRbv9PdJV1Joel Ivany Everybody was very excited for the first costumed rehearsal! Fitting time @CanadianOpera for #carmelites pic.twitter.com/h6EYXcp661Juan Jose Santano Nunning it up at our first costumed rehearsal #Carmelites @CanadianOpera pic.twitter.com/OgvuSkKjllChristina Campsall Getting ready for #Dialogues @CanadianOpera pic.twitter.com/j6BJgRXqg3Juan Jose Santano Sister Jude II judging you for your sins. @CanadianOpera pic.twitter.com/7vBje14jrSNicole Stawikowski And finally, the wigs were on! The supers are ready for #carmelites @CanadianOpera pic.twitter.com/X4YLJvAPTiJuan Jose Santano Sesto wig was given penalty for being too handsome,so here is rough Mathilde'd wig.still badass tho. @CanadianOpera pic.twitter.com/TauFWwMMxoRihab Chaieb It's not all hard work and no play, however... The supers killing time #Carmelites. @CanadianOpera pic.twitter.com/KVoxXNG2y8Juan Jose Santano First patio beer on a break with fellow supers from #DialoguesDesCarmelites @CanadianOpera. Vive la revolution! pic.twitter.com/L9ySZHSGpFPeter Wismath Keep following us @CanadianOpera and our supers for more behind-the-scenes photos as the run continues! After a long week of pillaging and terrorizing nuns for #DialoguesDesCarmelites @CanadianOpera, two days off. Just 12 days until we open!Peter Wismath 30 minute call for our 1st rehearsal with the orchestra for @CanadianOpera Dialogues des Carmelites - can't wait for it! Everyone is pumped.Colin Anderson Break behind the curtain for #carmelites @CanadianOpera pic.twitter.com/Qup6hrgn7NJuan Jose Santano Flat nuns onstage for @CanadianOpera #Carmelites pic.twitter.com/G6fZThawjFDavid Feheley #carmelites @CanadianOpera pic.twitter.com/cYRQ49erkVJuan Jose Santano And if all else fails, Assistant Stage Manager Mike Lewandowski is ready to tackle any of the roles! Understudy stagings underway! @LewandowskiM is a great Soeur Anne de la Croix. @CanadianOpera pic.twitter.com/lfmKfHRM8TJoel Ivany Finally, we made it to the dress rehearsal! Dress Rehearsal for #Carmelites @CanadianOpera Safe to say there is a "buzz". pic.twitter.com/MRArGy5aUVJoel Ivany A lovely spring evening for the #Dialogues des Carmelites Dress Rehearsal! pic.twitter.com/lywvWtqzT0CanadianOperaCompany Gutted. Dialogue des Carmélites left we completely gutted. Thank you @CanadianOpera for a moving night at the opera.James Levesque Just saw #Dialogues des Carmelites @CanadianOpera Amazing show with a talented cast - definitely not to be missed #operaEmma Noakes Nothing IN LIFE makes me more happy than hearing and seeing Judy Forst on stage, nothing. #beastmode @CanadianOpera #dialogues #carmelitesKeith Lam (光太郎) Dialogues of the Carmélites runs from May 8 to May 25, 2013 at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. Tickets can be purchased by phone (416)363-8231 or online at coc.ca Looking for more updates? Connect with us on Twitter, Fac ebook and Pinterest, or visit us at coc.ca. Posted in 2012/2013
