Last month, Canada lost three singers of renown who graced the COC stage over the years. We take a moment to remember them.

 

Osyp Hoshuliak

Bass Osyp Hoshuliak sang on the COC mainstage in Tosca (1957), Otello (1960), as Banquo in Macbeth (1966), and performed the role of the King of Egypt three times in Aida (1963, 1964, 1968).

 

The COC production of Aida, 1968

Remo Marinucci

Tenor Remo Marinucci performed with the COC nearly every year between 1967-1975, with roles in Il Trovatore, Madama Butterfly, Turandot, La Traviata, and Aida. He is probably best remembered as Parpignol in La Bohème and Baptiste Lépine in Louis Riel.

 

The COC production of Louis Riel, 1968

You can read more on his life and legacy here.

Clarice Carson

The soprano Clarice Carson may have only sung four times at the COC, but her career took her around the world. At the COC she performed the title role in Tosca in both Toronto and Ottawa (1972), as Elizabeth de Valois in Don Carlos (1977) and as Donna Anna in Don Giovanni (1978).

Clarice Carson in Don Carlos with Victor Braun as Rodrigo

You can read more on her life and legacy in the following:
The Globe and Mail
The Toronto Star
CBC 
The Canadian Encyclopedia 

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Photo credits (top down): A scene from the COC's Aida, 1968. Photo: COC Archives. A scene from the COC's Louis Riel, 1968. Photo: Alex Gray. Clarice Carson as Elisabeth de Valois and Victor Braun as Rodrigo in the COC's Don Carlos, 1977. Photo: Robert C. Ragsdale.