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Coda: Ekaterina Siurina & Charles Castronovo
By Kiersten HayPosted in La Traviata
It's clear that Violetta and Alfredo are very much in love in our current production of La Traviata, but did you know that for singers Ekaterina Siurina and Charles Castronovo this love extends beyond the stage? We caught up with the married duo to find out more about the pair behind the performance. Check out our Q&A with them below, and don't miss seeing La Traviata before it's gone on November 6, 2015!
Coda with Ekaterina Siurina and Charles Castronovo
Question
Ekaterina Siurina Charles Castronovo If I’d never become a singer, I would have been...
A documentary film maker
An architect, historian, and/or poet
Favourite TV show
The Borgias
Vikings
Favourite movie
Napoleon Dynamite
There are so many, but my top three are The Godfather Part II, Rocky and Braveheart Favourite Toronto spot
The Island
So far, the Distillery
Favourite meal of the day
Breakfast
Breakfast and late night snack
Favourite snack
Either very dark chocolate or Old Amsterdam gouda
Kids cereal
I never leave the house without
Coming back a couple times because I forgot something
Looking presentable ;-)
Besides singing, I also
Make pottery
Play in rock bands and read lots of history My favourite thing about my spouse is
He is very generous, sweet-hearted and a super handsome man!
Her passion for family and her cheekbones
My favourite duet
Roméo et Juliette's duet (Gounod)
At the moment, the love duet between Carlo and Elisabetta in Verdi's Don Carlo
My drink of choice is
Water. And excellent wine
Espresso macchiato or bourbon, good bourbon
When I have a day off, I
Spend it with the kids
Relax and work out, yoga, family time!
I am secretly an expert in
Being Russian which includes, but not limited to: sarcasm, negativity, worrying, complaining and passion! ;-) Haha!
Classic rock
My carry-on essentials are
Baby supplies and my opera score
Headphones and a score
On my piano, you’ll find
Opera scores, Nutcracker piano for kids, postcards and an empty cup of tea from previous coaching
The French version of Don Carlos, Mefistofele by Boito and Lucia
Favourite song
All jazz standards
"Roses and Cigarettes" by Ray LaMontagne
Favourite power couple in an opera
Joan Sutherland and Richard Bonynge
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Favourite power couple in real life
Pitt and Jolie
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Song that’s been stuck in my head lately
Baby lullabies
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Favourite quote
Words are silver, silence is gold (my grandma always said this, I wish I could follow it better!)
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My normal pre-show routine is
Sleep, eat, warm up, hot tea, stay quiet, and then sing!
Sleep in, breakfast, work out, relax, a light dinner three hours before the curtain, listen to some some light rock and roll in my dressing room while putting makeup on. Warm up. Sing.
The quality I most admire in a friend is
Supportive and understanding
No judgement, and acceptance of the real me
If I were attending a masquerade ball, I would go dressed as
The Czarina Katerina :-)
A Roman general, Greek god or a superhero. :-)
After La Traviata at the COC, I
Fly home to LA, unpack and repack for concerts in Russia. Then getting ready for big trip to Australia with the whole family! Very excited!
Concerts in Moscow, Republic of Georgia and then Berlin
My dream vacation would be
Staying on my own small island with my family for two weeks!
With family in the Steppes of Nepal or somewhere in the East. Would like to stay in a yurt for a few days
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Charles Castronovo as Alfredo and Ekaterina Siurina as Violetta in the COC’s production of La Traviata, 2015. Photo: Michael Cooper.
