2009-2010 Performances
Recent Performances: 2009-2010 season
Opera Hamilton: Johann Strauss Jr. - “Die Fledermaus”
October 22nd and 24th, 2009
The Great Hall at Hamilton Place, Hamilton, Ontario
Cast
Laura Whalen - Rosalinda
Keith Phares - Gabriel von Eisenstein
Mireille Asselin - Adele
Keith Klassen - Alfred
Lauren Segal - Prince Orlovsky
Peter McGillivray - Dr. Falke
Director - Glynis Leyshon
Conductor - Willie Waters
Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra
Opera Hamilton Chorus
“Falke, the mastermind behind the grand practical joke on Gabriel, was admirably sung with warm, round tone by Peter McGillivray”
-The Hamilton Spectator
Calgary Opera: Massenet - “Manon”
November 21st, 25th, 27th, 2009
Jubilee Auditorium, Calgary, Alberta
Cast
Nathalie Paulin - Manon
Richard Troxell - Chevalier des Grieux
Etienne Dupuis - Lescaut
Peter McGillivray - de Brétigny
Michel Corbeil - Guillot
Director - Brian Deedrick
Conductor - Tyrone Patterson
“Baritone Peter McGillivray, one of Canada's finer young singers, made the most of the role of de Bretigny, Manon's rich lover.”
-The Calgary Herald
Elmer Iseler Singers: Händel - “Messiah”
December 4th, 2009, 8pm
Metropolitan United Church, Toronto, Ontario
Meredith Hall, soprano
Allyson McHardy, mezzo-soprano
Michael Colvin, tenor
Peter McGillivray, baritone
Elmer Iseler Singers
Lydia Adams, conductor
Toronto Classical Singers: Vaughan Williams - “Hodie”
December 6th, 2009, 4pm
Christ Church Deer Park, Toronto, Ontario
Sandra Boyes, mezzo soprano
Adam Bishop, tenor
Peter McGillivray, baritone
St. John’s Kilmarnoch School Choir
Toronto Classical Singers
Talisker Players Orchestra
Jurgen Petrenko, conductor
Toronto Classical Singers: Stainer -“Crucifixion”
February 28th, 2010, 4pm
Christ Church Deer Park, Toronto, Ontario
Adam Bishop, tenor
Peter McGillivray, baritone
Linda Roedl, piano
Ian Grundy, organ
Jurgen Petrenko, conductor
Syrinx Sunday Concerts: Solo Recital
March 7th, 2010, 3pm
Heliconian Hall, Toronto, Ontario
Glick: “I Never Saw Another Butterfly” & Two Landscapes
Wolf: Mörike-lieder selections
Works by Sibelius, Debussy & Brahms
Tapestry New Opera Works: “Opera to Go”
March 24th, 25th, 26th, 2010
Fermenting Cellar, Distillery District, Toronto, Ontario
Xin Wang, soprano
Krisztina Szabo, mezzo-soprano
Keith Klassen, tenor
Peter McGillivray, baritone
Tom Diamond, director
Wayne Strongman, conductor
LuminaTO Festival: Dark Star Requiem [World Premiere]
June 11th & 12th, 2010 at 8pm
Koerner Hall, Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto, Ontario
Jill Battson, poet
Andrew Staniland, composer
Neema Bickersteth, soprano
Krisztina Szabo, mezzo-soprano
Marcus Nance, baritone
Peter McGillivray, baritone
Gryphon Trio: Jamie Parker, piano; Roman Borys, cello; Annalee Patipatanakoon, violin
Ryan Scott & Mark Duggan, percussion
Wayne Strongman, conductor
This performance was recorded by CBC for broadcast on World AIDS Day, Dec. 1st, 2010
“When baritone Peter McGillivray strutted in the manner of a young stud on the prowl, the chorus responded with a “sexual stretto” nothing short of alarming in its mischievous delight.” - Gary Lemko, Classical Music Guide
“The vocal soloists, notably baritone Peter McGillivray, did admirable work.” - Tim Smith, The Baltimore Sun
“Baritone Peter McGillivray was impressive among the four soloists” - Arthur Kaptainis, National Post
FestiVoix de Trois-Rivières: Rascals, Rogues & Rapscallions
July 1st, 2010, 8:30pm
Salle Anaïs-Allard-Rousseau de la Maison de la culture, Trois-Rivières, QC
Recital of Art Songs and Operatic arias
celebrating the entertainingly dark side of human nature
Peter McGillivray, baritone
Julien Le Blanc, piano
This Concert was recorded for Espace Musique for National Broadcast on July 12th, 2010
Elora Festival: Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 & Mass in C
July 9th, 2010, 8pm
Gambrel Barn, Elora, ON
Jennifer Enns Modolo, mezzo soprano
Eric Shaw, tenor
Peter McGillivray, bass
Elora Festival Singers
Toronto Mendelssohn Singers
Elora Festival Orchestra
Noel Edison, conductor
Music and Beyond Festival - Ottawa
July 11th, 2010
Ottawa venue TBA
Music and Mystery with author, Peter Robinson
English Art Song and Poetry presented alongside
the work of crime writer, Peter Robinson
Peter McGillivray – baritone
Julien Leblanc - piano
Elora Festival: Rascals, Rogues & Rapscallions
July 17th, 2010, 4pm
St. John’s Church, Elora, ON
Recital of Art Songs and Operatic arias celebrating the
deliciously entertaining dark side of human nature
Peter McGillivray, baritone
Julien Le Blanc, piano
Festival of the Sound - Bach: Mass in B-minor
July 30th, 2010, 7:30pm
Stockey Centre, Parry Sound, ON
Leslie Fagan - soprano
Vicki St. Pierre - alto
Colin Ainsworth - tenor
Peter McGillivray - baritone
Elmer Iseler Singers
Lydia Adams - conductor
Festival Chamber Orchestra
August 4th, 2010
Walter Hall, Faculty of Music, University of Toronto
Leslie Ann Bradley - Soprano
Colin Ainsworth - Tenor
Peter McGillivray - Baritone
Liz Upchurch - Piano
Indian River Festival - Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin
August 8th, 2010, 7:30pm
St Mary’s Church, Indian River, PEI
Schubert in Vienna
Peter McGillivray - Baritone
Julien Le Blanc - Piano