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author = ["authors/jenna.md"]
categories = "Interview"
date = "2015-05-10T10:34:00-04:00"
lastmod = "2015-05-10T10:43:00-04:00"
primary_image = "https://res.cloudinary.com/schmopera/image/upload/v1546051212/media/2018/12/sqEnsembleBarberFeature2.jpg"
publishDate = "2015-05-10T10:40:00-04:00"
related_articles = ["articles/not-quite-review-coc-ensemble-barber-of-seville.md"]
related_companies = ["scene/companies/canadian-opera-company-ensemble-studio.md", "scene/companies/canadian-opera-company.md"]
related_people = ["scene/people/clarence-frazer.md", "scene/people/iain-macneil.md", "scene/people/gordon-bintner.md", "scene/people/karine-boucher.md", "scene/people/andrew-haji.md", "scene/people/jeanphilippe-fortierlazure.md", "scene/people/charlotte-burrage.md"]
short_description = "The COC Ensemble Studio&#039;s performance of The Barber of Seville happens this coming Friday, May 15th at the Four Seasons Centre. Following up to Part I, I was able to a) invade their rehearsal a little bit, and b) sit down and chat with the rest of this fantastic cast. "
slug = "in-rehearsal-with-the-coc-ensemble-studio-part-ii"
title = "In rehearsal with the COC Ensemble Studio, part II"

youtube_url ="https://youtu.be/Rx0ooWBedE8"

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The COC Ensemble Studio's performance of *The Barber of Seville* happens this coming Friday, May 15th at the Four Seasons Centre. Following up to [Part I](/in-rehearsal-with-the-coc-ensemble-studio/), I was able to a) invade their rehearsal a little bit, and b) sit down and chat with the rest of this fantastic cast. 

We've got the barber himself, [Clarence Frazer](/scene/people/clarence-frazer/), who also made an unexpected appearance as Figaro in last night's performance of *Barber*, stepping in for baritone [Joshua Hopkins](/talking-figaro-with-joshua-hopkins/). The supportive (read: hilarious) characters are [Karine Boucher](/scene/people/karine-boucher/) is Berta, [Gordon Bintner](/scene/people/gordon-bintner/) sing Don Basilio, and the blustering Bartolo is played by [Iain MacNeil](/scene/people/iain-macneil/).