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author = ["authors/jenna.md"]
categories = "Interview"
date = "2015-04-10T21:34:00-04:00"
lastmod = "2015-04-13T21:24:00-04:00"
primary_image = "https://res.cloudinary.com/schmopera/image/upload/v1545409169/media/webhook-uploads/1428715945862/Barber-Costumes.jpg.jpg"
publishDate = "2015-03-23T09:33:00-04:00"
related_articles = ["articles/in-review-the-barber-of-seville-at-the-coc.md"]
related_companies = ["scene/companies/canadian-opera-company.md"]
short_description = "Rehearsals for the COC&#039;s Barber of Seville started a few days ago, and I had the chance to sit in on the concept discussion, led by director (and founder of Els Comediants) Joan Font and associate director Tanya Kane-Parry. They showed off some costume and set designs, discussed the Commedia dell&#039;arte, and spoke about this story&#039;s web of fascinating characters."
slug = "a-sneak-peek-at-the-barber-of-seville"
title = "A Sneak Peek at the Barber of Seville"

youtube_url ="https://youtu.be/V42PId7hO0o"
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<p>
	The Canadian Opera Company's 2014/15 season continues with Rossini's <a href="http://www.coc.ca/PerformancesAndTickets/1415Season/BarberofSeville.aspx" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://www.coc.ca/PerformancesAndTickets/1415Season/BarberofSeville.aspx"><em>The Barber of Seville</em>, opening April 17th</a>. The production is by Catalan theatre troupe <a href="http://comediants.com/?lang=en" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://comediants.com/?lang=en">Els Comediants</a>, who brought their <em>La Cenerentola</em> to the Four Seasons Centre in 2011. Rehearsals for <em>Barber </em>started a few days ago, and I had the chance to sit in on the concept discussion, led by director (and founder of Els Comediants) Joan Font and associate director <a href="http://tanyakaneparry.blogspot.ca/p/bio.html" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://tanyakaneparry.blogspot.ca/p/bio.html">Tanya Kane-Parry</a>. They showed off some costume and set designs, discussed the <em>Commedia dell'arte</em>, and spoke about this story's web of fascinating characters.
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<p>
	For tickets and full details about <em>The Barber of Seville</em> at the COC, <a href="http://www.coc.ca/PerformancesAndTickets/1415Season/BarberofSeville/CastAndCreativeTeam.aspx" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://www.coc.ca/PerformancesAndTickets/1415Season/BarberofSeville/CastAndCreativeTeam.aspx">click right here</a>.<br>
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