Guillermo Silva-Marin
 A true Renaissance man in modern times, Guillermo Silva-Marin has achieved distinction as a performer, stage director, writer, set
and lighting designer, teacher and producer. His performing credits include engagements
with major Canadian symphony orchestras, the Canadian Opera Company, New York
City Opera, the Metropolitan Opera, Cincinnati Opera, Opera Lyra in Ottawa
and the Casals Festival in his native Puerto Rico. Founded by Mr. Silva-Marin
in 1985, he is the continuing
General Director of Toronto Operetta Theatre. His directorial credits with
the company include over 38 operetta and music theatre productions. Founder
of Summer Opera Lyric Theatre in 1986, he has dedicated all his summers to
the advancement of the interpretative arts in Canada. He became General
Director of the prestigious Opera in Concert in 1994 and under his leadership
the company expanded its repertoire to include the baroque and contemporary
idioms. Mr. Silva-Marin is credited with two CBC Radio Broadcasts
featuring Opera in Concert, three CD recordings for Opera in Concert under
the Naxos label: Rameau’s CASTOR ET POLLUX, Handel’s RINALDO and
Vivaldi’s LA GRISELDA to be launched in late 2007. Mr. Silva-Marin has staged a significant number
of operas and operettas in Canada from the standard and non-standard
repertoire. After a successful CARMEN FLAMENCO! with Arte Flamenco! Spanish
Dance Co., he joined Opera McGill at the McGill University in Montreal as
stage director for Ravel’s L’ENFANT ET LES SORTILEGES (1998),
Ward’s THE CRUCIBLE (1999), Mozart’s LE NOZZE DI FIGARO (2001),
Weisgall’s SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR (2001), Handel’s
SEMELE (2002) and a semi-staged version of Verdi’s FALSTAFF (2002).
Mozart’s IDOMENEO followed in 2003 as did Bernstein’s CANDIDE in
2006. Interested in Canadian works he staged the world premiere of Canadian
composer Frederic LaCroix’s SNOW WHITE at Carlton University in Ottawa
in April 2006, Telgmann’s LEO, THE ROYAL CADET, Lavallée’s THE
WIDOW for TOT and featured John Beckwith’s THE SHIVAREE, Harry
Summer’s THE FOOL, Charles Wilson’s THE SUMMONING OF EVERYMAN and
Timothy Sullivan’s FLORENCE, THE LADY WITH THE LAMP for Opera in
Concert. Mr. Silva-Marin served as Interim Co-Director of Opera McGill at
McGill University in Montreal in 2006. He made his debut in Ireland with his
production of THE MERRY WIDOW in June 2007 and will direct two world
premieres, EARNEST by Victor Davies and KAMOURASKA by Charles Wilson in 2008.
For
more about Guillermo Silva-Marin
Visit: www. silva-marin.com
Email: guillermo@silva-marin.com
Tel: (416)
922-2912 / Fax: (416) 922-5935
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