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All set for tomorrow night's opening of the Canadian Opera Company production of Louis Riel at the O'Keefe Centre, baritone Bernard Turgeon has thrown himself fiercely into the character
All set for tomorrow night's opening of the Canadian Opera Company production of Louis Riel at the O'Keefe Centre, baritone Bernard Turgeon has thrown himself fiercely into the character

All set for tomorrow night's opening of the Canadian Opera Company production of Louis Riel at the O'Keefe Centre, baritone Bernard Turgeon has thrown himself fiercely into the character

Date9/25/1975
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  • All set for tomorrow night's opening of the Canadian Opera Company production of Louis Riel at the O'Keefe Centre, baritone Bernard Turgeon has thrown himself fiercely into the character
  • All set for tomorrow night's opening of the Canadian Opera Company production of Louis Riel at the O'Keefe Centre, baritone Bernard Turgeon has thrown himself fiercely into the character.
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Original Toronto Star caption: All set for tomorrow night's opening of the Canadian Opera Company production of Louis Riel at the O'Keefe Centre, baritone Bernard Turgeon has thrown himself fiercely into the character.
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    Bernard Turgeon has come to identify himself completely with the Metis leader Louis Riel, whom he'll be portraying in a fall telecast of the opera by Canadian composer Harry Somers
    Bernard Turgeon has come to identify himself completely with the Metis leader Louis Riel, whom he'll be portraying in a fall telecast of the opera by Canadian composer Harry Somers
    Geo, Mario
    6/21/1969
    Bernard Turgeon has probably never looked nor sounded better than he did as Louis Riel at O'Keefe Centre Saturday, says Star music critic William Littler
    Bernard Turgeon has probably never looked nor sounded better than he did as Louis Riel at O'Keefe Centre Saturday, says Star music critic William Littler
    Mahler, John
    9/8/1975
    Bernard Turgeon as Louis Riel
    Bernard Turgeon as Louis Riel
    James, Norman
    9/16/1968
    Baritone Allan Monk who has a key role in La Forza Del Destino, opening the Canadian Opera Company's season at the O'Keefe Centre Sept. 17, scored 15 out of 15 on our quiz
    Baritone Allan Monk who has a key role in La Forza Del Destino, opening the Canadian Opera Company's season at the O'Keefe Centre Sept. 17, scored 15 out of 15 on our quiz
    Eglinton, Rick
    8/28/1987
    Can. Opera Co. Bernard Turyon as Louis Riel. Roxolana Roslak as Marguerite Riel
    Can. Opera Co. Bernard Turyon as Louis Riel. Roxolana Roslak as Marguerite Riel
    James, Norman
    9/16/1968
    Canadian Opera Company's production of Macbeth at O'Keefe Centre trims much of Shakespeare's play and concentrates on Macbeth (Louis Quilico) and Lady(...)
    Canadian Opera Company's production of Macbeth at O'Keefe Centre trims much of Shakespeare's play and concentrates on Macbeth (Louis Quilico) and Lady(...)
    Griffin, Doug
    9/15/1971
    Playing Louis Reil has been a dream of Bernard Turgeon's for years
    Playing Louis Reil has been a dream of Bernard Turgeon's for years
    Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
    9/7/1967
    Allan Monk, baritone who plays Peter in the Canadian Opera Company's Hansel und Gretel which opens at O'Keefe Centre Jan. 15, scored 14 on quiz
    Allan Monk, baritone who plays Peter in the Canadian Opera Company's Hansel und Gretel which opens at O'Keefe Centre Jan. 15, scored 14 on quiz
    Mahler, John
    1/5/1993
    Jonathan Eaton, who makes his debut as a Canadian Opera Company director with the company's production of Falstaff, opening at the O'Keefe Centre April 9, scored 13 out of 15 on our quiz.
    Jonathan Eaton, who makes his debut as a Canadian Opera Company director with the company's production of Falstaff, opening at the O'Keefe Centre April 9, scored 13 out of 15 on our quiz.
    Slaughter, Mike
    3/10/1992
    Workers complete set for the Canadian Opera Company's production of Wozzeck, scheduled to open at the O'Keefe Centre next Saturday
    Workers complete set for the Canadian Opera Company's production of Wozzeck, scheduled to open at the O'Keefe Centre next Saturday
    Faught, Ken
    1/15/1990
    Baritone Louis Quilico. Returns to O'Keefe today
    Baritone Louis Quilico. Returns to O'Keefe today
    Erikson, Ray
    10/2/1973
    Baritone Louis Quilico. A Menacing chief of police in the opera Tosca
    Baritone Louis Quilico. A Menacing chief of police in the opera Tosca
    Griffin, Doug
    9/7/1972