Performance History
1939 - 2009
The following is a complete performance list by the Canton Civic Opera/Voices of Canton from its inception until today.
1940 The Bartered Bride (Boris Goldovsky)
1940 Carmen (Goldvosky-Bimboni)
1941 Faust (Alberto Bimboni)
1942 Cavelleria Rusticana (Alberto Bimboni)
1942 Pagliacci (Alberto Bimboni)
1943 Tales of Hoffman (Alberto Bimboni)
1943 Romeo and Juliet (Alberto Bimboni)
1945 Mignon (Alberto Bimboni)
1945 La Traviata (Alberto Bimboni)
1945 Elixir of Love (Alberto Bimboni)
1947 Lucia di Lammermoor (Alberto Bimboni)
1948 Die Fledermaus (Alberto Bimboni)
1950 La Boheme (Alberto Bimboni)
1950 Vagabond King (Alberto Bimboni)
1950 Rigoletto (Alberto Bimboni)
1951 Merry Widow (Isaac Van Gove)
1952 The Desert Song (Isaac Van Gove)
1952 Naughty Marietta (Isaac Van Gove)
1952 Martha (Matthew Ferrugio)
1952 Rose Marie (Albert Germanson)
1953 Chocolate Soldier (Albert Germanson)
1953 La Traviata (Alberto Bimboni)
1954 Gypsy Baron (Alberto Bimboni)
1954 Madame Butterfly (Alberto Bimboni)
1956 Elixir of Love (Marcel Frank)
1957 Suzanne's Secret (D. Harris/L. Lane)
1957 Amahl and the Night Visitors ( Louis Lane)
1958 Chorale (Arden Whitacre)
1959 The Magic Flute (Karl Kritz)
1959 The Student Prince (Albert Germanson)
1960 Carousel (Albert Germanson)
1961 Oklahoma! (Albert Germanson)
1961 Song of Norway ( Albert Germanson)
1962 Brigadoon (Albert Germanson)
1962 Showboat (Albert Germanson)
1963 The Music Man (Albert Germanson)
1963 The Merry Widow (Albert Germanson)
1964 Where's Charley? (Albert Germanson)
1964 New Moon (Albert Germanson)
1965 Plain and Fancy (Albert Germanson)
1965 Bloomer Girl (Albert Germanson)
1966 Fiorella (Albert Germanson)
1966 Great Waltz (Albert Germanson)
1967 Kiss Me Kate (Albert Germanson)
1967 How to Succeed in Business (Albert Germanson)
1968 The Desert Son (Albert Germanson)
1968 My Fair Lady (Albert Germanson)
1969 Vagabond King (Albert Germanson)
1969 Unsinkable Molly Brown (William Hamilton)
1970 Guys and Doll (William Hamilton)
1970 South Pacific (William Hamilton)
1971 Encore '71 (William Hamilton)
1971 Pajama Game (William Hamilton)
1972 Encore '72 (William Hamilton)
1972 Damn Yankees (William Hamilton)
1973 Carousel (William Hamilton)
1973 Encore '73 (William Hamilton)
1973 Anything Goes (William Hamilton)
1974 Encore '74 (William Hamilton)
1974 Li'l Abner (William Hamilton)
1974 Christmas Chorale (William Hamilton)
1975 Encore '75 (William Hamilton)
1975 The Most Happy Fella (William Hamilton)
1975 Ye Olde Madrigal Xmas Feaste 1 (William Hamilton)
1976 Encore '76 (William Hamilton)
1976 Oklahoma! (William Hamilton)
1976 Ye Olde Madrigal Xmas Feaste 2 (William Hamilton)
1977 Encore '77 (William Hamilton)
1977 Europe/Concert Tour (William Hamilton)
1977 Brigadoon (William Hamilton)
1977 Ye Olde Madrigal Xmas Feaste 3 (William Hamilton)
1978 Encore '78 (William Hamilton)
1978 Sacred Choral Concert (William Hamilton)
1978 Plain and Fancy (William Hamilton)
1978 Ye Olde Madrigal Xmas Feaste 4 (William Hamilton)
1979 Encore '79 (William Hamilton)
1979 Kismet (William Hamilton)
1979 Ye Olde Madrigal Xmas Feaste 5 (William Hamilton)
1980 Encore '80 (William Hamilton)
1980 Great Britain Concert Tour (William Hamilton)
1980 Annie Get Your Gun (William Hamilton)
1980 Ye Olde Madrigal Xmas Feaste 6 (William Hamilton)
1981 Encore '81 (William Hamilton)
1981 Call Me Madam (William Hamilton)
1981 Ye Olde Madrigal Xmas Feaste 7 (William Hamilton)
1982 Encore '82 (William Hamilton)
1982 The Music Man (William Hamilton)
1982 Ye Olde Madrigal Xmas Feaste 8 (William Hamilton)
1983 Encore '83 (William Hamilton)
1983 Ye Olde Madrigal Xmas Feaste 9 (William Hamilton)
1983 How to Succeed in Business (William Hamilton)
1984 Encore '84 (William Hamilton)
1984 Encore '84 -Massillon (William Hamilton)
1984 Guys and Dolls (William Hamilton)
1984 Ye Olde Madrigal Xmas Feaste 10 (William Hamilton)
1985 Encore '85 (William Hamilton)
1985 Encore '85 - Carrollton (William Hamilton)
1985 Great Britain/Ireland Tour (William Hamilton)
1985 The Boy Friend (William Hamilton)
1985 Ye Olde Madrigal Xmas Feaste 11 (William Hamilton)
1986 Encore '86 (Paul Von Gunten)
1986 Encore '86 - Carrollton (Paul Von Gunten)
1986 Kiss Me Kate (Willliam Hamilton)
1986 Ye Olde Madrigal Xmas Feaste 12 (William Hamilton)
1987 Encore '87 (William Hamilton)
1987 Encore '87 - Carrollton (William Hamilton)
1987 My Fair Lady (William Hamilton)
1988 Ye Olde Madrigal Xmas Feaste 13 (William Hamilton)
1988 Encore '88 (William Hamilton)
1988 Encore '88 - Carrollton (William Hamilton)
1988 Fiddler on the Roof (William Hamilton)
1988 Ye Olde Madrigal Xmas Feaste 14 (William Hamilton)
1989 Encore '89 (William Hamilton)
1989 Encore '89 - Carrollton (William Hamilton)
1989 The Bartered Bride (William Hamilton)
1989 Ye Olde Madrigal Xmas Feaste 15 (Willliam Hamilton)
1990 Encore '90 (William Hamilton)
1990 Encore '90 - Carrollton (William Hamilton)
1990 Hello, Dolly! (William Hamilton)
1990 Ye Olde Madrigal Xmas Feaste 16 (William Hamilton)
1991 Encore '91 (Paul Von Gunten)
1991 The Gondoliers (Paul McGahie)
1991 Ye Olde Madrigal Xmas Feaste 17 (Paul McGahie)
1992 Magical Moments/Musical Stage (Paul McGahie)
1992 Magical Moments - Carrollton (Paul McGahie)
1992 Mame (Paul McGahie)
1992 Ye Olde Madrigal Xmas Feaste 18 (Paul McGahie)
1993 Encore '93 Bravo (Paul McGahie)
1993 Bravo - Carrollton (Paul McGahie)
1993 Chautauqua NY Pops Concert (John Hayward)
1993 Oklahoma! (John Hayward)
1993 Ye Olde Madrigal Xmas Feaste 19 (John Hayward)
1994 Encore '94 Jubilee (John Hayward)
1994 Carousel (John Hayward)
1994 Ye Olde Madrigal Xmas Feaste 20 (John Hayward)
1995 Encore '95 (Steve Dallas)
1995 Frog Prince (Patty Carmola)
1995 Damn Yankees (Fred Locker)
1995 Ye Olde Madrigal Xmas Feaste 21 (Fred Locker)
1996 Encore '96 (Steve Dallas)
1996 Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz (Patty Carmola)
1996 A Tribute To The Tony's (Fred Locker)
1996 Ye Olde Madrigal Xmas Feaste 22 (Fred Locker)
1997 St. John's Passion (Fred Locker)
1997 Once Upon A Shoe (Patty Carmola)
1997 An Afternoon With Mozart (Samuel Gordon)
1997 Ye Olde Madrigal Xmas Feaste 23 (Samuel Gordon)
1998 The Merry Widow (Samuel Gordon)
1998 Echoes of Broadway (Samuel Gordon)
1998 Haydnfest (Samuel Gordon)
1998 Ye Olde Madrigal Xmas Feaste 24 (Samuel Gordon)
1999 A 60th Anniv. Celebration Concert (Samuel Gordon)
1999 A Sentimental Journey (Samuel Gordon)
1999 Grant Us Peace (Samuel Gordon)
1999 Ye Olde Madrigal Xmas Feaste 25 (Samuel Gordon)
2000 My Funny Valentine (Samuel Gordon)
2000 We Praise You (Samuel Gordon)
2000 Sleeping Beauty (Patty Carmola)
2000 The Sweetness of Broadway (Samuel Gordon)
2000 Requiem by Faure (Samuel Gordon)
2000 Ye Olde Madrigal Xmas Feaste 26 (Samuel Gordon)
2001 Viva Italia!1 (Samuel Gordon)
2001 Haydn's The Creation (Samuel Gordon)
2001 Once Upon A Shoe (Patty Carmola)
2001 Zippity Doo Dah (Samuel Gordon)
2001 Gleaming Brass & Glittering Voices (Samuel Gordon)
2001 Ye Olde Madrigal Xmas Feaste (7 (Christine Riley)
2002 Five Choir Festival 1 (Samuel Gordon)
2002 Viva Italia! 2 (Samuel Gordon)
2002 Ye Olde Madrigal Xmas Feaste 28 (Christine Riley)
2003 Five Choir Festival (Samuel Gordon)
2003 Viva Italia! 3 (Samuel Gordon)
2003 Trip to Kitchener, Ontario (Samuel Gordon)
2003 100 Years of Broadway (Samuel Gordon)
2003 Celebrating Beautiful Ohio (Samuel Gordon)
2003 Ye Olde Madrigal Xmas Feaste 29 (Christine Riley)
2004 Five Choir Festival 2 (Samuel Gordon)
2004 Viva Italia! ( (Samuel Gordon)
2004 Concerts: St. Paul’s Lutheran (Samuel Gordon St. Bernard in Akron)
2004 Trip to Italy (Samuel Gordon)
2004 How Sweet the Sound (Samuel Gordon)
2004 30th Ann. of Madrigal Feaste (Samuel Gordon)
2005 5 Choir Festival 3 (Samuel Gordon)
2005 Viva Italia! 5 (Samuel Gordon)
2005 Concert: Western Reserve (Samuel Gordon)
2005 Xmas at Candy Cane Castle 1 (VOCI singers)
2005 31st Madrigal Feaste (Samuel Gordon)
2005 Backup Singers to Kenny Rogers (Eric Riley)
2005 Concert: St. Paul’s Lutheran (Samuel Gordon)
2005 Concert: First UMC Cleveland (Samuel Gordon)
2006 Five Choir Festival 4 (Samuel Gordon)
2006 FIESTA (Samuel Gordon)
2006 Viva Italia!6 (Samuel Gordon)
2006 Fall concert: St. Paul’s Lutheran (Samuel Gordon)
2006 St. John the Evangelist, Cleveland (Samuel Gordon)
2006 First Congregational, Akron (Samuel Gordon)
2006 Xmas at Candy Cane Castle 2 (VOCI singers)
2006 32nd Madrigal Feaste (Samuel Gordon)
2006 Strategic Planning Session 1
2006 Songs from America’s Heart (Samuel Gordon St. Paul’s, Massillon Cathedral of St John, Cleveland First Congregationa, Akron)
2006 Bel VOCI: First UMC, Cleveland (Eric Riley)
2006 Bel VOCI: Zion Lutheran (Eric Riley)
2007 5 Choir Festival 5 (Samuel Gordon)
2007 Folk Song Grant (Samuel Gordon)
2007 Love Makes the World Go Round (Samuel Gordon)
2007 Mass of the Children (Samuel Gordon)
2007 Songs for the Cause 1 (Samuel Gordon)
2007 Lux Aterna w/ Malone Chorale (Samuel Gordon)
2007 Christmas in Candy Cane Land 3 (VOCI singers)
2007 Winter Wonderland 1 (Samuel Gordon)
2008 5 Choir Festival 6 (Samuel Gordon)
2008 Around the World in 80 Minutes (Samuel Gordon)
2008 Strategic Planning Session 2
2008 Songs for the Cause 2 (Samuel Gordon)
2008 Christmas in Candy Cane Land 4 (VOCI singers)
2008 Winter Wonderland 2 (Steve Dallas)
2009 KIMONO (Loren Veigel)
2009 100 years of Broadway (Loren Veigel)
2009 Songs for the Cause 3 (Loren Viegel)
2009 A Renaissance Christmas (Loren Veigel)
