- Ed Evanko
Edward Evanko (born
October 19 ,1941 inWinnipeg, Manitoba ) is a Canadian actor and singer who became a Ukrainian Catholic priest.Evanko trained at the
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and sang with two opera companies in the 1970s - theEnglish Opera Group and theWelsh National Opera . He has appeared in many evening and daytime television drama including "Ryan's Hope ", "Chicago Hope ", and "Third Rock from the Sun ".Evanko was born in Winnipeg to Danylo Evanko and Justyna Dmytryk, who had emigrated from Western
Ukraine .He earned a BA at the
University of Manitoba , appeared atRainbow Stage , and onCBC Television andCBC Radio . His Broadway debut gained him aTheatre World Award , a New Jersey Drama Critics Award and a Los Angeles Ovation Award nomination. He has recorded Broadway albums for Capitol, RCA, an album for Decca, and three for Destiny Records. He has appeared at all the major Ukrainian festivals in Canada and the USA, and has promoted Ukrainian music by singing on many occasions at the Ukrainian Institute and at Lincoln Centre in New York City.He did his academic and spiritual formation at the
Pontificio Collegio Beda inRome , atSt. Josaphat Seminary andCatholic University inWashington, DC , and at Holy Spirit Seminary andSt. Paul University inOttawa . He is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic, not a Roman Catholic.He completed his Master of Arts in Theology degree (Eastern Christian Studies concentration) in the spring of 2005, and began to serve in the Archeparchy of Winnipeg. He entered the priesthood in his sixties and today practices as a travelling priest in rural Manitoba.
References
* Kraglund, John. "Winnipeg's tenor, Edward Evanko, wins accolades in Britain", "
The Globe and Mail ", 21 Dec 1961
* Nudell, Roslyn. "Evanko in singing-acting quandary", "Winnipeg Free Press ", 17 Jan 1980External links
* [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0001151 Ed Evanko at The Canadian Encyclopedia]
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