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C A N A D I A N O P E R A C O M P A N Y
Tosca
The fire and passion of one of the most popular operas of all time, Giacomo Puccini's Tosca, opens the Canadian Opera Company's winter season.
The company revisits its lavish 2008 production to
showcase internationally renowned Canadian soprano Adrianne Pieczonka in the title role. She portrays the famous opera singer who gets caught in a web of corruption, lust and betrayal while trying to protect her lover
Cavaradossi from Scarpia, the bloodthirsty chief of police.
Alternating with Pieczonka as Tosca is COC favourite Julie Makerov, while tenors Carlo Ventre and Thiago Arancam make their COC debuts as
Cavaradossi. American baritone Mark Delavan portrays the evil Scarpia.
Returning to direct the production that brings the chapels, palaces and fortresses of 19th-century Rome to life is Paul Curran, artistic director of Norwegian Opera.
Jan. 21, 25, 29, 31, Feb. 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 16, 21, 23, 25 Four Seasons Centre For The Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. (At University Ave.) | Tickets: $12 - $318
Phone: 416 363-8231 or order online by clicking here
Love From Afar
The Canadian premiere of Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho's Love from Afar, brings a haunting musical creation that has become one of the most successful 21st-century operas. Director Daniele Finze Pasca,
best known for his work with Cirque du Soleil, brings his signature style to a visually arresting production and conjures a dreamlike atmosphere in which reality isn't quite as it appears.
This story of a
world-weary medieval troubadour from France who journeys to meet a beautiful woman living in Tripoli features an all-Canadian cast of voices both familiar and new to the COC stage.
On the heels of his resounding success this fall with the COC's Iphigenia in Tauris, celebrated baritone Russell Braun portrays the troubadour Jaufré Rudel. Erin Wall, one of the most exciting young
sopranos on the current operatic scene, makes her COC debut as his faraway desire, Clémence. The enigmatic pilgrim who carries messages between the two lovers is sung by COC Ensemble graduate mezzo-soprano Krisztina
Szabó.
COC Music Director Johannes Debus leads the COC Orchestra and Chorus through the lush score, built on an innovative combination of traditional instrumental sections and electronics.
Feb. 2, 4, 8, 10, 12, 14, 18, 22
Four Seasons Centre For The Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. (At University Ave.) | Tickets: $12 - $318 Phone: 416 363-8231 or order online by clicking here
2010 - 2011 Season Free Concert Series The insanely
popular Free Concert Series returns for it's fourth season at the 3rd floor Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, which allows for breath-taking views through floor to ceiling glass windows of University Avenue as a backdrop.
Includes concerts, performances and presentations by young artists, Canadian and international opera stars and COC staff.
This is an exciting opportunity for Torontonians to experience the artistic excellence and cultural diversity of the city in the beautiful new Four Seasons Centre For The Performing Arts.
All concerts are free to the public. "Brown bag" lunches are welcome for the noon performances.
For a complete listing of concert dates and performances at the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre please click here
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O P E R A A T E L I E R Armide
The Muslim and Christian worlds collide in Jean-Baptiste Lully's Armide
– the supreme operatic masterpiece of the 17th century. The invincible Christian knight Renaud and the Muslim warrior princess Armide play out their doomed love affair against a backdrop of hopeless obsession, jealousy and magic.
Armide
will star soprano Peggy Kriha Dye in the title role, tenor Colin Ainsworth as the Christian knight Renaud, bass João Fernandes as Hidraot, Vasil Garvanliev as Aronte, Carla Huhtanen as Phenice and Lucinde, Olivier Laquerre as Artemidore and Chevalier Ubalde, Curtis Sullivan as La Haine, Meghan Lindsay as Sidonie, Aaron Ferguson as Chevalier Danois, and the full corps of Artists of Atelier Ballet.
Armide will be sung in French with English SURTITLESTM.
As previously announced, following the Toronto dates Armide
will have its debut at the Royal Opera of Versailles, France, May 11-13, 2012, and will then travel to The Glimmerglass Festival, Cooperstown, New York for July and August 2012.
April 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21
Elgin Theatre, 189 Yonge St. | Tickets: $35 - $280 Phone: Ticketmaster at 1-855-622-ARTS(2787) or order online by clicking here ___________________________________
Q U E E N O F P U D D I N G S M U S I C T H E A T R E
Beckett: Feck It!
Award-winning Queen of Puddings Music Theatre brings their signature contemporary twist to this invigorating evening of music, theatre, and Irish madness.
A wildly provocative show that combines Samuel Beckett's shorter plays with contemporary classical music from outstanding Irish composers inspired by his appreciation for the absurd.
Feb. 17 - Feb. 25 Berkeley Street Theatre, 26 Berkeley St. | Tickets: $27 - $50 Phone: 416 368-3110 Order online by clicking here
T O R O N T O O P E R E T T A T H E A T R E Taptoo A thrilling tale of the founding of York, the
birth of Upper Canada, and the village that soon becomes the great city Toronto. As seen through the prism of the conflict of 1812 and the exploits of a Canadian Hero, Major Simcoe.
Feb. 24 & Feb. 25
@ 8:00 PM, Feb. 26 @ 2:00 PM Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre For The Arts, 27 Front St. E. | Tickets: $66 - $95 Phone: 416 366-7723 or order online by clicking here __________________________________ |
