[Opera]
Famous PEOPLE Players presents Hi-Yo Silver - The story of a little girl with big dreams
Performances Tuesday - Saturday
11:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Lunch and Matinee Performance
6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Dinner and Evening Performance
Admission:
Children $39.95 (plus tax)
Seniors $52.50 (plus tax)
Adults $59.50 (plus tax)
Single and Group Reservations available by calling 416-532-1137 or 1-888-453-3385
Famous PEOPLE Players turns back time in its new performance venue, performing an original hit musical production Hi-Yo Silver, the story of a little girl with big dreams, directed by JD Ibay, and including appearances by many of the popular celebrity puppets who have graced its stage over 35 years.
In a touching and motivational performance, Famous PEOPLE Players share the behind the scenes story of its founding, inspiring audiences to saddle up and join the ride of possibilities, discover that they too can become the Lone Ranger, if they Hi-Yo Silver into the future with a saddle bag full of dreams.
Highlights from this company’s history portrayed in this production include the road to Las Vegas where they opened for Liberace for 10 years; making their Broadway debut in New York City’s Lyceum Theatre, Belasco Theatre, and Radio City Music Hall; founding the company’s Dine and Dream Theatre in Toronto, and sharing anecdotes of the many friends the company has made that includes celebrities and world
[Opera]
Opera To Go
The New Classical 96.3 FM presents Opera to Go on March 24, 25, 26, 2010 at 8pm. Join us at the Fermenting Cellar, The Distillery Historic District. For tickets, contact the box office at 416-537-6066 or www.tapestrynewopera.com.
[Opera]
Opera To Go
The 2009/2010 Tapestry 30th Anniversary season continues with
Opera to Go
Dates: March 24, 25, 26 2010 at 8 p.m.
Location: Fermenting Cellar, Distillery Historic District. 55 Mill St. Bldg. #6 & 7 (enter via #7), M5A 3C4
Tickets:
$40 regular / $20 student & arts worker
15% off regular tickets for groups of 10 or more
Box Office: 416.537.6066 or tapestrynewopera.com
Some tickets also available at totix.ca
Pro-rated subscriptions available: Opera to Go and Dark Star Requiem for $79, Call 416.537.6066 x221
Phone: 416.537.6066
Website: tapestrynewopera.com
Email: information@tapestrynewopera.com
OPERA TO GO 2010 COMPANY DETAILS
Director Tom Diamond
Music Director/Conductor Wayne Strongman
Set & Costume Designer Julia Tribe
Lighting Designer Kimberly Purtell
Stage Manager Lesley Abarquez
Assistant Stage Manager Marisa Vest
Cast: Xin Wang (soprano), Krisztina SzabĂł (mezzo soprano), Keith Klassen (tenor), Peter McGillivray (baritone).
Chamber Orchestra: Rebecca Vanderpost (violin), Anna Redekop (viola), Amber Ghent (cello), Robert W. Stevenson (clarinet), Peter Pavlovsky (bass), Christopher Foley (piano), Ryan Scott (percussion), Erica Goodman (harp).
OPERA TO GO 2010: An Opera to Go Revival
The Laurels: Michael Lewis MacLennan, librettist / Jeffrey Ryan, composer
From Opera to Go 2002. A haunting dance between hunter and hunted…but which is which?
The Colony: Lisa Codrington, librettist / Kevin Morse, composer
From Opera to Go 2008. A queen pursues an unlikely mate. A dark comedy: The Queen of the Amazon Ants finds herself and one underlying the sole survivors of the species.
Ashlike on the Cradle of the Wind: Jill Battson, librettist / Andrew Staniland, composer
From Opera to Go 2006. Two men – one much younger than the other – meet in a bar. A poetic, elegiac text reveals their different attitudes toward sex and love in the shadow of AIDS.
Rosa: Camyar Chai, librettist / James Rolfe, composer
From Opera to Go 2004. Hector has been searching for his wife ever since she ran away from their village, after the death of their child. He finally finds her in a brothel. Rosa is moving and beautiful opera about guilt and forgiveness.
Ice Time: Mark Brownell, librettist / Chan Ka Nin, composer
From Opera to Go 2004. Some skaters just cannot make the grade. A coach rips her protégé apart, while reliving her own past as a championship figure skater. This bitter-sweet opera contains hilarious moments of ice- capades in the “kiss and cry” section of a Canadian skating rink.
For further media information and artist interviews please contact Kim Blackwell at
416-346-4709 (cell), 416-686-0982 or blackwellcommunications@gmail.com
[Opera]
Madama Butterfly at The Living Arts Centre
Opera’s most epic and exotic tale of passion and betrayal comes to THE LIVING ARTS CENTRE Friday, March 26, 2010. A young woman must decide between living without dignity or dying with honour in the opera most performed throughout the world.
This fully staged performance will be sung in Italian, with English Surtitles, accompanied by orchestra, soloists and chorus conducted by Maestro Sabatino Vacca.
Puccini’s soaring melodies and iconic orchestration bring to life the tale of a young geisha girl, Cio-Cio San, also know as Madama Butterfly, who at the opening of the opera has been arranged to marry a U.S. Navel Lieutenant B.F. Pinkerton. However, the carefree young officer tells his friend, the American Counsel Sharpless, that although he likes Butterfly and will proceed with the ceremony, he won’t think much of it when he returns to America. With the arrival of all her guests and relatives, Butterfly reveals to Pinkerton that she has renounced her faith to be with him. As Pinkerton then realizes what Butterfly has given up for him, the gravity of this action climaxes: suddenly Butterfly’s Uncle, a high priest, arrives and curses the girl for forsaking the ancient religion of her ancestors. All the wedding guests leave, denouncing Cio-Cio San, and leave her to be comforted solely in the arms of her new husband. Can the two lovers overcome the ancient curse as cultures collide ?
As famous as the actual tale itself is the magnificent and memorable music that pours forth from the score; familiar arias such as the heart wrenching “Un bel Di” and “Addio, fiorito asil”, the duet of the young lovers “Vieni la sera”, and the hauntingly beautiful “Humming Chorus” all depict overwhelming emotions via of the power of the human voice soaring above an orchestra. Premiering an all-Canadian cast, this period production features the vocal talents of Suzanne Kilgore as the heroine Cio-Cio San (Madama Butterfly), Romulo Delgado as Pinkerton, Louisa Cowie as Suzuki and Mark Gardner as Sharpless.
Cio-Cio San(Madama Butterfly) - Suzanne Kilgore
Suzuki - Louisa Cowie
Pinkerton - Romulo Delgado
Sharpless - Mark Gardner
Goro - Shane Glabb
Prince Yamadori - TBA
The Bonze - William Lewans
Yakuside - Rich Hrytzak
The Imperial Commissioner - Timothy Richard
The Official Registrar - Matt Morrison
Cio-Cio San's mother - Rachel Wood
The aunt - Elizabeth Rogalsky Lepock
The cousin - Angela Shea
Kate Pinkerton - Judith Oatway
Dolore(Cio-Cio San's child) - Paris Isabella Fina
For more information and tickets, visit www.livingartscentre.ca.
[Opera]
The Marriage of Figaro
The New Classical 96.3 FM presents The Opera Atelier production of The Marriage of Figaro for selected performances from April 24 to May 1 at The Elgin Theatre. Tickets are available at ticketmaster.ca.
[Opera]
The Marriage of Figaro
The New Classical 96.3 FM presents The Opera Atelier production of The Marriage of Figaro for selected performances from April 24 to May 1 at The Elgin Theatre. Tickets are available at ticketmaster.ca.
[Opera]
The New Classical 96.3 FM presents The Opera Atelier production of "The Marriage of Figaro"
The New Classical 96.3 FM presents The Opera Atelier production of "The Marriage of Figaro" on April 24, 25, 27, 28, 30, and May 1, 2010, 7:30 P.M. (*with exception of Sunday matinee at 3 P.M.) at The Elgin Theatre (189 Yonge Street, Toronto). For tickets, please call Ticketmaster at 416.872.5555, visiting www.ticketmaster.ca or www.operaatelier.com.
[Opera]
A Night at the Opera
A Night at the Opera - Wednesday, April 28th, 2010. Hear the full glorious drama of opera's greatest arias and choruses on a grand scale. Four of Toronto's newest generation of opera stars and the TMC perform excerpts from your favourite operas as you've never heard them before - with all the power and intensity of 150 voices. Held on Wednesday, April 28th at 7:30pm, Koerner Hall, Royal Conservatory. For more information, please visit www.tmchoir.org.
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