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Tristan und Isolde

    The COC opens its winter season with one of music history's most influential works, Richard Wagner's Tristan und Isolde. This production by legendary director Peter Sellars stars celebrated Canadian tenor Ben Heppner in a long-awaited return to the COC mainstage.
  This is the first time that the awe-inspiring staging has been seen in North America. The multi-sensory experience features video imagery by internationally renowned video artist Bill Viola, who "has come up with an image of the scale and scope, grandeur and immensity, and genuine transcendence that Wagner was imagining," says Sellars.
  One of the most sought after and respected conductors in the world today, Chief Conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Ji¥rí B¥elohlávek, makes his company debut leading the COC Orchestra and Chorus. Singing opposite Heppner is German soprano Melanie Diener, in her COC debut as Isolde.
  German tenor Burkhard Fritz and American soprano Margaret Jane Wray will sing the roles of Tristan and Isolde for two performances.

Jan. 29, Feb. 2, 8, 14, 17, 20 & 23, 2013     Four Seasons Centre For The Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W.   |   Tickets: $12 - $325    Phone:  416 363-8231   To order online
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La Clemenza di Tito

     The Canadian Opera Company's winter 2013 season continues with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's final opera, La clemenza di Tito. Containing some of opera's most sublime music, the work tells of the attempted assassination of the Emperor Tito and his forgiveness of those who betrayed him.
  After earning raves for his portrayal of Gabriel von Eisenstein in Die Fledermaus this fall, Canadian tenor Michael Schade returns to the COC to sing the part of Tito, a role which has won him acclaim from Salzburg to Washington.
  American Isabel Leonard, a Met regular and one of the finest mezzo-sopranos on the operatic stage today, makes her COC debut as Sesto, Tito's friend.
  Rising opera star American soprano Keri Alkema is the vengeful Vitellia, while Ensemble Studio soprano Mireille Asselin performs the role of Servilia, Sesto's sister. Ensemble Studio graduates mezzo-soprano Wallis Giunta and bass Robert Gleadow reunite at the COC as Annio and Publio, respectively. COC Music Director Johannes Debus leads the COC Orchestra and Chorus; he's joined by director Christopher Alden for a production that was described at its 2009 premiere as "an evening of modern music theatre you mustn't miss" (Chicago Tribune).

Feb. 3, 7, 9, 11, 13, 16, 19 & 22  2013
  Four Seasons Centre For The Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W.   |   Tickets: $12 - $325    Phone:  416 363-8231   To order online please click here

2011 - 2012 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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The Magic Flute

   Mozart's The Magic Flute is one of the most-performed operas worldwide. It is about a prince, Tamino, who is sent by The Queen of the Night to rescue her daughter Pamina from her nemesis Sarastro. Accompanied by the endearingly incorrigible Papageno and with the aid of a magic flute, the besotted Tamino ventures into the temple and quickly finds that all is not as it seems. An enchanting tale that delights audiences of all ages, The Magic Flute is perhaps Mozart's greatest popular success.
  The Magic Flute will reunite several of the cast members from Opera Atelier's 2006 production, including Colin Ainsworth as Tamino and Olivier Laquerre as Papageno. They will be joined by Ambur Braid as The Queen of the Night, Laura Albino as Pamina, and João Fernandes as Sarastro, as well as Aaron Ferguson, Eve McLeod, Cassandra Warner, Laura Pudwell and Curtis Sullivan with the full corps of the Artists of Atelier Ballet.

April   6, 7, 9, 10, 12, & 13    Elgin Theatre, 189 Yonge St.   |   Tickets: $40 - $160   Phone: 1-855-622-ARTS(2787) or
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