Introducing new audiences to contemporary opera, Tapestry hosted Songbook in Toronto
On February 1, Tapestry hosted Songbook, a program of operatic excerpts and shorts. Tapestry is an opera company devoted the performance of new works. Pieces on this program were written within the last fifteen years. Songbook is the culmination of New Opera 101, a training program offered by Tapestry that provides emerging singers and collaborative pianists the opportunity to work with some of the leading experts in the field of contemporary opera. Participants in this year’s two-day intensive worked with Kristina Szabό, Dr. Christopher Foley and Michael Mori. Continue reading Review: Songbook (Tapestry)→
There’s plenty of budget-friendly theatre to be had this month but we had to narrow it down for five picks under $20. So here’s what we’ve come up with. This week’s selections deal with being caught in between — a love triangle, a struggle with an alcoholic father and a cheating ex, right and wrong, private shame and public scandal. We’ve all been there, through headache, heartache and plenty of frustration. See how these stories unfold.
Stunning voices and exceptional talent take the stage in A Masked Ball at Toronto’s Four Seasons
Since the use of sound is so central to our expectations of an opera, Jossi Wieler and Sergio’s choice to use silence at the opening of COC’s 2013-2014 production of Un Ballo in Maschera (A Masked Ball) by Giuseppe Verdi was arresting. It is hard to say exactly how long the page Oscar, played by Simone Osborne, took a leisurely stroll around the stage before the opening strains of the overture began; the silence was pregnant with possibility and anticipation.
Mooney on Theatre is giving away a spur of the moment pair of tickets to Saturday afternoon’s performance of 360 Screenings – Love at a secret location (the venue will be disclosed 24 hours before the performance via email) on Saturday, February 8 at 2 pm.
To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets just send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “360 Screenings – Love” by 7 pm on Thursday, February 6, 2014.
See below for details about the show and how the contest works:
Here is what’s going on in Toronto theatre this week. There are several great shows to catch for the week of February 3rd, 2014. ** Shows marked with the double asterisks and in red are the ones that make Wayne, our Managing Editor, wish he could exist in multiple parallel universes so he could check them all out.
