Canadian Opera Company Releases Full Schedule of Events for January 2016
By: Matt Smith Dec. 15, 2015
JANUARY 2016
OPERA
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Siegfried By Richard Wagner *COC PRODUCTION* |
Wagner's epic drama Siegfried returns to the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts this winter in an acclaimed COC production from Canadian director François Girard. In the third instalment of the Ring Cycle, Siegfried's heroic journey reveals the minds of gods and mortals in a story of greed, fear and self-discovery. Superstar soprano Christine Goerke makes a highly anticipated return as the mighty Valkyrie Brünnhilde and acclaimed German tenor Stefan Vinke makes his COC debut in the title role. COC Music Director Johannes Debus leads the orchestra through Wagner's masterful score. Seven performances: January 23, 27, 30 (4:30 p.m.), February 2, 5, 11 and 14 (2 p.m.), 2016. All performances begin at 6:30 p.m., unless otherwise indicated.*Please note early start time* |
Ticket Information
All performances take place at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts (145 Queen St. W., at University Ave.). Regularly priced single tickets for Siegfried range from $60 - $445, with specially priced $22 tickets available for people under the age of 30. To purchase tickets, go to coc.ca, call COC Ticket Services at 416-363-8231, or visit the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts Box Office (145 Queen St. W).
FREE CONCERT SERIES IN THE RICHARD BRADSHAW AMPHITHEATRE
January 6 - 28, 2016
Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts
145 Queen St. W. (at University Avenue)
The Free Concert Series in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre is a unique opportunity to experience diverse artistic programming in what has become one of Toronto's most exciting cultural hubs. Six inspiring series offer concerts, dance performances and engaging presentations that feature both up-and-coming young artists and established international stars. All performances are FREE to the public, with admission on a first-come, first-served basis. Concertgoers are encouraged to arrive early as late seating is not available.
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Date |
Series |
Artist |
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January 6, 2016 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. |
Jazz Series |
Come Together Soulful Canadian jazz vocalist Julie Michels brings her powerful voice and exciting trio together for an enticing blend of show-stopping arrangements and jazz standards. The program includes excerpts from her latest release as part of the Braden/Michels Project, Come Together. |
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January 7, 2016 12 - 1 p.m. |
Dance Series |
Re-imagining: TPM Embodying artistic diversity in technique, form, and presentation, KasheDance ushers in a new genealogy of Afro-contemporary dance drawing its inspiration from the African diaspora. This program includes excerpts from choreographer Kevin A. Ormsby's latest work, Re-imagining: TPM (Time Place Memory). |
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January 12, 2016 12 - 1 p.m. |
World Music Series |
Hyperborea Eric St-Laurent and his quintet present unique Afro-Cuban rhythms combined with jazz and blues elements. With Hyperborea, St-Laurent presents an "imaginary tradition" of music from a place that does not exist, where the only way to know this culture's music is to invent it. |
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January 14, 2016 12 - 1 p.m. |
Piano Virtuoso Series |
Music from the Salon Rising star American pianist Erik Lawrence presents a program of solo piano masterpieces, including works by Schubert, Mozart, Debussy, Rachmaninov, Chopin and Brahms. |
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January 19, 2016 12 - 1 p.m. |
Vocal Series |
Où dort la fantaisie COC Ensemble Studio members bass-baritone Gordon Bintnerand tenor Charles Sy present a program comprised of two stirring song cycles: Schumann's Liederkreis and Britten's LesIlluminations. |
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January 21, 2016 12 - 1 p.m. |
Chamber Music Series |
La bonne chanson Members of the COC Orchestra Academy perform in a program that includes Fauré's moving song cycle, La bonne chanson, with COC Ensemble Studio tenor Jean-Philippe Fortier-Lazure, as well as Mendelssohn's Octet with their COC Orchestra mentors. |
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January 26, 2016 12 - 1 p.m. |
Chamber Music Series |
Golden Violin Winner of the McGill Schulich School of Music's 2014/2015 Golden Violin Award, violinist Byungchan Lee unites with pianist Philip Chiu in a program of virtuoso masterworks for violin and piano. |
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January 28, 2016 12 - 1 p.m. |
Dance Series |
reassembled Celebrated choreographer Peggy Baker shares the inspiration, methods, and motives behind the conception and creation of her latest full work, Phase Space. Innovative composer and pianist John Kameel Farah accompanies this intimate performance by the stellar dancers of Peggy Baker Dance Projects. |
TOUR THE FOUR SEASONS CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
January 31, 2016
Start time: 10:30 a.m.
Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts
145 Queen St. W. (at University Avenue)
Cost: $20/adults; $15/seniors and students
The Canadian Opera Company opens the doors of the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts on January 31, 2016 with a 90-minute tour for the general public. This extensive tour includes backstage access and is an exciting opportunity to learn more about the first purpose-built opera house in Canada, its history, architecture and innovative acoustic design. Starting at 10:30 a.m., the tour is led by a trained docent and includes information and access to the magnificent Isadore and Rosalie Sharp City Room, the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre and R. Fraser Elliott Hall, as well as backstage areas like wig rooms and dressing rooms, the orchestra pit, and other spaces that only a stage door pass could unlock.
Tickets for public tours are $20/adults and $15/seniors and students, and can be purchased in advance at coc.ca or at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts Box Office, located at 145 Queen St. W., Monday to Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.Tickets will also be available on the morning of the tour starting at 10 a.m. at the welcome desk located in the main lobby.
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