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OPERA IN
CONCERT’S 2009-2010 SEASON
(click on the title
of each opera for more information)
by Gioachino Rossini
(in Italian)
Melodramma in two
acts (2h 15m)
Libretto by Andrea
Leone Tottola, after the poem The Lady of the Lake by Sir Walter Scott (1810)
PREMIERE: 24
October 1819, Teatro San Carlo, Naples
Sunday, October
25, 2009 at 2:30 pm
Celebrating 35 years of rare and
innovative opera programming!
Celebrating 36
Years of rare and innovative opera programming!
A Rare Opera Spoof
on The 3 Tenors challenged by 3 Sopranos, 3 Mezzos and 3 Baritones!
Vocal splendour,
rare operatic treats and a little comedy to spice things up!
Sunday, November
29, 2009 at 2:30 pm
by George Frideric Handel
(in Italian)
Opera in three
acts, HWV 17 (3h 15m)
Libretto by Nicola
Francesco Haym, after Giacomo Francesco Bussani’s Giulio Ce.we in Egitto
set by Sartono
(1677) and a 1685 version of the same libretto
Composed 1723-4
PREMIERE: 20
February 1724, King’s Theatre, Hayunarkct, London
Sunday, January
31, 2010 at 2:30 pm
by
Vincenzo Bellini
(in Italian)
Opera seia
(melodramma serio) in three parts (2h 45m)
Libretto by Count
Carlo Pepoli, after the historical drama Têtes rondes et cavaliers (1833)
by Jacques-Arsène Polycarpe
François Ancelot and Joseph-Xavier Boniface (‘Xavier Saintine’),
in turn derived
from Sir Walter Scott’s novel Old Mortally (1816)
Composed April
1834-January 1835; rev. December 1834-January 1835
PREMIERE: 25
January 1835, Théatre-Italien, Paris
Sunday, March 28,
2010 at 2:30 pm
And:
A Special Engagement!
ARIAWORKS in
association with OPERA IN CONCERT and the Art Gallery of Ontario
And
The Egyptian
Tourist Authority
Present
by Colin
Mack and Sharon Singer
(in English)
Isis and Osiris is
the larger-than-life tale of sibling jealousy, lust for power, fratricide and
the quest for immortality in ancient Egypt. The artistic vision of this
presentation will make ancient Egypt and its mysteries vividly come to life
through the dramatic expression of this passionate story of the ancient gods.
Wednesday, March 31,
2010 at 7:00 pm
This is a special
engagement to be performed at Walker Court, Art Gallery of Ontario, 317
Dundas Street West Toronto Ontario Canada M5T 1G4
Admission: Free
All of Opera in
Concert’s performances are at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts
27 Front Street
East, Toronto, ON M5E 1B4
Season
Subscriptions and Single Tickets are available through the
St. Lawrence Centre for the
Arts Box Office
416-366-7723 or 1-800-708-6754
To receive a
brochure, please contact Opera in Concert’s Administration Office:
947 Queen Street
East, Second Floor
Toronto, ON M4M 1J9
416-922-2147
Back again for the 26th year:
Join your host Iain
Scott
for a 45 minute pre-performance presentation
about the opera and its composer
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