Volume 5 Issue 2 - October 1999

Arts. Swingstep. Musical
involving swing, Scottish
stepping & fiddling. Previews
October 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9;
regular run October 1 2 to
November 28. Evenings: 8:00;
Wednesday matinees: 1 :00;
Saturday & Sunday matinees:
2:00. Apotex Theatre, 5040
Yonge St. 870-8000. $25 to
$62 (previews); $25 to $70
(regular).
Ford Centre for the Performing
Arts. Canadian Opera Company
with Marina Mescheriakova,
soprano. Program to include
arias by Verdi & Puccini.
Canadian Opera Company
Orchestra; Richard Bradshaw,
conductor. November 4: 8:00.
George Weston Recital Hall,
5040 Yonge St. 870-8000. $43
to $65.
Ford Centre for the Performing
Arts. Canadian Opera Company
with Dmitri Hvorostovski,
baritone. Program to include
arias by Mozart. Canadian Opera
Company Orchestra; Richard
Bradshaw, conductor. October
16: 8:00. George Weston ·
Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St.
870-8000. ~49 to $80.
Herykam Entertainment. Liza
2000. Starring Frankie Kein &
Manuel Art e. October 6, 7, 9 &
10: 8:00; October 8: 7:30 &
11 :30; October 9: 2:00. Jane
Mallett Theatre, 27 Front St.
East. 366-7723. $25 to $45.
Living Arts Centre Mississauge.
Winnie the Pooh. Musical for
children. October 1 7 1 :00 &
4:30. 4141 Living Arts Drive.
905-306-6000. $18,$15
(children).
Living Arts Centre Mississauga.
Anything Goes. Music & lyrics
by Cole Porter. Starring Gloria
Loring. October 12 & 13: 8:00.
4141 Living Arts Drive. 905-
306-6000. $39 to $58.
Markham Theatre. British
Vaudeville Show. Music, dance
& comedy. October 23: 8:00.
171 Town Centre Blvd. 905-
305-7469. $29.50.
Markham Theatre. Leave the
Porch Light On. Musical based
on the evolution of Famous
People Players. October 1 2 to
16: 8:00; October 1 6 2:30
matinee. 1 71 Town Centre Blvd.
905-305-7469. $Q2.50 to
$28.50.
Mirvish Productions. Cabaret.
Musical by Kander & Ebb; codirected
by Sam Mendes & Rob
Marshall. To October 16.
Princess of Wales Theatre, 300
King St. West. 872-1212. $20
to $93.
Music Theatre Mississauga.
Jesus Christ Superstar. Music
by Andrew Lloyd Webber; lyrics
by Tim Rice. October 22, 23,
28, 29 & 30: 8:00; October 24:
2:00. Meadowvale Theatre,
631 5 Montevideo Rd.
Mississauga. 905-821-0090.
$18.50, $16.50.
Oakville Centre for the Performing
Arts. Franklin the. Turtle.
Musical for children. Octob'er
31 : 1 :30 & 4:00: 130 Nav~ St.,
Oakville. 905-815-2021.
$14.99.
Opera Anonymous/Tryptych
Productions. La Voix Fram;aise.
Poulenc: La Voix Humaine.
Celebration of the birth of
Poulenc. Penelope Cookson,
mezzo soprano; Lenard ·whiting,
tenor; William Shookhoff, music
director; Edward Franko, stage
director. October 16: 8:00.
Trinity Presbyterian Church,
2737 Bayview Ave. 489-5349.
$19.99.
Opera Atelier. Pygmalion et
Gala tee: Three Acts of Creation.
Works by Rameau, Rousseau &
Petit. Marshall Pynkoski,
director; Jeannette Zingg,
choreographer; Tafelmusik
Orchestra & artists of Atelier
Ballet; Herve Niquet, cond. Oct
27, 29 & 30: 8:00; October 31:
2:00. Elgin Theatre, 189 Yonge
St. 872-5555. $55 to $90;
$46.75 to $76.50(stlsr).
Opera Encore. From New York
to North York ... Broadway goes
uptown/ Selections from
Carousel, Fiddler on the Roof,
· Guys & Dolls, King & I, Kismet
& others. Herb Brown & Brian
Pearcey, baritones; Suzanne
DeGrandpre, coloratura soprano;
Barb~ra Fris, soprano & other
performers; Richard Valdez,
music director. October 23:
8:00; October 24: 3:00. North
York Central Library, 51 20
Yonge St. 784-0799. $15,$10.
Opera in Concert. La Perichole.
Music by Offenbach. Nathalie
Doucet, music director; Opera in
Concert Chorus, Robert Cooper,
chorus director. October 16:
8:00; October 17: 2:00.
Backgrounder with host lain ·
Scott, 45 minutes prior to each
perflormance. Jane Mallett
Theatre, 27 Front St. East. 366-
7723. $28,$22. •
Opera Mississauga. The Barber
of Seville. Music by Rossini.
October 7, 8 & 9: 8:00.
Hammerson Hall, 41 41 Living
Arts Drive. 905-306-0060.
Opera Ontario. Le Traviata.
Music by Verdi. Lyne Fortin,
Carlo Scibelli, Allan Monk &
other performers; New Hamilton
Orchestra; Daniel Lipton,
conductor. October 16, 21 &
23: 8:00 at Great Hall, Hamilton
Place, 1 Summers Lane. 905-
526-6556; 1-800-575-
1381. October 29: 8:00 at The
Centre in. the Square,. 1·0 1·
Queen St. North; Kitchener.
519-578-1570; 1-800-265-
8977. $20 to $80.
Orion House. Golden Moments
in Opera. Opera arias performed
by 8 different artists. November
6: 8:00. Church of theRedeemer,
1 62 Bloor St. West.
410-1808. $23,$18.
Reino Productions. Wild
Thunder. Dance & music from
the traditions of Spanish &
Celtic culture. Elena La Comadre
with Arte Flamenco!; Colleen
Rintemaki, Irish & Scottish
dance. October 2: 8:30.
Danforth Music Hall, 147
Danforth Ave. 870-8000. $25
(advance); $30 (door). '
Reprise Concerts. Guys & Dolls.
By Frank Loesser. October 1:
8:00; October 2: 2:00 & 8:00.
Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front
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Selected and performed by some of Canada's
most gifted and sought after interpreters of
the repertoire and designed to recapture those
truly unforgettable scenes and moments in the
world of opera which have become forever
entrenched in our memories.
For the last time in this century you have the
opportunity to hear this collection of some of
the most beloved and hauntingly beautiful
music ever written. '
Toronto, Nov.6, 8 prn Church of the Redeemer
,Cobourg, Nov. 28, 2 prn Victoria Hall
Gravenhurst, Dec.4, 2 prn Gravenhurst Opera House
For further information call: ( 416) 410-1808