Volume 9 Issue 5 - February 2004

OPERA AND MUSIC THEATRE LISTINGS
Canadian Opera Company. Puccini· Turan·
dot. Eva Urbanova, Richard Margison, Serena
Farnocchia, Gregory Dahl, Luc Robert, Michael
Colvin, John Kriter, Peter Barrett, Peter Collins,
performers; Richard Bradshaw, conductor; Derek
Bate, conductor (Feb 3 & BJ. Feb 1: 2:00; Feb 3,6:
7:30. Hummingbird Centre for the Performing
Arts, 1 Front St. East. 416-872-2262. $40·
$160.
Canadian Opera Company. Verdi: Falstaff.
Pavlo Hunka, Wendy Nielsen, Elena Voznessen·
skaia, Judit Nemeth, Riccardo Botta, Franco
Pomponi, John Kriter, Alvin Crawford, perform·
ers; Richard Bradshaw, conductor. Feb 4,7: 7:30.
Hummingbird Centre for the Performing Arts, 1
Front St. East. 416-872-2262. $35-$145.
Civic Light Opera Company. Allegro! By
Rodgers & Hammerstein. Bryan Chamberlain,
Bob Deutsch, Carol Kugler, David Haines, Julie
Lennick & other performers. Feb 19-21, 24-28:
8:00; Feb 22,28: 2:00. Fairview Library Theatre,
35 Fairview Mall Dr. 416-469-8450. 1.
$17.50,$15. '
·Douglas Rice. Harvest Sky. Concert version of
excerpts from new opera by Douglas J. Rice.
Musical & dramatic direction by Douglas J. Rice.
February 21: 8:00. Sunderland Hall, First Unitari·
an Church, 175 St. Clair West. 416-893-0984.
$20.
Drury Lane. Theatrical Productions. Olde Tyme
Music Hall Vaudeville & melodrama. Eleanor
Belton, director/choreographer; Don Simpson,
music director. Feb 5-7, 12-15, 19·22,26-29, Mar
4-7, 1l·13. Drury Lane Theatre, 2269 New
Street, Burlington. 905-637-3937. $23,$21,
$15(12 & under), group rates.
Earl Haig Secondary School. The Music
Man. Starring Jake Epstein; Elizabeth Beeler,
director. Feb 11-13: 7:30. Cringan Hall, 100
Princess Ave. 416-395-3210, $12,$10 (to Feb
11), $15,$12 (after Feb 11).
Goethe lnstitutNolcano/Esprit Orchestra.
Varilftlf. Kagel: experimental invitation in eleven
movements, accompanied by vaudeville "acts".
Ross Manson, artistic director; Andrew
Burashko, musical director; Peter Chin, perform·
ance artist; Julia Sasso, dance artist. Feb 1: 2:30.
Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St. West.416·
593-5257.
Heritage Theatre. Fingers and Toes. A Jazz/
Tap/Comedy/Musical by Logan Medland. Feb 26:
8:00. 86 Main St. North, Brampton. 905·874-
2800. $32,$30.
Markham Theatre for Performing Arts.
Fingers & Toes. Musical show set in the world of
1940's tap and jazz. Feb 19-21: 8:00. 171 Town
Centre Blvd. 905-305· 7469. $32.
Meadowvale Music Theatre. Carousel. By
Rodgers & Hammerstein. Feb 20,21,26-28:
8:00; Feb 22, 28: 2:00. Meadowvale Theatre,
6315 Montevideo Rd., Mississauga. 905-615·
4720. $21,$19.
Mirvish Productions. Mamma Mia! Musical
based on the songs of_ABBA. Music & lyrics by
Benny Andersson & Bjorn Ulvaeus; book by Cathe·
rine Johnson; directed by Phyllida Uoyd. To Feb 29.
T ues·Sat 8:00; Wed, Sat & Sun 2:00. Royal Alex·
andra Theatre, 260 King St. West. 416-872-1212.
$2610 $94. . '
Mirvish Productions. The Producers. Musical
adaptation of the Mel Brooks film comedy. Sean
Cullen, Michael Therriault, Juan Chioran, Paul
O'Sullivan, Sarah Cornell & other performers.
T ues-Sat~8 :00, Wed, Sat, Sun: 2:00. Canon The·
atre, 244 Victoria. 416-364-4100. $31-$121.
Music Gallery.Shuttle Dreams. Theatrical .
event combining music and shadow puppetry.
Music by Kwiatkowska, Wilson & Powell. Feb
20, 21: 8:00. 197 John St. 416-204-1080.
$TBA.
Music Theatre Etobicoke. Guys and Dolls.
Music & lyrics by Laesser. Feb 20-22, 27-29.
Evenings 8:00, Sunday matinees 2:00.Burn·
hamthorpe Auditorium, 500 The East Mall. 416·
246-1889. $22, $18(child 12 & under), group
rates.
Newmarket Storytree/Ardeleana Trio. He
loves me, She loves me not! Love stories and
music from around l~e world. Feb 14: 7:30. Spot·
light Theatre, 17075 Leslie Street. Unit 1 &2,
Newmarket. 905-967-1139. $12.
North Toronto Players. HMS Starship Pina·
fore: The Next Generation. Chris Sharp, Tom
Oliver, Michael Harms, Erin Bardua, Karen Bojti
& other performers; John Ricciardelli, music
director. Feb 27, 28, March 5,6: 8:00; Feb 29,
March 7: 2:00. Leah Posluns Theatre, 4588
Bathurst. 905-727·2209. $20, $18(sr & opening
night special), $1 O(child under 12).
Opera in Concert. The Tsar's Bride. By Rim·
sky-Korsakov (in Russian). Marina Shemesh, Mar·
garet Maye, Nikolay Chekasov, Keith Klassen,
Michael Meraw, performers; Raisa Nakhmanovi·
ch, music director and pianist; Opera in Concert
Chorus; Robert Cooper, chorus director. lnforma·
tive talk.45 minutes prior to performance. Feb 1:
2:30. Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front St. East.
416-366-7723. $28,$22.
Opera Ontario. Poulenc: la Voix Humaine;
Massenet: II Portrait de Manon. Lyne Fortin, Theodore
Baerg, Louise Guyot, Steeve Michaud, Laura
Whalen, performers; Diane Leblanc, director;
Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. Feb 5,7: 8:00.
Hamilton Place, Summers Lane. 905-526-6556.
Opera York.Rossini· The Barber of Seville. Eric
Shaw, Corinne Lynch, Andrew Tees, Ross Dar·
lington, performers; Mark DuBois, artistic direc·
tor; Valerie Sylvester, conductor. Feb 6: 8:00.
Markham Theatre for Performing Arts, 171
Town Centre Blvd. 905-305-7469.
Players' Guild of Hamilton. love In A Minor
Key. Musical devised by Willard Boudreau &
based on the music & lyrics of Lees-Blakey; Gary
Smith, director. Feb 6,7, 12-14: 8:00, Feb 14:
2:00. Studio Theatre, Hamilton Place, Summers
Lane. 905-529-0284. $20,$18.
RCM Community School. Music Theatre
· Workshop- The Music Man in Concert. Linda
Eyman, director. Feb 8: 8:00. Mazzoleni Concert
Hall, 273 Bloor St. West. 416-408-2824 x474.
Free.
RCM Community School. The Sleeping Beau·
ty. Story) of the ballet with storytelling, dance,
music and costumes. Clayton Scott, performer.
Feb 8: 3:00. Mazzoleni Concert Hall, 273 Bloor
St. West. 416408-2824 x474. Free.
Royal Opera Canada. Mozart: The Magic
Flute. Feb 21,24,26,28: 7:30; Feb 22: 3:00 (at
Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Dr., Missis·
sauga 905-306-6000). Mar 4,6, 11, 13: 7:30 (at
Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St.
416-872-1111). $14-$120.
Ryerson Theatre Scho11l.A Funny Thing Hap·
pened on the Way to the FORUM. By Sondheim,
Shevelove & Gelbart; Ted Dykstra, director. Feb
9 (preview)-19. Tues-Sat: 8:00, Sat & Sun: 2:00.
43 Gerrard St. East. 416-979-5118. $16,
$12(sr), $12(st advance), group rates.
Sanderson Centre for the Performing
Arts. Titanic-The Musical By Stone& Yeston.
Feb 18: 2:00 &8:00. 88 Dalhousie Street, Brant·
ford. 519-758-8090, 1-80.0-265-0710. $50.
' Scarborough Music Theatre. Assassins. By
· Weidman & Sondheim; Michael Jones, musical
directpr. Feb 5-7, 12-14, 19·21: 8:00; Feb 8 & 15:
2:00. Scarborough Village Theatre, 3600 King·
ston Rd. 416-3964049. $21, $18(st/sr, Thurs·
days & Sundays), group rates.
Solar Stage Children's Theatre. Earth, Seas
& Air. Musical performance and environmental·
ism by Chris McKhool. Ages2·5. Feb 14:
11 :OOam & 2:00. Madison Centre, 4950 Yonge
St:416,368-8031. $12.
Solar Stage Children's Theatre. The Alpha·
bet Show. Vignettes about each letter of the al·
phabet with music, songs & puppets. Written &
performed by Tom Vandenberg. For ages 5 & up.
Feb 1,7,8: 11 :OOam & 2:00. Madison Centre,
4950 Yonge St. 416-368-3196. $12.
Spotlight Musical Productions. Blame It On
The Movies IT ribute to the people who create
• music for movies. March 4,5 & 6: 8:00. Fairview
Library Theatre, 35 Fairview Mall Dr. 905-294·
1107. $18.
Theatre Aquarius. Fingers and Toes. Jazz,
Tap, Comedy musical by Logan Medland. Feb 28,
Mar 1-6: 8:00; Feb 28, Mar 6: 2:00; Mar 3:
1 :00. Irving Zucker Theatre, 190 King William
St., Hamilton. 905-522-7529. $20-$27.
Feb 1
1 :30: CAMMAC/McMichael Gallery. Cooler
by the lake Jazz Ensemble.
Feb 4
8:00: Humber Music Jazz Series. Latin Jazz
8:30: U of T Faculty. Small Jazz Ensembles.
Feb 6
.8:30: U of T Faculty. Small Jazz Ensembles.
9:30: Caliban Arts Theatre. Kuumba: Doug
Richardson Sextet.
Feb 7
8:00: Music on the Donway. For the love of
Jazz Featuring the Daniel Rubinoff Jazz Trio.
9:30: Harbourfront Centre. Kuumba: Black
Underground Jazz Tribute Concert to Robert
Nesta (Bob) Marley.
Feb 8
4:30: Christ Church Deer Park. Jazz
Vespers: Phil Dwyer, piano; Scott Alexander,
bass; Brian Barlow, drums. ·
Feb 9 -
· 8:00: Sound of Toronto Jau Seri.es. Don
Thompson Trio.
Feb 10
12:30: York University Dept. of Music.
Barry Elmes Ouintet.
8:30: U of T Faculty. Small Jazz Ensembles.
Feb 11
12:30: York University Dept. of Music.
Sundar Viswanathan Ouartet.
Feb 12
12:30: York University Dept. of Musi~.
Songs from the American Songbook.
Feb 13
9:30: Harbourfront Centre. Kuumba: Black
Underground Jazz Tribute Concert to Nina
Simone.
Feb 14
8:00: CBC Radio OnStage. Studio Jazz Vocal
Series. ·
8:00: Islington United Church Jau Series.
love Songs by Request.
Toronto Opera Repertoire. Donizetti: Lucia
di lammermoor. Giuseppe Macina, artistic direc·
tor. Feb 13, 18,21,27: 8:00, Feb 15,29: 2:00.
Bickford Centre Theatre, 777 Bloor St. West.
416-698-9572. $20,$12.
Toronto Opera Repertoire. Mozart: Don
Giovanni Giuseppe Macina, artistic directdr. Feb
11, 14,20,25,28: 8:00, Feb 22: 2:00. Bickford
Centre Theatre, 777 Bloor St. West. 416-698·
9572. $20,$12.
Toronto Operetta Theatre. The Widow. By
Calixa Lavallee. Gisele Fredette, Colin Ainsworth,
Meredith Hall, performers; Jose Hernandez,
music director and pianist. Feb 14: 8:00; Feb 15:
2:00. Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front St. East.
416-366-7723. $35,$28.
U of T Faculty of Music. A Britten Showcase.
Excerpts from Britten's operas performed by
members of the Opera Division under the direc·
ti on of Martin lsepp. Feb 6: 12: 10. Walter Hall,
80 Queen's Park. 416-978-3744. Free.
' U of T Faculty of Music.A Valentine'sSere·
nade. Operatic excerpts performed by members
of the Opera Division. Feb 14 2:30. Walter Hall,
80 Queen's Park. 416-978-3744. Free.
JAZZ CONCERT QUICK PICKS
. U of T Faculty of Music. Opera Series: Britten
- TheBeggar's Opera. Stephen Ralls, conductor;
David Ambrose, director. Mar 5,6, 12, 13: 8:00.
MacMillan Theatre, 80 Queen's Park. 416-978-
3744. $26,$16.
9:30: Caliban Arts Theatre. Kuumba:
Mutabaruka with The Freedom l-ive Band.
Feb 17
8:00: Sound of Toronto Jazz Series. Vocal
Jazz Cabaret Series: Emilie-Claire Barlow.
Feb 21
2:.00 & 7:00: Toronto All-Star Big Band/The
Serenaders/The TABB Four. Vintage Vocals.
Feb22
4:30: Christ Church Deer Park. Jazz
Vespers: Joe Sealy/Paul Novotny Duo.
8:00: Barry Harris Trio.
Feb23
8:30: U of T Faculty. Small Jazz Ensembles.
Feb 27
8:00: Fridays at Eight. From Sacred to Jazz.
8:00: Symphony Hamilton. Jazz & Classics.
Mar 3
8:30: U of T Faculty. Small Jazz Ensembles
Mar 5
8:00: Massey Hall Preservation Haff Jazz Band.
Mar 6
8:00: Classic Jazz Society of 'r oronto. Steve
and Marilyn Mellor With an All Star Band.
Mar 7
1:30: CAMMAC/McMichael Gallery.
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FURTHER AFIELD
(in this issue Hamilton, Sonya)
Feb 1
7:00: Amis du Jazz. Richard Whiteman Trio
Feb'7
8:00: Steeltovvn Friends of Mohawk Jazz.
Feb 8
7:00: Amis du Jazz. Bryden Baird Band.
Feb22
7:00: Amis du Jazz. Bill McBirnie Trio.
Feb28
Symphony Hamilton. Jazz & Classics.
Feb29
Amis du Jau.JeffTaylorBand.
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