Volume 17 Issue 8 - May 2012

• 8:00: Pleiades Theatre/Red Boots Canada.Luba, Simply Luba. See May 7.• 8:00: Sinfonia Toronto. Beethoven! Teehan:Lament for Lost Hope (world premiere);Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.4 (chamber version);Dvořák: Quintet Op.77 (orchestral version).Anya Alexeyev, piano; Nurhan Arman,conductor. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St.W. 416-872-4255. $39; $32(sr); $12(st).• 8:00: Toronto Masque Theatre. The Conventof Pleasure. Monteverdi: I balodella ingrate;Cavendish: excerpts from The Conventof Pleasure; Rossi: Noi siam tre donzellete.Dawn Bailey, Michele DeBoer and Virginia Hatfield,soprano; Benjamin Covey, baritone; LesJardins Choréographiques. Hart House Theatre,7 Hart House Circle. 416-978-8849. $40;$33(sr); $20(under 30). 7:15: Pre-show chat.Also May 12.Saturday May 12• 1:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. TheHockey Sweater. A. Richardson: The HockeySweater (world premiere). Roch Carrier,narrator; Ken Dryden, host. Roy ThomsonHall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4828 or416-593-0688(Chinese). $20–$32. Also at3:30.• 2:00: Aurora Performing Arts Group.Sweeney Todd. See May 10.• 2:00: Dancap Productions. West SideStory. Also 7:30. See May 8.• 3:00: Tempus Choral Society. Blue Skies.Classical, Broadway, jazz and spirituals. BrianL. Turnbull, music director; Jane Wamsley, accompanist.Clearview Christian ReformedChurch, 2300 Sheridan Garden Dr., Oakville.905-842-1673. $25. Proceeds benefittingFood for Life.• 3:30: Sony Centre for the PerformingArts. National Chinese Acrobats. Works by Verdi,Mozart, J. Strauss, Massenet, Stravinskyand others. Hunan Acrobatic Troupe; Kitchener-WaterlooSymphony, Evan Mitchell, conductor.1 Front St. E. 1-855-872-7669. $38–$68.Also at 8:00.• 3:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. TheHockey Sweater. See 1:30.• 4:00: Coleman Lemieux & Compagnie.From the House of Mirth. Also 8:00. See May 9.• 4:30: Canadian Opera Company. DoubleBill: A Florentine Tragedy/Gianni Schicchi. SeeMay 2.• 7:00: Aurora Performing Arts Group.Sweeney Todd. See May 10.• 7:00: Celebrity Symphony Orchestra. Festivalof Tenors. Popular and classical repertoireincluding arias by Verdi and Puccini. GrażynaBrodzińska, soprano; Andrzej Lampert, AndrzejStec, Michael Cifuo and Christopher Dallo,tenor; Milton Choristers; Andrew Rozbicki, conductor.Christian Performing Arts Centre, 1536The Queensway. 1-800-965-9324. $40–$55.• 7:30: Alexander Singers and Players. Manof La Mancha. See May 4.• 7:30: Ambiance Singers. In Concert.Standards, Broadway, gospel and pop. DannyMcErlain, conductor; guest: Don Thompson,vibraphone. RBC Theatre, Living Arts Centre,4141 Living Arts Dr. 905-360-6000.$28–$35. Proceeds to be donated to InterimPlace.• 7:30: Bach Children’s Chorus/Bach ChamberYouth Choir. It Takes a Village. LindaBeaupré, conductor; Eleanor Daley, piano.George Weston Recital Hall, Toronto Centrefor the Arts, 5040 Yonge St. 855-985-2787.$24/$26.The BACH CHILDREN’S CHORUSand the BACH CHAMBER YOUTH CHOIRThe Linda BACH Beaupré, CHILDREN’S Conductor Eleanor CHORUS Daley, Pianistand the BACH CHAMBER YOUTH CHOIRTHLinda 25 Beaupré, ConductorANNIVERSARYSEASONEleanor Daley, PianistIt takesIt takesa villagea villageSaturday, May 12, 2012 at 7:30pmSaturday,Toronto Centre for the ArtsGeorge Weston Recital HallMay 5040 Yonge 12, Street (north 2012 of Sheppard at Ave.)7:30pmToronto Centre for the Arts5040 Yonge Street (north of Sheppard Ave.)Company in Residence at the Toronto Centre for the Artsbachorus.orgTickets: $24 and $26 atthe Toronto Centre box office orTicketMaster at 1-855-985-2787bachorus.orgPhoto by Flickr user Sherri Lynn Wood. Used under Creative Commons licence.A CHORALCONCERTTickets: $24 and $26at the Toronto Centre box officeor TicketMaster at 416.870.8000Graphic Design by David Kopulos www.davidkopulos.comPhoto by Flickr user Sherri Lynn Wood. Used under Creative Commons licence.Company in Residence atthe Toronto Centre for the ArtsBURLINGTON WELSH MALE CHORUS10 th ANNUAL CONCERTBurlington Performance Arts CentreFeaturingBaritoneJASON HOWARDRenowned International operaticperformer known locally for his roleas Emile De Becque in the Torontopresentation of South Pacific.SopranoMARION SAMUEL STEVENSMuch in demand as a soloist in thegreater Toronto area7:30 p.m. May 12, 2012Tickets: $30Can be purchased atBPAC Box Office440 Locust StreetBy phone – 905-681-6000or at www.burlingtonpac.caMay 1 – June 7, 2012thewholenote.com 35