Volume 17 Issue 8 - May 2012

416-593-0688(Chinese). $28–$81.• 7:00: Alchemy. An Hour of Chamber Music.Prokofiev: Overture on Hebrew Themes; Mendelssohn:String Quartet Op.44 No.1; Mozart:Clarinet Quintet. Kaye Royer, clarinet; CatherineSulem and John Bailey, violin; Dorothy Pellerin,viola; Susan Naccache, cello; Meri Gec,piano. Baycrest Centre, 3560 Bathurst St.416-316-2570. Free.• 7:00: Civic Light Opera. Dear World. Musicand lyrics by J. Herman; book by J. Lawrenceand R.E. Lee. Barbara Boddy (Countess Aurelia);David Haines (The Sewer Man); ElizabethRose Morriss (Nina); Daniel Cornthwaite (Julian);and others; Joe Cascone, stage director.Fairview Library Theatre, 35 Fairview Mall Dr.416-755-1717. $28. Also May 24–27, 30, 31,Jun 1–3, 6–9; start times vary.• 7:30: Canadian Opera Company. EnsembleStudio Performance of Handel’s Semele. MireilleAsselin and Ambur Braid, soprano (Semele);Christopher Enns, tenor (Jupiter); RihabChaieb, mezzo (Juno/Ino); Rinaldo Alessandrini,music director; Zhang Huan, stage director.Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts,145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. $22–$55.• 7:30: Dancap Productions. West SideStory. See May 8.• 7:30: John Soloninka Presents. Solo2Trio.Glière: Duo Op.39; Brahms: Violin Sonata ind; Bach/Ysaÿe: Prelude/Obsession (from Sonatafor Solo Violin Op.27 No.2); Ravel: Trio ina. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 647-217-5972. $20. Proceeds to The Hammer Band andTzu Chi Compassionate Relief.• 7:30: Theatre Sheridan. Rent. See May 15.• 7:30: Toronto Choristers. Let There BeMusic – Our 20th Season. Sir John A. MacDonaldCollegiate Institute, 2300 Pharmacy Ave.416-546-1942. $12.• 7:30: Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Belshazzar’sFeast. Poulenc: Gloria; Bernstein: ChichesterPsalms; Walton: Belshazzar’s Feast.Daniel Bedrossian, treble; Shannon Mercer,soprano; John Relyea, bass-baritone; TMC FestivalOrchestra; Matthew Otto, associate conductor;Noel Edison, conductor. Koerner Hall,273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. $53-$87;$25(VoxTix 25 and under).• 8:00: Gallery 345. Subito: Duos for Violinand Piano. Beethoven: Sonata for Pianoand Violin in F Op.24 “Spring”; Lutoslawski:“Subito” for Violin and Piano; Pärt: Fratres;Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A. 345Sorauren Ave. 416-822-9781. $20; $10(st).• 8:00: Pleiades Theatre/Red Boots Canada.Luba, Simply Luba. See May 7.Thursday May 24• 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.Jazz Series: Songs We Know. Jazz standardsand originals. Sophia Perlman, vocals; AdreanFarrugia, piano. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre,145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free.• 12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation/Christ Church Deer Park. Lunchtime ChamberMusic. Olivia Shortt, sax; Teresa Vaughanand Florence Mak, piano. Christ Church DeerPark, 1570 Yonge St. 416-241-1298. Free, donationswelcome.• 12:15: ORGANIX Concerts. Aaron James,organ. Metropolitan United Church, 56Queen St. E. 416-769-3893. $10(suggesteddonation).• 2:00: Toronto Public Library NorthernDistrict. Orchardviewers: Bluegrass Songs.John Showman Duo. 40 Orchard View Blvd.,Rm. 224. 416-393-7619. Free.• 2:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.Brahms Symphony 2. Langgaard: Sphinx;Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No.1; Brahms:Symphony No.2. Alisa Weilerstein, cello;Thomas Dausgaard, conductor. Roy ThomsonHall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4828 or416-593-0688(Chinese). $30–$88.• 7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Semele.See May 9.• 7:30: Dancap Productions. West SideStory. See May 8.• 7:30: Russian Chamber Arts Society.Voices of Spring: Russian Romances and Duets.Songs by Rachmaninoff, Arensky, Rimsky-Korsakov and Glinka. Vera Danchenko-Stern,piano; Patricia Green, mezzo; Irina Mozyleva,soprano. Remenyi House of Music Salon, 210Bloor St. W. 416-312-1666. $25; $15(st). Receptionto follow.• 7:30: Theatre Sheridan. Rent. See May 15.• 8:00: Civic Light Opera. Dear World. SeeMay 23.• 8:00: Gallery 345/The Thin Edge. The ThinEdge: 5 New Works. Premieres by M. Ashburner,A. Giles, T. Kardonne, A. Murphy-King andN. Storring. Cheryl Duvall, piano; Ilana Walniuk,violin; Elizabeth Eccleston, oboe; Olaf Szester,percussion. 345 Sorauren Ave. 416-822-9781. $20.• 8:00: Michel Bérubé. CD Release: Hymnesà L’amour. Classic French songs including selectionsby Brel, Plamondon, Legrand, Dubois,Ferré and Trenet. Michel Bérubé, vocals; MarkLalama, piano/organ/accordion; Richard Moore,bass and bass guitar; Ori Isaacs, bass guitar;Davide Direnzo, percussion; Jamie Oakes,lead guitar and background vocals. GlennGould Studio, 250 Front St. W. 416-872-4255.$22.50–$30.• 8:00: Musideum. The Roofhoppers. Acousticchamber trio. 401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323. $15.• 8:00: Pleiades Theatre/Red Boots Canada.Luba, Simply Luba. See May 7.• 8:00: Tafelmusik. Beethoven: Eroica. Mendelssohn:Symphony No.4 in A “Italian”;Beethoven: Symphony No.3 in E-flat “Eroica.”Guest: Bruno Weil, conductor. Koerner Hall,273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. $45–$105;$35–$99(sr); $25–$99(30 and under). AlsoMay 25, 26, 27(mat).Friday May 25• 7:00: Canadian Children’s Opera Company.Junior Spring Concert. First UnitarianCongregation, 175 St. Clair Ave. W. 416-366-0467. $25; $15(sr/st); $5(under 6).• 7:30: St.Thomas’s Anglican Church. AConcert to Celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.Parry: I Was Glad; Handel: Zadok thePriest; Willan: O Lord, Our Governour; andworks by Gibbons, Elgar and Vaughan Williams.Choirs of St. Thomas’s Anglican Church, JohnTuttle, organ and conductor; Elizabeth Anderson,organ. 383 Huron St. 416-979-2323. $20;$15(sr/st). Fundraiser for the Diamond JubileeTrust and 2013 choir tour to England.• 7:30: Canadian Opera Company. DoubleBill: A Florentine Tragedy/Gianni Schicchi. SeeMay 2.• 7:30: Dancap Productions. West SideStory. See May 8.• 7:30: Essential Opera. Handel’s Alcinawith Chamber Orchestra. Erin Bardua, soprano(Alcina); Maureen Batt, soprano (Morgana);Vilma Vitols, mezzo (Ruggiero); Vicki St. Pierre,mezzo (Bradamante) and conductor. Trinity-St.Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 647-290-7970or 416-827-3009. $20/$18(adv).• 7:30: Opera by Request. Don Pasquale.Donizetti. George Ossipov, bass-baritone(Pasquale); John Kirby, baritone (Malatesta);Sara Papini, soprano (Norina); William Parker,tenor (Ernesto); Scott Bell, baritone (Notary);William Shookhoff, piano and conductor.College Street United Church, 452 College St.416-455-2365. $20. As part of Request Fest.• 7:30: St. Michael’s Choir School. AnnualSpring Concert. Choral works from acrossthe ages. St. Michael’s Cathedral, 65 Bond St.416-393-5518. Freewill offering.• 8:00: Civic Light Opera. Dear World. SeeMay 23.• 8:00: Gallery 345/Emilie Lebel. LucianeCardassi: View from the Train. Hron: AhojAhoj(2011) for piano and soundtrack; De AlmeidaRibeiro: Desassossego Latente (2010) for pianoand recitation; Catlin Smith: Thoughts and Desire(2007) for piano and singing; D. McIntosh:A Concert to CelebrateThe Queen’s Diamond JubileeThe Choirs ofSt. Thomas’s Anglican ChurchJohn Tuttle, Organist and ChoirmasterElizabeth Anderson, Organ ScholarFeaturing coronation music byGibbons, Handel, Elgar, Parry, Vaughan Williams, Willan,plus hymns “Jerusalem” and “I vow to thee, my country”Friday, May 25 at 7:30 p.m.St. Thomas’s Church, 383 Huron Street(between Spadina and St. George, one block south of Bloor)$20 | $15 students & seniorsA fundraiser for the 2013 choir tour to Englandand the Diamond Jubilee Trustwww.stthomas.on.caMay 1 – June 7, 2012thewholenote.com 39