Volume 29 Issue 3 | December 2023 & January 2024

Sunday December 31
● 11:00am: Flato Markham Theatre. Ballet
Jörgen The Nutcracker: A Canadian Tradition.
See Dec 30. Also 3pm.
● 7:00: Attila Glatz Concert Productions.
Bravissimo! New Year’s at the Opera. Mané
Galoyan, soprano; Carolyn Sproule, mezzo;
Matthew Cairns, tenor; Vito Priante, baritone;
Canadian Opera Company Orchestra; Johannes
Debus, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall,
60 Simcoe St. www.roythomsonhall.mhrth.
com/tickets/bravissimo. From $75.
● 7:30: FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre.
New Year’s Eve with Jim Witter. FirstOntario
Performing Arts Centre, Partridge Hall,
250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-688-
0722; boxoffice@firstontariopac.ca. $49;
$39(members).
● 8:00: Burlington Performing Arts Centre.
Sing-a-long Grease. Film screening with
lyrics on-screen. 20-minute pre-show and
fancy-dress competition with Rainer Noak,
host. Burlington Performing Arts Centre -
Main Theatre, 440 Locust St., Burlington.
www.burlingtonpac.ca/events/sing-a-longgrease
or 905-568-1600. From $34.50.
Includes complimentary sparkling wine, costume
contests, fun packs and photo booth to
memorialize the night.
● 8:00: Toronto Operetta Theatre. The
Merry Widow. See Dec 29. Also Jan 2.
Monday January 1
● 2:30: Attila Glatz Concert Productions.
Salute to Vienna New Year’s Concert. Katharina
Rückgaber, soprano; Thomas Weinhappel,
baritone; Budapest Dance Ensemble;
International Champion Ballroom Dancers;
Strauss Symphony of Canada; Imre Kollár,
conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St.
www.salutetovienna.com or 416-872-4255.
From $75. Also Jan 2(Hamilton).
Tuesday January 2
● 8:00: Toronto Operetta Theatre. The
Merry Widow. See Dec 29.
Saturday January 6
● 7:00: Toronto Gilbert & Sullivan Society.
Annual Songfest. All welcome. Performing
companies from around the city sing
excerpts of their upcoming shows – G&S and
more. St. Andrew’s United Church, 117 Bloor
St E. Sheryl at 416-616-1462. Free(members);
$5(non-members). All welcome.
● 7:30: Li Delun Music Foundation. New
Year’s Concert 2024. J. Strauss II: Overture
from Die Fledermaus; Mozart: Piano Concerto
No. 20; J. Verdi: Overture to La forza del destino;
Beethoven: Ode to Joy; Chinese music.
Toronto Festival Orchestra & Choir; Jin Wang;
conductor; Kevin Wang, piano; Quanfang Zhai,
vocalist. George Weston Recital Hall, Meridian
Arts Centre, 5040 Yonge St. 1-855-985-
2787 or 365-597-6788 or info@lidelun.org.
From $39.
Sunday January 7
● 7:00: OPUS Chamber Music. OPUS IV:
From the Heart - Program 1: Soul. Clarke:
Viola Sonata; Weiner: String Trio; Webern:
Langsamer satz for String Quartet; Schumann:
Piano Quartet. Stella Chen, violin; Isabella
Perron, violin; Matthew Lipman, viola;
Brannon Cho, cello; Kevin Ahfat, piano.
Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W.
303-808-3931 or contact@jomcollective.com
or www.jomcollective.com/opuschambermusic.
$40; $20 (sr/st).
Tuesday January 9
● 12:00 noon: Trinity Bach Project. Bach and
Schütz. Bach: Motet BWV 227 “Jesu, meine
Freude”; Schutz: “Selig sind die Toten” and
other motets; Monteverdi: Cantate Domino;
Bruckner: Locus iste; Bach: Selected movements
of Suites Nos.1 & 2 for unaccompanied
cello. Eleven-voice choir; Nicholas Nicolaidis,
music director; Felix Deák, cello; Aaron
James, organ. Timothy Eaton Memorial
Church, 230 St. Clair Ave. W. 306-250-4256
or www.trinitybachproject.org. Pay what you
like ($30 suggested).
● 12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation.
Lunchtime Chamber Music: Piano Recital.
Naomi Wong, piano. Yorkminster Park Baptist
Church, 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167 or
www.yorkminsterpark.com. Free. Donations
welcome.
● 12:10: University of Toronto Faculty of
Music. Tuesday Noon Series: Master Class
with Mezzo-Soprano Marion Newman. Walter
Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University
of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-3750 or
www.music.utoronto.ca. Free.
● 1:00: St. James Cathedral. Tuesday Organ
Recital. Mark Himmelman, organ. Cathedral
Church of St. James, 106 King St. E. 416-364-
7865 or www.stjamescathedral.ca/recitals.
Free. Donations welcome.
● 7:30: OPUS Chamber Music. OPUS IV:
From the Heart - Program 2: Joy. Handel (arr.
Halvorsen): Passacaglia; Tcherepnin: Suite
for Solo Cello; Klein: String Trio; Wegener:
Suite for String Trio; Beethoven: Kreutzer
Sonata. Stella Chen, violin; Matthew Lipman,
viola; Brannon Cho, cello; Kevin Ahfat, piano.
Arts and Letters Club, 14 Elm St. 303-808-
3931 or contact@jomcollective.com or www.
jomcollective.com/opuschambermusic. $40;
$20(sr/st).
Wednesday January 10
● 3:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. Legends
in Concert. Fallsview Casino Resort, Avalon
Theatre, 6380 Fallsview Blvd., Niagara
Falls. 1-877-833-3110 or www.ticketmaster.
ca. From $45. Also Jan 11(3pm & 8:30pm),
12(9pm), 14(3pm & 7pm), 15(3pm), 16(3pm),
17(3pm & 8:30pm).
● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
Trifonov Plays Brahms. Walker: Sinfonia
No.2; Lutosławski: Concerto for Orchestra;
Brahms: Piano Concerto No.1. Daniil Trifonov,
piano; Gustavo Gimeno, conductor. Roy Thomson
Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. From
$35. Also Jan 11 & 13.
Thursday January 11
● 12:00 noon: Trinity Bach Project. Chamber
Baroque and Handel’s Gloria. Handel:
Missa Sapientiae, Gloria, HWV 245; Bach:
Trio Sonata in G BWV 1039; and other chamber
works for strings and solo voice. Louise
Zacharias Friesen, soprano; Christopher
Bagan, organ; Michelle Odorico, violin; Felix
Deak, cello. St. Augustine of Canterbury,
1847 Bayview Ave. 306-250-4256 or www.
trinitybachproject.org. Free. Suggested
donation $25.
● 3:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. Legends
in Concert. See Jan 10. Also Jan 11(8:30pm),
12(9pm), 14(3pm & 7pm), 15(3pm), 16(3pm),
17(3pm & 8:30pm).
● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Trifonov
Plays Brahms. See Jan 10. Also Jan 13.
● 8:30: Fallsview Casino Resort. Legends
in Concert. See Jan 10. Also Jan 12(9pm),
14(3pm & 7pm), 15(3pm), 16(3pm), 17(3pm &
8:30pm).
● 9:00: University of Toronto Faculty of
Music. Canadian Women’s Brass Collective.
Edward Johnson Building, University of
Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-3750 or
www.music.utoronto.ca. Free. Also Jan 12
& 13.
Friday January 12
● 7:30: Confluence Concerts. Dichterliebe:
Whose Love? A reimagining of Robert Schumann’s
romantic song cycle in its pure form,
from a gender inclusive perspective. Teiya
Kasahara, vocalist; David Eliakis, piano. Heliconian
Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. www.bemusednetwork.com/events.
$25. Also Jan 13.
● 9:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. Legends in
Concert. See Jan 10. Also Jan 14(3pm & 7pm),
15(3pm), 16(3pm), 17(3pm & 8:30pm).
● 9:00: University of Toronto Faculty of
Music. Canadian Women’s Brass Collective.
See Jan 11. Also Jan 13.
Saturday January 13
● 7:30: Barrie Concerts Association. Sheng
Cai, Piano. Tchaikovsky: Grand Sonata Op.37;
Rachmaninoff: Sonata No.2 in b-flat Op.36;
André Mathieu: “Spring” and “Summer” from
Saisons canadiennes. Hiway Pentecostal
Church, 50 Anne St. N., Barrie. www.barrieconcerts.org.
$45. LIVE & LIVESTREAM.
● 7:30: Confluence Concerts. Dichterliebe:
Whose Love? See Jan 12.
● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Trifonov
Plays Brahms. See Jan 10.
● 9:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. Walk Off
The Earth. OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino,
6366 Stanley Ave., Niagara Falls. 1-888-325-
5788; ticketmaster.ca. $64.55-$75.85.
● 9:00: University of Toronto Faculty of
Music. Canadian Women’s Brass Collective.
See Jan 11.
Sunday January 14
● 3:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. Legends
in Concert. See Jan 10. Also Jan 14(7pm),
15(3pm), 16(3pm), 17(3pm & 8:30pm).
● 3:00: Royal Conservatory of Music.
Piano Concerts Series: Angela Hewitt. Bach:
Excerpts from Book 1 from The Well-Tempered
Clavier BWV 846-869; Mendelssohn:
Fugue from Prelude & Fugue in e Op.35 No.1;
Shostakovich: Prelude & Fugue No.18 in f
Op.87; Barber: Fugue from the Piano Sonata
in e-flat Op.26; Schumann: Piano Sonata No.1
in f-sharp Op.11. Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre,
273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www.
rcmusic.com/performance. From $50.
● 4:00: Vesnivka Choir. Ukrainian Christmas
Concert. Vesnivka Choir; Toronto Ukrainian
Male Chamber Choir. Guests: Vira Zelinska
Bandura Capelle “Zoloti Struny”. Our Lady of
Sorrows Catholic Church, 3055 Bloor St. W.
Contact Nykola Parzei at 416-246-9880. $25;
Free(child under 16).
● 7:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. Legends
in Concert. See Jan 10. Also Jan 15(3pm),
16(3pm), 17(3pm & 8:30pm).
● 7:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music
Society. Daniel Ramjattan, Classical Guitar.
Bach: Ciaccona from BWV 1004; Mertz:
Elegie; Risa "LiSa" Oribe (arr. Ramjattan):
Homura ( 炎 ); Sergio Assad: Aquarelle; Naoko
Tsujita: Hidden Paths; Roland Dyens: Libra
Sonatine. First United Church (Waterloo),
16 William St. W., Waterloo. 519-569-1809 or
www.ticketscene.ca/kwcms. $40; $25(sr);
Free(12 & under).
Tuesday January 16
● 12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation.
Lunchtime Chamber Music: Piano Recital.
Vanessa Yu, piano. Yorkminster Park Baptist
Church, 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167 or
www.yorkminsterpark.com. Free. Donations
welcome.
● 12:10: University of Toronto Faculty of
Music. Tuesday Noon Series: In Conversation
with Rebecca Townsend. Walter Hall,
80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-3750 or www.
music.utoronto.ca. Free.
● 1:00: St. James Cathedral. Tuesday Organ
Recital. Nicholas Wanstall, organ. Cathedral
OPUS
CHAMBER MUSIC
TORONTO
presents
OPUS IV: FROM THE HEART
TWO DYNAMIC PROGRAMS
MADE TO MOVE YOU
JAN 7 & JAN 9
PROGRAM 1: SOUL
@Trinity-St. Paul’s
PROGRAM 2: JOY
@Arts & Letters
INFO & TICKETS:
jomcollective.com/opuschambermusic
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