Performed by the Etobicoke Philharmonic Orchestra under Musical Director Sabatino Vacca.
A tribute to composer Giuseppe Verdi. Opera highlights to celebrate Verdi's 200th anniversary. Selections will include the Triumphal March and Ballet music from Aida as well as Va Pensiero from Nabucco.
The legendary Gene Watson is known as ‘The Golden Voice Of Nashville’. Now celebrating over 50 years in the business, he still performs with the same great clarity in his voice as he has had throughout his career. Gene has charted over 70 songs including 25 in the top 10 and 6 at # 1, and continues as he wins award after award for his achievements and performances. Gene is one of the industries greatest ballad singers, right along beside Merle Haggard, George Jones, Vern Gosden, and singers like Vince Gill, Rhonda Vincent, Connie Smith, Lee Ann Womack, Trace Atkins, Allison Kraus to name just a few are always eager to record with Gene. The great Ray Price in a recent interview when asked about Gene Watson was quick to say if he had to name the top 10 singers in the world Gene would be right there at the top of the list. Gene now at 69 years old still performs over 150 dates a year all over U.S. and Canada. He also tours England for a month each year playing to sold out theatres wherever he goes. Special guests appearing with Gene Watson will be our own Mike Pollard and Naomi Bristow.
From Academy Award-nominated director Richard E. Robbins and the award-winning Documentary Group, in association with Paul Allen's Vulcan Productions, comes "Girl Rising" - an innovative new feature film about the power of education to change a girl - and the world. (Rated PG13)
Featuring Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Liam Neeson, Cate Blanchette, Selena Gomez and other A-list actors contribute voice performances to the film, which features original music from Academy Award winner Rachel Portman, in collaboration with Hans Zimmer.
The film spotlights unforgettable girls like Sokha, an orphan who rises from the dumps of Cambodia to become a star student and an accomplished dancer; Suma, who composes music to help her endure forced servitude in Nepal and today crusades to free others; and Ruksana, an Indian "pavement-dweller" whose father sacrifices his own basic needs for his daughter's dreams. Each girl is paired with a renowned writer from her native country. Edwidge Danticat, Sooni Taraporevala Aminatta Forna and others tell the girls' stories, each in its style, and all with profound resonance. These girls are each unique, but the obstacles they faced are ubiquitous. Like the 66 million girls around the world who dream of going to school, what Sokha, Suma, Ruksana and the rest want most is to be students: to learn. And now, by sharing their personal journeys, they have become teachers.
Watch Girl Rising, and you will see: One girl with courage is a revolution.
Theatre doors open at 6:00pm for reception and refreshments.
It's the weird and wonderful as newly engaged couple Brad and Janet encounter a problem when they car halts in the rain. They both look for contact only to find themselves at the castle of Dr. Frank-N-Furter a transvestite. A place to stay is offered, but will Brad and Janet want to remain there? Especially when a large group of Transylvanians dance to the 'Time Warp', Dr. Frank-N-Furter builds his own man and a whole host of participation for the audience to enjoy. Written bysimon
You will enter the Theatre filled with expectations and leave with every strange fantasy fulfilled.
It will be the best Audience Interactive fun you have experienced from Live Theatre, with the backing of a live band it will be an experience beyond expectation!
Head bang with the greatest Metallica Tribute in Canada! Sandman will perform some of the loudest metal of your life. Sandman is based out of Toronto and have been performing together since 1994.
The band Metallica earned a growing fan-base in the underground music community and critical acclaim with its first four albums, with their third, Master of Puppets (1986), described as one of the most influential and "heavy" thrash metal albums. Metallica achieved substantial commercial success with their eponymous fifth album (also known as The Black Album), which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. With this release the band expanded its musical direction resulting in an album that appealed to a more mainstream audience.
Multiple Juno award winners and Canadian Rock Legends The STAMPEDERS, best known for their 1971 Billboard chart topper, “Sweet City Woman,” went on to have 10, top-ten hits in Canada and 4 in the U.S. Other hits included Carry Me, Devil You, Wild Eyes, Oh My Lady, Minstrel Gypsy, Ramona, New Orleans, Then Came The White Man, Playing In The Band, Keep Me Running Wild and Hit The Road Jack featuring Wolfman Jack. The original Stampeders - Rich Dodson, Kim Berly and Ronnie King – were recently honoured with a “Lifetime Achievement Award” from SOCAN (Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada) at a gala held at Roy Thompson Hall in Toronto.
featuring two great openers Pickering Talent Patrick Dune and The Parallels.
Toronto-born singer-songwriter Serena Ryder is an artist adored by fans, peers and critics alike due to her raw and earnest songwriting talent and electric live performances. She has received numerous accolades including four prestigious Juno Awards, as well as gold selling status for If Your Memory Serves You Well (2007) and Is It O.K. (2009). Ryder is reaching international stardom with the release of the Juno-winning Harmony, heralded as "the lushest, boldest album of her career" by The Globe and Mail. Ryder will perform favourites from across her career, including "Weak in the Knees" and the mega-hit "Stompa," which won Single of the Year at this year's Juno Awards. Serena has also been a mental health advocate sharing her own story of the depression that she has battled since 13.
"I LOVE the OP! I'm a huge fan of the Ontario Philharmonic: One of the great cultural treasures of our community. Get your tickets to the 2013-14 Concert Season. The programs are exciting, the music is thrilling. A big thumbs-up to this world-class orchestra! Come join me for this special performance for the OP." Michael Burgess
Les Mis superstar, one of Canada's greatest voices, by popular demand Michael Burgess returns with a program of your favourite music • A Canadian legend in a performance that is sure to move you • Enjoy great Broadway hits, arias and songs with the incomparable Michael Burgess. Bring Him Home, Music of the Night, Gethsemane and many musical surprises!
* The legendary Michael Burgess will be accompanied at the piano and at the harp for this special performance.
"The coolest cellist of our time" (The Boston Herald)
Cello phenom Matt Haimovitz performs the heart-wrenching and extraordinary Schelomo by Ernest Bloch • The sensational Ontario Philharmonic and Marco Parisotto BEGIN their Great Soloists Series with a look at two major works by composers of Jewish origin, including Mahler's "titanic" 1st Symphony.
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Purchase tickets for all 5 concerts in the Ontario Philharmonic 2013 -2014 Concert Series: Hebraic Rhapsody - with Cellist Matt Haimovitz (Sat, Nov 2, 2013), Pavlo - Mediterranean Nights (Fri, Nov 29, 2013), Richard Margison - The Great Songs of Italy (Sat, Dec 7, 2013), The Mozart Miracle (Sat, Feb 15, 2014), and Hungarian Impressions - with Pianist Haiou Zhang (Sat, Mar 22, 2014)
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Purchase tickets for 4 concerts in the Ontario Philharmonic 2013 -2014 Concert Series: Hebraic Rhapsody - with Cellist Matt Haimovitz (Sat, Nov 2, 2013), Pavlo - Mediterranean Nights (Fri, Nov 29, 2013), Richard Margison - The Great Songs of Italy (Sat, Dec 7, 2013), The Mozart Miracle (Sat, Feb 15, 2014), and Hungarian Impressions - with Pianist Haiou Zhang (Sat, Mar 22, 2014)
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Purchase tickets for 3 concerts in the Ontario Philharmonic 2013 -2014 Concert Series: Hebraic Rhapsody - with Cellist Matt Haimovitz (Sat, Nov 2, 2013), Pavlo - Mediterranean Nights (Fri, Nov 29, 2013), Richard Margison - The Great Songs of Italy (Sat, Dec 7, 2013), The Mozart Miracle (Sat, Feb 15, 2014), and Hungarian Impressions - with Pianist Haiou Zhang (Sat, Mar 22, 2014)
“Pavlo… is nothing less than a phenom.” (The Leader-Post) "Amazing? Astonishing!!" (The Globe & Mail)
Pavlo’s decades-long love affair with the guitar has resulted in an indescribable one-of-a-kind fiery fusion of Mediterranean musical styles. This "God of the Guitar" melodically unites the world’s most exotic instruments into his classic sound. Famous for bringing audiences to their feet, Pavlo continues to tour the world’s best halls.
"Few are the tenors who can walk easily in Luciano Pavarotti's footsteps in this aria ["Nessun dorma"]. Toronto's Richard Margison happens to be one of them." (Toronto Star)
"Richard Margison...gave the audience exactly what they wanted - ringing top notes and lots of excitement." (Opera Now)
Nessun dorma! Spectacular Canadian tenor Richard Margison joins Maestro Marco Parisotto and the Ontario Philharmonic in a feast of all-time favourite Italian songs and arias! Hailed for his ringing top notes and spine-tingling power, tenor Richard Margison is one of the most critically acclaimed singers on the international stage today. He performs regularly in many of the world's leading opera houses including the Metropolitan Opera, La Scala and the Royal Opera House Covent Garden.
"Control and a smooth, elegant expressivity are what make [Kornel] Wolak shine." (Toronto Star)
A special concert devoted to the miraculous music of Mozart with three concertos showing his incomparable ability at writing for any variety of instrument. Enjoy the luxury of hearing three brilliant soloists with the program ending with one of Mozart's most inspired and popular works, the masterful Symphony No. 40 in G minor.
