Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts

Orfeo has lost his beloved Euridice and goes – literally – to hell and back to find her. Robert Carsen makes his much-anticipated return to the COC to direct his acclaimed production. Lawrence Zazzo and Isabel Bayrakdarian star in the title roles of Gluck's masterpiece, in which love confounds death, and art triumphs over all.

On stage May 8 to 28, 2011
May: 8, 11, 14, 17, 20, 24, 26, 28

 

At the Four Seasons Centre, 145 Queen St. W., Toronto. Performance time is approximately one hour, 30 minutes with no intermission. Sung in Italian with English SURTITLES™.

 

 

Conductor: Harry Bicket
Director: Robert Carsen
Set and Costume Designer: Tobias Hoheisel

Orfeo: Lawrence Zazzo
Euridice: Isabel Bayrakdarian
Amore: Ambur Braid

In this opera-within-an-opera, madcap backstage melodrama is just a precursor to onstage expressions of love, loss and spiritual transformation. Sir Andrew Davis makes his COC debut, conducting Strauss's sublimely beautiful score. Neil Armfield directs a stellar cast, including Adrianne Pieczonka, Richard Margison and – making their COC debuts – Jane Archibald and Alice Coote.
On stage April 30 to May 29, 2011
April: 30
May: 3, 12, 15, 18, 21, 27, 29

 

At the Four Seasons Centre, 145 Queen St. W., Toronto. Performance time is approximately two hours, 25 minutes with one intermission. Sung in German with English SURTITLES™.

 

 

Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis
Director: Neil Armfield
Set and Costume Designer: Dale Ferguson

A Music Master: Richard Stilwell
The Composer: Alice Coote
The Tenor/Bacchus: Richard Margison
Zerbinetta: Jane Archibald
The Prima Donna/Ariadne: Adrianne Pieczonka

Rossini’s sparkling rendition of the beloved fairytale Cinderella is charged with both comedy and pathos. This timeless tale of the triumph of goodness over cruelty comes to life in a riotously colourful story book production. A spectacular cast of Rossini specialists will supply the virtuosic cascades of vocal fireworks.

On stage April 23 to May 25, 2011

 

April: 23, 28
May: 1, 7, 10, 13, 19, 22, 25

At the Four Seasons Centre, 145 Queen St. W., Toronto. Performance time is approximately two hours, 55 minutes with one intermission. Sung in Italian with English SURTITLES™.

 

Conductor: Leonardo Vordoni
Production Team: Els Comediants
Director: Joan Font
Set and Costume Designer: Joan Guillén

Angelina (Cenerentola): Elizabeth DeShong
Don Ramiro: Lawrence Brownlee
Dandini: Brett Polegato
Don Magnifico: Donato DiStefano

Richard Nixon’s historic five-day visit to China in 1972 was a media phenomenon viewed simultaneously by millions on their television sets at home.  John Adams’ Nixon in China intertwines this grand, public spectacle with moments of quiet, private reflection, transforming everyday events into a work of art with universal appeal and significance.

On stage Feb. 5 to 26, 2011
Feb: 5, 9, 11, 13, 19, 22, 24, 26

At the Four Seasons Centre, 145 Queen St. W., Toronto. Performance time is approximately two hours, 50 minutes with one intermission. Sung in English with English SURTITLES™.

 

Conductor: Pablo Heras-Casado
Director: James Robinson
Set Designer: Allen Moyer

Chou En-lai: Chen-Ye Yuan
Richard Nixon: Robert Orth
Henry Kissinger: Thomas Hammons
Mao Tse-tung: Adrian Thompson

A hit since its premiere in 1791, The Magic Flute features some of Mozart's most sublimely beautiful and purely infectious melodies. It's a playful, sometimes profound, exploration of the trials of growing up, seeking ideals, and finding love. An irresistibly charming group of characters come to life in this new COC production, designed to appeal to all ages. 
On stage Jan 29 to Feb. 25, 2011
Jan: 29
Feb: 1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 18, 23, 25

 

At the Four Seasons Centre, 145 Queen St. W., Toronto. Performance time is approximately two hours, 55 minutes with one intermission. Sung in German with English SURTITLES™.

 

Conductor: Johannes Debus
Director: Diane Paulus
Set & Costume Designer: Myung Hee Cho

Tamino: Michael Schade / Frédéric Antoun
Papageno: Rodion Pogossov
Queen of the Night: Aline Kutan
Pamina: Isabel Bayrakdarian / Simone Osborne

An aging writer in crisis seeks salvation in the light and splendour of Venice. Confronted instead with a decaying city, and thwarted in his search for creative inspiration, he becomes bewitched with the vitality and beauty of a young boy. Based on Thomas Mann's novella, Death in Venice was Benjamin Britten's final opera. The world premiere in 1973 was conducted by Steuart Bedford, who will lead the COC production.

On Stage Oct. 16 to Nov. 6, 2010
Oct: 16, 19, 22, 25, 28, 31
Nov. 3, 6

 

At the Four Seasons Centre, 145 Queen St. W., Toronto. Performance time is approximately two hours, 50 minutes with one intermission. Sung in English with English SURTITLES™.

 

Conductor: Steuart Bedford
Director: Yoshi Oida
Set Designer: Tom Schenk

Gustav von Aschenbach: Alan Oke
The Traveller: Peter Savidge          
Apollo: William Towers

At the core of Giuseppe Verdi's glorious Aida lies an intimate story of forbidden love. The stunning American soprano Sondra Radvanovsky makes her much-anticipated company and role debut as Aida. This new production is from Tim Albery, director of the COC's magnificent War and Peace and Götterdämmerung. 

On Stage Oct. 2 to Nov. 5, 2010
Oct 2, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30
Nov 2, 5

 

At the Four Seasons Centre, 145 Queen St. W., Toronto. Performance time is approximately two hours, 55 minutes with one intermission. Sung in Italian with English SURTITLES™.

 

Conductor: Johannes Debus / Derek Bate
Director: Tim Albery
Set Designer: Hildegard Bechtler

Aida: Sondra Radvanovsky / Michele Capalbo
Radames: Rosario La Spina
Amneris: Jill Grove
Amonasro: Scott Hendricks