Il cappello di paglia di Firenze
(The Florentine straw hat)
A lively, tuneful score by the celebrated film composer Nino Rota illuminates this delightful farce in which a straw hat eaten by a horse sets in motion a hilarious chain of events, further complicating tangled wedding day preparations.
In Italian with English Surtitles 120-minute run time with a 15-minute intermission
Details
Conductor: Russell Braun Director: Jennifer Tarver Set Designer: Michelle Tracey Co-Costume Designers: Alessia Urbani & Andrew Nasturzio Stage Manager: Susan Monis Assistant Director: Mabel Wonnacott Assistant Stage Manager: Meghan Specht
November
2023
MacMillan Theatre * Livestreamed
Thursday
Nov 23
7:30 pm
Friday
Nov 24
7:30 pm
Saturday *
Nov 25
7:30 pm
Sunday *
Nov 26
2:30 pm
Lysistrata
UofT Opera Student Composers Collective
Our student composers turn their talents to satire, with an adaptation of Lysistrata, based upon Aristophanes’ anti-war comedy penned in 411 BC. This contemporary reimagining boasts an acerbic modern libretto coupled with gender fluidity.
In English with English Surtitles 90-minute run time, no intermission
Details
Libretto by Michael Patrick Albano Conductor: Sandra Horst Director: Mabel Wonnacott Lighting & Projection Designer: Gabriel Cropley Co-Costume Designers: Andrew Nasturzio & Alessia Urbani Stage Manager: Meghan Specht Composers: Aaron Gascon, Danial Khan Sheibani, Joseph Park, Homa Samiei, Chiara Urban, Hsiu-Ping Wu, Yike Zhang, Yuhan Zhou
January
2024
Fleck Dance Theatre Harbourfront Centre
Sunday
Jan 21
2:30 pm
Cendrillon
Charles Perrault’s classic story of a lonely “cinder” girl, an unhappy household and a searching prince is given human dimension in this 19th century masterpiece. Massenet’s sweeping, lyric score elevates this simple folktale to a compelling narrative of self discovery, a quest for enduring love and the power of goodness.
In French with English Surtitles 140-minute run time with a 15 intermission
Adults: $40 (plus fees)
Senior: $25 (plus fees)
Student: $10 (plus fees)
U of T students and faculty are admitted free at the venue on the day of the performance with a valid TCard.
Details
Conductor: Sandra Horst Director: Maria Lamont Set Designer: Michelle Tracey Lighting Designer: Gabriel Cropley Co-Costume Designers: Alessia Urbani & Andrew Nasturzio Stage Manager: Susan Monis Assistant Director: Mabel Wonnacott Assistant Stage Manager: Meghan Specht
March
2024
Elgin Theatre, 189 Yonge St.
Thursday
Mar 14
7:30 pm
Friday
Mar 15
7:30 pm
Saturday
Mar 16
7:30 pm
Sunday
Mar 17
2:30 pm
Mostly Mozart
U of T Opera presents a concert of beloved operatic ensembles by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart augmented by works inspired by the man widely recognized as “one of the greatest composers in the history of Western music”.
90-minutes maximum (no intermission)
