Viva la Mamma (Le Convenienze ed Inconvenienze Teatrali)
The Opera Division presents Viva la Mamma by Gaetano Donizetti at the historic Elgin Theatre. All About Eve meets Gypsy in this rarely performed comic gem about a harried troupe of travelling performers where ALL the DRAMA is offstage!
Conductor: Russell Braun
Director: Maria Lamont
Thursday
Nov 13
7:30 pm
Friday
Nov 14
7:30 pm
Saturday
Nov 15
7:30 pm
Sunday
Nov 16
2:30 pm
U of T Opera Student Composers Collective:
With the telling comes the magic. Tales from antiquity to present day
Our student composers turn their talent to narratives which date back to the very creation of theatre. Classic tales are powerfully enacted then retold through the lens of our modern world.
Conductor: Sandra Horst
Director & Libretto: Michael Patrick Albano
Sunday
Jan 18
2:30 pm & 5:00pm
(2:30pm Livestream: Free Registration through Ticket link)
The Rape of Lucretia
A feminist, survivor-forward production of Benjamin Britten’s powerful chamber opera.
Conductor: Sandra Horst
Director: Anna Theodosakis
Content Warnings: Depictions of sexual violence, simulations of sexual assault, suicidal ideation.
Thursday
Mar 12
7:30 pm
Friday
Mar 13
7:30 pm
Saturday
Mar 14
7:30 pm
Sunday
Mar 15
2:30 pm
The First Viennese School
A collection of scenes celebrating operatic music by Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven and their influencers.
