L’amour und Liebe
Operatic treasures from the French and German repertoire
Director: Mabel Wonnacott
October
2024
Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for Performing Arts
Wednesday
Oct 9
12:00 pm
Three Islands: Castaway, Tempest Songbook, Riders to the Sea
Works by Lennox Berkeley, Kaija Saariaho and Vaughan Williams, each inhabiting an island locale, form the basis of an operatic triptych.
Conductors: Sandra Horst and Russell Braun; Director: Tim Albery; Set Designer: Michelle Tracey; Lighting Designer: Siobhan Sleath; Costume Designers: Andrew Nasturzio & Alessia Urbani; Projection Designer: Brendan Briceland
In English with English Surtitles
November
2024
Sandra Faire and Ivan Fecan Theatre,
York University
Thursday
Nov 21
7:30 pm
Friday
Nov 22
7:30 pm
Saturday
Nov 23
7:30 pm
Sunday
Nov 24
2:30 pm
U of T Opera Student Composers Collective: The Avenue of Avarice
From greed to bootlegging to houses of ill repute, the colourful history of Toronto’s Jarvis Street is brought to life in the premiere of four mini-operas devised by the gifted composition students of the Faculty of Music.
Libretto: Michael Patrick Albano; Conductor: Sandra Horst; Director: Mario Pacheco; Lighting Designer: Gabriel Cropley; Costume Designers: Andrew Nasturzio & Alessia Urbani
In English with English Surtitles
75 minute run time – no intermission
Free admission – Registration Required
January
2025
Fleck Dance Theatre, Harbourfront Centre
Sunday
Jan 19
2:30 pm
Così fan tutte
A deceit practiced by two soldiers upon their unwitting fiancés is reimagined in the new version of Mozart’s masterpiece where love’s lessons are learned from a fresh perspective.
Conductor: Sandra Horst; Director: Anna Theodosakis; Set Designer: Scott Penner; Lighting Designer: Siobhan Sleath; Costume Designers: Andrew Nasturzio & Alessia Urbani
In Italian with English Surtitles
Runtime 2 hours 45 minutes including one 15 minute intermission.
March
2025
Harbourfront Centre Theatre
Thursday
Mar 13
7:30 pm
Friday
Mar 14
7:30 pm
Saturday
Mar 15
7:30 pm
Sunday
Mar 16
2:30 pm
L’amour und Liebe
Operatic treasures from the French and German repertoire
Director: Mabel Wonnacott
April
2025
Walter Hall, Faculty of Music