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For tickets and information call 416-872-4255
Or visit the Roy Thomson Hall Box Office at 60 Simcoe Street, Toronto
Or buy online:
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(GGS = Glenn Gould Studio
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KATHLEEN BATTLE, soprano
Ted Taylor, piano
Sunday, November 16, 2008 at 2pm - RTH
$125 - $45
No other modern soprano better exemplifies the classic operatic
diva than Kathleen Battle, still at the peak of an extraordinary
career that has enriched the musical world for more than three decades.
She continues to grace the great stages of the world with her expressive
voice that shines in repertoire ranging from Handel and Mozart to
Gershwin and African-American spirituals. The five-time Grammy®
Award winner is a distinguished recording artist with releases encompassing
opera, choral and solo albums on all the major record labels.
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CECILIA BARTOLI, mezzo-soprano
Orchestra La Scintilla of Zürich Opera
Sunday, March 1, 2009 at 2pm - RTH
$195 - $75
Cecilia Bartoli is one of opera’s most celebrated artists,
thanks to her unsurpassed coloratura virtuosity coupled with a truly
distinctive vocal beauty. The Italian mezzo-soprano first captivated
Toronto audiences in 1993 and returns for her seventh recital, accompanied
by the same superb ensemble that joined her in 2005. One of today’s
best-selling classical singers, Ms. Bartoli’s latest album –Maria
- is a tribute to the life and roles of the 19th
century opera superstar, Maria Malibran.
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NICOLE CABELL, soprano
Roy Thomson Hall Debut
Spencer Myer, piano
Sunday, March 8, 2009 at 2pm - RTH
$65 - $25
In 2005, American soprano Nicole Cabell was crowned BBC
Singer of the World, the single most important competition for young
opera singers. Since winning the coveted title, she has made stunning
debuts at London’s Royal Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin, and will debut
in December at New York’s Metropolitan Opera. Her 2007 CD Soprano
has earned the Echo Klassik, the Georg Solti Orphée d’Or and
Gramophone’s Record of the Month. She is also featured on
Decca’s Porgy and Bess and as Musetta on Deutsche Grammophon’s
La Bohème.
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RENÉE FLEMING, soprano
Hartmut Hoell, piano
Friday, April 17, 2009 at 8pm - RTH
$145 - $40
Renée Fleming is the world’s most idolized and sought-after
lyric soprano. Her luminous voice and compelling interpretive powers
continue to touch the heartstrings of audiences in the world’s great
opera houses, concert venues, on television, radio and through her
many award-winning CDs. Her wide-ranging repertoire is reflected
in such recent recordings as Homage – The Age of the Diva,
Strauss’s complete opera Daphne, the jazz album Haunted
Heart, and the movie soundtrack of The Lord of the
Rings: The Return of the King.
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