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Toronto Operetta Theatre’s Twenty-fifth Anniversary
Season gets off to a rousing start on November
21 and 22 with two Gala Concerts and
the President’s Reception celebrating the
company’s first quarter century. TOT is the undoubted Canadian
leader in presenting the masterworks of the lyric theatre in all
its variety and has over 25 years produced musical entertainment
that includes comic operas, operettas, zarzuelas, opéra bouffe
and Broadway musicals.
Fittingly, the Silver Jubilee Concerts focus on
the number 25 and there will be 25 artists in a presentation
featuring 25 of the most memorable melodies ever composed for
the lyric stage. Twenty-five candles on our Birthday Cake – 25
delicious pounds of course! – and 25 delightful and surprising
door prizes. Amongst the stellar line up of TOT stars will be
Elizabeth Beeler, Wendy Hatala Foley, Keith Klassen, Robert
Longo, Guillermo Silva-Marin, José Hernández, Henry Ingram, with
Lise Maher, Catherine Rooney, Gregory Finney, Stefan Fehr,
Jeffrey Sanders and Rebecca Collett. TOT is proud to present as
a very special guest Arte Flamenco Spanish Dance Co. with
principal dancer and choreographer Elena La Comadre. Pianists
Michael Rose and David Eliakis will complete the cast. These
remarkable performers will showcase the tuneful genius of Johann
Strauss, Franz Lehar, Imre Kalman, Sigmund Romberg, Jacques
Offenbach, Gilbert & Sullivan and many more. Performances are on
Saturday, November 21 (8pm) and Sunday, November 22
(2pm) with a Special Edition of the President’s
Reception following the Sunday concert.
TOT's Founder and General Director Guillermo Silva-Marin
has chosen to highlight the Austro-Hungarian operetta tradition
during the Holiday Season – December 26, 27 (mat), 29,
30, 31, January 2 & 3 (mat) – with Imre Kalman’s
masterpiece, COUNTESS MARITZA. The Annual New
Year’s Eve Gala Dinner and Dance will be on Dec. 31 at the
HotHouse Café. LEO, THE ROYAL CADET, written by
Kingston composer Oscar Telgmann and re-imagined by John
Greer, Virgina Reh and Silva-Marin,
follows on February 17, 19, 20 & 21 (mat). As
the grand finale to the Twenty-fifth Anniversary Season, Gilbert
and Sullivan’s all-time favorite, THE PIRATES OF
PENZANCE takes the stage for five performances on
April 27, 28, 30, May 1 & 2 (mat).
The Silver Jubilee Season’s roster of stars includes many TOT
favourites and some impressive young talent: Jean
Stilwell, Fred Love, David Curry, Robert Longo, Dale Miller,
Elizabeth DeGrazia, Cory O’Brien, Gabrielle Prata, David Ludwig,
Lara Ciekiewicz, Jessica Cheung and Kristen
Galer together with conductors Derek Bate,
Jeffrey Huard and Robert Cooper will
make our 25th Anniversary Season a thrilling one.
Subscription packages are still available with savings
of up to 30 % for TOT FRIENDS and groups of 20 or more.
There’s a special Golden Matinée package on
Sunday afternoons and TOT’s budget priced FAMILY NIGHT
OUT offers discounts of up to 50% for children and youth under
16 years of age.
Subscriptions and single tickets are available from the
St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts Box Office, in person
at 27 Front Street East, by phone at
416-366-7723, toll free at 1-800-708-6754
or online at
www.stlc.com. The
theatre is wheelchair accessible and close to public transit and
parking.
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Let
the Celebrations Begin
