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Toronto…Toronto
Operetta Theatre‘s 2010-2011 season gets underway with a
tribute to Jacques
Offenbach on Sunday,
November 14 (2 pm) at the St. Lawrence Centre.
Composing in Paris, Offenbach invented operetta as we
know it and it was his brilliant ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD -
premiered in 1858 - that set the gold standard for operetta for
years to come. Offenbach broke the one-act musical mold with this two act tale
of hi-jinks among the gods of Hades and Olympus and the show,
with it’s now immortal Can-Can, had a lengthy run in the French
capital. His initial
success was followed by works such as LA BELLE HELENE, LA
PERICHOLE, LA VIE PARISIENNE and THE GRAND DUCHESS OF
GEROLSTEIN. These and other works assured Offenbach’s
everlasting fame and the originality of his melodies allied with
his comic impudence make performances of his works sure-fire
hits in the present age.
Working with pianist and music director
Michael Rose, TOT’s
General Director
Guillermo Silva-Marin has devised an afternoon’s
entertainment built around the most exciting scenes in these and
other of Offenbach’s greatest operettas. The cast will include
Leslie Ann Bradley,
Tracy Reynolds,
James Levesque, Nicolas Guy-Buiron, James McLennan and
Mark Petracchi
“I wanted to be able to project the Gallic flavour of the
text as well as the music for our
Gala Offenbachienne and luckily have been able to find a cast,
completely fluent in French”, commented Silva-Marin during a
break in rehearsals.
Collectively their performance credits are impressive and
include the Winnipeg Symphony, Montreal Opera, Pacific Opera
Victoria, Calgary Philharmonic, Vancouver Opera, Tapestry New
Opera, Calgary Opera, and The Canadian Opera Company.
After the performance, a President’s Reception in the Bluma
Appel Theatre Lobby. Tickets for the reception are available for
$30.00.
Toronto Operetta Theatre’s full season includes Johann Strauss’
DIE FLEDERMAUS (Dec.
28 – Jan 9), Moreno Torroba’s zarzuela
LUISA FERNANDA (March
9 – 13, 2011) and Gilbert and Sullivan’s PIRATES OF PENZANCE (April 26 – May 1). Special events include the
New Year’s Eve
Dinner and Dance on Dec. 31; and the
Musical Journey Dinner, Show and Dance on April 9, 2011.
Visit us at
www.torotooperetta.com
Subscription packages are available with
savings of up to 25 % for
subscribers. FAMILY
NIGHT OUT offers
discounts of up to 50% for children and youth under 16 years of
age.
THIS YEAR ONLY --- THE
HST IS INCLUDED IN THE SUBSCRIPTION PRICE
All performances held at the wheelchair accessible St. Lawrence
Centre for the Arts – Box Office (416) 366-7723 or
1-800-708-6754; On-line sales
www.stlc.ca. For information, call TOT at (416)
922-2912.
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TORONTO OPERETTA THEATRE
