JUST ANNOUNCED It’s here, it’s here! Just yesterday, we announced the 2012-2013 Season and admittedly, the Buzz is very excited. Where to begin? We’ve really and truly got something for everyone. In the big Halls, you will have the chance to see legends like Tony Bennett, Aretha Franklin, Mariza, and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Jamie Oliveris coming back to Toronto and this time pays a visit to Massey Hall in celebration of his new book Jamie’s Great Britain: Over 130 Reasons to Love Our Food (and ticket purchasers get a copy of the book on the night of the show). Gilberto Gil, The Tenors (formerly the Canadian Tenors), and Pink Martini performing with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra all make appearances this year and Classic Albums Live returns with three performances featuring albums by The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, and Pink Floyd. CONTINUE READING >
JUST ANNOUNCED
We’re thrilled to welcome back Lyle Lovett to Toronto and are excited to see him perform on the Roy Thomson Hall stage in support of his latest album, Release Me. This special presentation on Thursday, July 26 will be with his Acoustic Group and is sure to knock your socks off. FriendsFirst Members have access to purchasing tickets starting tomorrow (May 2) and tickets for the general public go on sale on Monday, May 7. As if that’s not enough, Steve Earle & the Dukes will be hitting Massey Hall on Tuesday, August 14. For this one tickets go on sale to our FriendsFirst Members tomorrow (Wednesday) and to the public Friday, May 4.
PERFORMANCES TSO – Sci-Fi Spectacular (Tuesday & Wednesday): Meme-making sensation (and, of course, actor who played Captain Sulu of the Starship Enterprise), George Takei plays host for this Pops Concert offered by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. The program is set to feature suites from Star Trek (obviously), Star Wars, E.T., Avatar, and classic Close Encounters of the Third Kind (I, for one, am curious to the treatment of its essential “five tone motif”).
Layla Claire (Thursday): Soprano Layla Claire provides us with the conclusion to the inaugural Canadian Voices vocal recitals series at Glenn Gould Studio. The recital will showcase a program featuring Purcell, Britten, Strauss, Debussy, and more (you can see the full program here). Worth checking out in advance, CBC Music, calls the concert a Hot Ticket this week and includes an excerpt from the Dame Kiri te Kanawa-hosted BBC documentary, “What Makes a Great Soprano.”
The Priests With Special Guest Patricia O’Callaghan (Friday): The “singing priests of Belfast” make their long awaited appearance on the stage of Roy Thomson Hall. The singers, Roman Catholic priests, hail from Northern Ireland and have been highly successful in their music careers in both religious and secular communities and, in fact, their self-titled debut album earned a Guiness World Record as the “fastest selling classical debut of all time.” Check out their blog (including audio-entries from the road) here.
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