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Toronto: TOT restreams “The Csárdás Princess” and “The Gondoliers” by popular demand
Saturday, July 31, 2021
Great news! Thanks to our TOT Patrons and friends as well as the recent rave review from the Opera Canada Magazine, The Gondoliers returns for a limited time and now is double featured with the extended current performances of TOT’s The Csardas Princess by the Silver Age of Operetta’s Hungarian master, Imre Kalman.
An online presentation of Kalman's masterpiece this summer! Watch this anytime from July 9th until August 8th.
About this event
Canada's only professional operetta company, Toronto Operetta Theatre brings Kalman's masterpiece online!
Now Extended: The video is available to watch anytime after July 9th until August 8th.
Die Csárdásfürstin in German or A Csárdáskirálynő in Hungarian, The Csárdás Princess was translated into English as The Riviera Girl. This operetta in three acts by Hungarian composer Emmerich Kálmán (1882-1953) with the libretto by Leo Stein and Béla Jenbach premiered in Vienna at the Johann Strauss Theater on 17 November 1915, 100 years ago.
The operetta is widely acclaimed and well-loved in Hungary, Austria, Germany, all of Europe, and the USA. Numerous film versions and recordings have been made. The Csárdás Princess is arguably Kálmán’s most successful work.
Robert Cooper, Conductor
Narmina Afandiyeva, Pianist
Guillermo Silva-Marin, Stage Director
Featuring Artists:
Lauren Margison as Sylvia Varescu
Caitlin Wood as Countess Stasi
Michael Barrett as Edwin
Ryan Downey as Boni
Sean Curran as Leopold Maria
Gregory Finney as Feri
Taylor Gibbs as American and Chorus
Lori Mak as Juliska and Chorus
Rosalind McArthur as Anhilte
Tan Vu as Chorus
Date and time:
Fri, Jul 9, 2021, 2:00 PM –
Sun, Aug 8, 2021, 11:30 PM EDT
A Special Bundle for operetta lovers!
You will receive an invitation to purchase The Gondoliers online ticket for a special price.
Upon completing your purchase of The Gondoliers ticket, you will receive a promo code in the order confirmation Email.
About this event
Canada's only professional operetta company, Toronto Operetta Theatre brings Gilbert and Sullivan's masterpiece online!
The twelfth collaboration between composer Arthur Sullivan and librettist W.S. Gilbert, The Gondoliers tells the story of two charming Venetian gondoliers, Giuseppe and Marco, who are informed that due to an error of identity when they were young boys, one of them is the heir to the throne of Barataria.
Derek Bate, Conductor
Narmina Afandiyeva, Pianist
Guillermo Silva-Marin, Stage Director
Featuring Artists:
Elizabeth Beeler as The Duchess of Plaza-Toro
Tonatiuh Abrego as Marco Palmieri
Bradley Christensen as Giuseppe Palmieri
Gregory Finney as The Duke of Plaza-Toro
Daniela Agostino as Gianetta
Joshua Clemenger as Luiz
Sean Curran as Don Alhambra del Bolero
Stephanie O'Leary as Tessa
Karina Bray as Inez
Allison Walmsley as Casilda
Date and time:
Fri, Jul 23, 2021, 2:00 PM –
Sun, Aug 8, 2021, 11:30 PM EDT
Photo: Michael Barrett as Edwin and Caitlin Wood as Stasi in The Csardas Princess. © 2021 TOT.