VOICEBOX: Opera in Concert has announced three operas and a Salon Series for its 2025/26 season:

ANDRÉ GRÉTRY

Richard Coeur-De-Lion

A French Opera with English Surtitles

Saturday, November 15, 2025 3 pm

at Jeanne Lamon Hall, Trinity-St. Paul's Centre

Running Time: TBA

It was immensely popular in its time and remains a landmark in the development of French opera.

It dramatizes the legendary rescue of King Richard the Lionheart by his loyal squire and troubadour, Blondel de Nesle, after Richard is imprisoned in Austria on his return from the Third Crusade.

Robert Cooper, Chorus Director

Suzy Smith, Music Director and Pianist

VINCENZO BELLINI

La sonnambula

An Italian Opera with English Surtitles

Saturday, February 14, 2026 (3 pm)

at Jeanne Lamon Hall, Trinity-St. Paul's Centre

Running Time: TBA

Set in a peaceful Swiss village, it tells the story of a young couple. A blend of pastoral charm and psychological drama, with a happy ending that restores love and trust. It's a perfect example of Bellini's ability to fuse emotional depth with vocal elegance.

Robert Cooper, Chorus Director

Narmina Afandiyeva, Music Director and Pianist

KURT WEILL

Lost in the Stars

A MUSICAL

Saturday, March 21, 2026 (3 pm)

at Jeanne Lamon Hall, Trinity-St. Paul's Centre

Running Time: TBA

Lost in the Stars is a powerful musical drama by Kurt Weill, with book and lyrics by Maxwell Anderson, based on Alan Paton's novel Cry, the Beloved Country. Premiering on Broadway in 1949, it was Weill's final stage work before his death, and it's a deeply moving work that bridges Broadway and opera, and remains a landmark in socially conscious musical theatre.

Robert Cooper, Chorus Director

Joel Goodfellow, Music Director and Pianist

OPERA SALON SERIES

Comedy in Revolutionary Paris

Saturday, November 1, 2025 (4 pm)

Romanticism and Beautiful Singing

Saturday, January 31, 2026 (4 pm)

Commemorating Kurt Weill's New Musical Voice

Saturday, February 28, 2026 (4 pm)

Tickets: $30

Entertaining and Informative afternoons celebrating remarkable composers and rarely heard operas. Guest speakers will be joined by exciting young vocalists engaging with our audience to learn about the composers through their music and the lives they lived.

Venue:

The Edward Jackman Centre

(947 Queen Street East, 2nd Floor, Toronto)

Box Office - RCM Tickets

273 Bloor Street West, Toronto

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Saturday: 12 pm - 6 pm

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