The 2019/20 line up for the noontime free concerts in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre has been announced.  Vocal highlights are as follows:

2019

• September 19th – Meet the Artists – the traditional Ensemble Studio season opener
• October 1st – The Maiden and the Nightingale – Vanessa Vasquez, soprano with Miloš Repický, piano
• October 2nd – The Art of Song – Marjorie Owens, soprano with Michael Shannon, piano
• October 8th – Parlami d’amore: Speak to me of Love – UoT Opera
• October 29th – Old Songs, New Songs – Matthew Cairns, tenor
• November 5th – Songbook XL – Artists of the COC Ensemble Studio (no idea what this is about!)
• November 28th – Schulich à la carte: Wirth Vocal Prize – Marcel d’Entremont, tenor with Dakota Scott-Digout, piano
• December 10th – Fairytales and Lullabies – COC Ensemble Studio

2020

• January 29th – Songs and Dances of Death – Members of the Ensemble Studio and Orchestra Academy
• February 5th – An Evening of Song – Brandon Cedel, bass-baritone with Sandra Horst, piano
• February 25th – The Truth About Love – Alexandra Smither, soprano with Rachael Kerr, piano
• March 17th – Opera for All Ages – Ensemble Studio
• March 31st – Unbound – Against the Grain Theatre with Brianne Sinclairé; the world’s only transgender operatic soprano
• April 9th – Collaborations – the annusl exchange visit by members of the Atelier lyrique de l’opéra de Montréal
• April 29th – Songs of Travel – another Ensemble Studio/Orchestra Academy collaboration
• May 7th – Boundless Bass – Goderdzi Janelidze, bass with Sandra Horst, piano
• May 19th – Les Adieux – Graduating member(s) of the Ensemble Studio
• May 20th – Les Adieux – more of the same

There’s also a full line up of piano, world music, chamber music and dance recitals.  The full list is here.

All concerts are free and start at noon in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre.