Here’s an events listing for June as it currently stands:
- Canadian Children’s Opera Company are doing Dean Burry’s The Hobbit at Harbourfront Centre on May 31st through June 2nd.
- June 6th at 7.30pm at Arrayspace there’s Echoes of Bi-Sotoon; short operatic works by seven composers inspired by the ancient site of Bi-Sotoon (which) means the place of the gods).
- Tafelmusik have free concerts at various venues on the 10th, 15th, 19th and 22nd, Details here.
- June 11th is opening night for The Caged Bird Sings at the Aga Khan Museum. It’s a reimagining of Rumi’s Masnavi by Rouvan Silogix, Rafeh Mahmud, and Ahad Lakhani presented by Modern Times Stage Company and Theatre ARTaud. Preview on the 10th and shows running various dates/times until the 22nd.
- Opera 5 are back live with Benjamin Britten’s The Turn the Screw with proper sized chamber orchestra. That runs at Theatre Passe Muraille from June 12th-15th.
- June 14th to 16th the COC are presenting Aportia Chryptych: A Black Opera for Portia White by Sean Mayes and HAUI at the COC Theatre. Tickets are pretty hard to come by but there is a free livestream on the afternoon of the 15th.
- On June 15th there’s a chance to see the film of Sweat; created by Jenn Nicholls and Bicycle Opera during the pandemic following the live show that toured in 2017. It’s at 6.30pm at the revue Cinema.
So, as usual, June is a bit thin (though no doubt I’ve missed stuff) but come July and Toronto Summer Music it will be super busy again.
North York Concert Orchestra (NYCO.ca) is doing a semi-staging of Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’Amore under the baton of Rafael Luz this weekend (June 22-23) at East End United on the Danforth.
We (I’m in the orchestra) just ran the second act at tonight’s rehearsal, and David Walsh knocked Una Furtiva out of the park. Adina will be played by Emily Rocha. You definitely need to come to one of our performances for the experience.
We staged Bernstein’s Candide with Ryan Downey and Midori Marsh last year. It was brilliant, starring some of Toronto’s best young opera singers. As an opera lover, I felt sorry for those kindred of mine that missed it.
Don’t miss this one.