Coming up in May 2026

Coming up… music etc

  • May 2nd.  The Artists’ Studio of the Canadian Children’s Opera Company are presenting Judith Weir’s The Black Spider.  It’a very rare chance to see a Judith Weir opera in Toronto.
  • There are two free shows on the 4th.  At noon Opera 5’s interns are performing in the RBA and in the evening it’s AtG’s Opera Pub at the Tranzac.
  • On the 5th there’s a sneak preview of Toronto Summer Music in the RBA at noon.
  • On the 6th Jane Archibald has a recital at Koerner Hall.

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Canuck Cantatas

Canuck Cantatas is the first live show from Against the Grain Theatre since, I think, 2023.  It’s good to see what was once a staple of the Toronto indy scene in action again.  This show is three short monodramas.  Each features a soprano singer who is also either composer or librettist and all are based around the story of one, Canadian, character.  The accompanying ensemble consisted of piano (Spencer Kryzanowski), string trio (Julia Mirzoev, Russell Iceberg, Peter Eom) and bass clarinet (Brad Cherwin).  Since the show was at the Redwood everybody was miked and amplified with speakers all around the performance space which was an interesting effect.

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