MAZEPPA by Tchaikovsky
"If it at first it seemed a little foolhardy to mount such a big work on a small scale, any doubts were quickly laid to rest right from the opening women's chorus. You could just sit back, forget the spectacle and concentrate on Tchaikovsky's luscious vocal writing."
Wayne Gooding, OPERA CANADA

2023/2024 SEASON
Verdi Unbound!
(St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts
27 Front Street East, Toronto)

GIUSEPPE VERDI

Un giorno di regno
(King for a Day)
 Sunday, November 5, 2023
2:30 pm

GIUSEPPE VERDI
Ernani
Sunday, February 25, 2024
2:30 pm

GIUSEPPE VERDI
La battaglia di legnano
(The Battle at Legnano)
Sunday, April 7, 2024
2:30 pm

VOICEBOX: Opera Salon Series
(at The Edward Jackman Centre - 947 Queen Street East, Toronto)

STUARTISSIMO, A TRIBUTE TO OIC'S FOUNDER
STUART HAMILTON
October 28, 2023 4 pm

BEL CANTO QUARTET OF ROSSINI, DONIZETTI, BELLINI AND MERCADANTE
November 25, 2023 4 pm

OIC'S 50TH BIRTHDAY PARTY
May 11, 2024 4 pm

 

 

GIUSEPPE VERDI
Ernani
An Italian Opera with English Surtitles

Sunday, February 25, 2024 2:30 pm
at St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts

Running Time: 2 hours and 30 minutes
(including intermission)

Ernani sets the stage for Verdi's three decades of extraordinary achievements. It reveals Verdi at his most irresistibly melodic and dramatic. This "love quadrangle" inspires grand-scale arias and ensembles, bursting with the unique energy and drive that were Verdi's own.

Narmina Afandiyeva, Music Director and Pianist
Robert Cooper, Chorus Director

Featuring
Rocco Rupolo as Ernani
Andrea Núñez as Elvira
Alexander Hajek as Don Carlo
Justin Welsh as Gomez de Silva
Madeline Cooper as Giovanna
Taylor Gibbs as Jago
Joseph Wong as Don Riccardo

Full Synopsis