2025-2026 SEASON
(Trinity St. Paul's Centre
427 Bloor St W, Toronto)
André Grétry
RICHARD COEUR-DE-LION
Saturday, November 15, 2025
3 pm
Vincenzo Bellini
LA SONNAMBULA
Saturday, February 14, 2026
3 pm
Kurt Weill
LOST IN THE STARS
Saturday, March 21, 2026
3 pm
VOICEBOX: Opera Salon Series(at The Edward Jackman Centre - 947 Queen Street East, Toronto)
Grand Opera in Paris
January 31, 2026 4 pm
Commemorating Kurt Weill's New Musical Voice
February 28, 2026 4 pm
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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: 2 hours (including a 20-minute intermission)
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
Featuring
Colin Ainsworth as Richard I, King of England
Yanik Gosselin as Blondel
Joseph Ernst as Williams
Nicole Katerberg as Marguerite
Alice Macgregor as Laurette
Marcus Tranquilli as Guillot
Jan Doroteo as Charles
Taylor Gibbs as Florestan
Madeline Cooper as Antonio
Full Synopsis
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