LSM Opera Weekend in Toronto 2008

[Version française]

Join La Scena Musicale in an opera weekend in Toronto on October 25 and 26, 2008 to see two operas over two days presented by the Canadian Opera Company: Prokofiev's War and Peace and Mozart's Don Giovanni. Don't miss this unforgettable weekend!

All funds raised from this exceptional weekend will go towards the non-profit charitable activities of La Scena Musicale.

Order Now: (514) 948-2520 or operaweekend@scena.org

Note: La Scena Musicale will sell the opera tickets. Contact Voyages LM for your travel needs at 1 888 371 6151

ITINERARY

Saturday, October 25

4pm: Prokofiev's War and Peace

8:30 pm: Benefit Dinner

Sunday, October 26

2 pm to 5:30 pm: Mozart's Don Giovanni

Tickets:

• War and Peace: $60, $95, $160 $195
• Don Giovanni: $60 , $160, $195
• Dinner: to be announced

Great Deals:

• Save 5% if you buy two tickets!
• Save 10% if you buy four tickets
  

Reservations:

• * 514 948.2520
• operaweekend@scena.org
• http://operaweekend.scena.org

Deadline: October 9, 2008

LSM Week-end d'opéra à Toronto 2008

[English version]

Joignez-vous à La Scena Musicale pour un week-end d'opéra à Toronto les 25 et 26 octobre 2008 et assistez à deux opéras présentés par la Canadian Opera Company: Guerre et Paix de Prokofiev et Don Giovanni de Mozart, ne ratez pas ce week-end mémorable!

Tous les profits de ce week-end exceptionnel serviront à financer les activités sans but lucratif de La Scena Musicale.

Commandez sans tarder: (514) 948-2520 ou operaweekend@scena.org

À noter: les billets d'opéra sont vendus par La Scena Musicale. Pour le voyage et l'hébergement, communiquez avec Voyages LM au 1 888 371 611

PROGRAMME

Le samedi 25 octobre

16 h: Guerre et Paix de Prokofiev

20 h 30: souper-bénéfice

Le dimanche 26 octobre

14 h à 17 h 30: Don Giovanni de Mozart

Billets:

*Guerre et Paix: 60$, 95$, $160$, 195$

*Don Gionvanni: 60$, 160$, 195$

*Souper: à communiquer
* moins 5% si vous achetez deux billets
*moins 10% si vous achetez quatre billets

Réservations

* 515 948.2520

operaweekend@scena.org

http://operaweekend.scena.org

Date limite: 9 octobre 2008

Canadian Opera Company announces new Director

A long awaited announcement of the directorship of the Canadian Opera Company will take place at 10:30 am this morning, from the stage of the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. I will be attending the press conference. You can be there also since the event will be webcast!

Go to the COC website at http://www.coc.ca/ and follow the instructions on the homepage.

Update: Unanimous choice - casting director at the Paris opera under Mortier for the past four years. It is 34 year old Alexander Neef, a native of Ebersbach an der Fils near Stuttgart, Germany. He did his internship at Salzburg Festival. He has worked with many Canadians - Robert Lepage, Robert Carsen, Michael Levine, Russell Braun, Ben Heppner, Adrianne Pieczonka. He forsees more coproductions with other companies in North America. His English is impeccable. In response to questions about repertoire, he mentions looking at producing operas that has not been produced before, like Parsifal. Measha Brueggergosman was in attendance, as were a few other singers. Neef mentions he has a project with Measha and Mortier at NYCO - he did not elaborate. Could it be Measha singing her first Valentine in Les Huguenots?

> Official Press Release