Pianist Christina Petrowska Quillico featured in 08-09 performaces

CHRISTINA PETROWSKA QUILICO PLAYS MUSIC FROM LATEST CD

AT MUSIC MONDAYS, AUG. 25 AT CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY

Pianist Christina Petrowska Quilico, whose latest recording, Ings, has been garnering much airplay, will perform selections from the two-CD set in a Music Mondays performance, August 25 at 12:15 p.m., at the Church of the Holy Trinity (behind the Eaton Centre). There is no charge, although a $5 donation would be appreciated. For more information, call 416-598-4521 ext. 304, or visit www.musicmondays.ca.

Among the works she will perform are Ann Southam’s Glass Houses, Masamitsu Takahashi’s Capriccio; Wannabe a Rag and All Boogies by Bill Westcott, some Art Tatum selections and a work by Olivier Messiaen.

Ings – a two-CD compilation of live performances, mainly of Canadian and American composers, recorded by CBC Radio during the last few years – has received much airplay on CBC Radio, particularly on both the weekday and weekend editions of The Signal. It has also been played on other Canadian stations and in the U.S. John Stape of Review Vancouver wrote, “These pieces, so diverse in origin, are brought vividly to life, and each given loving treatment. The musicality is deft and knowing, and the intelligence informing the performances generous and warm. This is an album for the Ipod or MP3 player of anyone interested in the contemporary piano repertoire – it’s already been transferred to mine.”

Among other upcoming concerts in 2008-09 are two Toronto performances that she gave in July at the Sound Symposium in St. John’s, NL.

The first, Tuesday, October 7 at 7:30 pmHall, Accolade East, York University, will feature the Toronto premiere of Ann Southam’s new cycle of Creeks and Rivers, which includes new works written for her. at the Tribute Communities Recital Calling the concert Soundstill, she describes it as “an hour and a half of introspective and virtuosic music.” In the 17 movements are the premieres of Commotion Creek, Fidget Creek, Fiddle Creek and Noisy Creek, as well as Spatial View of Pond II.

Her second performance from the Sound Symposium will be a joint performance with dancer Terrill Maguire – again featuring an Ann Southam work, (date and location TBA).

Another collaborative project will take place at York University’s Tribute Communities Recital Hall, Accolade East, Tuesday, January 27, 7:30pm when she performs music for piano and violin with former Toronto Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Jacques Israelievitch, who has just joined the York University Fine Arts Faculty – of which Petrowska Quilico is a Full Professor.

A great proponent of women composers, Petrowska Quilico is also planning a second CD of works by women composers (not counting her triple-CD set of Ann Southam’s Rivers on Centrediscs). She was also one of several pianists featured when CBC Radio commissioned 10 prominent Canadians to compose fugues in honor of Glenn Gould’s 75^th anniversary. Her performances of Ana Sokolovic’s Prelude and Fugue for GG and Kati Agocs’ Nostalgia for Airs Unheard have aired many times on CBC Radio’s The Signal and Music and Company.

Harbourfront Centre Courses & Workshops

Enjoy, learn, make friends and have the time of your life at Harbourfront Centre's Courses & Workshops!

TORONTO, Tuesday, August 12, 2008—Harbourfront Centre is excited to offer a diverse and engaging line-up of contemporary culture courses throughout the fall and winter months. Adults can learn to paint; explore the world of circus arts; tour the city's culinary neighbourhoods; join a book club, and much more! Harbourfront Centre's Courses & Workshops are affordable and provide a perfect environment for adults to learn, and expand their social circle with like-minded individuals at Toronto's leading arts and cultural centre. Courses & Workshops begin on September 15, at Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay West. Register early as class size is limited. To register or for more information, the public can call

416-973-4093 or visit harbourfrontcentre.com/learn.



Fall/Winter 2008 Courses & Workshops



Visual Arts & Design

• Drawing for Fashion Design (5 Mondays, September 15 to October 20, excluding Thanksgiving Monday)

• Expressive Arts (8 Mondays, September 15 to November 10, excluding Thanksgiving Monday)

• Creativity Kickstart (October 4)

• Parent Workshop: Engaging Kids with Contemporary Arts (October 4 & December 4)

• Artist Books (5 Mondays, November 3 to December 1, inclusive)

• Sewing 101 (5 Mondays, November 3 to December 1, inclusive)

• Painting (6 Tuesdays, November 4 to December 9, inclusive)

• Fashion 101 (5 Tuesdays, November 4 to December 1)



Media Studies

• Creating your own Website (5 Mondays, September 15 to October 20, excluding Thanksgiving Monday)

• Demystifying the Digital Camera (September 27)

• Podcasting (October 4-5)

• Digital Photography Manipulation (November 15-16)



Performing Arts

• Circus (4 Mondays, Session 1: September 15 to October 6; Session 2: November 3 to 24)

• Hip Hop (5 Tuesdays, September 16 to October 14, inclusive)

• Flamenco Dance (5 Thursdays, September 18 to October16)



Literary Arts

• Authors at Harbourfront Centre (8 Tuesdays once a month, September to April)



Seasonal

• Make Your Own Holiday Cards (November 15)



Urban & Cultural Studies

• Artistic Architecture in the Public Space (6 Wednesdays, September 17 to October 22)

• Explore Toronto's Culinary Neighbourhoods (September 20: Little India; September 27: Kensington/Chinatown; October 4: Little Italy;

October 11: Danforth)

• Film & Food Club (3 Fridays, October 3 to 17, inclusive)

• Surreal in the City (6 Wednesdays, October 29 to December 3, inclusive)

• Urban Portraiture (6 Tuesdays, November 4 to December 9, inclusive)



Craft Studio Courses

• Introduction to Jewellery (8 week year-round course, 3 hrs/week, evening/weekends available)

• Intermediate Jewellery (8 week year-round course, 3 hrs/week, evening/weekends available)

• Textiles (5 week year-round course, 3 hrs/week, evenings; 1-day year-round workshop, 6 hours)

• Glass Blowing (Friday to Sunday from September to May, 20 hours in total)

• Ceramics (8 week year-round course, 3 hrs/week, evenings)



FOCUS: Borders

Harbourfront Centre travels beyond Borders. Is the world smaller than you think? What would a world without borders look like? Can culture be a universal language? What are the limits of your personal space? Through to September, Harbourfront Centre wants you to read between the lines and consider borders through all of our programming—borders within countries, borders within relationships, open borders, psychological borders, shifting borders and more. Harbourfront Centre—culture without borders.

Wild Dogs at Nightwood

"A perspective on love and loss [that] will haunt you for days." Entertainment Weekly

“Love is like... wild dogs. If it hunts you down, it will not let you go.” from Wild Dogs

NIGHTWOOD THEATRE LAUNCHES THEIR 2008-2009 SEASON

WITH THE WORLD PREMIERE OF HELEN HUMPHREYS’

WILD DOGS

From the novel by Helen Humphreys / Arranged for the stage by Anne Hardcastle / Directed by Kelly Thornton

Starring: Tamara Podemski, Les Carlson, Steve Cumyn, Raven Dauda,

Stephen Joffe, Tony Nappo and Taylor Trowbridge

October 4 to November 8, 2008 - Berkeley Street Theatre, Downstairs

Produced by Nightwood Theatre in association with The Canadian Stage Company

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Toronto, ON… Nightwood Theatre is thrilled to embark on its 29^th season with the world premiere of Helen Humphreys’ Wild Dogs, arranged for the stage by Anne Hardcastle. Winner of the 2005 Lambda Award for fiction; Wild Dogs was one of NOW Magazine’s Top 10 Books of 2004 and has been optioned for film. This world-premiere stars Tamara Podemski, who was the winner of the Sundance Film Festival 2007 Special Jury Prize for Acting – both the first Canadian and first aboriginal in history to win this prize -- and an IFC nomination for her work in Four Sheets to the Wind.

Each evening at dusk, six people gather at the edge of the woods calling their dogs back – dogs that have turned wild. Drawn together by need, this unlikely group forms a community – until violence strikes unexpectedly. Wild Dogs is an unforgettable story about the wild in all of us.

“It is not often that a script comes across my desk that excites me as much as Wild Dogs. It is one of he most daring and original texts I’ve seen in some time, so much theatricality and an array of brilliant characters told with naked gusto. It’s arrestingly honest with a profound message about love and our need to belong” says Nightwood Artistic Director Kelly Thornton.

Joining Podemski, the acting ensemble for Wild Dogs includes such Canadian film, television and theatre luminaries as Les Carlson (renowned actor who has appeared on every major stage across the country including six seasons at Stratford Festival), Steve Cumyn (Dora Award-winning lead actor from Angels in America), Tony Nappo (Alias Godot, Da Vinci’s Inquest), Raven Dauda (Intimate Apparel, Da Kink in my Hair) and introduces Taylor Trowbridge and Stephen Joffe in their Toronto stage debuts.

Wild Dogs Details

DATES: October 4 to November 8, 2008

MEDIA/VIP: Thursday, October 9, 2008

SHOW TIMES: Monday to Saturday at 8:00 p.m., Wednesdays at 1:30 p.m., Saturdays at 2:00 p.m.

TICKETS: Single tickets: $20 - $42, Mondays: PWYC, Previews: $25

Tickets are available in advance by calling (416) 368.3110 or online at www.nightwoodtheatre.net

NIGHTWOOD PASSHOLDERS: Save up to 50% on tickets by calling (416) 944.1740 x8

LOCATION: Berkeley Theatre, Downstairs, 26 Berkeley Street

Mark the date!!

Upcoming at Nightwood:

I. Bear With Me written and performed by Diane Flacks

January 7 to January 24, 2009 (Opening Night: January 9, 2009)

Berkeley Upstairs Theatre

Produced by Nightwood Theatre

Directed by Kelly Thornton

Bear With Me finally hits the Toronto stage!! Based on her laugh out loud book by the same name comic marvel Diane Flacks serves up a hilarious and poignant account of her reluctant journey into the secret and insane world of motherhood. Ms. Flacks delivers a knock-out punch.

Tickets: $20-$42

Box Office: (416) 368.3110

II. Groundswell Festival 2009

January 26 to 31, 2009

Berkeley Upstairs Theatre

New Plays by: Madeleine Blais Dahlem, Lisa Codrington, Florence Gibson, Maia Kareda, Natalie Meisner, Beatriz Pizano, Sally Stubbs

Seven bold women playwrights grapple with war, religion, poverty, reconciliation and choice. Canadian work about the world around us.

Tickets: $10

Box Office: (416) 368.3110

lll. Prisoner of Tehran - Exclusive Sneak Peak

Based on the best-selling autobiography by Marina Nemat

Adapted by Maja Ardal / Directed by Kelly Thornton

May 16, 2009 - Nightwood Studio, Distillery District (Open only to Nightwood donors and passholders)

Based on her girlhood in Tehran, when Ayatollah Khomeini took power, the play chronicles Nemat’s unbelievable journey: captured at age 16, condemned to death and suddenly, in a twist of fate, spared her life. This inconceivable story is a testament to the sheer will and determination of a woman facing her darkest hour and a delicate portrait of youth and stolen dreams.

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ABOUT NIGHTWOOD THEATRE

Nightwood Theatre – Artistic Director Kelly Thornton and Producer Monica Esteves.

As Canada’s national women’s theatre since 1979, Nightwood has launched the careers of many of the leading theatre artists in the country creating a repertoire of Canadian plays including Ann-Marie MacDonald’s Goodnight Desdemona, Good Morning Juliet, Djanet Sears’ Harlem Duet and Sonja Mills’ The Danish Play.

We have touched the lives of thousands in our history and today we are thriving. We have won Canada’s highest literary and performing arts awards and more than ever our success proves the need for theatre that gives voice to women and celebrates the diversity of Canadian society. Nightwood is a national theatre and we remain actively engaged in mentoring young women and promoting women’s place on the local, national and international stage.

Wild Dogs is part of the Berkeley Street Project initiative, where The Canadian Stage Company, Nightwood Theatre and other vital theatre companies are partnering to transform the Canadian Stage’s Berkeley Street Theatre into a dynamic home for contemporary performing arts.

Le Met au cinéma! The Met at the Movies!

Les diffusions du « Metropolitan Opera :

en direct et en haute définition » sont de retour

au grand écran dans les cinémas Cineplex Divertissement

Les billets pour la saison 2008-2009 seront mis en prévente le vendredi 22 août 2008

Toronto, ON – 07 août 2008 – Cineplex Divertissement commencera la prévente de billets pour l'événement de divertissement le plus couru de l'année, les diffusions du « Metropolitan Opera : en direct et en haute définition », le 22 août 2008. Puisque la réponse des amateurs d'opéra a été extraordinaire au cours des deux premières saisons, les invités auront maintenant l'occasion d'apprécier encore plus de diffusions en direct et en haute définition et avec son ambiophonique Dolby dans les cinémas Cineplex Divertissement participants partout au pays. Le nombre d'opéras présentés en direct pour la saison 2008-2009 est passé à onze et il y aura dix rediffusions, dès le 22 septembre 2008 alors que la soirée du Gala d'ouverture sera diffusée en direct du Lincoln Center à New York, la salle attitrée du Met.

« Dès le début, les diffusions du "Metropolitan Opera : en direct et en haute définition" ont connu beaucoup de succès, et ce, au-delà de nos attentes. La popularité de la série ne se dément pas année après année », a affirmé Par Marshall, Vice-présidente, communications et relations avec les investisseurs chez Cineplex Divertissement. « Cette année, nous avons ajouté de nouveaux cinémas à notre liste déjà étendue afin de répondre à la très grande demande. Nous offrons également à nos invités l'occasion de se procurer une variété de forfaits d'abonnement. Les forfaits et billets individuels peuvent être achetés à l'avance, permettant ainsi à nos invités de se procurer des billets pour les opéras de leur choix. »

Les membres du programme de récompenses SCÈNE et les membres du Met Opera peuvent profiter d'une période exclusive d'achat de billets pour la saison 2008-2009 dès le vendredi 8 août 2008. L'inscription au programme SCÈNE est gratuite et les invités peuvent s'inscrire en ligne au www.scene.ca.

Pour de plus amples détails à propos des billets et de l'abonnement au Met, consultez le www.metopera.org/hdlive ou téléphonez au 1 800 Met-Opera (1 800 638-6737).

Les billets seront en vente à compter du vendredi 22 août, en ligne sur www.cineplex.com et à la billetterie des cinémas participants. Le prix d'entrée s'échelonne de 12,95 $ à 16,95 $ (taxes en sus) pour les enfants de 3 à 12 ans; il est de 18,95 $ pour les aînés et de 21,95 $ (taxes en sus) pour les 13 ans et plus.

Les abonnements annuels sont en vente uniquement à la billetterie des cinémas participants et ne peuvent être achetés en ligne. Le prix du forfait pour les dix opéras est de 186,58 $ (taxes en sus). Il est également possible de se procurer un forfait pour cinq opéras au prix de 98,78 $ (taxes en sus) ou un forfait pour trois représentations au prix de 62,56 $ (taxes en sus). Nous offrons aussi des tarifs pour les groupes de 20 personnes et plus au coût de 16,95 $ par personne (taxes en sus). Pour de plus amples renseignements au sujet des réservations de groupe, prière de communiquer avec le 1 800 313-4461.

Le 22 septembre, le rideau se lèvera de nouveau sur l'opéra dans les cinémas Cineplex Divertissement sélectionnés partout au Canada. Ceux-ci présenteront les productions suivantes en direct de New York :

Lundi 22 septembre 2008 18 h 30 (HNE) Soirée du Gala d'ouverture (avec Renée Fleming)	Samedi 11 octobre 2008 13 h (HNE) Salome de Strauss	Samedi 8 novembre 2008 13 h (HNE) Doctor Atomic de Adams
Samedi 22 novembre 2008 13 h (HNE) La Damnation de Faust de Berlioz	Samedi 20 décembre 2008 12 h (HNE) Thaïs de Massenet	Samedi 10 janvier 2009 13 h (HNE) La Rondine de Puccini
Samedi 24 janvier 2009 13 h (HNE) Orfeo ed Euridice de Gluck	Samedi 7 février 2009 13 h (HNE) Lucia di Lammermoor de Donizetti	Samedi 7 mars 2009 13 h (HNE) Madama Butterfly de Puccini
Samedi 21 mars 2009 13 h (HNE) La Sonnambula de Bellini	Samedi 9 mai 2009 12 h 30 (HNE) La Cenerentola de Rossini

À noter, cette année, la présentation d'une production créée et conçue par une compagnie de chez nous. En effet, le 22 novembre 2008, les amateurs d'opéra auront la chance de voir et d'entendre La Damnation de Faust, opéra de Berlioz, dans une mise en scène de Robert Lepage et une production d'Ex Machina, compagnie multidisciplinaire de Québec que dirige le créateur du Moulin à images, qui a remporté un extraordinaire succès à l'occasion du 400^e anniversaire de la Ville de Québec. La Damnation de Faust, version Ex Machina, a d'abord été présentée au Japon en 1999, puis à l'Opéra de Paris. Pour la reprise de 2008 au Met Opera de New York, le metteur en scène et son équipe renouvellent les images et les projections, notamment par l'intégration d'images interactives générées par le mouvement des interprètes et par la voix des chanteurs.

Cineplex Divertissement présentera aussi chacune des dix productions en rappel pour les invités qui ne peuvent se présenter à la première représentation ou pour ceux qui souhaitent la revoir. Pour connaître la liste des cinémas qui présentent les opéras en rediffusion, prière de consulter le www.cineplex.com. Voici le calendrier des représentations en rappel :

Samedi 15 novembre 2008 13 h (HNE) Salome de Strauss	Samedi 6 décembre 2008 13 h (HNE) Doctor Atomic de Adams	Samedi 17 janvier 2009 13 h (HNE) La Damnation de Faust de Berlioz
Samedi 14 février 2009 12 h (HNE) Thaïs de Massenet	Samedi 21 février 2009 13 h (HNE) La Rondine de Puccini	Samedi 14 mars 2009 13 h (HNE) Orfeo ed Euridice de Gluck
Samedi 4 avril 2009 13 h (HNE) Lucia di Lammermoor de Donizetti	Samedi 18 avril 2009 13 h (HNE) Madama Butterfly de Puccini	Samedi 25 avril 2009 13 h (HNE) La Sonnambula de Bellini
Samedi 23 mai 2009 12 h 30 (HNE) La Cenerentola de Rossini

Cineplex Divertissement présentera les diffusions en direct du « Metropolitan Opera : en direct, en haute définition » dans les 13 cinémas suivants au Québec :

Cinéma Cineplex Odeon Quartier Latin 350, rue Émery Montréal, Québec	Cinéma Banque Scotia Montréal 977, Ste-Catherine Ouest Montréal, Québec
Cinéma StarCité Montréal 4825, avenue Pierre-de-Coubertin Montréal, Québec	Cinéma Cineplex Odeon Brossard 9350, boul. Leduc Brossard, Québec
Cinéma Colossus Laval 2800, rue Cosmodôme Laval, Québec	Cinéma Colisée Kirkland 3200, rue Jean-Yves Kirkland, Québec
Cinéma Cineplex Odeon Boucherville 20, boul. de Montagne Boucherville, Québec	Cinéma Cineplex Odeon Beauport 825, rue Clemenceau Beauport, Québec
Cinéma Cineplex Odeon Ste-Foy 1200 boul. Duplessis Ste-Foy, Québec	Cinéma Galaxy Sherbrooke 4204, boul. Bertrand-Fabi Sherbrooke, Québec
Cinéma Galaxy Victoriaville 1121, Jutras Est Victoriaville, Québec	Cinéma Fleur-de-Lys (Nouveau!) 4520, boul. des Récollets Trois-Rivières, Québec
Cinéma 9 Gatineau (Nouveau!) 120, boul. de l'Hôpital Gatineau, Québec

À propos de Cineplex Divertissement LP :

Cineplex Divertissement LP, dont le siège social est situé à Toronto, possède, loue ou exploite en coentreprise 132 cinémas totalisant 1 337 écrans et accueillant chaque année quelque 61 millions d'invités. Cineplex Divertissement LP est la plus importante entreprise d'exploitation de salles de cinéma au Canada. Elle exploite les cinémas des marques suivantes: Cineplex Odeon, Galaxy, Famous Players (dont les cinémas Colisée, Colossus et StarCité), Cinema City et les cinémas Banque Scotia. Les parts du Cineplex Galaxy Income Fund, qui détient environ 76 % de Cineplex Divertissement LP, sont négociées à la Bourse de Toronto sous le symbole. Pour plus de détails, visitez cineplex.com.

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Cineplex Entertainment will begin selling advance tickets to the hottest entertainment event of the year, The Metropolitan Opera: Live in High-Definition, on August 22^nd.

Due to the extraordinary response by opera fans to the first two seasons, guests will be able to enjoy more live performances then ever before at select Cineplex Entertainment theatres throughout Canada in High Definition and Dolby Digital Surround Sound. The number of opera presentations for the 2008-2009 season has been expanded to 11 live and 10 encore opera transmissions, beginning September 22, 2008 in addition to the Opening Night Gala live from the Met's home at Lincoln Center in New York City.

"From the beginning, The Metropolitan Opera: Live in High-Definition series has been tremendously successful exceeding all of our expectations and continues to grow year after year," said Pat Marshall, Vice-President, Communications and Investor Relations, Cineplex Entertainment. "This year, we have added even more communities to an already expanded theatre list because of huge guest demand. We are also offering our guests the opportunity to purchase a variety of season ticket packages and these packages or individual tickets can also be purchased in advance ensuring guests get the operas they want."

SCENE members and Met Opera members enjoy an exclusive advance ticket window for the 2008-09 series beginning Friday August 8^th.

Membership in the SCENE program is free and guests can apply online at www.scene.ca. For information on The Met Opera in New York or to obtain tickets or membership information, visit www.metopera.org/hdlive or call 1-800-Met-Opera (1-800-638-6737).

Beginning Friday August 22^nd individual tickets are available online at www.cineplex.com as well as at participating theatre box offices. Admission for children ages 3 – 12 is $12.95-$16.95 + tax, seniors is $18.95 + tax and general admission is $21.95 + tax.

Season Tickets can be purchased in person only at any of the participating theatres and cannot be purchased online at this time. The package price for all ten performances is $186.58 + tax. Guests can also purchase tickets to any five operas for the package price $98.78 + tax or any three operas for the package price of $62.56 + tax. A special group rate is also available for groups of twenty or more at $16.95 per person. For more information on group rates, call 1-800-313-4461.

Beginning September 22^nd, the curtains will rise at select Cineplex Entertainment theatres throughout Canada with the following performances being shown live from

New York:

Monday September 22, 2008 6:30 PM (EST) Opening Night Gala (starring Renée Fleming)	Saturday October 11, 2008 1:00 PM (EST) Strauss: Salome	Saturday November 8, 2008 1:00 PM (EST) Adams: Doctor Atomic
Saturday November 22, 2008 1:00 PM (EST) Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust	Saturday December 20, 2008 12:00 PM (EST) Massenet: Thaïs	Saturday January 10, 2009 1:00 PM (EST) Puccini: La Rondine
Saturday January 24, 2009 1:00 PM (EST) Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice Saturday March 21, 2009 1:00PM (EST) Bellini: La Sonnambula	Saturday February 7, 2009 1 :00 PM (EST) Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor Saturday May 9, 2009 12 :30 PM (EST) Rossini : La Cenerentola	Saturday March 7, 2009 1 :00 PM (EST) Puccini : Madama Butterfly

Cineplex Entertainment will also be showing encore presentations of the scheduled live performances for guests who may not be able to attend the live transmission or who simply want to watch it again. The encore presentation schedule is as follows:

Saturday November 15, 2008 1:00 PM (EST) Strauss: Salome Saturday February 14, 2009 12:00 PM (EST) Massenet: Thaïs	Saturday December 6, 2008 1:00 PM (EST) Adams: Doctor Atomic Saturday February 21, 2009 1:00 PM (EST) Puccini: La Rondine	Saturday January 17, 2009 1:00 PM (EST) Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust Saturday March 14, 2009 1:00 PM (EST) Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice
Saturday April 4, 2009 1 :00 PM (EST) Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor	Saturday April 18, 2009 1 :00 PM (EST) Puccini : Madama Butterfly	Saturday April 25, 2009 1:00PM (EST) Bellini: La Sonnambula
Saturday May 23, 2009 12 :30 PM (EST) Rossini : La Cenerentola