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CRITIC'S PICKS | Classical Events You Absolutely Need To See This Week: Dec. 13 – 19

By Michael Vincent on December 13, 2021

Classical music and opera events for the week of December 13 to 19.
Classical music and opera events for the week of December 13 to 19.

This is a list of amazing concerts we are attending, wishing we could attend, or thinking about attending between December 13 – 19, 2021. For more details on what’s happening in Toronto, visit our calendar here.

The National Ballet Of Canada | The Nutcracker

📅 Tuesday — December 14, 2021, 7 p.m. ET (repeats through Dec. 31)
📍 LINK
💸 $25+

After a long COVID-19 hiatus, the National Ballet is bringing The Nutcracker back to its rightful place as the go-to event of the holiday season. There are daily performances through the end of the year, so plenty of chances to see it. Just watch out for the Mouse King! | Details

Mirvish Productions | Come From Away

📅 Tuesday — December 15, 2021, 8 p.m. ET (repeats through March 15)
📍 LINK
💸 $69+

Opening today, the smash-hit musical Come From Away is back in Toronto. You’ll be mesmerized not only by the music but also the real-life story of the 7,000 airplane passengers who were stranded in Gander, Newfoundland, in the wake of 9/11. | Details

Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Messiah

📅 Tuesday — December 15, 2021, 8 p.m. ET (repeats through Dec. 19)
📍 LINK
💸 $41+

If you have only one Messiah performance in you this holiday, the TSO is a good choice. Why? There’s RBC resident conductor Simon Rivard flexing his baton with Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and four superb soloists: Anna-Sophie Neher (soprano), Rihab Chaieb (mezzo-soprano), Spencer Britten (tenor), Stephen Hegedus (bass-baritone). You really can’t go wrong here. | Details

Tafelmusik | A Tafelmusik Christmas (online)

📅 Thursday — December 16, 2021, 8 p.m. ET
📍 LINK
💸 $19+

No one does Christmas quite like Tafelmusik. First appearing in person this past November, Tafelmusik is now presenting the concert online. Curated by Ivars Taurins, this festive program brings together the choir and orchestra for the first time in 2021. You’ll hear selections from Handel’s Messiah, works by Bach and Charpentier, and some baroque arrangements of Christmas carols. | Details

Centre for Opera Studies & Appreciation | Queens & Martyrs (online)

📅 Friday — December 17, 2021, 7:30 p.m. ET (Online until Dec. 20)
📍 LINK
💸 $13.75

COSA is presenting an online event with six singers telling the stories of some of opera’s most well-known Queens & Martyrs. You’ll be in good hands with Alexandra Delle Donne, Nansee Hughes, Caitlin McCaughey, Antonina Ermolenko, Chelsea Kolic, and Dijle Yukselir. | Details

Canadian Opera Company | In Winter (online)

📅 Saturday — December 18, 2021, 7:30 p.m. ET
📍 LINK
💸 Free!

Come celebrate the arrival of the holidays with Vivaldi’s famous “Winter” section from The Four Seasons and more. Stay for a new commission by composer Ian Cusson, titled In Winter. The new piece includes text by Métis writer Katherena Vermette. | Details

Elmer Iseler Singers | Sherry & Shortbread ‘At Home’ (online)

📅 Sunday — December 19, 2021, 4 p.m. ET
📍 LINK
💸 $25+

The Elmer Iseler Singers are doing their annual Sherry & Shortbread online this year. You’ll join Artistic Director Lydia Adams and clarinetist James Campbell, Artistic Director of the Festival of the Sound in Parry Sound and his son, guitarist, Graham Campbell, plus members of the choir for a musical celebration online. Choirs need your help right now, so show your support with an admission by donation. | Details

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