{"id":15253,"date":"2013-10-14T07:56:54","date_gmt":"2013-10-14T12:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/?p=15253"},"modified":"2013-10-14T07:56:54","modified_gmt":"2013-10-14T12:56:54","slug":"toronto-classical-concert-and-opera-picks-for-october-14-to-20-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2013\/10\/14\/toronto-classical-concert-and-opera-picks-for-october-14-to-20-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto classical concert and opera picks for October 14 to 20, 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_15259\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15259\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/10\/duo.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15259\" alt=\"Alessio Bax and Lucille Chung open the Women's Musical Club of Toronto Season on Thursday afternoon.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/10\/duo.jpg\" width=\"720\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/10\/duo.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/10\/duo-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15259\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alessio Bax and Lucille Chung open the Women&#8217;s Musical Club of Toronto Season on Thursday afternoon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The week is quiet. The weekend not so: I counted 27 opera and art music performances in the Greater Toronto Area that I could recommend. This makes my one- or two-a-day rule for critic&#8217;s picks more arbitrary than usual.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>OPERA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Both Canadian Opera Company productions are worth catching. For those drawn to old-fashioned arias, there&#8217;s <em>La Boh\u00e8me<\/em> on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. (you&#8217;ll find my review <a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicaltoronto.org\/2013\/10\/03\/opera-review-canadian-opera-companys-solid-la-boheme-succeeds-in-magical-music\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>, production details <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coc.ca\/PerformancesAndTickets\/1314Season\/LaBoheme.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>). For people with a penchant for psychological tension and the feel of real grit between the fingers and teeth, there&#8217;s <em>Peter Grimes<\/em> on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. (my review <a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicaltoronto.org\/2013\/10\/05\/opera-review-canadian-opera-companys-peter-grimes-a-prime-dramatic-catch\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>, production details <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coc.ca\/PerformancesAndTickets\/1314Season\/PeterGrimes.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>THURSDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pianists Alessio Bax and Lucille Chung for the Women&#8217;s Musical Club of Toronto at Walter Hall, 1:30 p.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This Italian and Canadian husband-and-wife team (who live on neutral ground, in the United States) open the Women&#8217;s Musical Club of Toronto&#8217;s 116th season with a feast of music for one-piano-four-hands that ranges from transcriptions of Mendelssohn (the <em>Hebrides<\/em> Overture) and Stravinsky (<em>Petrouchka<\/em>) to pianistic treats by Scriabin, Rachmaninov and Piazzolla. The two pianists were a treat when they performed this programme last April at the Cultural Centre in Aurora. Concert details <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wmct.on.ca\/concert-series\/bax-and-chung-piano-duo\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FRIDAY &amp; SATURDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Toronto Consort at Trinity-St Paul&#8217;s Centre, 8 p.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This merrye bande of period-performance connoisseurs led by David Fallis goes Swedish in their season-opening programme. The concert mixes vocal and instrumental as well as art and folk sensibilities, and highlights a strange Swedish hybrid instrument called the nyckelharpa, which is bowed as well as played with keys. The bonus element is Jeanne Lamon Hall, the church building&#8217;s newly renovated concert space, which has a dramatically more vibrant acoustic. Details <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontoconsort.org\/season\/schedule.html#1\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SATURDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Singsation Saturday at Yorkminster Park Baptist Church (1585 Yonge St), 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is about participation, not passive listening. For $10 you get to sing through all sorts of choral music with professionals and amateurs in a friendly, informal setting organized by the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. This week&#8217;s guest conductor is Stephanie Martin, who will be showcasing her latest choral compositions. You&#8217;ll find all the details <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tmchoir.org\/education\/singsation-saturdays.cfm#singsation\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Tallis Choir at St Patrick&#8217;s Church (141 McCaul St), 7:30 p.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The excellent Tallis Choir, led by Peter Mahon, presents a great programme of Italian Renaissance masterpieces from the papal court. You&#8217;ll find the details <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tallischoir.com\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SATURDAY &amp; SUNDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/10\/happiness.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15257\" alt=\"happiness\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/10\/happiness.jpg\" width=\"720\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/10\/happiness.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/10\/happiness-300x284.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>The Picture of Happiness<\/em> at Jazz in the Kitchen, 52 Pine Cresc, at 7:30 p.m. Sat. &amp; 2 p.m. Sun.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Toronto pianist Patti Loach&#8217;s home kitchen is a metaphor for her life: open, inviting, eclectic, and dominated by a Steinway semi-concert grand piano. She and musical theatre actor-singer Brad Hampton have toured their excellent show <em>The Picture of Happiness<\/em>, and are now back at home &#8212; offering two performances in her actual Beach-neighbourhood home. This is a guaranteed treat (I reviewed it <a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicaltoronto.org\/2012\/10\/21\/marvelling-at-the-art-of-the-extraordinary-performance\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>). Details <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thepictureofhappiness.com\/content\/upcoming\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SUNDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are four equally fine possibilities, each with a compelling &#8212; and very different &#8212; claim on our attentions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Off-Centre Music Salon Schubertiad at the Glenn Gould Studio, 2 p.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Spouses, co-artistic directors and pianists Boris Zarankin and Inna Perkis launch the 19th season of their eclectic musical offering with a an all-Schubert programme featuring violinist Jacques Israelievitch, soprano Jennifer Taverner and tenor Jeffrey Hill. Details <a href=\"http:\/\/offcentremusic.com\/concerts.html\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hannaford Street Silver Band 30th anniversary concert at the Jane Mallett Theatre, 3 p.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Brass bands may be the height of uncool in Toronto circa 2013, but there&#8217;s a lot to like about a group of excellent musicians who have offered a showcase for wind music for 30 years. Their season opener celebrates not only the anniversary but some fine Canadian works, including the premiere of a new piece by Vivian Fung. James Gourlay conducts. Details <a href=\"http:\/\/hssb.ca\/events\/strike-up-the-band-a-30th-anniversary-celebration\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Elmer Iseler Singers at All Saints Kingsway Anglican Church (2850 Bloor St W.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>St Cecilia, the patron saint of music, gets a concert woven around her and birthday-mate Benjamin Britten. Organist Shawn Grenke accompanies the rich programme that ranges from Schubert to Toronto composer Eleanor Daley. Lydia Adams conducts. Details <a href=\"http:\/\/www.elmeriselersingers.com\/oct20_concert1.htm\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Il giardino d&#8217;amore for Mooredale Concerts at Walter Hall, 3:15 p.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This young European period-performance ensemble has a lot going for it as they make their Canadian d\u00e9but with a baroque-era programme focused on music from Italy. I&#8217;ll have more on this later in the week. Details <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mooredaleconcerts.com\/Concert-Series.html\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>John Terauds<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The week is quiet. The weekend not so: I counted 27 opera and art music performances in the Greater Toronto Area that I could recommend. 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