{"id":19136,"date":"2014-06-02T05:45:52","date_gmt":"2014-06-02T09:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/?p=19136"},"modified":"2014-06-01T22:18:09","modified_gmt":"2014-06-02T02:18:09","slug":"toronto-classical-concert-and-opera-picks-for-june-2-to-june-8-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2014\/06\/02\/toronto-classical-concert-and-opera-picks-for-june-2-to-june-8-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto classical concert and opera picks for June 2 to June 8, 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_19142\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19142\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/06\/Screen-Shot-2014-06-01-at-10.03.27-PM.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19142\" alt=\"Toronto 7 day forecast, The Weather Network\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/06\/Screen-Shot-2014-06-01-at-10.03.27-PM-1024x517.png\" width=\"1024\" height=\"517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/06\/Screen-Shot-2014-06-01-at-10.03.27-PM-1024x517.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/06\/Screen-Shot-2014-06-01-at-10.03.27-PM-300x151.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/06\/Screen-Shot-2014-06-01-at-10.03.27-PM.png 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19142\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Toronto 7 day forecast, The Weather Network<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>2 Monday<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Minden Duo at the Church of the Holy Trinity. 12:15 p.m. $5 (suggested donation)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Continuing with Music Mondays, a lunch-time concert series at the Church of the Holy Trinity, the Minden Duo will be performing a concert for the adventurous. The set, from the founder of the legendary Robert Minden Ensemble, will include magical sounds from invented instruments and children\u2019s toys.\u00a0 More about the Minden Duo <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lostsound.com\/rmd\/aboutus.html\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>3 Tuesday<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/06\/Screen-Shot-2014-06-01-at-10.13.49-PM.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-19147\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2014-06-01 at 10.13.49 PM\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/06\/Screen-Shot-2014-06-01-at-10.13.49-PM-1024x462.png\" width=\"1024\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/06\/Screen-Shot-2014-06-01-at-10.13.49-PM-1024x462.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/06\/Screen-Shot-2014-06-01-at-10.13.49-PM-300x135.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/06\/Screen-Shot-2014-06-01-at-10.13.49-PM.png 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Soundstreams: Airline Icarus, an opera by Brian Current, with Krisztina Szab\u00f3, mezzo; Alexander Dobson, baritone; Tim Albery, Director at Ada Slaight Hall, Daniels Spectrum. 8 p.m. $20-75.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Soundstreams concludes its season with Airline Icarus, an opera by Toronto\u2019s Brian Current. The opera is based on the Greek myth of Icarus, who ignored his father\u2019s good advice, and learned hubris the hard way. The libretto, by playwright Anton Piatigorsky, imparts a mythic dimension to a flight bound for Cleveland and invites us into the minds of passengers and crew, revealing their relationships and their inmost thoughts. Details <a href=\"http:\/\/www.soundstreams.ca\/airline-icarus#sthash.24i0HhPC.dpuf\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Show repeats daily, June 4-8.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xgM4YB6HtAM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<h3>4 Wednesday<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Brass section of the Canadian Opera Company Orchestra at the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. Noon. Free<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The COC Free Concerts Series wraps up this week in a Brass Blowout with works by Britten, Gabrieli, Hindemith, Dukas and the COC\u2019s own Scott Irvine. Performers include: Andre Dubelsten, Michael Fedyshyn, Luise Heyerhoff and Robert Weymouth on trumpets; Janet Anderson, Bardhyl Gjevori Joan Watson and Scott Wevers on horns; Charles Benaroya, Ian Cowie and Herbert Poole on trombones, and Scott Irvine on tuba. Details <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coc.ca\/performancesandtickets\/freeconcertseries.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>5 Thursday<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19140\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19140\" style=\"width: 682px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/06\/sondra_radvanovsky__foto_2011__ojo_fotografo_pavel_antonov.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19140\" alt=\"soprano, Sondra Radvanovsky\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/06\/sondra_radvanovsky__foto_2011__ojo_fotografo_pavel_antonov-682x1024.jpg\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/06\/sondra_radvanovsky__foto_2011__ojo_fotografo_pavel_antonov-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/06\/sondra_radvanovsky__foto_2011__ojo_fotografo_pavel_antonov-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/06\/sondra_radvanovsky__foto_2011__ojo_fotografo_pavel_antonov.jpg 760w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19140\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">soprano, Sondra Radvanovsky<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Toronto Symphony Orchestra with Peter Oundjian, Shalom Bard, conductors; Sondra Radvanovsky, soprano at Roy Thomson Hall. 8 p.m. $33 -145<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tonight will feature the great American, and now Toronto-based soprano Sondra Radvanovsky performing with the TSO in a program of\u00a0 \u201cSongs for Soprano.\u201d Her performance of Elisabetta in Donizetti&#8217;s <i>Roberto Devereux<\/i> with the COC shows she is at the top of her game, and this is a great opportunity to hear her with the TSO. The concert will include Mozart\u2019s Overture to Don Giovanni, Strauss\u2019 Four Last Songs, and Ravel\u2019s Daphnis et Chlo\u00e9 Suites Nos. 1 &amp; 2. There will be a pre-concert chat at 7:15 in the lobby. More details <a href=\"http:\/\/tso.ca\/Concerts-And-Tickets\/Events\/2013-2014-Season\/Songs-for-Soprano.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Show repeats June 7<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<h3>6 Friday<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>James David Christie, Organ at St. Basil&#8217;s Church. 8 p.m. $0-25<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tonight, Organix Concerts presents the internationally acclaimed organist James David Christie perform works by Piroye, Jullien, Langlais, Christie, Alain and others. Mr. Christie holds positions as Chair and Professor of Organ at the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music, Oberlin, OH, and previously held positions at Boston Conservatory, Harvard University, M.I.T. and Boston University. Click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.organixconcerts.ca\/tickets.php\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> for tickets.<\/p>\n<h3>8 Sunday<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19141\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19141\" style=\"width: 568px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/06\/peter-stein-inszeniert-koenig-lear-am-burgtheater-41-46596418.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19141\" alt=\"Peter Stein\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/06\/peter-stein-inszeniert-koenig-lear-am-burgtheater-41-46596418.jpg\" width=\"568\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/06\/peter-stein-inszeniert-koenig-lear-am-burgtheater-41-46596418.jpg 568w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/06\/peter-stein-inszeniert-koenig-lear-am-burgtheater-41-46596418-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19141\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peter Stein<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Peter Stein and Alexander Neef at the TIFF Bell Lightbox. 1:30 p.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Celebrated German opera and theatre director Peter Stein will be in Toronto this week with COC General Director Alexander Neef to present \u201cCelebrating Peter Stein\u201d \u2014 a five-day celebration of the director\u2019s four-decade long career with Berlin\u2019s Schaub\u00fchne \u2014a company he brought to the forefront of German theatre. The event will include an on stage discussion with Peter Stein and Alexander Neef, and also feature various film highlights personally selected by Neef from <em>Pell\u00e9as et M\u00e9lisande<\/em>, <em>Moses und Aron<\/em>, and <em>Die Nase<\/em>. The event will include an audience Q&amp;A. Make sure to get your tickets early! Details <a href=\"http:\/\/tiff.net\/programming\/specialevents\/summer2014\/directing-for-the-operatic-stage-peter-stein-and-alexander-neef\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><i>Michael Vincent<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2 Monday The Minden Duo at the Church of the Holy Trinity. 12:15 p.m. $5 (suggested donation) Continuing with Music Mondays, a lunch-time concert series at the Church of the Holy Trinity, the Minden Duo will be performing a concert for the adventurous. 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