{"id":45947,"date":"2017-06-12T06:34:20","date_gmt":"2017-06-12T10:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/?p=45947"},"modified":"2017-06-14T11:21:18","modified_gmt":"2017-06-14T15:21:18","slug":"critics-picks-10-concerts-you-should-absolutely-see-this-week-june-12-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2017\/06\/12\/critics-picks-10-concerts-you-should-absolutely-see-this-week-june-12-18\/","title":{"rendered":"CRITICS PICKS | 10 Concerts You Should Absolutely See This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the week of June 12\u201318<\/h3>\n
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Classical music and opera events happening in and around Toronto for the week of June 12 to 18. (Photo: Wallis Giunta)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Musical Toronto\u2019s weekly Critic\u2019s Picks are a fully curated list of some of the best concerts happening now through the end of the week. This is not to say we are the provocateurs of taste, but simply seek to provide a good weekly summary. For a look at the full breadth of what\u2019s available in and around Toronto, check out our curated concert listings here: <\/b>Musical Toronto Datebook<\/b><\/u><\/a><\/span>.<\/b><\/p>\n

Tuesday 13<\/h3>\n

LARK Ensemble<\/span> | Elsewhere. \u00a0Corkin Gallery, 7 Tank House Lane, Toronto. 7:30 p.m. $35 (with intermission refreshments)<\/p>\n

As part of its Skylight Series concert at the Corkin Gallery, the LARK Ensemble (with Beverley Johnson, percussion) performs the music of Christos Hatzis, Gideon Klein, Gareth Farr, Frederic Rzewski, Mario Diaz de Leon and Alice Ping Yee Ho. The program, titled Elsewhere<\/em>, \u201ctakes the audience on a far-ranging sonic journey inspired by Inuit throat singers, Balinese gamelan, and earth itself.\u201d \u00a0| More info here<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Toronto Concert Orchestra<\/span> | Che Bell Voci.\u00a0 Casa Loma, 1 Austin Terrace. 7:30 p.m. $25<\/p>\n

Every Tuesday evening from June 6 to August 29, the Toronto Concert Orchestra under the baton of Kerry Stratton performs in Casa Loma, a prime tourist attraction in Toronto. It offers a different program each week. This week is Che Belle Voci<\/em>, with works by Verdi, Rossini, Puccini, Donizetti, and Bellini. Sopranos Sara Papini and Luiza Zhuleva, mezzo Sarah Christina \u00a0Seinert, tenor Romulo Delgado and baritone Andrey Andreychik are the soloists.\u00a0| More info here<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Wednesday 14<\/h3>\n

Luminato Festival<\/span> | Tributaries: Luminato Opening Event. David Pecaut Square. 6 \u2013 11 p.m. Free.<\/p>\n

Luminato Festival is Toronto\u2019s international multi-arts, multi-platform festival dedicated to performance, visual art, music, theatre, dance that cuts across traditional art form boundaries. With the new artistic director Josephine Ridge, the 2017 edition runs from June 14 to 25. It opens with Tributaries<\/em>, paying tribute to the \u201cimmeasurable power, passion, beauty, and resilience of Indigenous women, featuring over 60 artists.\u00a0 Other events this week include King Arthur\u2019s Night<\/em> (June 15); Charlotte: A Tri-Coloured Play with Music<\/em> (June 16); and Life Reflected<\/em><\/a> (June 18). | Full details found here<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Toronto Symphony Orchestra<\/span> | The Seven Deadly Sins. Roy Thomson Hall. 8 p.m. Repeats June 15 8 p.m. $39.75-$154.<\/p>\n

As part of its Decades Project, the TSO presents Kurt Weill\u2019s \u201csung ballet\u201d, the satirical and gritty The Seven Deadly Sins<\/em>, here juxtaposed with Samuel Barber\u2019s exquisitely lyrical Adagio for Strings<\/em> and Bart\u00f3k\u2019s astringent Music for Strings, Percussion and Celeste<\/em>. The opening piece is Kiwetin-acahcos (North Star)<\/em> by Andrew Balfour (June 14 only). The Weill piece is semi-staged by Joel Ivany, featuring mezzo Wallis Giunta, tenors Isaiah Bell and Owen McCausland, baritone Geoffrey Sirrett, bass-baritone Stephen Hegedus, and dancer\/choreographer Jennifer Nichols. Peter Oundjian conducts. | Listing details and more found here<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Thursday 15<\/h3>\n

National Ballet of Canada<\/span> | Swan Lake. Four Seasons Centre. 7:30 p.m. $39-$265. Repeats June 16, 17 18 this week and continues next week until 25.<\/p>\n

The perennial favourite Russian ballet, Swan Lake<\/em>, set to Tchaikovsky\u2019s divine score, is back!\u00a0 This 1999 version is choreographed by James Kudelka, with sets by Santo Loquasto.\u00a0 Opening night principals are Heather Ogden (Odette\/Odile); Guillaume C\u00f4te (Siegfried); and Piotr Stanczyk (Rothbart). \u00a0| Check the listing for time and casting details<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Angelwalk Theatre<\/span> | Everybody\u2019s Got a Story: A Celebration of Canadian Women in Music.\u00a0 Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St. 8 p.m. $44. Runs to June 17.<\/p>\n

Conceived by Katie Edwards with musical direction by Jeannie Wyse, Everybody\u2019s Got a Story<\/em> pays tribute to Canadian women in music. It features Kelly Holiff, Elena Juatco, Sabryn Rock, Michelle Bouey and Sarite Harris. | Complete listing details here<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Friday 16<\/h3>\n

Luminato Festival<\/span> | Charlotte: A Tri-Coloured Play with Music. The Theatre Centre, 1115 Queen Street W. $20. Repeats June 17 8 p.m. and June 18 4 p.m.<\/p>\n

Currently in the final stages of development, Charlotte: A Tri-Coloured Play with Music is a chamber musical based on the life and art of Charlotte Salomon. Canadian soprano Adanya Dunn plays Charlotte \u2013 \u201cIt\u2019s based on the true story and life of painter Charlotte Salomon (1917-1943). She painted over 1000 pieces when in exile in the South of France before she was taken to Auschwitz at the age of 26 \u2013 and five months pregnant! It’s a very empowering and moving story.\u201d | Details here<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Saturday 17<\/h3>\n

Toronto Symphony Orchestra<\/span> | Carly Rae Jepsen. Roy Thomson Hall. 7:30 p.m. $95. Sold Out.<\/p>\n

Three-time JUNO winning singer-songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen makes her TSO debut. Lucas Waldin conducts. The show is announced as sold out, but do check with the box office for returns. | Details found right here<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Sunday 18<\/h3>\n

Orchestra Toronto<\/span> | Concert For Peace. George Weston Recital Hall, Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St. 3 p.m. (Pre-concert chat 2:15 p.m.) $43<\/p>\n

To celebrate Canada\u2019s Sesquicentennial, Orchestra Toronto, in its 63rd<\/sup> season, is presenting Concert for Peace<\/em>, under the baton of conductor Kevin Mallon. It features The Iranian Composers of Toronto, soprano Miriam Khalil and others. The program includes Barber\u2019s Adagio for Strings<\/em>; Arabic Folksongs arranged by Mallon, Telemann\u2019s Concerto in D for three trumpets<\/em>; Copland\u2019s Fanfare for the Common Man<\/em>, and Sibelius\u2019 Finlandia<\/em>. | Full listing details found here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Luminato Festival<\/span> | Life Reflected. Sony Centre for the Performing Arts. 7 p.m. From $39.<\/p>\n

The National Arts Centre Orchestra commissioned four works by Canadian composers Zosha Di Castri, Jocelyn Morlock, Nicole Liz\u00e9e, and John Estacio to create compelling musical portraits of four exceptional Canadian women: Roberta Bondar, Rita Joe, Alice Munro and Amanda Todd. The staging includes projections, motion picture, photography, and graphic design. Alexander Shelley conducts the NAC Orchestra. \u00a0| See here for all the details<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

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