{"id":50806,"date":"2018-02-05T12:06:34","date_gmt":"2018-02-05T17:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=50806"},"modified":"2018-02-05T17:59:04","modified_gmt":"2018-02-05T22:59:04","slug":"critics-picks-concerts-you-should-absolutely-see-this-week-feb-5-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2018\/02\/05\/critics-picks-concerts-you-should-absolutely-see-this-week-feb-5-11\/","title":{"rendered":"CRITIC’S PICKS | Ten Concerts You Should Absolutely See This Week (Feb. 5 \u2013 11)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Classical music and opera events happening in and around Toronto for the week of February 5 \u2013 11.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ludwig van 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\u00a0here<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Tuesday 6<\/span><\/h3>\n

Canadian Opera Company<\/strong> | Rigoletto. 7:30 p.m. Four Seasons Centre. $88-$350. Repeats Feb. 9, 11 (2 p.m.) Runs to Feb. 23.<\/p>\n

The revival of the Christopher Alden production of Rigoletto<\/em> continues this week, with a very strong cast. American tenor Joshua Guerrero, who stepped in to replace an indisposed Stephen Costello mid-performance on Jan. 27, makes his scheduled debut on Feb. 11. Anna Christy is Gilda, and Roland Wood is Rigoletto. Stephen Lord conducts. | Listing<\/a><\/p>\n

Music Toronto<\/strong> | Alexei Lubimov. 8 p.m. Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts. $55-$50\/$10 (full time st)<\/p>\n

Russian pianist Alexei Lubimov returns to Toronto to play a program of Mozart, Beethoven, Stravinsky and Debussy.\u00a0| Listing<\/a><\/p>\n

Wednesday 7<\/span><\/h3>\n

Canadian Opera Company<\/strong> | The Abduction from the Seraglio. 7:30 p.m. Four Seasons Centre. $50-$350. Repeats Feb. 10. Runs to Feb. 24 (4:30 p.m.)<\/p>\n

It was a long thirty-eight years ago (Dec. 1980) that the COC last staged Abduction<\/em>, at the then O\u2019Keefe Centre. I can recall two other opportunities for Toronto opera fans to see this opera \u2013 a single performance given by the Met on tour to Toronto around 1984; and it was staged by Opera Atelier in the fall of 2013. This Wajdi Mouawad production bears little resemblance to the previous versions, except for the music. It is a radical re-imagining of the original story \u2013 a full review after opening night. It stars Jane Archibald (Konstanze), Claire de S\u00e9vign\u00e9 (Blondchen), Mauro Peter (Belmonte), Owen McCausland (Pedrillo), Goran Juri\u0107 (Osmin), plus Raphael Weinstock in the speaking role of Pasha Selim. Johannes Debus conducts. \u00a0| Listing<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday 8<\/span><\/h3>\n

Canadian Opera Company<\/strong> | Vocal Series: Sighs, Tears, Desire. 12 p.m. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre. Free. Be sure to show up an hour early for a seat.<\/p>\n

COC Ensemble Studio singers (sopranos Lauren Eberwein and Samantha Pickett; mezzo Megan Quick) are joined by pianists Rachael Kerr and St\u00e9phane Mayer in a performance of love songs by Liszt, Zemlinsky, and Duparc.\u00a0| Listing<\/a><\/p>\n

Tafelmusik<\/strong> | A Recorder Romp. 8 p.m. Trinity-St. Paul\u2019s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. $19-$107. Repeats Feb. 9, 10 at 8 p.m., and Feb. 11 at 3:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

Alison Melville, recorder soloist and the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra in a program of works by van Eyck, Vivaldi, and Telemann. Pre-concert chat an hour before the performance.| Listing<\/a><\/p>\n

Tapestry Opera<\/strong> | TAP EX: Forbidden. 8 p.m. Ernest Balmer Studio, Historic Distillery District. $25 and up.\u00a0 Sold Out (Feb. 8, 9) Repeats Feb. 10 (4 & 8 p.m.); Feb. 11 (4 p.m.)<\/p>\n

From Tapestry\u2019s website: \u201cForbidden explores the how acts and behaviours that are forbidden relate\u2026Iranian-Canadian composer Afarin Mansouri and spoken word artist and playwright Donna-Michelle St. Bernard plays with the taboo in a mix of Persian culture, hip-hop, and food.\u201d Neema Bickersteth, soprano: Shirin Eskandani, mezzo, Alexander Hajek, baritone; Save Sky, Farsi rapper\/spoken-word artist: Michael Shannon, conductor.\u00a0| Listing<\/a><\/p>\n

Toronto Masque Theatre<\/strong> | The Peasant Cantata and All the Diamonds. 8 p.m. Enoch Turner Schoolhouse, 106 Trinity St. $20-$50<\/p>\n

A performance of Bach\u2019s Peasant Cantata<\/em>, followed by an intimate cabaret, All the Diamonds,<\/em> by soprano Patricia O\u2019Callaghan. Other soloists are mezzo Marion Newman, tenor Larry Beckwith and baritone Giles Tomkins.\u00a0| Listing<\/a><\/p>\n

Gallery 345<\/strong> | Art of the Clarinet. 8 p.m. Gallery 345, 345 Sorauren Ave. $25\/$10(st) Cash only.<\/p>\n

Dominic Desautels, clarinet, and Ben Smith, piano, play a program of works by Widor, Hindemith, Berg, and Brahms. | Details<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday 10<\/span><\/h3>\n

Electric Bond Opera Ensemble<\/strong> | Another Sunrise<\/em> and Farewell Auschwitz<\/em>. 8 p.m. Beth Tzedec Congregation, 1700 Bathurst St. $10-$40. Repeats Feb. 11, 2 p.m.<\/p>\n

A Canadian premiere of two one-act operas by composer Jake Heggie, whose Dead Man Walking<\/em> and Moby Dick<\/em> have been widely staged.\u00a0 Based on the true story and poetry of Holocaust survivor and Polish dissident Krystyna Zywulska, it features soprano Sara Schabas, mezzo Georgia Burashko, and baritone Sean Watson, joined by members of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra conducted by Michael Shannon.\u00a0 | Details<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunday 11<\/span><\/h3>\n

Esprit Orchestra<\/strong> | Plug In. 8 p.m. Koerner Hall. &;15 p.m. Pre-concert chat. $20-$60\/$40-$55(sr)\/$22-$32(under 30\/$20-$25(st)<\/p>\n

Esprit Orchestra (conductor Alex Pauk, guest conductor Eugene Astapov, and choreographer\/dancer Jennifer Nichols) perform a program of contemporary music by Jose Evangelista, Eugene Astapov, Matthew Ricketts, Unsuk Chin, and Tan Dun.\u00a0| Listing<\/a><\/p>\n

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