{"id":54496,"date":"2018-06-11T11:56:44","date_gmt":"2018-06-11T15:56:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=54496"},"modified":"2018-06-13T20:14:56","modified_gmt":"2018-06-14T00:14:56","slug":"critics-picks-10-concerts-you-should-absolutely-see-this-week-june-11-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2018\/06\/11\/critics-picks-10-concerts-you-should-absolutely-see-this-week-june-11-17\/","title":{"rendered":"CRITIC’S PICKS | 10 Concerts You Should Absolutely See This Week (June 11 \u2013 17)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Classical music and opera events happening in and around Toronto for the week of June 11 \u2013 17.<\/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>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Critic\u2019s Picks (June 11 \u2013 17)<\/h2>\n

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

Tafelmusik <\/strong>| Baroque Summer Festival Opening Night. 8 p.m. Trinity-St. Paul\u2019s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. Ticketed event (free)\u00a0 Advance tickets all given out at press time.<\/p>\n

The annual Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Festival (June 11 \u2013 23) opens with this free concert, but all advance tickets are gone! 100 seats will be available by lining up the day of the concert. The program includes works by Brescianello, Corelli, Bach, Blow, and Handel, featuring Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir, with Elisa Citterio and Ivars Taurins, directors.\u00a0| Listing<\/a><\/p>\n

Tuesday 12<\/span><\/h3>\n

Toronto Concert Orchestra<\/strong> | Symphony in the Gardens: Mozart in Prague. 7:30 p.m. Casa Loma, 1 Austin Terrace. $30\/$25(sr\/y)\/$20(child)<\/p>\n

Kerry Stratton leads the Toronto Concert Orchestra in an all-Mozart program, with soprano Sara Papini in arias from Le nozze di Figaro<\/em>, Cosi fan tutte<\/em>, Don Giovanni<\/em> and others. Also on the program is Symphony No. 38 in D \u201cPrague\u201d, K.504<\/em>.\u00a0| Listing<\/a><\/p>\n

Wednesday 13<\/span><\/h3>\n

Opera 5<\/strong> | Barber of Seville. 7:30 p.m. Factory Theatre, 125 Bathurst St. $38\/$25(sr)\/$48(VIP). Repeats June 15, 7:30 p.m. and June 17, 2 p.m.<\/p>\n

Opera 5 under its new artistic director Jessica Derventzis presents Rossini\u2019s Barber of Seville<\/em>, with Stephanie Tritchew (Rosina); Johnathon Kirby(Figaro); Kevin Myers(Il Conte d’Almaviva); Jeremy Ludwig (Bartolo); Giles Tomkins(Basilio); Megan Miceli (Berta); and Danlie Rae Acebuque (Fiorello). Jessica Derventzis is stage director.\u00a0| Listing<\/a><\/p>\n

Toronto Symphony Orchestra<\/strong> | Brahms Symphony 1. 8 p.m. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. $40.75-$154. Repeats June 14.<\/p>\n

Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet was originally scheduled to\u00a0returns to play Gershwin\u2019s Piano Concerto in F<\/em>, paired with Bernstein\u2019s Three Dances from Fancy Free<\/em>, and Brahms\u2019 Symphony No. 1<\/em>. Jon Kimura Parker will be stepping in for Jean\u2011Yves Thibaudet. Peter Oundjian conducts. 7:15 p.m. Pre-concert performance by Singing Out, in partnership with Pride Toronto (June 13 only). | Listing<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday 16<\/span><\/h3>\n

Tafelmusik <\/strong>| Baroque Portraits. 12;30 p.m. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen\u2019s Park. Free.<\/p>\n

A casual noon-hour concert of baroque chamber music. Works by Telemann, Corelli, Vivaldi, Wagenseil, and Bassani performed by members of the Tafelmusk Baroque Summer Institute Faculty.\u00a0| Listing<\/a><\/p>\n

National Ballet of Canada<\/strong> | Paz de la Jolla & The Man in Black with Cacti. 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. $39-$265. Four Seasons Centre, 145 Queen St. W. Repeats June 17, 20, 21, 22.<\/p>\n

A triple-bill evening – choreographer Justin Peck\u2019s Paz de la Jolla<\/em>, set to Bohuslav Martin\u016f\u2019s Sinfonietta la Jolla<\/em>, paired with James Kudelka\u2019s The Man in Black<\/em>, set to six songs by John Cash. The third piece is Swedish choreographer Alexander Ekman\u2019s Cacti<\/em>. Here is a clip of the National rehearsing Paz de la Jolla<\/em>\u00a0. | Listing<\/a><\/p>\n