{"id":65348,"date":"2019-12-09T11:49:51","date_gmt":"2019-12-09T16:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=65348"},"modified":"2019-12-10T11:08:08","modified_gmt":"2019-12-10T16:08:08","slug":"critics-picks-12-concerts-absolutely-need-see-toronto-week-december-9-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2019\/12\/09\/critics-picks-12-concerts-absolutely-need-see-toronto-week-december-9-15\/","title":{"rendered":"CRITIC’S PICKS | 12 Concerts You Absolutely Need To See In Toronto This Week (December 9 – 15)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Classical music and opera events happening in and around Toronto for the week of December 9 \u2013 15.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Critic\u2019s Picks (December 9 – 15)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Ludwig van Toronto\u2019s weekly Critic\u2019s Picks are a curated list of some of the best concerts happening now through the end of the week. For a look at the full breadth of what\u2019s available in and around Toronto, check out our curated concert listings\u00a0here<\/a><\/span>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Note:<\/strong> December is Holiday season, and with it comes a huge number of noteworthy musical events, many more than can be included in Critic\u2019s Picks. For more recommendations, go to the Ludwig Guide To Holiday Concerts<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Monday 9<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Against the Grain Theatre<\/strong> | Figaro\u2019s Wedding. 8 p.m. Enoch Turner Schoolhouse, 106 Trinity St. 12 performances continue to Dec. 20. $35-$90.<\/p>\n

AtG\u2019s adaptation of Mozart\u2019s Le Nozze di Figaro<\/em> continues this week. It\u2019s \u201cmodernized, translated into English and re-staged as one of Toronto\u2019s millennial weddings\u2026with the audience attending as wedding guests.\u201d Bruno Roy (Figaro), Miriam Khalil (Countess), Ally Smither (Susanna), Phillip Addis (Alberto\/Count), Lauren Eberwein (Cherubino), Jacques Arsenault (Basilio\/Curzio), Maria Soulis (Marcellina), and Gregory Finney (Bartolo\/Antonio). | Details<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Tuesday 10<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Tafelmusik<\/strong> | O Come, Shepherds. 8 p.m. George Weston Recital Hall, Meridian Arts Centre, 5040 Yonge St. $20-$94.<\/p>\n

Tafelmusik\u2019s Holiday program continues this week. Joining them is the Vesuvius Ensemble, with Tommaso Sollazzo playing the zampogna, the Italian bagpipes played traditionally by shepherds. Program includes holiday works by Manfredini, dell\u2019Abaco, plus traditional folk music from Southern Italy. | Details<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Toronto Symphony Orchestra<\/strong> | TSO Holiday Pops. 8 p.m. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. $58-$135. Repeats Dec. 11 and 12 (Lucas Waldin conducts Dec. 12 performance)<\/p>\n

TSO\u2019s Pops Maestro Steven Reineke conducts a program of Holiday favourites featuring soprano Measha Brueggergosman, with choral forces supplied by the Etobicoke School of the Arts Holiday Chorus. No program details available at press time. | Details<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Soundstreams<\/strong> | Electric Messiah. 8 p.m. The Drake Underground, 1150 Queen St. W. $25-$44. Repeats Dec. 11 and 12.<\/p>\n

Want to experience an unconventional Messiah? Give Soundstreams a try. \u201cElectric Messiah is a reimagining of Handel\u2019s masterpiece for today\u2019s Toronto, complete with four soloists, band, turntables, and hypnotic dance, performing a feast of musical styles.\u201d Lindsay McIntyre, soprano; Chloe Charles, alto; Jonathan MacArthur, tenor; and Andrew Adridge, bass. | Details<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday 12<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

National Ballet of Canada<\/strong> | The Nutcracker. 7 p.m. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. Twenty-six performances to Jan. 4. $45-$185. Start times vary, consult website for details.<\/p>\n

National\u2019s annual Holiday Extravaganza is back, and it\u2019s as popular as ever based on ticket sales. The beloved score is by Tchaikovsky, and the choreography is by the National\u2019s former Artistic Director James Kudelka. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Friday 13<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Elmer Iseler Singers<\/strong> | Glorious Sounds of Handel: Messiah. 7:30 p.m. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. $35-$55.<\/p>\n

Lydia Adams leads the Elmer Iseler Singers, the Amadeus Choir, and the four soloists (soprano Leslie Fagan, countertenor Daniel Cabena, tenor Michael Colvin, and baritone Alexander Dobson) in Handel\u2019s Messiah. | Details<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Nathaniel Dett Chorale<\/strong> | An Indigo Christmas: Great Joy II \u2014 Around the World. 7:30 p.m. All Saints Kingsway Anglican Church, 2850 Bloor St. W. $30\/$25(sr)\/$15(st).<\/p>\n

An Indigo Christmas is an annual tradition for The Nathaniel Dett Chorale. This concert features new gospel arrangements of an assortment of carols and holiday tunes from France, Canada, England, Ireland, Italy, and Germany. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Toronto Consort<\/strong> | Sch\u00fctz’s Christmas Story. 8 p.m. Trinity-St. Paul\u2019s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. $20-$77. Repeats Dec. 14 (8 p.m.) and 15 (3:30 p.m.).<\/p>\n

The Toronto Consort brings the Nativity Story to life as imagined by 17th century German composer Heinrich Sch\u00fctz. Tenor Charles Daniels returns to take on the lead role in this production as the Evangelist. Artistic Director David Fallis, entering his 40th year with The Toronto Consort, returns to conduct the ensemble. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Saturday 14<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Toronto International Ballet Theatre<\/strong> | The Nutcracker. 2 p.m. Meridian Hall (formerly Sony Centre) 1 Front St. E. $63-$147. Repeats 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Calling all Nutcracker fans \u2014 In additional to the National Ballet of Canada\u2019s Nutcreacker, you get to experience the presentation by Toronto International Ballet Theatre (Artistic Director Tatiana Stepanova) with guest artists Anastasia Stashkevich and Vyacheslav Lopatin, principal dancers of the Bolshoi Ballet. | Details<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Mississauga Symphony Orchestra<\/strong> | Highlights from Messiah. 8 p.m. Hammerson Hall, Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Drive, Mississauga. $25-$50.<\/p>\n

Mississauga Symphony Orchestra presents highlights from Handel\u2019s Messiah, with a quartet of soloists (Angela Yoo, soprano; Lillian Brooks, mezzo; Zachary Rioux, tenor; and Christopher Dunham, baritone) and the Mississauga Festival Chamber Choir. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Sunday 15<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Toronto Children\u2019s Choru<\/strong>s | A Chorus Christmas: Celestial Celebrations. 2 p.m. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. $37.50-$47.50.<\/p>\n

This is TCC\u2019s annual tradition, where more than 400 choristers, plus the TCC\u2019s Alumni Choir and the Toronto Youth Choir, return to Roy Thomson Hall for an afternoon of festive favourites from around the globe. Musicians from the Toronto Symphony Orchestra; and the Alumni Choir will be caroling in the lobby before the show. | Details<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Pax Christi Chorale<\/span><\/strong> | A Baroque Celebration. 3 p.m. St. Andrew\u2019s Presbyterian Church, 73 Simcoe St. $50\/$45(sr)\/$25(< 30).<\/p>\n

For the Holiday Season, Pax Christi Chorale is performing a program of choral works by Baroque composers \u2014 Magnificat,<\/em> Francesco Durante (1684-1755); Gloria<\/em>, Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741); and Magnificat<\/em>, Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Soloists are sopranos Megan Miceli & Elizabeth Polese, mezzo Georgia Burashko, tenor Daevyd Pepper, and baritone Bradley Christensen, joined by the Toronto Mozart Players. | Details<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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