{"id":71086,"date":"2021-05-13T17:50:11","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T21:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=71086"},"modified":"2021-05-13T17:50:11","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T21:50:11","slug":"scoop-tapestry-operas-box-concerts-returns-second-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2021\/05\/13\/scoop-tapestry-operas-box-concerts-returns-second-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"THE SCOOP | Tapestry Opera\u2019s Box Concerts Returns For A Second Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tenor Asitha Tennekoon performs in a custom Box stage in special road-side concerts. (Photo courtesy of Tapestry Opera)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Opera + Boxes = Opera Boxes?<\/p>\n

Not exactly.<\/p>\n

Tapestry Opera\u2019s Box Concerts was first launched last summer when the full extent of the pandemic was still sinking in.<\/p>\n

Tapestry Opera offered a curbside concert for hire. Just a phone call away, they\u2019ll show up in a slightly bizarre, custom-made trailer that unfolds to provide the stage for a live and in-person tenor.<\/p>\n

These pop-up performances are performed live, and free to access across Toronto.<\/p>\n

Last year, they performed 74 concerts around the GTA. Fifty of them were for hospitals and care homes.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were overwhelmed with the magic Box Concerts brought to Toronto communities last year,\u201d said Michael Mori. \u201cThis year we’re delighted to be relaunching the program with the goal of reaching twice as many people, bringing the collective experiences of beauty and joy to Torontonians suffering from over a year of isolation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Returning again this summer, Box Concerts, will premiere a new one-person show that mixes opera, musical theatre and songs to tell a story of connection and belonging.<\/p>\n