REMIGIO • INSPIRATION
Friday, September 11 2026 • 7pm | Koerner Hall (Toronto)
ONTARIO PHILHARMONIC presents
INSPIRATION • REMIGIO AND ONTARIO PHILHARMONIC • THE FUSION OF FIRE AND SPIRIT
Spectacular, Multi-Platinum selling, Juno Award winning, crossover Canadian tenor, Remigio takes the stage for a second night, joining Maestro Marco Parisotto and Ontario Philharmonic in a stirring evening of orchestral passion and grandeur—blending original songs with beloved classics like O Sole Mio, Caruso, and Circle of Life, alongside evocative Portuguese Fado and soaring songs and arias
• The evening reaches new heights with the Toronto premiere of two powerful works composed by Remigio: Dies Irae for tenor and orchestra and Fogo do Céu for Spanish guitar and orchestra
• An unforgettable musical journey of fire, soul, and transcendence
Spectacular, Multi-Platinum selling, Juno Award winning, crossover Canadian tenor, Remigio takes the stage for a second night, joining Maestro Marco Parisotto and Ontario Philharmonic in a stirring evening of orchestral passion and grandeur—blending original songs with beloved classics like O Sole Mio, Caruso, and Circle of Life, alongside evocative Portuguese Fado and soaring songs and arias
• The evening reaches new heights with the Toronto premiere of two powerful works composed by Remigio: Dies Irae for tenor and orchestra and Fogo do Céu for Spanish guitar and orchestra
• An unforgettable musical journey of fire, soul, and transcendence
ACT I • MEDITERRANEAN FIRE
Georges BIZET
CARMEN: Andante moderato (Prélude to Act I)
Maurice RAVEL
Alborada del gracioso (The Jester’s Aubade)
Remigio PEREIRA 🍁
Bon Matin
Caco VELHO / Piratini
Mãe Preta • Moderato quasi Allegretto
• Remigio Pereira, tenor
• Remigio Pereira, tenor
Remigio PEREIRA 🍁
Fogo do Ceu, for Guitar and Orchestra (composed for Ontario Philharmonic)
• Remigio Pereira, guitar
• Remigio Pereira, guitar
Giacomo PUCCINI
TOSCA: Introduction (arr. by Marco Parisotto)
Aria- E lucevan le stelle
• Remigio Pereira, tenor
Aria- E lucevan le stelle
• Remigio Pereira, tenor
Manuel de FALLA
El Sombrero de Tres Picos, Suite No. 2
Gioacchino ROSSINI
La Danza
• Remigio Pereira, tenor
• Remigio Pereira, tenor
ACT II • THE SPIRIT SOARS
Elton JOHN
"Circle of Life" from Lion King
• Remigio Pereira, tenor
• Remigio Pereira, tenor
Remigio PEREIRA 🍁
Don't You Fall
• Remigio Pereira, tenor
• Remigio Pereira, tenor
Richard STRAUSS
SALOME, Scene IV: Dance of the Seven Veils TrV215a
Remigio PEREIRA 🍁
Dies Irae (composed for Ontario Philharmonic)
• Remigio Pereira, tenor
• Remigio Pereira, tenor
Lucio DALLA
Caruso
• Remigio Pereira, tenor / guitar
• Remigio Pereira, tenor / guitar
Richard STRAUSS
ROSENKAVALIER SUITE, arranged by Marco Parisotto
Eduardo di CAPUA
O sole mio
• Remigio Pereira, tenor
• Remigio Pereira, tenor
More info on the Ontario Philharmonic website:
www.ontariophil.ca
Conductor Marco Parisotto: www.marcoparisotto.com
Tenor Remigio Pereira: www.remigiosmusic.com
Conductor Marco Parisotto: www.marcoparisotto.com
Tenor Remigio Pereira: www.remigiosmusic.com
About tenor REMIGIO
...real opera chops...with spine tingling results. Particularly impressive... [Remigio's] early highlight was Panis Angelicus, famously covered by Luciano Pavarotti and Sting. Who needs Sting? Remigio nailed it. (Edmonton Sun)
The most soul piercing voice of the 21st Century (Kelly Hill)
I’m listening to an Angel sing (Judy Neale)
Exciting moments included the stage burning red during the flurry of finger work on the guitar... [The] final note thundered over the cheers of the standing and applauding audience (Aesthetic Magazine, Toronto)
The most soul piercing voice of the 21st Century (Kelly Hill)
I’m listening to an Angel sing (Judy Neale)
Exciting moments included the stage burning red during the flurry of finger work on the guitar... [The] final note thundered over the cheers of the standing and applauding audience (Aesthetic Magazine, Toronto)
About Music Director Marco PARISOTTO
What a performance! Better yet, this is the signature of an artist who stands among the greatest. (Le Devoir)
Everything about Parisotto's exacting and fluid style on the podium suggested a major international talent. (Montreal Gazette)
Everything about Parisotto's exacting and fluid style on the podium suggested a major international talent. (Montreal Gazette)
About Ontario Philharmonic
This is a fantastic orchestra being led by a first-rate conductor. (Musical Toronto / Ludwig van Toronto)
First-rate music making. (Toronto Star)
An uncommon level of commitment. (National Post)
First-rate music making. (Toronto Star)
An uncommon level of commitment. (National Post)
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