THE GREATEST SONGS AND ARIAS • OP FUNDRAISER Spectacular Canadian tenor, Remigio, one of the wonderful vocal talents of Canada, joins Maestro Marco Parisotto and Ontario Philharmonic in a feast of some of the all-time best songs from musicals, tenor arias and superb orchestral interludes. A singer with artistry sure to melt your heart with enchanting favourites like O Sole Mio,Caruso, Circle of Life, as well as his very own compositions.
NUTCRACKER • A HOLIDAY SEASON TRADITION!
Iconic, quintessential, the magic of Tchaikovsky’s celebrated Nutcracker returns to Ontario Philharmonic • This magisterial ballet for the Holiday Season is presented in its full orchestral version with engaging multimedia projections, giving you the opportunity to follow the story plot while immersed in the glorious sounds of the orchestra • OP welcomes Music Director of the State Opera of Altenburg-Gera (Germany) and the Israel Chamber Orchestra, conductor Ruben Gazarian, marking his Canadian debut on this occasion.
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CZECH THIS OUT! SENSATIONAL SOUNDS FROM BOHEMIA
OP celebrates the fabulous music of Czech composers Bedrich Smetana and Antonin Dvorak in this program of symphonic favorites. Our distinguished guest, Chinese conductor Fu Renchang, leads our treasured orchestra in these much-loved and exciting works, adorned by “Prague Railway Station” by our very own Resident Composer, Samuel Bisson.
A SYMPHONIC TITAN • MAHLER’S EPIC 1st SYMPHONY
Pianist Haiou Zhang joins OP for the first time in the popular “Yellow River“ Concerto, a fantastic musical journey on this great Chinese river • One of the most thrilling symphonies ever written, Marco Parisotto and OP perform Gustav Mahler’s epic 1st Symphony, the “Titan” • Mahler expressed that "A symphony must be like the world, it must embrace everything.” • Composed when Mahler was twenty-eight, the Titan is filled with the sounds of Nature, it expresses melancholy, it is meditative, it exudes youthful exuberance and joy, and it ends blaring in the expression of the triumph of the human spirit • You won’t want to miss a beat of this outstanding work!
