ON STAGE WITH REMIGIO • 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.
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.
‘TIS THE SEASON WITH THE ELMER ISELER SINGERS • CELEBRATING THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT CHRISTMAS CHORAL TREASURES
Ontario Philharmonic is thrilled to welcome to our stage the celebrated Elmer Iseler Singers with conductor, Lydia Adams • This treasured holiday season program filled with spirited choral works and Christmas carols will remain ringing in your ears for days on end. Fill your heart, your soul, your spirit with Christmas choral majesty. And, sing along!
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.
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!
LIGHTHOUSE ROCKS THE STAGE WITH OP
By popular demand, Lighthouse returns! All of your favourite Lighthouse major hits: One Fine Morning, Sunny Days, Pretty Lady, Hats Off To The Stranger, and many others, ‘rockified’ by none other than Paul Hoffert, Lighthouse co-founder. Chances are, as you're reading the titles of these classics, you’re singing them in your head and smiling. Each remains heard daily on Apple Music, Spotify, radio, television, and home sound systems after 55 years plus of continuous play. For a generation of Canadians and worldwide fans, Lighthouse was the soundtrack of their lives. Ontario Philharmonic string ensemble is proud to share the stage with the iconic Canadian sensation – Lighthouse, certain to take you back to some of the best times of your life.