COC Media Releases

Toronto, Ontario � Last fall Toronto audiences were dazzled by the Canadian Opera Company's world premiere of The Nightingale and Other Short Fables.  This summer, audiences of the 62nd annual Festival d'Aix-en-Provence in France have been equally enchanted.  Hailed by European critics and audiences alike, this ��simply magical,� (Bloomberg) production by Canadian visionary Robert Lepage also received extraordinary critical acclaim when performed in November 2009 at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto. 

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Toronto, Ontario�The Canadian Opera Company is pleased to announce that its 2009/2010 season closed with an average attendance of 98% and a record 49,428 single tickets sold � the highest number in COC history for a regular subscription season.  Single tickets sold totalled over $3.9 million, while subscription tickets totalled 86,050 with gross revenue of $8.7 million, generating a total ticket-related revenue of almost $12.94 million for the entire season.  The 2009/2010 season saw 10,146 of those tickets sold to people under 30 through the company's popular Opera for a New Age (OFNA) program, presented by TD Bank Financial Group.

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Toronto, Ontario � A very limited number of tickets are still available for Canadian tenor Ben Heppner's solo recital with piano on Saturday, September 11, 2010 at 4:30 p.m. at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts.� Accompanying Mr. Heppner is Canadian pianist and co-artistic director of Queen of Puddings Music Theatre John Hess, who works regularly with Mr. Heppner in Canada.� The repertoire for this solo concert will include music by Grieg, Sibelius and Tchaikovsky.

Tickets range from $22 to $129.95 and can be ordered online at coc.ca or by calling 416-363-8231,
or in person at the Four Seasons Centre Box Office (145 Queen St. W., Toronto).�

Mr. Heppner last performed with the COC as part of the Inaugural Gala Celebrations for the
Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts on June 14, 2006.