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6/15/2010

Some Tickets Still Available for Ben Heppner Special Solo Recital

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.

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6/14/2010

COC Music Director Johannes Debus Makes Boston Symphony Orchestra Debut Replacing James Levine at Tanglewood

Toronto, Ontario�COC Music Director, Johannes Debus, makes his Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) debut on July 23, 2010 at the prestigious Tanglewood Music Center, replacing BSO Music Director James Levine. Mr. Debus conducts the BSO's concert performance of Mozart's The Abduction from Seraglio, with soloists Lisette Oropesa, Ashley Emerson, Eric Cutler, Anthony Stevenson, and Morris Robinson.

James Levine was forced to withdraw from his Tanglewood appearances this summer due to health issues. Mr. Debus joins several world-renowned conductors in replacing Mr. Levine including Michael Tilson Thomas, Christoph von Dohnányi, and Hans Graf.

The Boston Symphony Orchestra announced the changes to the Tanglewood schedule in a press release sent out earlier today.

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5/14/2010

The Remaining Operas of the COC'S 2009/2010 Season Will Be Broadcast on CBC Radio 2

Toronto, Ontario � In fall 2009, the Canadian Opera Company reached an agreement with the artists of the company and the various unions and associations to record all seven operas in its 2009/2010 season.  As producer of the broadcasts, and in conjunction with its Broadcast Partner, CBC Radio 2, each opera in the COC's 2009/2010 season will be aired nationally on CBC Radio 2 and Radio-Canada's Espace Musique.  Through CBC's Concerts on Demand, select operas from the 2009/2010 season will be available for internet streaming on the COC website, coc.ca, and the complete season on CBC Concerts on Demand, cbc.ca/radio2 and Espace Musique, radio-canada.ca/espace_musique.

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