Parlando: The COC Blog

2/6/2013

Bearitone Bear goes to the Opera!

View the story "Bearitone Bear goes to the Opera!" on StorifyBearitone Bear goes to the Opera!Last week, the COC's own Bearitone Bear attended the dress rehearsals for Tristan und Isolde and La clemenza di Tito. Watch his adventures in the Four Seasons Centre, in the hall and backstage.Storified by CanadianOperaCompany· Wed, Feb 06 2013 12:43:04Last Friday, he dressed up to attend the dress rehearsal of Tristan und Isolde!We're excited for tonight's dress rehearsal! Follow us as we take Bearitone the Opera Bear to the Four Seasons Centre http://pic.twitter.com/TBvOZ2DXCanadianOperaCompanyBearitone Bear likes to prints his tickets at home so he can get inside the building faster in winter! http://pic.twitter.com/JxCLgAHdCanadianOperaCompanyBearitone meets a cousin and peruses the opera shop. http://pic.twitter.com/yrFR4JMOCanadianOperaCompanySettling in, Bearitone Bear is ready to see #Tristan und Isolde. http://pic.twitter.com/IhrcrMSdCanadianOperaCompanyBearitone enjoys a glass during intermission of #Tristan und Isolde http://pic.twitter.com/yiryMh6NCanadianOperaCompanyBearitone Bear checks out the cheese platters and sandwiches at #Tristan und Isolde. http://pic.twitter.com/Wh3tff7nCanadianOperaCompanyDon't forget to pick up your coat from coat check! http://pic.twitter.com/8RvwZ0l7CanadianOperaCompanyAfter enjoying himself immensely at Tristan und Isolde, Bearitone Bear swung by the stage door and managed to get a VIP backstage tour for the dress rehearsal of La clemenza di Tito.Baritone Bear dreams of conducting the @CanadianOpera orchestra. #tito http://pic.twitter.com/7Kc0HETwalexandra pomeroyBaritone Bear is thinking about calling tonight's #tito dress rehearsal. Hmm. Lets let Jennifer do it. @CanadianOpera http://pic.twitter.com/ynLw5LVfalexandra pomeroyBaritone Bear is spending time w/ members of the @CanadianOpera ensemble in the green room before rehearsal. #tito http://pic.twitter.com/ZvG1hCabalexandra pomeroyBaritone Bear is the se size as the @CanadianOpera chorus masks. #tito http://pic.twitter.com/yE6CgDgbalexandra pomeroyReady to start chorus warmup @CanadianOpera #tito dress rehearsal. http://pic.twitter.com/QCm8yDhtalexandra pomeroyLast look at the set before they open the house @CanadianOpera #tito http://pic.twitter.com/PbK5hKdfalexandra pomeroyRight before curtain, he and Publio (Robert Gleadow) had a bit of a tussle! But it was all in good fun.Baritone Bear getting a very menacing looking nuggie from Robert Gledow #tito @CanadianOpera http://pic.twitter.com/Ug4IJaxualexandra pomeroyFollow @CanadianOpera on Twitter for more adventures with Bearitone Bear this spring.

La clemenza di Tito runs until February 22, 2013 and Tristan und Isolde runs until February 23, 2013 at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. Tickets can be purchased online at coc.ca or on the phone (416) 363-8231.

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2/5/2013

February Free Concert Series Highlights

Unleash your inner romantic, travel back to 1930, or experience performances by renowned jazz and dance masters. This February, there is something for everyone to enjoy in the Free Concert Series in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre.

Tuesday, February 5, 2013 - Stephen B. Hargreaves - Variations on 1930

American pianist, harpsichordist and conductor Stephen B. Hargreaves presents a colourful snapshot of the year 1930 with an eclectic program of piano music ranging from Copland's Piano Variations, Britten's Three Character Pieces, and Kodály's Dances of Marrosszék to Art Tatum's Tea for Two.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - 12 p.m. - Franz-Josef Selig - Love's Dark Shore

If you haven't had the chance to experience internationally acclaimed German bass Franz-Josef Selig's powerful performance as King Marke in the COC's current production of Tristan und Isolde, now is your opportunity to hear him explore the dark side of love in a rich and compelling program of lieder by Franz Schubert and Richard Strauss. See him perform with WDR Sinfonienorchester in the video below!

Tristan und Isolde: Ben is back!

View the story "Tristan und Isolde: Ben Heppner is Back!" on StorifyTristan und Isolde: Ben Heppner is Back!Critics and opera patrons alike are raving about the Canadian Opera Company's production of Tristan und Isolde, featuring the role debut of German soprano, Melanie Diener, and the return of Canadian tenor, Ben Heppner!Storified by CanadianOperaCompany· Fri, Feb 01 2013 13:45:47Tristan und Isolde, 2013Canadian Opera