A Concert Celebration: 20 Years at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts
On September 17, 2026, the Canadian Opera Company will host a one-night-only concert marking 20 spectacular years of the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts—our iconic performance home in the heart of downtown Toronto!
Since opening in 2006, the Four Seasons Centre has welcomed thousands of artists and audiences, earning its place as one of the world’s premier destinations for opera and ballet. A Concert Celebration invites you to reflect on these extraordinary milestones and look ahead to an exciting future of artistic excellence.
Under the direction of COC Music Director Johannes Debus, the evening will feature the acclaimed COC Orchestra and Chorus, alongside current and graduate artists of the Ensemble Studio. Highlights include Scott Irvine's fanfare from the Four Seasons Centre’s inaugural 2006 season and Beethoven’s monumental Symphony No. 9. An all-Canadian lineup of soloists includes soprano Aviva Fortunata, mezzo-soprano Ariana Maubach, tenor Matthew Cairns, and bass-baritone Alex Halliday.
We hope you’ll join us for this landmark celebration!
Cast
Aviva Fortunata
Ariana Maubach
Matthew Cairns
Alex Halliday
Creative
Johannes Debus
Sandra Horst
With the COC Orchestra and Chorus
26/27 Season Sponsor:
Supporting Partner: BMO Financial Group
Johannes Debus is generously underwritten by Riki Turofsky & Charles Petersen
Sandra Horst and the COC Chorus are generously underwritten by Tim & Frances Price
The COC Orchestra is generously sponsored by The Schulich Foundation and by W. Bruce C. Bailey
The COC Ensemble Studio is generously sponsored by Arrell Family Foundation and by The Catherine and Maxwell Meighan Foundation
With Major Support from:
Majorie Linden in Memory of Roy Linden
The Macneill Family Foundation
Patrick and Barbara Keenan Foundation
The Estate of Brian Wilks
Wendy J. Thompson
With Additional Support from:
Arias: Canadian Opera Student Development Fund
Marcia Lewis Brown
Neil & Blanche Carragher
The Late Frank Ciccolini Sr. & Jennie Ciccolini
Stephen Clarke & Elizabeth Black
Catherine Fauquier
Dr. Eudice Goldberg
Joy Levine
Patricia & Frank Mills
