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September 16–17, 2023

Canadian Opera Company

Performance

Ontario

Join the Canadian Opera Company in highlights from their upcoming season.

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Overview

Canada’s largest opera producer, the Canadian Opera Company, is celebrating the launch of its 2023/2024 season with three opportunities to catch a special one-hour community concert alongside Toronto’s waterfront. 

Experience the exhilarating power of live opera as COC artists share a selection of highlights from the company’s upcoming season, featuring classic favourites and rare gems including Beethoven’s Fidelio, Puccini’s La Bohème, Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Cherubini’s Medea, and Donizetti’s Don Pasquale

This concert of popular selections features the internationally acclaimed COC Orchestra and a lineup of homegrown Canadian soloists offering a program of unforgettable arias and orchestral music that showcases the unique emotional impact and virtuosic artistry of Canada’s opera company.  

Reserved general admission seating is now sold out. An in-person Rush line with a limited number of Rush seats will be open 30 minutes prior to each performance. All reserved seats not claimed by 10 minutes before the performance will be promptly released to the Rush line.

Watch Canadian Opera Company at Harbourfront Centre from The Slip

Our friends at The Slip, a restaurant located beside the Concert Stage at Harbourfront Centre, are offering the opportunity to watch the COC while enjoying their great food and cocktails! You can reserve seats at the bar or in the booth. To book, email The Slip at opera@theslip.ca with your choice of performance date, time and number of people in your party. Please note there is food and drink minimum of $40 per person and some seats may be partially obstructed. View the full menu here.

About the Canadian Opera Company

Based in Toronto, the Canadian Opera Company is the largest producer of opera in Canada and one of the largest in North America. General Director Perryn Leech joined the company in 2021, forming a leadership team with Music Director Johannes Debus and Deputy General Director Christie Darville. The COC enjoys a loyal audience, including a dedicated base of subscribers, and has an international reputation for artistic excellence and creative innovation. Its diverse repertoire includes new commissions and productions, local and international collaborations with leading opera companies and festivals, and attracts the world’s foremost Canadian and international artists. The company is an incubator for the future of the art form, nurturing Canada’s new wave of opera performers and creators with customized training and support. The COC’s purpose-built opera house, the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, is hailed internationally as one of the finest in the world.

Access Info

The concert stage is an accessible venue. Raised spots accessible by ramps at the back of the venue providing ample sightlines. If you require wheelchair or accessible seating, please contact our Box Office ahead of time at tickets@harbourfrontcentre.com or phone (416) 973-4000, Option 1 – Wednesday–Friday from 1-5pm.

Dates & Times

September 16
7:30pm – 8:30pm

September 17
1pm – 2pm
3pm – 4pm

Venue

Concert Stage

235 Queens Quay W.
Toronto, ON, M5J 2G8

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