VOICEBOX: Opera in Concert explores the singing voice in its purest form — stripped of sets, costumes and accoutrements. Our company offers a new way of experiencing opera, one that unleashes the expressive power of music. We are experimental, raw and one-of-a-kind.

We showcase a repertoire of rarely seen operatic works that resonate with present day audiences and provide a platform for emerging Canadian talent. Our performances are for music lovers who want to expand their horizons.

The 2025 Season:

CHRISTOPH WILLIBALD GLUCK

Alceste

A French Opera with English Surtitles

Sunday, January 12, 2025 2:30 pm

at Jeanne Lamon Hall, Trinity-St. Paul's Centre

Running Time: TBA

This opera is celebrated for its emotional depth and the reformative approach Gluck took to operatic composition, focusing on dramatic expression and simplicity.

Robert Cooper, Chorus Director

Suzy Smith, Music Director and Pianist

Featuring Lauren Margison as Alceste

GIACOMO PUCCINI

La Rondine

An Italian Opera with English Surtitles

Thursday, March 20, 2025 (8 pm)

Friday, March 21, 2025 (8 pm)

at Jeanne Lamon Hall, Trinity-St. Paul's Centre

Running Time: TBA

Set in the working class society of Paris in the early 20th century, Puccini's La Rondine is a true gem of verismo opera. La rondine, which means 'the swallow', is Puccini's take on the La Traviata tale.

Robert Cooper, Chorus Director

Narmina Afandiyeva, Music Director and Pianist

Featuring Cassandra Amorin as Magda

GIACOMO MEYERBEER

Robert Le Diable

A French Opera with English Surtitles

Friday, April 25, 2025 8 pm

at Jeanne Lamon Hall, Trinity-St. Paul's Centre

Running Time: TBA

Premiered in Paris in 1831, Meyerbeer's opera took Europe by storm and made its composer the most important musician in the world. It is about the moral redemption of the sensualist son of a mortal woman and a demon.

Robert Cooper, Chorus Director

Helen Becqué, Music Director and Pianist

Featuring Scott Rumble as Robert

VOICEBOX: Opera Salon Series

(at The Edward Jackman Centre - 947 Queen Street East, Toronto)

Gluck's Revolutionary Reforms

November 9, 2024 4 pm

A Flight of Fancy – Puccini's Swallow

February 8, 2025 4 pm

Grand Opera in Paris

April 12, 2025 4 pm

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