Costume Designer

Charles Perrault’s classic story of a lonely “cinder” girl, an unhappy household and a searching prince is given human dimension in this 19th century masterpiece. Massenet’s sweeping, lyric score elevates this simple folktale to a compelling narrative of self discovery, a quest for enduring love and the power of goodness.

Cendrillon

Elgin Theatre

Our student composers turn their talents to satire, with an adaptation of Lysistrata, based upon Aristophanes’ anti-war comedy penned in 411 BC. This contemporary reimagining boasts an acerbic modern libretto coupled with gender fluidity.

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Lysistrata

Harbourfront Centre

A lively, tuneful score by the celebrated film composer Nino Rota illuminates this delightful farce in which a straw hat eaten by a horse sets in motion a hilarious chain of events, further complicating tangled wedding day preparations.

Il cappello di paglia di Firenze

University of Toronto Faculty of Music

From greed to bootlegging to houses of ill repute, the colourful history of Toronto’s Jarvis Street is brought to life in the premiere of four mini-operas devised by the gifted composition students of the Faculty of Music.

U of T Opera Student Composers Collective: The Avenue of Avarice

A deceit practiced by two soldiers upon their unwitting fiancés is reimagined in the new version of Mozart’s masterpiece where love’s lessons are learned from a fresh perspective.

Alessia Urbani

Costume Designer

Events

Upcoming events

Jan 19, 2025

U of T Opera Student Composers Collective: The Avenue of Avarice · UofT Opera

13 - 16 Mar, 2025

Così fan tutte · UofT Opera

Past events

14 - 17 Mar, 2024

Cendrillon · UofT Opera

Jan 21, 2024

Lysistrata · UofT Opera

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