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Back by popular demand is Chorus Niagara’s Children's Messiah, a one-of-a-kind relaxed and interactive 75-minute concert, designed to ignite the love for music in young audiences, with stunning solo arias, glorious orchestral sounds and powerful choruses – over 100 singers and players! Be part of the magic of a beloved musical tradition accessible for the whole family.

Children's Messiah

FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre

Handel’s Messiah returns in all its glory with a spritely and festive performance that breathes fresh life into this beloved masterpiece. Under the direction of new Aartistic Ddirector Kathleen Allan, this interpretation draws on historically-informed performance practice. Vibrant pacing reveals the drama, intimacy, and exultation of this seasonal favourite. 

Handel's Messia

Garden of Vanished Pleasures is consummate opera, an emotional journey inspired by the life and work of English filmmaker and queer rights activist Derek Jarman, making its world premiere in the theatre. Conceived and devised by U.K./ Canadian director Tim Albery, Garden of Vanished Pleasures blends the works of two brilliant composers: Cecilia Livingston and Donna McKevitt. Livingston writes deeply felt songs of love and loss, and they chime perfectly with McKevitt’s heart-aching songs that use texts drawn from Jarman’s own journals. The texts cover a wide range of expressions, from longing and loss to anger over society’s inequities — universal themes which continue to resonate for our time. A finalist for Opera America’s 2022 Award for Excellence in Digital Opera, the illustrious cast includes stars from the world of opera: sopranos Mireille Asselin and Danika Lorèn, and counter-tenor Daniel Cabena.

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Garden of Vanished Pleasures

Canadian Stage (Berkeley Street Theatre)

The Soundstreams TD Encounters series aims to bring people together through music and discussion to explore themes that resonate in their communities. New Canadian music stimulates and provokes ‘cultural conversations’, music with underlying themes that resonate with our time and place.

Countertenor

Daniel Cabena

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Dec 20, 2025

Children's Messiah · FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre

Dec 20, 2025

Handel's Messia · FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre

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