Enter the Hungarian folk-inspired world of Béla Bartók in this live-recorded performance. The ballet score to The Miraculous Mandarin, with its alluring melodies and seductive rhythms, tells a saucy tale of desire and intrigue, while his Concerto for Orchestra is an electrifying display of orchestral brilliance.

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Brilliant Bartók

David Pecaut Square

Grab your golden ticket and join Charlie Bucket on this delectable adventure into Willy Wonka’s world famous chocolate factory! A world of pure imagination awaits as Charlie, Grandpa Joe and four golden ticket-winners embark on a journey brimming with chocolate rivers, gumdrop trees and cocoa-loving Oompa Loompas. Based on the beloved novel by Roald Dahl, now celebrating its 60th anniversary, enjoy this delightfully scrumptious musical adaptation that brings to life all of your favourite characters, songs – and confections. A gobstoppingly good time for the whole family!

Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Young People's Theatre

Black & Rural is an artistic inquiry into the hearts and minds of Black folks tucked away on Canada’s countryside. Project lead, Shayna Jones, aims to seek out, honour, and showcase stories from rurally based Blacks (like herself) to nuance and challenge the monolith of what matters to Black Lives. Created and performed by Shayna Jones and produced by Pi Theatre, Black & Rural weaves spoken word, movement, music, and verbatim theatre together in a spellbinding performance that is resonating across the country. www.blackandrural.com

Black & Rural

Tarragon Theatre

A Case for the Existence of God unfolds in a cubicle where two seated people unexpectedly choose to bring one another into their fragile worlds. Keith, a mortgage broker, and Ryan, a yogurt plant worker seeking to buy a plot of land that belonged to his family many decades ago, realize they share a "specific kind of sadness." At this desk in the middle of America, loan talk opens up into a discussion about the chokehold of financial insecurity and a bond over the precariousness of single fatherhood. With humor, empathy and wrenching honesty, Hunter commingles two lives and deftly bridges disparate experiences of marginality.

A Case for the Existence of God

Coal Mine Theatre

Earl Lee is a renowned Korean Canadian cellist and conductor, currently Assistant Conductor of the Boston Symphony. He also served as the Resident Conductor of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra from 2015 to 2018 and was the associate conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony. He is the 2022 recipient of The Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award.

Royal Conservatory Orchestra with conductor Earl Lee

The Royal Conservatory of Music

Experience the enchanting melodies of Richard Clayderman live in Toronto as he celebrates 50 years of Timeless Romance.

Richard Clayderman: Timeless Romance

Meridian Hall

TDT collaborates with well known Toronto visual artist Ness Lee on a new performance work featuring the company ensemble. This free durational event will be performed on November 23rd, November 29th  and December 1st, 2024 at 32 Lisgar Street.

After their initial collaboration during the Performance Clash in 2020, TDT and Ness Lee come together to imagine a performance that will  gently move through the biennial’s exhibition space, with seven performers interacting with Lee’s distinctive sculptures and objects. Finding moments of intimacy between their bodies and the plush characters Ness creates, the dancers will animate the gallery through a tender parade, embodying the breath of space as a  momentary feeling of one another.

Ness Lee X TDT

32 Lisgar Street

Celebrate ABBA’s 50th anniversary of hit single “Waterloo” as ABBA Revisited recreates the magic of the iconic Swedish pop group with authentic costumes, spectacular harmonies, and note-perfect musicianship, taking their audiences on a musical journey back in time.

ABBA Revisited: 50th Anniversary Tour

St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts

Experience the emotional depth and breathtaking beauty of "Giselle," performed by The National Ballet of Canada. This quintessential Romantic ballet, staged by Sir Peter Wright, captures the essence of love, deceit, and forgiveness through the tragic story of Giselle, a young country girl caught in a devastating love triangle. Set against Adolphe Adam's haunting score, the ballet unfolds in a world where the supernatural blends with the all-too-human, culminating in a powerful testament to the redemptive power of love.

Running from November 20 to 24, 2024, this production brings to life the tale of Giselle, who falls deeply in love with Albrecht, a nobleman disguised as a villager. Unaware of his true identity and his existing engagement, Giselle's heartbreak leads her to a tragic end, only to be summoned from the grave by the Wilis, vengeful spirits of women betrayed. In a dramatic twist, the purity of Giselle's love offers a chance for redemption in a story that has captivated audiences for centuries.

Featuring exquisite choreography, inspired by the original works of Jean Coralli and Marius Petipa, and set to the evocative music of Adolphe Adam, this production showcases the talents of The National Ballet of Canada's dancers, alongside stunning set and costume designs by Desmond Heeley, and atmospheric lighting by Gil Wechsler. 

Don't miss this timeless masterpiece, a highlight of the ballet season, and a testament to the enduring power of classical dance. Tickets are available now for this limited engagement. Join us for a performance that promises to be both a visual and emotional spectacle, celebrating the art of ballet at its most profound and moving.

Giselle

Canadian Opera Company

Sail away to the land of the Wild Things! Jump in and help Max transform his bedroom into an exotic jungle, then transport yourself to where the wild things are. After being crowned king of these magical creatures, Max must make a decision: stay and rule the Wild Things or return home. Based on the timeless children’s book, Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak, this interactive adventure by Presentation House is filled with guided play for ages 3 to 7. Together, young ones and their adults can join the wild ride!

Where the Wild Things Are

The master guitarist and the winners of the 2019 Banff International String Quartet Competition perform Baroque to Piazzolla to Broadway to The Beatles.

MILOŠ is one of the world’s most celebrated classical guitarists. His career began its meteoric rise in 2011, with the release of his international best-selling Deutsche Grammophon debut album Mediterraneo. Since then, he has earned legions of fans, awards, and acclaim around the world through his extensive touring, six chart topping recordings, and television appearances.

Viano Quartet with MILOŠ, guitar

Sibelius’s First Symphony evokes scenes of snowy Finnish landscapes and the quiet strength of winter, while Shostakovich’s First Violin Concerto, with its haunting and expressive melodies, embodies the fiery resilience of the human spirit.

Events in Toronto, ON this week

Brilliant Bartók

Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Roald Dahl's Charlie and ...

Young People's Theatre

Black & Rural

Dance Immersion

A Case for the Existence ...

Coal Mine Theatre

Royal Conservatory Orches...

The Royal Conservatory of Music

Richard Clayderman: Timel...

TO Live

Ness Lee X TDT

Toronto Dance Theatre

ABBA Revisited: 50th Anni...

TO Live

Giselle

The National Ballet of Canada

Where the Wild Things Are...

Young People's Theatre

Viano Quartet with MILOŠ,...

The Royal Conservatory of Music

Fire & Ice: Shostakovich ...

Toronto Symphony Orchestra