Symphony in the City Opera Concert + Dinner by The Lake

On Tuesday August 11th, join our first Symphony in the City at the Palais Royale - We Care About Opera - performed by the Toronto Concert Orchestra (TCO).
Opera, distilled to its most thrilling, heart-stopping moments. Opera Highlights brings together the arias and songs everyone loves—Nessun Dorma, O Sole Mio, Brindisi, and more—in one unforgettable evening with the TCO at Palais Royale.
Featuring radiant soprano Natalya Gennadi, powerhouse tenor Romulo Delgado, and NYC-based guest conductor Mark Shapiro, this concert delivers soaring melodies, emotional fireworks, and pure vocal brilliance. Whether you’re a lifelong opera lover or brand new to the genre, this program is designed to sweep you off your feet.

Big tunes. Big feelings. Big voices. Set in the elegant intimacy of Palais Royale, this is opera at its most accessible and exhilarating: the drama, the romance, the goosebumps—all the highlights, all in one night.

Formerly led by internationally recognized conductor and music director Kerry Stratton, the Toronto Concert Orchestra served as the orchestra-in-residence at historic Casa Loma where it performed as Symphony in the Gardens for 6 seasons. The TCO suggests dressing up tonight, so a tux.... I will be dressing up....

Purchase: We Care About Opera on Tuesday August 11th at 8pm.

PROGRAM
Glinka: Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture
Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus Overture
Rossini: La Gazza Ladra Overture
Puccini: O mio babbino caro from Gianni Schicchi
Wagner: Dich, teure Halle from Tannhäuser
Puccini: Un bel dì, vedremo from Madama Butterfly
Bizet: La fleur que tu m’avais jetée from Carmen
Puccini: Nessun Dorma from Turandot
Agustín Lara: Granada
Eduardo di Capua, Alfredo Mazzucchi: O sole mio
Puccini: Mario! Mario! Mario! from Tosca
Lehar: Lippen Schweigen from The Merry Widow
Verdi: Libiamo, ne’ lieti calici from La Traviata

COST
General Admission: $79 (includes parking) + service fee + taxes
VIP Seating: $129 - $149 + service fee + taxes, includes parking, lounge access, charcuterie board

Meetup Organizer Fee: $5

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SIGNING-UP

• RSVP Yes (everyone goes on the waitlist until they post they have purchased their ticket)
• Purchase your own ticket for We Care About Opera on Tuesday August 11th, post you have purchased your ticket and I will move you to going.

A reminder will be sent the day before with my cell and details where to meet and when.

RSVPs close 2 days prior, hoping there are still tickets, and the Waitlist will be removed at that time. Cancellations will result in a No Show and impact future attendance.

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MEETUP TIME
Meet me for Dinner at: 5:45pm at Queens Harbour at 235 Queen's Quay West.

Note: transportation to the Palais Royale is required if you join for dinner.

Meet me for the Show at: 7:30pm at the Palais Royale at 1601 Lakeshore Blvd. W., and we will go in together

We will get a drink prior to show start

Start: 8pm

Ends: 10pm, includes an intermission

Enjoy and please post your comments in the Event after.