What's On: Events Listing: March - April 2010

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March 3 - 31, 2010
Toronto Calling on display at Steam Whistle Art Gallery
Photographs of the British New Wave as it happened in Toronto 1979-1981 Never before displayed, these photos are a front row perspective on a movement that changed the course of music. A glimpse of an underground era in music history, which was locked out of mainstream media, shot by former Torontonians Simon and Nick White. These photos capture a moment in time before the internet and before corporate sponsorship, a unique and exciting time which still seems to resonate with a raw energy and passion: http://www.steamwhistle.ca/events/eventdetail.php?id=152

March 5 - 7, 2010
The World of Comedy Film Festival
The World of Comedy Film Festival brings you a feast of comedy films from around the world showcasing the best films of the genre from both Canadian and International filmmakers including classic comedy favorites: http://www.worldcomedyfilmfest.com/

March 4 - 7, 2010
The Artist Project Toronto
The Artist Project brings together artists, collectors and art enthusiasts for a juried sale, an emerging artist competition and an art chat series (including a panel with the Post’s Leah Sandals). Queen Elizabeth Building, 180 Princes Blvd. $12-$25. For tickets, visit http://theartistprojecttoronto.com

Friday, March 05, 2010 at 8 PM
College Maisonneve - Montréal
Sunday, March 07, 2010 at 8 PM
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, John Basset Theatre
Rozygrich, Russian Drama Theater
http://www.showoneproductions.ca/event-details-152.aspx

March 6, 2010 12:00 PM - March 7, 2010 05:00 PM
Haru Matsuri / Spring Festival
Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (JCCC)
http://www.jccc.on.ca/

March 6 - April 3, 2010
Cinéfranco 2010
French Films Festival: http://www.cinefranco.com/

Sunday, March 7, 2010 8pm
Concert Performance by: Psoy Korolenko (free concert)
“Virtual Nostagia, Second Degree: Soviet Popular Hits and Post-Shtetl Songs in Russian, Yiddish, And Moldavian”
Multilingual cabaret with songs and videoshow based on Soviet Popular Hits in Yiddish
Robert Gill Theatre, 214 College Street, Toronto, 3rd Floor: http://community.livejournal.com/toronto_ru/1297452.html

Sunday, March 14, 2010 at 7:00pm - 11:59pm
Club "On the Rox", 1600 Steeles Ave West (Dufferin/Steeles)
Vyacheslav Butusov & U-Piter
Nautilus Pompilius 25 Year Anniversary Concert: The groups legendary front-man Vyacheslav Butusov and his band “U-Piter” - live in concert in Toronto to perform hits like "Я Хочу Быть с Тобой", "Гудбай Америка", "Прогулки по Воде", "Тутанхамон", "На Берегу Безымянной Реки" and many others...
torontovka.com/afisha

Sunday, March 14, 2010 at 7:30 PM
PLACE DES ARTS - MONTRÉAL
Valery Gergiev Conducts Mariinsky Orcestra, Soloist Denis Matsuev
http://www.showoneproductions.ca/event-details-139.aspx

Tuesday, March 16, 2010 8pm
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 8pm
Roy Thomson Hall presents Virtuoso Performances
Mariinsky Orchestra (Kirov) Valery Gergiev, conductor

Under the genius baton of supernova Music Director Valery Gergiev, the internationally acclaimed powerhouse Mariinsky Orchestra (formerly known as the Kirov Orchestra) never fails to thrill, astound and astonish. Every performance is crafted with gemstone brilliance, every performance, the experience of a lifetime.

March 16th Program
BERLIOZ: Royal Hunt and Storm from Les Troyens
BERLIOZ: Introduction, Ball, Adagio, Scherzo, March to the Grave from Romeo and Juliet
TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5

March 17th Program
Featuring Denis Matsuev, piano
LIADOV: Enchanted Lake
RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 3
SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 15
http://www.masseyhall.com/eventdetail?eventId=230

Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 8 pm
ROY THOMSON HALL
Friday, March 26, 2010 at 8 PM
PLACE DES ARTS - MONTRÉAL
DMITRI HVOROSTOVSKY & SONDRA RADVANOVSKY IN ITALIAN OPERA SPECTACULAR!

Experience the passion of two International Vocal Superstars: soprano Sondra Radvanovsky and baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky as they perform favorite arias and duets from Tosca, La Traviata, Simon Boccanegra and more in an Italian Opera Spectacular!

Orchestre de la Francophonie
Led by Jean-Philippe Tremblay, music director
Constantine Orbelian, conductor

http://www.showoneproductions.ca/event-details-150.aspx

March 24 - 28, 2010
The Female Eye Film Festival
Features and short films directed by women: http://www.femaleeyefilmfestival.com/

Sunday, March 28, 2010, 12 - 5pm
45th Annual Easter Around the World Festival
Toronto City Hall, Rotunda, 100 Queen Street West
Admission: Free
The Community Folk Art Council of Toronto showcase of different ethnic communities displays on their EASTER traditions, in art & crafts, egg painting, and traditional foods. The festival offers an excellent opportunity for children and families to learn about how different cultures celebrate Easter. See how these groups celebrate Easter with special events and customs: http://www.cfactoronto.com/

April 1-10, 2010
Images Festival
23rd Festival: Toronto's annual spring celebration of independent and experimental film and video, featuring ten days of screenings, installations, and performances: http://www.imagesfestival.com/

Tuesday, April 06, 2010 at 8 PM
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, John Basset Theatre
Time Machine / Mashina Vremeni : 40th Anniversary Tour
Time Machine / Mashina Vremeni is a legendary Russian rock band formed in the late 1960s. It is recognized as a "patriarch" of Russian rock music and achieved the cult status among several generations in the former Soviet Union. Mashina Vremeni celebrates its 40th anniversary with all-hit program: http://www.showoneproductions.ca/event-details-151.aspx

April 23-25 and April 30-May 2, 2010
Wilderness Survival - Spring
The Wilderness Experience Certificate Programme: Specific areas of concentration will include the identification and preparation of edible and herbal greenery, basket weaving, primitive fishing, direction finding, toolmaking, fire-building, constructing snares and deadfalls, and coping with the seasonal problem of mosquitoes, black flies, and deer flies. The fee covers all costs except clothing, food, and transportation to and from the weekend survival site. The course is 2 weekends in duration.
http://www.survivalinthebushinc.com/corecourses.html#SPRING

Sunday, April 4, 2010, 6:00 PM
Ricoh Coliseum, 100 Princes' Blvd.

March 15, 2010 update:
Please Note...
This event has been cancelled.
Refunds will be available at the Point of Purchase starting Mar 17, 2010. Internet & phone orders will automatically be cancelled & refunded starting Mar 17, 2010.
For More Information:
http://www.ticketmaster.ca/Russian-Ice-Symphony-Featuring-Iliya-Averbukh-tickets/artist/1414856

The Russian Ice Symphony Featuring Iliya Averbukh - Cancelled
This show combines elements of artistic and theatrical performances with a world-class production. Before going on a worldwide tour, visiting over 70 cities all around Post-Soviet states and Europe, The Russian Ice Symphony remains a successful TV show with a distinguished competitive edge. In each program, broadcasted weekly, the figure skating duos compete with each other, judged by a panel of celebrities and professional athletes. The star-studded line-up includes Irena Slytskaya, Roman Kostomarov, Alexey Yegodin, Tatayana Navka, Tatyana Totmyanina, Maksim Marinin, Ira Lobacheva, Maria Petrova & Alexei Tikhonov, Margarita Drobiazko, Povilas Vanagas, Aldena Denkova & Maksim Staviski, Ekaterina Gordeeva, Vitali Novikov and many more!: http://www.ricohcoliseum.com/events/event.asp?event_id=346

April 14 - 18, 2010
ReelWorld Film Festival
ReelWorld Film Festival is a five day festival that screens features, shorts, documentaries, animation, music videos from the Aboriginal, Asian, Black, Latino, Middle Eastern, South Asian and other multi-racial communities. This unique Canadian based film festival truly reflects the racially diverse cultures of the World around us: http://www.reelworld.ca/

April 17-15, 2010
18th Toronto Jewish Film Festival
Films from local and international Jewish filmmakers: http://www.tjff.com/

April 17 - 23, 2010
Sprockets Toronto International Film Festival for Children
Sprockets is an initiative of TIFF that offers children and youth the opportunity to learn about cultural perspectives from around the world through the power of the moving image. For young film-goers and their families (ages 3 and up): http://sprockets.ca/

April 29 - May 9, 2010
HotDocs Canadian International Documentary Festival
North America's largest documentary festival runs for 11 days, April 29 - May 9, presenting over 170 films from more than 35 countries and welcoming hundreds of international filmmakers and industry delegates to Toronto: http://www.hotdocs.ca/

[Event listing courtesy of PA]

Toronto Magnificent Evening of Opera and Operetta with Soprano Helena Holl

Poster: Celebrating of Our Fifth Year Anniversary

An Evening of Opera and Operetta 2008

Don't miss Helena Holl at the Evening of Opera and Operetta

An Evening of Opera and Operetta is celebrating its anniversary by offering a new program with arias and duets from the collection of the past five years’ finest pieces including Bizet, Tchaikovsky, Verdi, Bernstein, Strauss, Lehar, Kalman and much more.
Performers: Helena Holl, Soprano; Jan Vaculik, Bass-Baritone; Artour Razgoev, Tenor; Nina Shapilsky, Soloist Pianist.
Narrated by Anthony Morizio and Violetta Holl.

When: Friday, June 6, 2008

Showtime: 7:30 pm

Where: Christ Church Deer Park
Location Map: 1570 Yonge St.,Toronto, ON M4T 1Z8
NW corner of Yonge & Heath
(Yonge Street and St. Clair Ave. intersection,
a 5-minute walk from the St. Clair Station)

Tickets: $30.00
Information: 416 783 9522 or 647 407 0503
e-mail: helena.holl@rogers.com

Event Details:

On June 6, 2008 Christ Church Deer Park is hosting a sparkling and magnificent evening of opera and operetta in a programme to include arias and duets from Bizet, Tchaikovsky, Verdi, Bernstein, Strauss, Lehar, Kalman, and much more.
Performers are Helena Holl (Soprano), Jan Vaculik (Bass-Baritone), Artour Razgoev (Tenor), Nina Shapilsky (Soloist Pianist). The show is also narrated by Anthony Morizio and Violetta Holl.

Performers will let the magic of the operetta take over from famous composers such as Verdi, Bizet, Bernstein and Kalman. You will enjoy a new program showcasing most cherished arias and duets in the original language.

This opera and operetta performance is in good timing with the opening night of the second annual Luminato, Toronto's Festival of Arts + Creativity 2008.

links:

Screenshot: Russian Express: "The Prima Donna and The Csardas"
Photo: l-r: Conductor Daniel Beyer of the Munich Symphony Orchestra, Dramatic Soprano Helena Holl, and Viennese Tenor Wolfgang Gratschmaier, January 1, 2008

ПРИМАДОННА И ЧАРДАШ
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"Хелена Холл. Это имя всем давно и хорошо известно. Всем тем, кто в нашем суровом климате еще помнит оперетту, всем, кто еще помнит, как может кружиться голова от счастья, а ноги гудеть от веселого танца..."
by Г. Аренштам on May 9, 2008
Еженедельная газета «Русский Экспресс», № 535

upcoming.yahoo.com: Opera and Operetta Evening
"...a night of opera and operetta's performed by singers of exceptional voices, and hosted by Anthony Morizio, and Violetta Holl...
If you love opera? then this is the perfect event to come to. hope to see you all there, bring as many opera lovers as you would like."
Added by Anthony on May 11, 2008

visiteurope.com: Opera Houses in Europe
The very words “Opera House” evoke images of imposing, ornate buildings filled with throngs of elegantly dressed people, thrilled to watch a dazzling operatic performance.

bravoschoolofmusic.com: HELENA HOLL - SOPRANO
"Ms. Holl made her North American debut in Gala Benefit Concert at the Ford Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto. She sung for the performances of the “Salute to Vienna” Concert Series where she appeared with Jerry Hadley. Ms. Holl had a great success at the Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver and at the Boettcher Concert Hall in Denver. She performed in concerts at the Arlene Schnitzer Hall in Portland, Oregon, the Cerritos Centre in Los Angeles, the Copley Symphony Hall in San Diego and the Chrysler Theatre in Windsor with the Windsor Symphony Orchestra. She sang Tatiana in Yevgeny Onegin at CBC Glenn Gould Studio. "

TheStar.com: Shoe man shines in song - Marco Carella cobbles together a living in full voice
"I have a new teacher. Helena Holl. The maestra. She's singing Carmen soon. See the poster? She's doing a lot for my technique – how I stand, how I breathe. And how to act, how to smile. You've gotta be an actor, too. It's important. I'm a bit hyper about all this. My teacher's calming me down."
by Bill Taylor on April 12, 2007

Off Topic: An evening of opera and operetta
"...Friday’s performance, also featuring the soprano Helena Holl and bass-baritone Jan Vaculik, and accompanied by Mila Pashanova on piano, had two very different parts. The first half was six arias and scenes from Bizet’s Carmen, with two piano intermezzos tossed in. The singers dressed in costume and actually acted out the scenes as opposed to just singing the arias — a bit strange considering that it was performed at Christ Church Deer Park, but entertaining nonetheless..."
Posted by Sandy on Monday, April 23, 2007

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Toronto Evening of Opera and Operetta with Soprano Helena Holl

Poster: Annual Evening of Opera and Operetta 2007

An Evening of Opera and Operetta

* Arias and duets from G. Bizet's Carmen
* Operetta arias from Lehar, Strauss, Kalman and much more
* Performers: Helena Holl (Soprano), Geoffrey Butler (Tenor), Jan Vaculik (Bass-Baritone), Mila Pashanova (Soloist Pianist)
* Narrated by Anthony Morizio and Violetta Holl.

When: Friday, April 20, 2007

Showtime: 7:30 pm

Where: Christ Church Deer Park
Location Map: 1570 Yonge St.,Toronto, ON M4T 1Z8
NW corner of Yonge & Heath
(Yonge Street and St. Clair Ave. intersection)

Tickets: $30.00
Information: Tel/Fax: 416-783-9522
e-mail: helena.holl@rogers.com

Event Details:

On April 20, 2007 Christ Church Deer Park is hosting a sparkling and magnificent evening of opera and operetta in a programme to include arias and duets from G. Bizet's Carmen, and popular operetta arias by Lehar, Strauss, Kalman, and much more.
Performers are Helena Holl (Soprano), Geoffrey Butler (Tenor), Jan Vaculik (Bass-Baritone), Mila Pashanova (Soloist Pianist). The show is also narrated by Anthony Morizio and Violetta Holl.

PROGRAM:

Part I: Opera

The first part of the concert will feature a melodrama in one act titled Carmen. This French opera was composed by Georges Bizet and based on a novel by Prosper Merimee. The opera was premiered at the Opéra Comique of Paris on March 3, 1875. Today, it is one of the world's most popular operas. In fact, Opera America claims it to be the fourth most-performed opera in North America.

Scene 1:
Imagine a square in Seville, Spain in the 19th century surrounded by factories and barracks. A bell announces the end of the shift at the factory. Among the factory workers is Carmen, the beautiful gypsy girl who catches sight of Don José and boldly goes up to him singing. Noticing his indifference, she challenges him by dancing a vortical "Habanera":"Love you not me, then I love you, / Yet, if I love you, beware of me!", and throwing a red rose in his direction she leaves.

Scene 2:
At José’s feet lies the flower thrown by Carmen. Hesitatingly, he picks it up, presses it to his nostrils and draws in its subtle perfume in a long breath. Then, still as if involuntarily, or as if a magic spell lies in its odour, he places the flower under his shirt and over his heart. It is a constant reminder of his growing love for Carmen. The ''torero'' Escamillo, winner of the Granada bullfight, arrives and is immediately attracted to Carmen.
Carmen is already thinking of other suitors and her indifference accentuates Don José's jealousy. This jealousy leads to a fight between the two men.

Scene 3:
The day of the bullfight Escamillo, appears arm in arm with Carmen as Don José is spying on her. Carmen knows this, but nevertheless defies the danger. José appears, humbles himself before Carmen and begs her to start a new life with him. Carmen tells him:"You never can make me love you again. No one can make me do anything. Free I was born, free I die." Escamillo's victory interrupts the bitter discussion. Carmen rushes towards the torero. When José stops her, she brutally, cynically and openly declares her love for the torero. José, blinded by his mad passion, stabs her in the heart. Don José falls on Carmen's body, cries out to her in desperation and lets himself be arrested. He has killed his love.

INTERMISSION

Part II: Operetta

Performers will let the magic of the operetta take over from famous composers such as Lehar, Strauss and Kalman. You will enjoy well known arias from The Gypsy Princess, Countess Maritza, The Circus Princess, and much more.

Photo Gallery: Helena Holl - Soprano

Join Helena Holl for her annual opera and operetta evening.

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НАША ЗВЕЗДА
4/6/2007, Выпуск № 478
Еженедельная газета «Русский Экспресс»

Сейчас Хелена очень много гастролирует по Америке, звезды ведь должны светить везде и очень приятно, что эта звезда наша.
Вскоре и в Торонто состоится концерт Хелены Холл, в котором примут участие тенор Джеффри Батлер, бас-баритон Ян Вакулек, пианистка Мила Пашанова. Чарующие звуки музыки Кальмана, Штрауса, Легара, бессмертные арии и дуэты из оперы Бизе «Кармен» в исполнении настоящих звезд, наполнят зал Christ Church 20 апреля 2007 г.

Елена Лапп
Credit: Русский Экспресс

Carmen
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Toronto: Salute to Opera Talents!
An Evening of Opera and Operetta 2006

Poster: Salute to Vienna: World's Greatest New Year's Concert
Credit: The Music Scene Ontario

Ottawans can ring in the New Year Austrian-style with "A Salute to Vienna". Billed as "An official recreation of Vienna's famous New Year's concert," the performance features something called the "Strauss Symphony of Canada™" conducted by Bernhard Schneider, with soprano Helena Holl, tenor Wolfgang Gratschrmaier and the National Ballet of Hungary. Jan 1 at Southern Hall.

The Music Scene Ontario, Winter 2007, Vol.5.2, Page 23

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Helena Holl, Soprano. Friday, April 20th, 2007, 7:30 pm.

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