Dear SOLO Subscribers:
We hope you are all keeping well and staying healthy and 2021 is off to a good start for you.

We have a new virtual concert just in time for Valentine’s Day this weekend.  It is compiled as a Youtube Playlist with English subtitles, please see the link below the program list:

The programme has a brief introduction to each of the selections.

Please join us as we present  “LOVESTRUCK”

a Valentine’s virtual concert programme

of great romantic moments in opera!

 

Stephanie DeCiantis, Soprano

Corey Arnold, Tenor

Sabatino Vacca, Piano

Recorded at St. Aidan’s Anglican Church, Oakville

Programme

Donna non vidi mai from Manon Lescaut                                                      G. Puccini

            Corey Arnold

Dich, Theure halle from Tannhäuser                                                             R. Wagner

            Stephanie DeCiantis

Parigi, o cara from La Traviata                                                                      G. Verdi

Stephanie DeCiantis, Corey Arnold

È lucevan le stelle from Tosca                                                                        G. Puccini

            Corey Arnold

Un bel dì from Madama Butterfly                                                                  G. Puccini

Stephanie DeCiantis

Act I Excerpts from La Bohème                                                                     G. Puccini

Che gelida manina

Corey Arnold

Sì, mi chiamano Mimì

Stephanie DeCiantis

O soave fanciulla

Stephanie DeCiantis, Corey Arnold

We hope you enjoyed our “Lovestruck” virtual concert. We would also really appreciate it if you would consider making a suggested minimum donation of $20, keeping in mind how many in your household might be tuning in. Of course, a larger donation is always welcome and will help us weather this pandemic storm.  To donate, please visit our website www.southernontariolyricopera.com and click on the  “Donate” tab up at the top.  On the donate page please “click here” which will take you to the “Canada Helps” page where you can make your donation of your choice. An income tax receipt will be issued by Canada Helps for any amount over $20.  If you prefer to donate by cheque please mail the mailing address as indicated.

Southern Ontario Lyric Opera, 2005 Barlow Crescent,  Burlington, ON – L7P 4N7

As with our last virtual concert in December, we will be contacting libraries in neighbouring communities including Hamilton, Oakville, Grimsby, and our own Burlington library, to post the concert on their websites like the last time. We will also be in touch with local seniors residences as they have been hit hard with the lockdowns and restrictions to give them some reprieve from the lack of connecting with loved ones.

We have tentatively re-scheduled our Verdi Requiem to November 7, 2021, and our Carmen production for March 2022. We’re really hoping that we will be out of the covid woods by that time.  It will be wonderful to perform live once again and celebrate music as a community. In the meantime enjoy our “Lovestruck” programme! Feel free to share with your friends.

We are doing some cross-promoting with Stephanie’s group Opera Sustenida, they also have a performance this weekend, details are below.

“Date with the Divas (Vol. 1)”

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13TH

LIVE-STREAMING at 7:30 PM (EST)
In “Date with the Divas (Vol. 1),” Opera Sustenida will take you on a journey through the Baroque and Classical eras, featuring beautiful arias and ensembles from such beloved composers as Handel, Mozart, and Monteverdi. For this unique live-streamed event, the divas have pre-recorded stunning video performances of each musical selection, which will be interwoven with live segments. You’ll even be able to interact with the divas in real-time during the concert – all from the comfort of your own home!

Featuring: Stephanie DeCiantis (soprano), Nicole Whitney Dubinsky (coloratura soprano), Daniella Theresia (mezzo-soprano), and Suzanne Yeo (pianist). Stage direction and film editing by Stephanie DeCiantis.

“Date with the Divas (Vol. 1)”

LIVE-STREAMING on Saturday, February 13th at 7:30 PM (EST)
Tickets are $30 each.
An online replay will be available to all ticket holders until March 13, 2021.
Get your tickets here!
Receive a special discount with the code: SOLO5.

We look forward to seeing you soon and appreciate your continued interest in SOLO!!

Warmly

Sabatino Vacca

Artistic Director

www.southernontariolyricopera.com