Verdi’s “Messa da Requiem” Presentation Please join Sabatino Vacca, Artistic Director of SOLO, in a discussion of Verdi’s “Messa da Requiem” in preparation for SOLO’s upcoming performance on May 23rd at the Burlington Performing Arts Centre.  Sabatino will explore the music of the Requiem and why it inspires such reverence among audiences worldwide.  Audiovisual examples will be presented along with a soloist … Continue reading "Verdi’s “Messa da Requiem” Presentation – Postponed until further notice"

Verdi’s “Messa da Requiem” Presentation Please join Sabatino Vacca, Artistic Director of SOLO, in a discussion of Verdi’s “Messa da Requiem” in preparation for SOLO’s upcoming performance on May 23rd at the Burlington Performing Arts Centre.  Sabatino will explore the music of the Requiem and why it inspires such reverence among audiences worldwide.  Audiovisual examples will be presented along with a soloist … Continue reading "Verdi’s “Messa da Requiem” presentation – Postponed until further notice"

Verdi’s Requiem: one of the most dramatic, and undoubtedly the most operatic, of its type ever composed.  Any performance of the Verdi Requiem is always a grand occasion. So to get you in the spirit, here’s a quick guide to this unique work…   How did Verdi come to write his Requiem? Initially, it was the … Continue reading "Verdi’s Requiem – Postponed until further notice"

A Symphonic Summer Night Saturday - September 19, 2020, 6 P.M. Queenston Heights Bandshell Niagara on the Lake David Diston, Baritone Sabatino Vacca, Conductor   Programme   La Gazza Ladra                                                                       G. Rossini Overture   Don Giovanni                                                                          W. A. Mozart Overture Fin ch'han dal vino Madamina   Le Nozze di Figaro                                                                  W. A. Mozart Overture … Continue reading "A Symphonic Summer Night"

Please join us as we present an array of singers in a programme of operatic gems from Mozart to Puccini. The concert will be accessible by the YouTube link this evening, Oct. 29.   We hope you enjoy our virtual concert. We would appreciate it if you would consider making a suggested minimum donation of … Continue reading "Virtual Concert Series – October 2020"

SOUTHERN ONTARIO LYRIC OPERA PRESENTS: SOLO VIRTUAL CONCERT SERIES SEASONAL DELIGHTS December 2020 Beste Kalender, Mezzo-Soprano Riccardo Iannello, Tenor Nick Cooper, Oboe Stephanie Numan Scholman, Violin Gordon Cleland, Cello Sabatino Vacca, Piano Please join us as we present a programme of seasonal favourites, sure to get you in the Holiday spirit! Programme O Thou that … Continue reading "SEASONAL DELIGHTS"

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: … Continue reading "LOVESTRUCK – a Valentine’s Virtual Concert"

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Baritone Peter Bass will provide a live performance during this talk. Sabatino Vacca, Artistic Director of Southern Ontario Lyric Opera (SOLO), discusses some of opera’s enduring father figures, just in time for Father’s Day. 

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SOLO will return to Burlington Public Library again on July 8th from 2-3 pm. Please check the library website at the beginning of each month for event details.

    SOUTHERN ONTARIO LYRIC OPERA PRESENTS: TOGETHER AGAIN FOR THE HOLIDAYS 17 December 2021 Tonia Evans Cianciulli, Soprano Eugenia Dermentzis, Mezzo-Soprano Adam Luther, Tenor James Westman, Baritone Peter Oleskevich, Music Director SOLO Chorus and Orchestra   Programme Overture from Die Fledermaus - Johann Strauss Jr. Ah! non credea mirarti from La Sonnambula - V. Bellini Tonia … Continue reading "Together Again For The Holidays – Dec. 17, 2021"