On Monday, September 11, 2017 members of the SOLO Chorus will be performing the National Anthem for the City Council meeting.  Please check back for photos from the evening and click here to see pictures from the last year when the SOLO Chorus performed the National Anthem.

Please join SOLO in the lobby of the Burlington Performing Arts Centre for a Silent Auction. Our feature item for bid will be 2 tickets anywhere WestJet flies.  Stay tuned for any additional items.

Please join SOLO in the lobby of the Burlington Performing Arts Centre for a Pre-Performance discussion that will discuss the history, basic plot, and musical themes of La Bohème.

On Saturday, September 16, 2017, we will present La Bohème at the Burlington Performing Arts Centre. La Bohème is an opera in four acts, composed by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, based on Scènes de la vie de bohème by Henri Murger.  Please see below for the most up to … Continue reading "La Bohème"

SOLO will be participating in the Culture Days event for the City of Burlington on Saturday, September 30, 2017 with schedule performances at 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm.

Please join Sabatino Vacca as he discusses Puccini’s Madama Butterfly. Sabatino will explore the music of this tragic opera and why it has captured the hearts of audiences worldwide for decades. Audiovisual examples will be presented. Don’t miss this lively interactive discussion and the opportunity to learn more about one of opera’s most tragic figures. This … Continue reading "Library Talk – “Madama Butterfly”"

New this season SOLO presents Encore!, a concert of your favourite arias and ensembles featuring outstanding soloists, chorus, and orchestra on Saturday, January 13, 2018. Please see below for the most up to date information on artists and tickets for Encore!.   Performers: Jean Stilwell - Mezzo-Soprano Joni Henson - Soprano David Pomeroy - Tenor … Continue reading "“Encore!” – Opera Favourites"

Please join SOLO in the lobby of the Burlington Performing Arts Centre for a Pre-Performance discussion that will discuss the history, basic plot, and musical themes of Pagliacci and Gianni Schicchi.

On Saturday, March 3, 2018, SOLO concludes its season with a double-bill performance of Puccini’s comical Gianni Schicchi and Leoncavallo’s powerful Pagliacci. Pagliacci; literal translation, Clowns, is an Italian opera in a prologue and two acts, with music and libretto by Ruggero Leoncavallo. Gianni Schicchi is a comic opera in one act by Giacomo Puccini to … Continue reading "Pagliacci/Gianni Schicchi"

Presented by the Milton Centre for the Arts, SOLO will join the Milton Philharmonic Orchestra for this special production of the opera La Traviata. La Traviata (The Fallen Woman) is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. It is based on La dame aux Camélias (1852), a play adapted from the novel by Alexandre Dumas. Please see below for … Continue reading "La Traviata"