H.M.S. PINAFORE
Mar
4
to Mar 8

H.M.S. PINAFORE

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March 04, 06, 07, 8:00pm
March 08, 3:00pm

TORONTO OPERETTA THEATRE
Derek Bate, conductor
Guillermo Silva-Marin, director
Bradley Christensen, Captain Corcoran

Can love level ranks? Must lowly seaman Ralph Rackstraw pine in vain for Josephine, his captain’s lovely daughter, who, after all, has been promised by her father to Sir Joseph Porter, First Lord of the Admiralty. 

This musical farce is a love story, a lesson in rank and in the proper ways of doing things. It also shows how to stand up for the desires of the heart. With witty dialogue and memorable tunes, you won’t want to miss the silliest shenanigans ever seen aboard a ship!

Since its première in 1878, Gilbert and Sullivan’s wildly popular operetta has delighted audiences with its nautical tale of love. Running for 571 performances, it was the second-longest run of any musical theatre piece up to that time.

For more information and tickets, visit Toronto Operetta Theatre.

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A WINTER JOURNEY
Feb
9
3:00 PM15:00

A WINTER JOURNEY

Bradley Christensen, baritone
Andrew Ager, piano

Bradley Christensen performs selections from Franz Schubert's Song Cycle "Winterreise" ("A Winter Journey"), with Andrew Ager on piano, who will also play various piano works by Schubert.

Tickets can be found on Eventbrite.

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MESSIAH
Dec
21
7:30 PM19:30

MESSIAH

GUELPH CHAMBER CHOIR
Charlene Pauls, conductor
Bethany Horst, soprano
Jennifer Enns-Modolo, alto
Lawrence Williford, tenor
Bradley Christensen, baritone
Musica Viva Orchestra

Composed in 1741 and first performed in 1742, Handel's Messiah is one of the most popular pieces in the Choral literature. Handel originally wrote Messiah for modest vocal and instrumental forces, with optional settings for many of the individual numbers, but in the years after his death, the work was adapted for performance on a much larger scale. This performance will include the c.40 voice Guelph Chamber Choir, and the period instruments of Musica Viva Orchestra.

You won't want to miss this most beloved work.
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A BAROQUE CELEBRATION
Dec
15
3:00 PM15:00

A BAROQUE CELEBRATION

PAX CHRISTI CHORALE
David Bowser, conductor
Megan Miceli, soprano
Elizabeth Polese, soprano
Georgia Burashko, mezzo-soprano
Daeyvd Pepper, tenor
Bradley Christensen, baritone
Toronto Mozart Players

Repertoire:
Vivaldi’s Gloria 
Durante’s Magnificat
Bach’s Magnificat

Three of the most famous works in the choral music canon - what more could you ask for?!

For more information on the performance and tickets, click here.

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CHRISTMAS FANTASIA
Dec
7
7:30 PM19:30

CHRISTMAS FANTASIA

PETERBOROUGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Michael Newnham, conductor
Bradley Christensen, baritone
Toronto Children’s Chorus

The Toronto Children’s Chorus and Bradley Christensen join the Peterborough Symphony Orchestra for Vaughan Williams’ beloved Fantasia on Christmas Carols. The programme also includes Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker Suite, the suite from the motion picture Elf and a few a cappella selections by the Toronto Children’s Chorus. This will be an absolutely delightful concert, that certainly proves to get you in the holiday spirit.

If you are interested in purchasing a subscription to their 2019-2020 concert season, please contact the Peterborough Symphony office at 705 742 1992 or by e-mail to info@thepso.org.  For more information about the concert and the season, click here.

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CHRISTMAS FANTASY
Dec
6
8:00 PM20:00

CHRISTMAS FANTASY

UPPER CANADA CHORISTERS
Laurie Evan Fraser, Conductor
Bradley Christensen, Soloist

Composed by English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams in 1912, the Fantasia on Christmas Carols is a work that sets four poems in a single movement. Roughly twelve minutes in length, it consists of the English folkcarols "The truth sent from above", "Come all you worthy gentlemen" and "On Christmas night all Christians sing" (Sussex Carol).

The work is written for a baritone soloist, SATB chorus and piano.

See here for more information.

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CARMEN
Dec
3
to Dec 5

CARMEN

LOOSE TEA MUSIC THEATRE
Alaina Viau, Creator & Director
Scott Christian, Music Director
SlowPitchSound, Sound Designer & DJ
Erica Iris, Carmen
Keith Klassen, John Anderson
Bradley Christensen, Max (Escamillo)

Description as of the LooseTeaMusicTheatre website.
”As an ambitious and strong willed women, Carmen, who works as a bartender, is working towards owning her own establishment. John Anderson is a PTSD war vet who is homeless on the streets of Toronto. He finds hope in Carmen who he becomes obsessed with. Carmen navigates a patriarchal society and is ultimately overtaken by John’s possessive jealously, which leads to her untimely death.

Although Carmen is her own strong independent woman, our history, stories and perspectives as women have been told through the lens of a patriarchal society on the backdrop of sexism and internalized misogyny.

A contemporary look at the normalization of harassment that women face everyday, these elements feed the culture that continuously makes women victims for being themselves. In Carmen #YesAllWomen, Loose Tea strives to give the opportunity for Carmen’s story to be told through her eyes, as a strong independent woman striving and achieving within a patriarchal society and the dangers that she faces simply for doing that.

Samuel Bisson re-composes the score for two cellos and DJ/Sound Artist SlowPitchSound with a new contemporary libretto by Alaina Viau and Monica Pearce.”

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OUR FAIR LADIES' CABARET
Nov
30
4:30 PM16:30

OUR FAIR LADIES' CABARET

ORONTO OPERETTA THEATRE
Henry Ingram, master of ceremonies
Amy Moodie, soprano
Beste Kalendar, mezzo
River Guard, tenor
Bradley Christensen, baritone
Narmina Afandiyeva, piano

Toronto Operetta Theatre is presenting a fundraiser titled OUR FAIR LADIES CABARET. Four singers share music by Lerner & Loewe, as well as Broadway selections, with Henry Ingram as the Master of Ceremonies. You won’t want to miss this!

For more information and tickets, visit the TOT website.

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KING ARTHUR
Nov
19
7:30 PM19:30

KING ARTHUR

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SCHOLA CANTORUM & COLLEGIUM MUSICUM
Christopher Bagan, conductor
Erik Thor, director
Bradley Christensen, Aeolus

Henry Pucell’s semi-opera King Arthur with libretto by John Dryden is based on the battles between King Arthur's Britons and the Saxons. For all you lovers of the legends of Camelot, this is not it (although Merlin does make an appearance). The tale centres on Arthur's endeavours to recover his fiancée, the blind Cornish Princess Emmeline, who has been abducted by his arch-enemy, the Saxon King Oswald of Kent.

Get ready for the all the drama in this new staging by director Erik Thor, where “the audience is asked to consider our national identity and the conflict of ideologies of our own time.”

For more information and tickets, click here.

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FRANKENSTEIN
Oct
31
to Nov 1

FRANKENSTEIN

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October 31 - 7:30pm
November 01 - 7:30pm

Andrew Ager, music director
Suzanne Bassett, director
Bradley Christensen, Creature
Lenard Whiting, Victor Frankenstein
Bronwyn Thies-Thompson, Elizabeth

The Ottawa Premiere of Andrew Ager's acclaimed opera "Frankenstein" in a fully staged multi-media production.

The novel was written 200 years ago by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. The story itself:
The monster is created by Dr. Victor Frankenstein, who upon seeing his creation is repulsed. He rejects the monster, who then goes on a journey of discovery. The misunderstood creature takes revenge on Victor, and ends with the death of the creature and Victor (and pretty much everyone else).

There are two performances, so go spend your Hallowe’en with Frankenstein!
Tickets, visit: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/frankenstein-the-opera-by-andrew-ager-tickets-55871504173

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SYMPHONY NO. 9
Oct
27
3:00 PM15:00

SYMPHONY NO. 9

ORCHESTRA TORONTO
Michael Newnham, conductor
Lesley Bouza, soprano
Andrea Ludwig, mezzo soprano
Andrew Walker, tenor
Bradley Christensen, baritone
The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir

Composed between 1822 and 1824, Symphony No. 9 is the final complete symphony by Ludwig van Bethoven. “It is regarded by many critics and musicologists as one of Beethoven's greatest works and one of the supreme achievements in the history of western music.” (Cook, 1993)

The symphony was the first example of a major composer using voices in a symphony - the words are sung during the final (4th) movement of the symphony by four vocal soloists and a chorus. They were taken from the "Ode to Joy", a poem written by Friedrich Schiller in 1785 and revised in 1803, with text additions made by the Beethoven. The piece is a resounding cry of humanity, celebrating universal brotherhood and sisterhood.

For more information on the performance and tickets, click here.

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OUTREACH CONCERTS
Sep
3
to Sep 22

OUTREACH CONCERTS

Bradley Christensen, baritone
Shaya Petroff, piano

Song recitals can be an incredibly rewarding experience, musically and emotionally, especially when performing for an audience who doesn't necessarily have the opportunity to attend many musical performances. In a series of 14 concerts, Bradley Christensen and Shaya Petroff will visit various retirement homes in Toronto to perform a selection of lieder, opera arias, and musical theatre songs. 

For more details and to attend a performance, please enquire through the CONTACT page.

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LA BOHÈME
Jul
5
to Jul 7

LA BOHÈME

July 05, 06 - 7:00pm
July 07 - 2:00pm

FRASER LYRIC OPERA
Grant Harville, conductor
Aria Umezawa, director
Scott Rumble, Rodolfo
Vania Margani, Mimì (Lucia)
Bradley Christensen, Marcello
Paige Marriott, Musetta
Paul Winkelmans, Schaunard
Ian Fundytus, Colline

La Bohème is a tragic love story of Mimí and Rodolfo.
Set in Paris in the 1830s, four arty types shiver in their Latin Quarter garret; the artist Marcello, the poet Rodolfo, Colline, a philosopher, and Schaunard, a musician. Trying to keep warm on Christmas Eve, they feed the stove with pages from Rodolfo’s latest drama. For these young bohemians, art is life! It’s a timeless story that celebrates free-spirited creativity and expresses the romantic power of love. With some of the most glorious music ever composed, it has made its way to being one of the most popular operas ever written.

For a fun explanation of the story, check out the video below, created by Opera5.

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SYMPHONY NO. 9
Jun
1
to Jun 2

SYMPHONY NO. 9

June 1 - 8:00pm (Yorkminster Citadel, 1 Lord Seaton Road, Toronto)
June 2 - 7:30pm (The Church of St Peter and St Simon-the-Apostle, 525 Bloor Street East, Toronto)

NORTH YORK CONCERT ORCHESTRA
Rafael Luz, conductor
Andrea Lett, soprano
Danielle MacMillan, mezzo-soprano
Michael Barrett, tenor
Bradley Christensen, baritone
Jubilate Singers

Composed between 1822 and 1824, Symphony No. 9 is the final complete symphony by Ludwig van Bethoven. “It is regarded by many critics and musicologists as one of Beethoven's greatest works and one of the supreme achievements in the history of western music.” (Cook, 1993)

The symphony was the first example of a major composer using voices in a symphony - the words are sung during the final (4th) movement of the symphony by four vocal soloists and a chorus. They were taken from the "Ode to Joy", a poem written by Friedrich Schiller in 1785 and revised in 1803, with text additions made by the Beethoven. The piece is a resounding cry of humanity, celebrating universal brotherhood and sisterhood.

For more information on the performance and tickets, click here.

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LIEDERKREIS
May
8
7:30 PM19:30

LIEDERKREIS

CONCERTS @100 CONCERT SERIES
Ryan Downey, tenor
Bradley Christensen, baritone
Trevor Chartrand, piano

Bradley Christensen and Ryan Downey, with pianist Trevor Chartrand, will perform a night of Schumann's masterworks.

Programme:
Liederkreis op. 39
Liederkreis op. 24
Zweistimmigen Lieder (Duets)

Song cycle in German translates as Liederkreis, so why not sing the two Liederkreis (opus 24 and 39) by the famed German composer, alongside a cycle of duets for tenor and baritone.

Both cycles speak of love, frustrated or lost, sometimes tender, sometimes anguished. Also present is the popular theme of someone being on a journey. As two strangers in a foreign land, Bradley from New Zealand and Ryan from Newfoundland, these songs carry a special significance.

Admission is by donation.
For venue and concert enquiries, please send a message through the CONTACT page.

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B MINOR MASS
Apr
19
7:30 PM19:30

B MINOR MASS

CHORAL CONNECTION
Hugh Van Pelt, conductor
Chelsea Van Pelt, soprano
Whitney O’Hearn, mezzo
Chris Fischer, tenor
Bradley Christensen, bass

“One of the Baroque period's most celebrated choral masterpieces, this Mass was Bach's last major work before he died.” (Classic FM)

The Mass in B minor (BWV 232) is a musical setting of the complete Ordinary of the Latin Mass, composed around 1748–49, a year before his death in 1750. When the work is heard in its entirety, the listener comes away with the impression that this is a piece of music the composer had been building up to writing for the whole of his life. Sadly though, Bach never heard the Mass performed in its entirety. The complete B Minor Mass was first heard in Leipzig, Germany, in 1859.

The concert on April 19, 2019 will be conducted by Hugh Van Pelt, and performed by CHORAL CONNECTION. Formed in the spring of 2003, CHORAL CONNECTION is a local choir made up of singing enthusiasts from St. Thomas and the surrounding area. 

For more information on the choir, concert and tickets, click here.

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IDOMENEO
Apr
4
to Apr 13

IDOMENEO

April 04, 06, 12, 7:30pm
April 07 - 3:00pm
April 13 - 4:30pm

OPERA ATELIER
David Fallis, Conductor
Marshall Pynkoski, Director
Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg, Choreography
Chorus Master, Daniel Taylor

Colin Ainsworth, Idomeneo
Measha Brueggergosman, Elettra
Wallis Giunta, Idamante
Meghan Lindsay, Ilia
Olivier Laquerre, Arbace
Douglas Williams, Neptune
Bradley Christensen, High Priest

Idomeneo is an opera seria by Mozart, libretto adapted by Giambattista Varesco from a French text by Antoine Danchet. Set in Crete, following the Trojan War, about 1200 BC, the story is of King Idomeneo, one of Agamemnon’s allies.

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Photo by Bruce Zinger

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BIRTH OF CHRIST
Dec
7
8:00 PM20:00

BIRTH OF CHRIST

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MASTERWORKS OF OAKVILLE
Charles Demuynk, conductor

Cassandra Warner, Elizabeth
Christopher Fischer, Gabriel
Zach Finkelstein, Shepherd
Bradley Christensen, Joseph
Michael York, Zechariah

THE BIRTH OF CHRIST is a work composed by Andrew T. Miller in celebration of Christmas. It retells the biblical story of the birth of Christ. After a prologue with voices and orchestra there is the Annunciation of John followed by the Annunciation of Christ, the Visitation, a lovely song for the Virgin Mary, the exhilaration of 'Rejoice!' followed by the Journey to Bethlehem, the Birth, the Shepherd's Song and a final reprise of the opening. 

This will be a rare opportunity to hear such an incredible piece. And with the excellent Masterworks of Oakville Choral Group providing the foundation, you'll be swept by the beauty of the work.

For tickets, click here.

"I can't get over how beautiful Andrew T. Miller's The Birth of Christ is. There are several tracks of the live performance I've set to repeat. If the work were to be performed anywhere within half a day's distance from my home, I'd definitely make arrangements to see it. Andrew T. Miller's The Birth of Christ is that good."
Aaron Green (About.com): CLASSICAL MUSIC CD REVIEW: THE BIRTH OF CHRIST

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THE SEASONS (DIE JAHRESZEITEN)
Nov
16
7:30 PM19:30

THE SEASONS (DIE JAHRESZEITEN)

LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY CHOIR
Dr. Robert Hall, conductor
Kathleen Promane, Hanne
Jason Lamont, Lukas
Bradley Christensen, Simon

The Seasons was written by Joseph Haydn in 1801 after the great success of his previous oratorio The Creation (1798), which had become very popular and was being performed all over Europe.

The Seasons features orchestra, a chorus, and three vocal soloists: Simon (bass/baritone), Lucas (tenor), and Hanne (soprano).

The oratorio is divided into four parts, representing Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter.

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OURS
Nov
9
to Nov 11

OURS

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November 9 - 7:30pm
November 11 - 7:30pm

OPERA ON THE AVALON
Judith Yan, Conductor
Glynis Leyshon, Director

Andrew Love, Thomas Nangle
Gordon Gietz, Archbishop Roche
Lara Ciekiewicz, May
Adam Fisher, Edward
Thomas Goerz, Field Marshall Haig
Aaron Sheppard, Charlie Whitten
Aaron Durand, Arthur Murray
Bradley Christensen, Michael Kennedy
Ryan Downey, John King
Cheryl Hickman, Thelma
Brittany Cann, Elizabeth Crowley
Mike Daly, Recruiter

On July 1, 1916, Newfoundland became victim to one of the most devastating losses of the First World War. During the Battle of Beaumont-Hamel, at the beginning of the Somme Offensive, in just a matter of minutes, thousands of young men were ruthlessly mowed down while attempting to drive back German soldiers on the Western Front. "More than 800 Regiment soldiers clambered out of the trenches and ran towards enemy lines. Famously, just 68 were able to answer roll call the following day." (Julie Skinner, CBC News)

Ours, composed by John Estacio and playwright Robert Chafe, tells the story of Catholic priest Thomas Nangle and his roll in helping locate and bury those who died in Beaumont-Hamel. 

See here for more details.

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AGAINST THE GRAIN THEATRE - OPERA PUB
Oct
4
9:00 PM21:00

AGAINST THE GRAIN THEATRE - OPERA PUB

AGINST THE GRAIN THEATRE
Ambur Braid, soprano
Samantha Pickett, soprano
Ryan Downey, tenor
Bradley Christensen, baritone
David Eliakis, piano

Running the first Thursday of every month, Against the Grain Opera Pub nights are fantastic evenings of favourite operatic arias and ensembles, while offering your favourite beer on tap (or wine if you prefer). Admission is free; discounted pints of beer. It’s the perfect event for opera lovers to experience opera in a different setting, or to introduce new audiences to the scene.

For more information, visit Against the Grain Theatre.

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WINTERREISE
Sep
5
8:00 PM20:00

WINTERREISE

TONGUE IN CHEEK PRODUCTIONS
Trevor Chartrand, piano
Bradley Christensen, baritone

Schubert's epic masterpiece performed by twenty-four basses and baritones. The iconic song cycle as you've never heard it before. Bradley will perform #3 - Gefrorne Tränen.

Doors Open: 7:00 pm / Show Starts: 8:00 pm.

Admission: $35 for general admission / $25 for arts workers. 

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L'INCORONAZIONE DI POPPEA
Aug
17
to Aug 23

L'INCORONAZIONE DI POPPEA

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August 17, 20, 23 - 7:30pm

MANITOBA UNDERGROUND OPERA
Brenna Corner, Director
Bradley Christensen, Ottone

L'incoronazione di Poppea (The Coronation of Poppaea) takes place in ancient Rome around AD 60. Written by Claudio Monteverdi, with a libretto by Giovanni Francesco Busenello, it was first performed at the Teatro Santi Giovanni e Paolo in Venice during the 1643 carnival season. The main characters include Nero, the Roman emperor; Poppea, his lover; Ottone, Poppea's fiancé; Drusilla, who is in love with Ottone; and Octavia, Nero's wife. The opera describes how Poppea, mistress of the Roman emperor Nero, is able to achieve her ambition and be crowned empress. 

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JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
Aug
7
to Aug 23

JACK AND THE BEANSTALK

August 07, 13, 14, 21, 23 - 2:00pm

MANITOBA UNDERGROUND OPERA
Bradley Christensen, Giant / Trouble Man

Music by Sir Arthur Sullivan
Words and music adaptation by John Davies.

An operatic version of the story of Jack & the Beanstalk based on scenes from the operettas of Sir Arthur Sullivan.

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CARMEN (Re-imagined Workshop)
Jun
24
7:00 PM19:00

CARMEN (Re-imagined Workshop)

LOOSE TEA MUSIC THEATRE
Erica Iris, Carmen
Keith Klassen, John
Bradley Christensen, Milo

Bizet's Carmen is radically re-visioned by Loose TEA Music Theatre who is offering a change from the familiar perspective of this opera. Carmen will be presented as not just a love story. It is also a class story, a gendered story, one that is driven by inequality and abuses of power; by conflict, struggle, and hope.

This Carmen comes with a new 21st century musical integration of various sound worlds. With DJ SlowPitch, a synthesizer, and rapping, this is a unique perspective on an opera classic.

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5 MYSTICAL SONGS
May
11
8:00 PM20:00

5 MYSTICAL SONGS

UPPER CANADA CHORISTERS
Laurie Evan Fraser, Conductor
Bradley Christensen, Soloist

Composed by English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams between 1906 and 1911, the Five Mystical Songs is a work that sets four poems ("Easter" divided into two parts) by seventeenth-century Welsh-born English poet and Anglican priest George Herbert, from his 1633 collection The Temple: Sacred Poems.

The work is written for a baritone soloist, SATB chorus and orchestra.

See here for more information.

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