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Opera Revue Presents: A Very Weill Night of Verdi
Opera Revue Presents: A Very Weill Night of Verdi

Sun, Sep 08

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Toronto

Opera Revue Presents: A Very Weill Night of Verdi

Welcome to this grand opening of Opera Revue's inaugural Residency at the Redwood, Opera Revue presents a daring double header. “A Very Weill Night of Verdi” Doors open at 7:30pm Show begins at 8pm

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Sep 08, 2024, 7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.

Toronto, 1300 Gerrard St E, Toronto, ON M4L 1Y7, Canada

About the Event

Blending  the timeless melodies of TWO of music's greatest genre defining  composers. 

Giuseppe Verdi, a man nearly destroyed by unbelievable  tragedy in his early life, would go on to pen the  revolutionary chorus  Va Pensiero, the unofficial anthem of the oppressed and those yearning  for freedom. His name was shouted in the streets, igniting the fire that  would eventually forge Italy as a country.

And  Kurt Weill, born only a year after the death of Verdi, would take up  the struggle against another vile foe: Nazi Germany. Forced to abandon  his home, 

Weill used his talents to shine and “make a thousand beautiful  things during the short and troubled time he had”  Barely 50 years old  when he died of a heart attack, his music has been sung by icons such as  Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Tom Waits, David Bowie, and the Doors.

Featuring very special guest singers:

Hillary Tufford Michael Louis Johnson

And not one, but TWO guest pianists:

Claire Harris & Noah Franche-Nolan

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