Featuring over a dozen members of The National Academy Orchestra of Canada and several rising stars of the Canadian opera scene, directed by Maestro Boris Brott. The PopOpera programme will feature works by Mozart, Bizet, Leoncavallo, Puccini, Verdi, Gounod, Délibes, and Bernstein. It will conclude with two favourite ensembles by Verdi: Va, pensiero (Nabucco) and the Brindisi from La Traviata.
Boris Brott was the celebrated maestro’s assistant during his years as music director of the New York Philharmonic, before going on to an international career of his own.
Toronto Star
National Academy Orchestra of Canada
Boris Brott, Conductor
New Life Church Auditorium, 28 Tracey Lane, Collingwood, ON
Note: This “hybrid” concert will be livestreamed online AND projected outdoors at the church’s spacious parking lot (drive-in). The pre-concert talk will be audio-only for digital customers.