Upcoming Shows & Projects
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Vivaldi: But NOT "The Seasons"
Join soprano Vania Chan and Toronto's Rezonance Baroque Ensemble for an exciting afternoon of Vivaldi's music! Enjoy the drama and vocal pyrotechnics of Vivaldi's opera arias and get to know a different side of his orchestral music with a selection of his concerti for strings. There will be a pre-concert chat at 2:45 pm, offering background information on the Venetian composer, and a chance to get to know the performing artists. This event/project recieved support from the Richmond Hill Community and Cultural Grant Program.
Sunday, November 19th, 2023
3:30 PM (2:45 pm pre-concert chat)
Richmond Hill Centre for
the Performing Arts (Plaza Suite)
10268 Yonge Street, Richmond Hill, ON
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"The Bright Divide" - Soundstreams
Vania joins an incredible ensemble of musicians performing "Rothko Chapel by Morton Feldman and "Mark" a world premiere by Canadian composer Cecilia Livingston.
Friday, Nov. 10, 2023 - 7:30 pm
Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023 - 2:00 pm
Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023 - 7:30 pm
TD Music Hall
178 Victoria St., Toronto, ON M5B 1T7
RECENT SHOWS
Asian Heritage Month (AHM) Concert
Vania joins composers Alice Ping Yee Ho and Ka Nin Chan, as a new co-artistic director. Vania will host the Annual Asian Heritage Month Concert, featuring an exciting line up of amazing artists!
May 17, 2023 - 7:00 PM
Innis Town Hall, Innis College
2 Sussex Avenue, Toronto, ON M5S 1J5
(416) 978 - 4145
Performances by:
Wen Zhao (pipa), Tan Vu (tenor),
The Sundar Trio (Sundar Viswanathan,
Ben Dwyer, Ewen Farncombe), Kurumi Yoshimoto (dancer) with choreography by Yvonne Ng (winner of the Walter Carsen Prize), and the Navillera Korean Dance Company (Hee Rin Kim and Jiyun Back).
Confluence Concerts - A Woman's Voice
This concert celebrates CD releases by two of Canada’s most interesting and loved musicians:
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Patricia O’Callaghan – Dark Butterflies
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Alice Ping Yee Ho – A Woman’s Voice
Featuring Patricia O’Callaghan (soprano), the Gryphon Trio, Ryan Davis (viola), Vania Chan (soprano), Alex Hetherington (mezzo soprano), Katy Clark (soprano), and Jialiang Zhu (piano).
March 10, 2023, 7:30 PM
March 11, 2023, 7:30 PM
Heliconian Hall
35 Hazelton Ave, Toronto, ON M5R 2E3
(416) 922 - 3618
Hear! Hear! Remembering John Beckwith
A celebration of the life of the remarkably gifted and productive composer/writer/educator/administrator/provocateur John Beckwith.
Performances include:
Soundstreams' Choir 21, New Music Concerts Ensemble, Opus 8, members of the Faculty of Music Opera Department, and soprano Monica Whicher.
Presented by:
The University of Toronto, Faculty of Music
Friends and Family of John Beckwith
February 28, 2023, 7:30 PM
Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building,
80 Queen's Park, Toronto, ON, M5S 2C5
Vivaldi: But NOT "The Seasons"!
Rezonance Baroque Ensemble - presented by Hammer Baroque
Sat. February 25, 2023 - 3:00 PM
Another round of Vivaldi, this time featured as part of Hammer Baroque's
concert series,in Hamilton. Rezonance brings you the vocal pyrotechnics
of coloratura soprano Vania Chan. Some, such as the Domine Deus from
his "Gloria", may be familiar, while others are the hidden gems you have
come to expect from Rezonance programming. Get to know a different
side of Vivaldi's orchestral music as well, with a selection of his concerti
for strings - no one instrument gets to shine in these concerti that
showcase the entire orchestra.
The Rock on Locke (320 Charlton Ave. West, Hamilton).
Suggested admission is $15 at the door.
Praetorius Christmas Vespers
The Toronto Consort
Fri. December 9, 2022 - 8:00 PM
Sat. December 10th, 2022 - 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM
Artistic Director Emeritus David Fallis returns with one of Toronto’s beloved
Christmas traditions! Singers, violins, cornetti, sackbuts, theorbos and
keyboards grace the balconies and stage, as we recreate the joy of
Christmas Vespers as it might have been heard under the direction of
Michael Praetorius in 17th-century Germany. In the spirit of the season,
the audience and Consort join forces in singing favourite early Christmas
carols. A sell-out in previous seasons, this yuletide celebration marks the
triumphant return of live audiences!
Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre | 427 Bloor St West, Toronto, ON
Please note: These concerts are being recorded with a live audience
for Early Music TV.
VOICEBOX: Opera in Concert - "Lucio Silla" by Mozart
Vania performs the role of "Celia" in this opera written by Mozart when he was only 16 years old!
Featuring a stellar cast of singer:
Vania Lizbeth Chan as Celia
Owen McCausland as Lucio Silla
Holly Chaplin as Cecilio
Amy Moodie as Giunia
Julia MacVicar as Lucio Cinna
Steven Wang as Aufidio
Sunday November 20th, 2022 at 2:30 PM
St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, Jane Mallet Theatre
27 Front St E, Toronto, ON M5E 1B4
416-366-1656
Vivaldi: But Not "The Seasons"
Orchestral works and arias with soprano Vania Chan
Rezonance once again brings you the vocal pyrotechnics of coloratura soprano Vania Chan, this time with arias by Antonio Vivaldi. Some, such as the Domine Deus from his "Gloria", may be familiar, while others are the hidden gems you have come to expect from Rezonance programming. Get to know a different side of Vivaldi's orchestral music as well, with a selection of his concerti for strings - no one instrument gets to shine in these concerti that showcase the entire orchestra.
November 6th, 2022, 3:30 - 4:30 pm (EDT)
(seating is unassigned)
St. David's Anglican Church,
49 Donlands Ave., Toronto, ON
M4J 3N5
Orpheus in the Underworld (Offenbach) - Toronto Operetta Theatre
Vania performs the role of "Eurydice" in this satire of the ancient legend of Orpheus and Eurydice. It features outlandish plot developments, melodic ingenuity, and the raucous and renowned "can-can" finale!
October 21, 2022, 8:00 PM
October 22, 2022, 8:00 PM
October 23, 2022, 3:00 PM
St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, Jane Mallet Theatre
27 Front St E, Toronto, ON M5E 1B4
416-366-1656
Celebrating Glenn Gould's 90th Birthday
The Glenn Gould Foundation
Featuring Alma Deutscher
w/ soloists Vania Chan, Soprano and Noah Kosta, Bari-Tenor
September 25, 2022, 2:00 PM
TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning, Koerner Hall
The Royal Conservatory of Music
273 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON M5S 1V6
CHINATOWN presented by City Opera Vancouver
A New Opera by Madeleine Thien (librettist), Alice Ho (composer),
and Paul Yee (Hosian translator)
Vania premieres the role of "Wenli" in this story of family and neighbourhood, racism and resistance, history and tomorrow. In two acts and two hours it examines six characters, two families, and a chorus of male ghosts, from the building of the CPR through to our own times. It deals with violence and despair, the Head Tax, the Exclusion Act, paper sons, and paper promise.
September 13th, 2022, 7:30 pm (PST)
September 14th, 2022, 7:30 pm (PST)
September 15th, 2022, 7:30 pm (PST)
September 16th, 2022, 7:30 pm (PST)
September 17th, 2022, 2:00 pm (PST)
Vancouver Playhouse
600 Hamilton Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6B 3L4
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