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Toronto Ring Cycle - September 25 to October 2, 2006
'One Extraordinary Moment After Another'
Cast:
Alberich: Richard Paul Fink
Wotan: John Fanning; Peteris Eglitis
Fricka: Judit Nemeth
Fafner: Phillip Ens
Hunding: Phillip Ens
Loge: Richard Berkeley-Steele
Mime: Robert Kunzil
Erda: Mette Ejsing
Brunhilde: Susan Bullock; Frances Ginzer
Siegmund: Clifton Forbis
Sieglinde: Adrianne Pieczonka
Siegfried: Christian Franz
Gunther: John Fanning
Gutrune: Joni Henson
Hagen: Mats Almgren
Waltrude: Mary Phillips
An occasion so monumental that the Canadian Opera Company built a new Opera House that opened in September of 2006 with Wagner's Ring Cycle. Architecturally and acoustically with unparalleled intimacy and sightlines, the new Opera House provides a stunning experience.
Tour Package included:
- Prime (best) orchestra seating for 4 Ring operas.
- Welcome dinner at one of Toronto's finest restaurants.
- 7 nights stay at Delta Chelsea Hotel****
- Jonathan Dean was our private Wagner expert for this tour.
- Pre-opera presentations about the day’s opera by Jonathan Dean.
- Post-opera discussions about the opera, with Jonathan, with wine and cheese.
- Full breakfast daily.
- Free time to explore Toronto's many museums, art galleries, and shops.
- $100 (Canadian) donation to Manitoba Opera.
- $100 (Canadian) donation to Canadian Opera Company.
- Tour of Toronto, including boat tour of Toronto harbor and islands.
- Tour and lunch at the McMichael Art Gallery -- Canada's premier gallery featuring the works of Tom Thomson, The Group of Seven and other Canadian artists.
- Private day bus tour to Niagara Falls. Lunch at
Hillebrand Winery at Niagara on the Lake. Dinner overlooking Niagara Falls.
- High English Afternoon Tea at the Royal York.
Toronto Tour Intinerary:
September 25th
Arrival
Welcome Dinner at one of Toronto's finest restaurants
September 26th
Breakfast
Jonathan Dean Presentation
Free time to explore Toronto's many museums, art galleries, and shops.
7pm Rheingold
Post opera discussion, wine and cheese
September 27th
Breakfast
Jonathan Dean Presentation
2:30pm High English Tea
7pm Die Walkure
Post opera discussion, wine and cheese
September 28th
Breakfast
Free time to explore Toronto's many museums, art galleries, and shops.
Tour of Toronto
Tour of McMichael Art Gallery
Lunch at McMichael Art Gallery
Tour of Toronto harbor and islands
September 29th
Breakfast
Jonathan Dean Presentation
2pm Siegfried
Post opera discussion
September 30th
Breakfast
Free time to explore Toronto's many museums, art galleries, and shops.
Private day bus tour to Niagara on the Lake, Lunch at Hillebrand Winery @ Niagara on the Lake.
Niagara Falls Dinner @ Skylon Tower overlooking the Falls
Return to hotel
October 1st
Breakfast
Jonathan Dean Lecture
2pm Gotterdammerung
Post opera discussion wine and cheese
October 2nd
Breakfast
Departure
We are very pleased that Jonathan Dean, Education Associate of Seattle Opera, joined us on this tour. We had the unique opportunity of having our very own private Wagner expert with us. Each opera day, Jonathan prepared us for the opera in his intelligent, insighful and witty style. Following the opera, he joined us in a post-opera discussion at a private wine and cheese debriefing.
Jonathan has written the English supratitle captions for more than 40 productions of Seattle Opera, San Diego, Chicago Lyric, Hawaii, as well as producing OperaWise for Seattle Radio 98.1, writing for Seattle Opera Spotlight Guide, presenting informational opera sessions, plus introducing thousands of students to opera through his Experience Opera and Opera Goes to School series.
Click here to view Jonathan Dean's biography
Tour Ring Leader is June Slobodian, a Wagner aficionado who specializes in tours, interesting extra events, plus the collegiality of other Ringheads. Valhalla Opera Tours are interesting, educational and fun, in addition to experiencing the most magnificent music-drama ever created.
Click here to view June Slobodian's biopgraphy
The Toronto Ring Cycle was designed by a "Dream Team". They are Michael Levine and Tim Albery. Each of the four operas has a different director - Atom Egoyan, Francois Girard, Michael Levine, and Tim Albery - they are united by sets and costumes by Michael Levine and the vision of conductor Richard Bradshaw. Cast includes Frances Ginzer, Christian Franz, Peteris Eglitis, Richard Berkley-Steele, Adrienne Pleczonka, Clifton Forbis, Phillip Ens.
A large part of the Ring Experience is in sharing events with other like-minded RingHeads, so Valhalla Opera Tours created ample opportunities for this. Having Jonathan Dean as our private Wagner expert, added a priceless dimension to this tour. Every effort was made to offer participants the best value tour.
Cost: $5990 US Funds - Tour Package
Single Supplement: $1150 US funds
Contact Tour Ring Leader, June Slobodian for information regarding the tour itself.
Tour Guide and Ring Leader, June Slobodian
Valhalla Opera Tours
1-888-737-4511
valhallaoperatours@shaw.ca
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