T.O.S.C.A. 2010
On Thursday, December 9, the 2010 ARIAS scholarships were presented to select students from the Opera Division, Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto at The Opera Scholarship Celebration Awards (T.O.S.C.A.). The evening began with a festive cocktail reception which was then followed by a selection of vocal performances from scholarship recipients past and present. The evening's festivites culminated in the presentation of twenty-six ARIAS scholarships and awards!
Below is a programme and video clips from the concert:
| SELECTION | COMPOSER | PERFORMER |
| 'Largo al factotum', from ll Barbiere di Siviglia | G. Rossini | Elliot Madore, baritone |
| 'Ebben, ne andrò lontana', from La Wally | A. Catalani | Joni Henson, soprano |
| 'Là ci darem la mano', from Don Giovanni | W.A. Mozart |
Julia Barber, mezzo
Fabian Arciniegas, baritone
|
| 'Ah non credea mirarti ... ah non giunge', from La Sonnambula | V. Bellini | Ambur Braid, soprano |
| 'Rivolgete a lui lo sguardo', from Così fan tutte | W.A. Mozart | Phillip Addis, baritone |
| 'Dôme épais le jasmine', from Lakmé | L. Delibes |
Rosanna Murphy, soprano
Alexandra Beley, mezzo
|
| 'Que fais-tu, blanche tourterelle', from Roméo et juliette | J. Massenet | Cassandra Warner, mezzo |
| 'Barcarolle', from Les contes d'Hoffmann | J. Offenbach |
Alyson Spina, soprano
Marta Herman, mezzo
|
| 'Mein sehnen, mein wähnen', from Die Tote Stadt | E. Korngold | Elliot Madore, baritone |
To view the performances from the awards celebration, click on the images below.
Performances by scholarship recipients past and present:
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