Canadian Children's Opera Chorus
(1999/2000 profile)
 
Music Director John Tuttle
Manager Nina Draganic
Accompaniest: Bruce Ubukata
Production Manager: Virginia Reh
Address: 227 Front Street East
Toronto, ON 
M5A 1E8
Phone: 416-366-0467
Fax: 416-363-5584
E-mail: ccoc@idirect.com

The Canadian Children’s Opera Chorus opens its 32nd season with two concerts featuring international choirs: Germany’s Leverkusen Children’s Choir (Toronto, October 9; Grimsby, October 13) and the Bulgarian Varna Children’s Opera (Jane Mallett Theatre, December 11).

A new recording Creatures Great and Small is due for release in October. The title track by Derek Holman includes lyrics from Dennis Lee’s Rattlesnake Skipping Song.

In April, Twenty choristers will join the Canadian Opera Company to perform in La Bohème (Hummingbird Centre, April 6-22).

The Star Child, commissioned in partnership with MusicCanadaMusique 2000 premieres at Harbourfront’s du Maurier Theatre, May 13 and will tour the UK to participate in the Canterbury International Choral Festival (July 10-20). Composer: John Greer, librettist: Ned Dickens, dramaturge/director: Tom Diamond.

The CCOC specializes in choral and operatic repertoire and performance for children aged 5-16 years, and is a proud supporter of Canadian composers and artists.

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