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This summer, the renowned Elora Festival is celebrating 46 years as Canada’s international choral festival, presenting world-class choirs and vocal ensembles over three weeks in July in the artists’ village of Elora, “Ontario’s most beautiful village”. From July 11 to 27, 2025, the Elora Festival will offer a stunning lineup of concerts and music experiences, featuring acclaimed international artists, talented soloists, and special venues. Highlights include The Elora Singers, Jeremy Dutcher, Chanticleer, The Gesualdo Six, Autorickshaw, and more, including intimate chamber performances, immersive musical experiences, and fun events for the whole family.

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Canadian Music Legends LIGHTHOUSE headline the 12th annual South Coast Jazz Festival at Sanderson Centre, Brantford on August 9 at 7pm. Visit our website for all tickets and the Brantford and Port Dover lineup.

On August 8 - Queen Mary in Harmony Square, Brantford at 6pm; August 10 - Jesse Murphy, Gail Fuller, Maya Chappell at Glenhyrst Gardens, Brantford. Also on August 10 - see Michael Bell and Kataryna Kohn at Schofield’s Bistro, Port Dover.

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No Strings Theatre is set to unveil an exciting series of events from July 5 to August 17 for its 2025 ‘SummerStage’ season, commemorating its 20th anniversary. ARTCONNECT will highlight three distinct Summer Soundscape concerts: “Sophisticated Soul - Afrocentric classics and crossovers”, featuring soprano Denise Williams, Sean Sutherland, piano, Ben MacDonald, tenor sax, and Jan Morgan, trumpet; “Music of the Spheres” - a solo piano concert by Greg Millar, inspired by celestial bodies - such as the planets, and stars; “A Summer Cabaret” - Broadway classics led by David Stone and featuring some of TO’s first-rate singers.

Additionally, the SPOTLIGHT – Young Artist Opera Program will present two dynamic productions: Mozart’s Così fan tutte and Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel, both set in a scenic rural farm in Adjala township.

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Three giant opera steps over the ages! Join us for Toronto’s mini opera festival from July 25th to August 3rd at the historic Alumnae Theatre. Celebrating four decades of opera presentations by Canada's emerging artists, Summer Opera Lyric Theatre features Monteverdi’s The Coronation of Poppea, Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte and Offenbach’s La Vie Parisienne under the leadership of experts in the field - Sabina Rzazade, Minira Najafzade and Paul Goodfellow in fully staged operas by Guillermo Silva-Marin.

Tickets are available through the Box Office at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts. (*additional fees apply for online and phone orders*)

Consider becoming a subscriber to enjoy all three operas for the price of two! More information on our website.

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Founded in 1979 by pianist Anton Kuerti, the Festival of the Sound in Parry Sound, Ontario, has grown into one of Canada’s leading summer music festivals. Under the artistic direction of clarinetist James Campbell since 1985, it presents world-class performances in the renowned Charles W. Stockey Centre. The 2025 season, running from July 25 to August 9, offers an exciting mix of chamber music, jazz weekend events, candlelight concerts, opera, and musical cruises on Georgian Bay. Enriching experiences such as masterclasses, artist talks, community events by donation, and collaborations with emerging and established artists round out the program, making it a highlight of the Canadian cultural calendar.