Arias and arm bars are on the invoice on the 4th annual Opera Revue Gala, to be held on November 26, 2025. Toronto’s Opera Revue have developed a properly deserved popularity for taking the artwork type the place it has by no means gone earlier than, and making it accessible to anybody.
The corporate ups the ante with their 2025 Gala efficiency, the place viewers members can expertise beautiful opera, and meet the skilled grapplers of Junction Metropolis Wrestlers. Junction Metropolis Wrestling is understood for dynamic performances that mix family-friendly leisure, a roster of entertaining characters, and eye-popping athleticism.
Duets and dropkicks are to be anticipated, with a excessive calibre roster of visitor artists that may be a part of Opera Revue’s Danie Friesen (soprano), Alexander Hajek (baritone), and pianist Claire Elise Harris, together with Queen Hezamuryango, Gregory Finney, and Ryan Downey, together with the Opera Revue Band.
Wrestlers embrace a number of championship winner the Australian Type Siren, together with Kingsley, ring veteran The Mighty Cadman, who’s spent 13 years wrestling throughout Australia, Canada, the US, and the UK, rising star Wanda Del Rey, and Freedom Wallace (AKA Andrew McRae, proprietor of Junction Metropolis Wrestlers).
“Individuals ask us ‘why opera and professional wrestling??’ Nicely, to be trustworthy, we had to consider some approach to prime our earlier opera/circus and opera/burlesque exhibits… this was the right ‘Maintain my beer’ second… however then, we realized it WORKS!
“Like burlesque and circus, wrestling truly shares plenty of issues with opera — the drama, the highs and lows, the villains, the ridiculous storylines, and naturally all of the battle scenes. It simply works. And as soon as once more, we’re reaching two crowds, opera lovers and followers of the game, which helps draw audiences into one thing they won’t have thought of earlier than,” stated soprano Danie Friesen in an announcement.
Operatic Expertise
Queen Hezumuryango, mezzo-soprano
A local of Burundi, Queen Hezumuryango earned Bachelor’s and Grasp’s levels in vocal efficiency from the Université de Montréal. She is a present resident artist with Opera on the Avalon and a laureate of Théâtre Lyrichorégra’s Jeunes Ambassadeurs Lyriques. She is a latest graduate of the Canadian Opera Firm’s Ensemble Studio program. Current roles embrace Carmen (Carmen, BrottOpera), Lola (Cavalleria rusticana, COC), Ebba Sparre (La reine-garçon, COC), and Rosina (Il barbiere di Siviglia, Highlands Opera Studio). She was a finalist of the 2025 Rumbold Vocal Prize, and was nominated or a Dora Award for the Canadian Opera Firm’s 2023 manufacturing of Treemonisha.
Gregory Finney, baritone
Cape Breton baritone Gregory Finney has been a fixture of the Toronto and area opera scene since 2007. He’s turn out to be identified for his comedic talents in addition to his vocal efficiency. Greg’s repertoire contains Pirates of Penzance (Maj. Gen. Stanley), Nozze di Figaro (Conte), Figaro’s Wedding ceremony (Bartolo/Antonio) & La bohème (Benoit/Alcindoro), amongst many others. Finney has added director to his CV, and has led productions of Bluebeard’s Fortress, Nozze, and Carmen, with extra to return.
Ryan Downey, tenor
Ryan Downey’s latest roles embrace performing with the Canadian Opera Firm, Vancouver Opera, Toronto Operetta Theatre and Opera in Live performance, and solo credit within the title function in Candide, Tamino in Die Zauberflöte, Rodolfo in La boheme, Ralph Rackstraw in HMS Pinafore, Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi, Goro (Pinkerton cowl) in Madama Butterfly, the Gingerbread Witch in Hansel and Gretel and Basilio and Curzio Le nozze di Figaro. In 2024/25, Downey lined the roles of Remendado in Carmen, and Spoletta in Tosca.
The Present
Tickets are going quick for Opera Meets Wrestling: A Evening of Arias and Arm Bars! — November 26 at The Nice Corridor.
- Discover present particulars and tickets [HERE].
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Anya Wassenberg is the Toronto Metropolis Editor at Ludwig Van. Beforehand, she was a contract author with a specialty in tradition and journey for 3 a long time, and a artistic writing teacher for Ontariolearn.
