Name: Opera 5's Toronto Opera Festival
Start: 2025-06-12T19:30:00-04:00
Location: Factory Theatre

Join Opera 5 for our inaugural festival season and Toronto’s first-ever festival of opera, musical theatre, and new Canadian works!
The festival features a series of performances, including the world premiere of Come Closer by Canadian Composer Ryan Trew and with a libretto by Opera ‘5 General Director Rachel Krehm, Opera 5’s first musical theatre production, Elegies: A Song Cycle by William Finn, and a Gala Performance - featuring the Portfolio Artist Interns.
CLICK HERE for tickets and more info: https://www.opera5.ca/season2024-2025
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Early Bird pricing for the festival is open now through April 30th and offers major discounts at the Factory Theatre box office:
- Festival Ticket Bundle: Buy at least 1 ticket to each show by putting at least 1 ticket from each show in your basket and automatically receive 40% off.
- Bulk Ticket Bundle: Buy 6 or more ticket to one night and automatically receive 30% off.
- Single Ticket Early Bird Special: 25% off automatically applied.
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COME CLOSER (June 13, 14, 18, 19 and 21 all 7:30pm)
Join Opera 5 for the world premiere of Come Closer – a new Canadian opera by composer Ryan Trew and librettist Rachel Krehm based on Rachel’s experience of losing her sister Elizabeth to addiction. Full of nostalgia, joy, connection, and reflection, Come Closer follows Big Sister through a series of waking dreams sparked by the poetry of her late Little Sister. As Big Sister reads, she explores the past and her mind tries to make sense of who her sister was, their relationship from innocent childhood to a more fractured adolescence, what happened, and how to continue forward.
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ELEGIES: A SONG CYCLE (June 15 2:30pm and June 17 and 20 7:30pm)
Come celebrate our Portfolio Artist interns as they perform “Elegies: A Song Cycle” by William Finn. In this 75 minute musical revue, Finn pays tribute to his family members, friends and even pet dogs that have died, through touching stories that will make you laugh, cry, and hug your loved ones a little closer. Even without knowing these particular beings personally, the love and care that Finn imbues into his music helps us all to connect to our own grief stories. Community is vital when grieving and we invite you into ours as we take this musical journey together.

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GALA: A NIGHT OF OPERA AND MUSICAL THEATRE June 12 7:30pm
Come share in Opera 5’s opening night Gala to kick off the inaugural Toronto Opera Festival. Our stupendous Portfolio Artist Interns sing favourite arias, ensembles and songs from Opera and Musical Theatre hits. Join us in a night celebrating the magic of the voice!