BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Toronto X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Toronto BEGIN:VEVENT UID:252@altonfarmsestatewinery.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230818T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230818T210000 DTSTAMP:20230814T201651Z URL:https://altonfarmsestatewinery.com/events/classy-sassy-night-at-the-wi nery-2/ SUMMARY:Dream\, Discover\, Travel Night at the Winery DESCRIPTION:Friday September 18th\, Christina Bell\, on the patio at Alton Farms.\n\n \;\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for a special evening of Great Music\ , Wine and Food!\n\nRelax on our patio and enjoy the evening with wine\, a nd a wonderful eclectic selection of music\, featuring Canadian Opera Comp any artists: \n\nSoprano Christina Bell\n\nSandra Horst on piano - Choral Director of the COC.\n\n \;\n\nThe price is $50 + HST\n\nPrice includ es:\n\nSalad and Bread Course\n\nVeggie\, Vegetarian Mediterrean Fettuccin e or\n\nChicken Carbonara Fettuccine\n\nDessert\n\n \;\n\nBegin your e vening with a complimentary sample of one of our unreleased wines.\n\nWine or other Beverages by the glass will be available to purchase throughout the evening.  Pair your meal with a glass of wine or a wine spritzer or w ine slushie.\n\n \;\n\nJoin us for a special evening of Music &\; E ntertainment at the Winery featuring the wonderful performance of Christin a Bell and Sandra Horst.\n\n \;\n\nSelections from:  \n\nAin’t it a pretty night (Susannah) by Carlisle Floyd \n\nNeverland (Neverland) \n\n Some Enchanted Evening (South Pacific) \n\nI Dreamed A Dream (Les Mis) \n\ nSure on this Shining Night (Barber) \n\nDich teure Halle (Tannhaüser) by Richard Wagner \n\nI see the light (Tangled) \n\nLa Vie en rose (Edith Pi af – Chansons parisiennes)\n\nOne Hundred Easy Ways to Lose a Man from W onderful Town by Leonard Bernstein\n\nOver the Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz arranged by Mark Hayes\n\nNeverland from Finding Neverland by Eliot Kennedy and Gary Barlow\n\nSome Enchanted Evening from South Pacific by R ichard Rodgers\n\nSure on this shining night by Samuel Barber\n\nSoprano C hristina Bell hails from Goderich\, Ontario\, and has been a member of the Canadian Opera Company Chorus since 2015. As a soloist\, she is frequentl y featured in concert\, opera\, and oratorio around Ontario and the world.   She is excited to be featured in multiple venues across Southwestern On tario this summer and had the pleasure of recently making her debut with t he North York Concert Orchestra as Paquette in Candide.  A graduate from University of Toronto with a Diploma in Operatic Performance Christina san g the roles of Mrs. Baggett in Footsteps in Campbell House\, Lady with a C ake Box in Dominick Argentos’ Postcard from Morocco\, Lady Billows in Br ittens’ Albert Herring\, Donatella in Encouters\, as well as being a par t of Last Days. a new production with Tim Albery and David Fallis.  Over the years Christina has attended the Mainstage/Ensemble Programs at Opera on the Avalon\, The Centre for Opera Studies in Italy\, Halifax Summer Ope ra Festival\, St.Andrews Summer Opera Workshop.  Other recent operatic pe rformances include Countess in Le nozze di Figaro\, Vitellia in La Clemenz a di Tito\, Liliana in Miracle Flight 571 with the Hamilton Philharmonic O rchestra\, Portia in Le marchand de Venise\, Cousin Hebe from Gilbert & \; Sullivans’ HMS Pinafore\, Mrs.Grose in The Turn of the Screw\, Fiordi ligi in Così fan tutte\, Helena in Brittens’ A Midsummer Night’s Drea m.\n\nIn 2015 Christina had the privilege of representing Canada with the Toronto Korean-Canadian Choir as a soloist for Vivaldis’ Gloria and sang Arirang as the soprano soloist during the performance of the Korean Folk Songs with Symphonia Toronto.  Christina has been a member of the Canadia n Opera Company Chorus since 2015 and when she is not on a stage\, she can be found exploring her passion for arts administration and management.  She is the Opera &\; Pubic Events Administrator at the University of To ronto and most recently took on the role of the Company Manager for the Ba nff Center: Opera in the 21st Century program.\n\n \;\n\nSandra Horst is the Canadian Opera Company’s Price Family Chorus Master\, where her r epertoire spans more than seventy operas.  As Head of Opera at the Univer sity of Toronto she has most recently conducted Aaron Copland’s The Tend er Land\, A Comedic Trilogy triple bill and A Tale of Two Cities by Arth ur Benjamin. Last season she also made her Edmonton Opera conducting debut in Orfée+.   She was recently Head Coach and Assistant Conductor of Bro tt Opera\, is a regular guest faculty member of Opera in the 21st Century at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity and a frequent Metropolitan Op era Laffont Competition judge. Previously she has been Chorus Master and A udition Consultant for Opera Theatre of St Louis\, Chorus Master of Edmont on Opera\, and music staff of the COC\, Juilliard Opera Centre\, Chautauqu a Institute and Boston Lyric Opera. Recognized as one of 100 Alumni of Ach ievement\, in 2019 she received an Honorary Doctorate in Music from Wilfri d Laurier University.  \n\n \;\n\nPartially sponsored by:\n\nDerek R ideout BA CFP CLU ChFC\nInvestment Representative\, Quadrus Investments Lt d\nFinancial Consultant\, Freedom 55 Financial\n\n\n\nTo Book Tickets cli ck here ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://i0.wp.com/altonfarmsestatewinery.com/wp- content/uploads/2023/02/C-Bell-2023.jpg?fit=1800%2C1800&ssl=1 CATEGORIES:Event - Live Music,Fun END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR