Purcell King Arthur

at Meridian Arts Centre: George Weston, Toronto

Purcell's King Arthur comes to the George Weston theatre at Meridian Arts Centre in Toronto on Thursday 22 April 2027 at 19:30. This classical symphonic work features Avenue Q. Tickets are on sale now.

Date: Thu 22 Apr · 19:30
Promoter: PROMOTER NOT DEFINED

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Meridian Arts Centre: George Weston, 5040 Yonge Street, M2N 6R8 · Get directions

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Purcell King Arthur is a symphonic show at Meridian Arts Centre: George Weston, 11 km from the centre of Toronto. It is a good pick for a night at the theatre. If you want to make a night of it, 2 other events are on in Toronto the same day.

About the event

From the organiser, as published on Ticketmaster.

Warrior kings and fair maidens, scheming sorcerers, seductive sirens, nymphs, and shepherds. This is the colourful cast of characters in John Dryden's imagining of an Arthurian tale - Arthur's love for the fair blind Emmeline, and his battle for her and Britain against Oswald, ruler of the heathen Saxons.

Merlin and his Saxon counterpart Osmond turn to the magical arts to ensure the battle is full of unexpected twists and turns. Henry Purcell sets the fable in a musical landscape, replete with stirring choruses, charming songs, spirited dances, compelling duets, and scenes of enchantment.

Our special guest R.H. Thomson narrates Dryden's fantastical tale as the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Choir are joined by a cast of soloists to bring Purcell's evocative music to life.

A musical fairy story, a tale full of magic, humour, and spectacle.

About Avenue Q

Avenue Q is a musical comedy created by Robert Lopez, Jeff Marx and Jeff Whitty that blends puppets and human actors on stage. The show parodies Sesame Street's format but tackles adult-oriented themes including racism, homosexuality and internet pornography. With its distinctive mix of humour and irreverent storytelling, Avenue Q offers a theatrical experience that subverts children's entertainment conventions for grown-up audiences.

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About Meridian Arts Centre: George Weston

The Meridian Arts Centre is a performing arts venue in the North York district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It opened on October 16, 1993, as the North York Performing Arts Centre and was designed by Canadian architect Eberhard Zeidler for musicals, theatre productions and other performing arts. At opening, North York awarded management of the centre to Livent, which sold the naming rights in 1994 to Ford Motor Company of Canada.

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“All patrons including babies-in-arms require a ticket of admission. If a child has not yet celebrated their first birthday, a "babes-in-arms" ticket may be obtained, free of charge, at the box office as of 2 hours prior to the scheduled curtain time. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult , and if children are being noisy and disrupting the performance the child and guardian may be asked to step out into the lobby. Please note that individual performances may have additional age restrictions, warnings, or other arrangements than…”