
Experience the wonder of the season through the voices of the Canadian Children’s Opera Company, as their Principal Chorus and Young Artist Studio bring to life an enchanting program of holiday classics, winter songs, and timeless choral gems. With 70 singers filling the Wellington United Church, this concert will transport audiences into a soundscape of light, snow, and joy.
From the playful world of children in Carmen, the Queen and the Kids, continuing to the moving exploration of love and hope in Snow Angel, and ending with familiar seasonal classics, this programme offers both the comfort of tradition and the thrill of discovery, shimmering with magic, nostalgia and youthful spirit.
This is a rare opportunity to experience the artistry of one of Canada’s most celebrated youth choirs — right here in Prince Edward County.
About the Canadian Children’s Opera Company
For over 57 years, the Canadian Children’s Opera Company (CCOC) has been Canada’s only permanent children’s opera company, nurturing a love for opera in thousands of young singers. The CCOC offers outstanding training in voice, music, and drama for young people aged 3 to young adults. Members of the CCOC regularly perform with leading arts organizations in Toronto and beyond, including in productions by the Canadian Opera Company. Each year, more than 2,100 young people and their families benefit from their programming, which serves a wide range of communities throughout the GTA. To learn more, visit canadianchildrensopera.com.
Performers
Canadian Children’s Opera Company
The Principal Chorus and Young Artist Studio of the Canadian Children’s Opera Company
Teri Dunn, conductor
Claire Elise Harris & Stéphane Mayer, piano
Chelsea Wooley, director
With special guest Antonia Cambre, cello
Programme
Carmen the Queen and Kids – Gerry Thornton
Snow Angel – Sarah Quartel
- Prologue
- Creatures of Light
- God will give orders
- Sweet child
- Snow Angel
L’hiver qui nous tourmente from Isis LVW 54 – Jean-Baptiste Lully
To shorten winter’s sadness – Thomas Weelkes
White Winter Hymnal – Robin Pecknold, arr. Alan Billingsley
Hanget soi – Heikki Sarmanto, arr. Auvi Sarmanto
Leise rieselt der Schnee – Eduard Ebel, arr. Willi Zwozdesky
Let it snow! – Jule Styne, arr. Andy Beck
Song for a Winter’s Night –Gordon Lightfoot, arr. Chris and Charissa Bagan
Event Schedule
- 2:30 PM – Doors Open
- 3:00 PM – Concert Starts
- 4:00 PM – Concert Ends
Concert Duration: 60 minutes, with intermission
Tickets
- Premium reserved seating: $75
Adults: $55 - Seniors & Students: $50
Location
Wellington United Church
243 Main St, Wellington, ON K0K 3L0, Canada