Summer 2006: Week 4, Round 9
Entertainment: The New Opera House
This week the new opera house in Toronto will open. It is the first purpose built opera house in
Canada. The Canadian Opera company has been trying to get it built for at least 25 years. A few basic
questions;
1. What will be the first operatic production in the new house in September?
A: The Ring of the Nibelung (accept Ring, Ring Cycle or Wagner's Ring)
2. Who is the General Director of the Canadian Opera whose persistence got the place built?
A: Richard Bradshaw
3. Which company is the other major tenant in the hall?
A: National Ballet of Canada
4. The opening Gala Concert will be on June 14. In order to accommodate all of the extra people who would like to see the concert what arrangements have been made?.
A: It will be televised on a large screen in Nathan Philips Square.
5. Who is the director of the National Ballet
A: Karen Kain
6. How does the opera help the audience to follow operas in other languages?
A: By projecting a translation above the stage (accept Surtitles)
7. The COC is moving from the much larger 320- seat Hummingbird Centre. How many seats will there be in the new house (within 5%)
A: 2000 (accept 1900-2100)
8. Who is the architect?
A: Jack Diamond
9. The back and sides of the building are nondescript black brick. However the side along Queen Street has a long glass wall This connection to the city was especially created so that people in the hall could look at what.
A: The gardens of Osgoode Hall
10. Within qa-04.09-sh00, what is the top price for a box seat to see the four operas of the Ring Cycle in September?
A: 200 (accept 100-2300)