Joy Concert Tickets

Come for the ecstatic beauty of two classic symphonies in one glorious night: Bruckner’s Te Deum and Beethoven’s 9th! Tickets to this concert with the Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra are available at the SPO online Box Office: Adults $35; Seniors $30; and Students $15. NOTE: TCS Members and Guests receive a 10% discount with promo code TCS25.

To order tickets go to https://spo.ca/event/joy/

And introducing the Soloists…

Our performance of Beethoven’s 9th and Bruckner’s Te Deum on March 22, 2025 is just around the corner. Here’s a peak at our amazing soloists…

Holly Chaplin, Soprano

Holly is an emerging coloratura soprano based in Toronto.

She has been seen in the roles of Olympia in Tales Of Hoffmann, Ample Bliss in A Convenient Lie: The James Bond Opera, Semele in SOLTs Semele and Cunegonde in Talk is Free Theatres' Candide. Holly has performed the roles of Susanna in I Due Figaro, Sophie in Werther, and Le Feu/Princesse/La Rossignol in L'Enfant et Les Sortilege with Opera in Concert. Holly was the 2019 recipient of the Stuart Hamilton Memorial Foundation Award for Emerging Artists. Holly made her Toronto Operetta Theatre debut in the role of Josephine in H.M.S Pinafore in March 2020. 2022 brings great fortune with Holly in two roles with Opera in Concert (Parthe in Florence; the Lady with the Lamp and Angel More in Mother of us All) and in June she will sing the role of Gilda in Rigoletto and Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi for Camerata De Bardi Opera Festival in Ubbergen Netherlands. Holly is grateful to her friends/colleagues, family and supporters who give continuous love and encouragement, especially over the pandemic.

Corey Arnold, Tenor

Corey is a 2020 and 2024 laureate of the prestigious Jeunes Ambassadeurs Lyriques.

As a Lyrico-Spinto Tenor, Corey magnificently interprets the veristic repertoire without forgetting the romantic operatic repertoire of French, Italian and German. He is also an excellent composer.

A dynamic and versatile tenor, Corey has established himself on the opera stages of Canada, the United States, Italy, Mexico, and France. Corey has been a semi-finalist in both the 2021 Vincero International Italian Opera Competition and the 2020 International Voice Competition of Marmande (France). He was also a finalist in the Clifford Poole Vocal Competition with Cathedral Bluffs Orchestra (Toronto) in 2019.

With over 30 productions to his credit, Corey has become a staple in the Ontario opera circuit, frequently performing with companies such as Pellegrini Opera, Southern Ontario Lyric Opera, Toronto City Opera, and Opera York.

Luc Lalonde, Baritone

Luc was acclaimed for his title role in the Canadian opera Louis Riel...

Additionally, this production went on winning the OPUS prize for the artistic event of the year 2004-2005. Elsewhere in Canada, Luc sang with Toronto Operetta Theater, Opera in Concert, Orford Arts Festival and Opera Lyra Ottawa.

Mr. Lalonde also sang in Howard Shore's opera The Fly where he worked with the conductor Plácido Domingo, the director David Cronenberg and the composer himself. The opera debuted at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris in July 2008 and was performed at the Los Angeles Opera in September. One month later, Luc sang a first international solo recital at the Palacio Nacional da Ajuda in Lisbon.