Garden of Vanished Pleasures

The illustrious live cast includes opera world stars: sopranos Mireille Asselin and Danika Lorèn, mezzo-soprano Andrea Ludwig, and countertenor Daniel Cabena. The instrumental ensemble features Hyejin Kwon (music director & piano), Amahl Arulanandam (cello), and Brenna Hardy-Kavanagh (viola).

Garden of Vanished Pleasures is consummate opera, an emotional journey inspired by the life and work of English filmmaker and queer rights activist Derek Jarman, making its world premiere in the theatre. Conceived and devised by U.K. / Canadian director Tim Albery, Garden of Vanished Pleasures blends the works of two brilliant composers: Cecilia Livingston and Donna McKevitt. Livingston writes deeply felt songs of love and loss, and they chime perfectly with McKevitt’s heart-aching songs that use texts drawn from Jarman’s own journals. The texts cover a wide range of expressions, from longing and loss to anger over society’s inequities — universal themes which continue to resonate for our time.

Who is it for?

Adults

Tickets : $46.05-$78.82

How to get tickets?

Buy online

Phone: 416.368.3110

Email: boxoffice@canadianstage.com

At the door: If available.

Date: Friday April 25, 2025 to Sunday April 27, 2025

Friday, April 25, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 26, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Sunday April 27, 2 p.m.

Venue & Address

Berkeley Street Theatre, 26 Berkeley St., Toronto, ON, M5A 2W3

Wheelchair accessible

Street Parking

Accessible by Public Transport