The Toronto Opera Club presents Eric Domville on "Kurt Weill--Berlin and Broadway" on January 11, and mezzo-soprano Diane Loeb on "Mozart Heroes and Heroines I Have Known" on February 15.(Lectures/Events)

From: Opera Canada | Date: December 22, 2003| Author: So, Joseph | Copyright information

The Toronto Opera Club presents Eric Domville on "Kurt Weill--Berlin and Broadway" on January 11, and mezzo-soprano Diane Loeb on "Mozart Heroes and Heroines I H...

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