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Revolutionary Women in Blues is a world premiere Soulpepper concert running August 13 to 23, 2026, at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto (50 Tank House Lane). Created and performed by Divine Brown, the show celebrates the lives and legacies of three blues icons: Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Ma Rainey, and Bessie Smith, the women who quietly shaped American music and culture.
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Thee Phantom & the Illharmonic Orchestra comes to Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto on May 15, 2026, at 8:00 p.m. The show blends the energy of hip-hop with full orchestral accompaniment, featuring strings, horns, piano, a DJ, a female vocalist, and MC Thee Phantom. The Illharmonic is one of only three hip-hop acts to have headlined their own show at Carnegie Hall.
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She's Got Soul takes place May 6 and 7, 2026, at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto. Led by conductor Lucas Waldin, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra backs lead vocalist Capathia Jenkins in a tribute to R&B and soul classics by artists like Gladys Knight, Chaka Khan, and Adele. Three supporting vocalists, Sydney Harper, Rajdulari, and Randy Chalmers, round out the lineup.
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Epic Wagner: legends & lore runs May 14 to 16, 2026, at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto. The Toronto Symphony Orchestra, led by conductor Gustavo Gimeno, is joined by South African cellist Abel Selaocoe for the North American premiere of Jessie Montgomery's new Cello Concerto. The program rounds out with Wagner's overture to The Flying Dutchman and a suite from Götterdämmerung.
