Once Upon a Dream” is a voice and piano concert featuring Anna Wojcik, soprano, and Alex Wang, piano. It will take place on September 7th at 7pm in the Studio Theatre at the Living Arts Centre. The concert will enter the magical world of fairytales with a retelling of classic princess stories. Experience Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and Snow White through opera arias, art songs, piano pieces, and beloved songs from the Disney films. The concert will feature works by composers including Fauré, Prokofiev, Debussy, and Larsen. 

As a duo, Anna and Alex have been working together since 2017. Among others, they have performed recitals together to great success at the Polish Consulate in Toronto, the Lieutenant Governor’s Suite in Queen’s Park, and the Art Gallery of Mississauga. The program for “Once Upon a Dream ” was inspired by the various repertoire that has stemmed from the original Grimm’s brothers fairy tales. This concert stretches the traditional Art Song recital medium by not only including Art Songs, but also connecting opera arias, musical-theatre songs, and piano pieces, to highlight their relevancies with an underlying theme that is easy to follow and throughlines the entire program. The program is varied and is a great introduction to classical music for new audience members. 

There will be English subtitles displayed for foreign-language pieces. This concert is presented as part of the City of Mississauga’s Love Local Music Program. Tickets are available at tinyurl.com/onceuponadreamrecital, or in-person at the Living Arts Centre box office.