TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Sept. 14, 2011) - (TSX:CGX)- Cineplex Entertainment, via our Front Row Centre Events and the Capital One BlackCreek Summer Music Festival are pleased to announce Plácido Domingo in Concert will be presented at participating movie theatres across Canada on Saturday September 17th at 1:00 p.m. local time and Wednesday, September 21st at 7:00 p.m. local time. This concert performance was captured live, in high-definition, at the inaugural Capital One BlackCreek Summer Music Festival in Toronto, ON in June 2011. Acclaimed Metropolitan Opera soprano Sondra Radvanovsky joins Plácido Domingo for this extraordinary evening of music.
"Front Row Centre Events continue to provide our guests with the ability to be a part of exclusive events such as this exquisite concert from Toronto with one of the famed Three Tenors," said Pat Marshall, Vice President, Communications and Investor Relations, Cineplex Entertainment. "For many years our guests have enjoyed Plácido Domingo in various roles in the Met Live in HD series and now they can revel in an evening of his music as he performs many great opera selections."
Accompanying Plácido Domingo during his first Toronto appearance in over a decade is Sondra Radvanovsky. Together the two performers, with the backing of the 62-member BlackCreek Festival Orchestra and 50-voice Chorus treat the audience to a selection of Italian opera arias and duets. Seven encores and many standing ovations later, the magnificent concert concluded with a dazzling fireworks display resulting in an explosion of colour on the big screen.
Tickets for Plácido Domingo in Concert can be purchased at participating theatre box offices, through the Cineplex Mobile Apps and online at www.cineplex.com/events or our mobile site m.cineplex.com.
Plácido Domingo in Concert can be enjoyed at the following theatres:
BRITISH COLUMBIA |
Coquitlam |
SilverCity Coquitlam Cinemas, 170 Schoolhouse Street |
Kamloops |
Cineplex Odeon Aberdeen Mall Cinemas, 700-1320 Trans Canada Highway |
Langford |
Cineplex Odeon Westshore Cinemas, 900 2945 Jacklin Rd |
Langley |
Colossus Langley Cinemas, 20090 91A Avenue |
Nanaimo |
Galaxy Cinemas Nanaimo, 213-4750 Rutherford Road |
Prince George |
Famous Players 6 Cinemas, 172-1600 Fifth Avenue |
Richmond |
SilverCity Riverport Cinemas, 14211 Entertainment Way |
Sechelt |
Raven's Cry Theatre, 5559 Sunshine Coast Highway |
Vancouver |
Scotiabank Theatre Vancouver, 900 Burrard Street |
EMPIRE Esplanade 6 Cinemas, 200 West Esplanade |
Vernon |
Galaxy Cinemas Vernon, 2306 Highway 6 |
Victoria |
Cinepelx Odeon Westshore Cinemas, |
SilverCity Victoria Cinemas, 3130 Tillicum Road |
ALBERTA |
Calgary |
Scotiabank Theatre Chinook, 6455 Macleod Trail SW |
EMPIRE Studio 16 Country Hills, 300-388 Country Hills Blvd NE |
Edmonton |
Cineplex Odeon South Edmonton Cinemas, 1525-99th Street NW |
EMPIRE Theatres City Centre, 10200 102nd Avenue |
Lethbridge |
Galaxy Cinemas Lethbridge, 501-1st Avenue SW |
MANITOBA |
Winnipeg |
SilverCity Polo Park Cinemas, 817 St. James Street |
EMPIRE Grant Park 8 Cinemas, Unit 127 - 1120 Grant Avenue |
SASKATCHEWAN |
Regina |
Galaxy Cinemas Regina, 420 McCarthy Boulevard N |
Saskatoon |
Galaxy Cinemas Saskatoon, 347 2nd Avenue |
ONTARIO |
Ancaster |
SilverCity Ancaster Cinemas, 771 Golf Links Road |
Barrie |
Galaxy Cinemas Barrie, 72 Commerce Park Drive |
Brantford |
Galaxy Cinemas Brantford, 300 King George Road |
Collingwood |
Galaxy Cinemas Collingwood, 6 Mountain Road |
Guelph |
Galaxy Cinemas Guelph, 485 Woodlawn Road W |
Kingston |
Cineplex Odeon Gardiners Road Cinemas, 626 Gardiners Road |
Kitchener |
EMPIRE Theatres Kitchener, 135 Gateway Park Drive |
London |
SilverCity London Cinemas, 1680 Richmond Street |
Markham |
Cineplex Odeon First Markham Place Cinemas, 3275 Highway 7 |
Mississauga |
Coliseum Mississauga Cinemas, 309 Rathburn Road W |
Newmarket |
SilverCity Newmarket Cinemas and XSCAPE Entertainment Centre, 18151 Yonge Street |
Niagara Falls |
Cineplex Odeon Niagara Square Cinemas, 7555 Montrose Road |
North Bay |
Galaxy Cinemas North Bay, 300 Lakeshore Drive |
Oakville |
SilverCity Oakville and VIP Cinemas, 3531 Wyecroft Road |
Orangeville |
Galaxy Cinemas Orangeville, 85 Fifth Avenue |
Orleans |
EMPIRE Theatres Orleans, 3752 Innes Road |
Oshawa |
Cineplex Odeon Oshawa Cinemas, 1351 Grandview Street N |
Ottawa |
Cineplex Odeon South Keys Cinemas, 2214 Bank Street Coliseum Ottawa Cinemas, 3090 Carling Avenue SilverCity Gloucester Cinemas, 2385 City Park Drive |
EMPIRE 7 Ottawa, 111 Albert Street, 3rd Floor |
Owen Sound |
Galaxy Cinemas Owen Sound, 1020 10th Street |
Peterborough |
Galaxy Cinemas Peterborough, 320 Water Street |
Port Hope |
Capitol Theatre, 20 Queen Street |
Richmond Hill |
SilverCity Richmond Hill Cinemas, 8725 Yonge Street |
Sault Ste. Marie |
Galaxy Cinemas Sault Ste. Marie, 293 Bay Street |
St. Catharines |
EMPIRE Theatres Pen Centre, 221 Glendale Avenue |
Sudbury |
SilverCity Sudbury Cinemas, 355 Barrydowne Road |
Thunder Bay |
SilverCity Thunder Bay Cinemas, 850 North May Street |
Toronto |
Cineplex Odeon Queensway Cinemas, 1025 The Queensway Cineplex Odeon Sheppard Cinemas, 4861 Yonge Street Coliseum Scarborough Cinemas, 300 Borough Drive Scotiabank Theatre Toronto, 259 Richmond Street W SilverCity Yonge-Eglinton Cinemas, 2300 Yonge Street |
Waterloo |
Galaxy Cinemas Waterloo, 550 King Street N |
Windsor |
Cineplex Odeon Devonshire Mall Cinemas, 3100 Howard Avenue |
QUEBEC |
Brossard |
Cineplex Odeon Brossard Cinemas, 9350 boul. Leduc |
Gatineau |
Starcité Gatineau Cinemas, 115 boul. Du Plateau |
Gatineau Cinemas 9, 120, boul. de l'Hôpital, suite 100 |
Kirkland |
Coliseum Kirkland Cinemas, 3200 rue Jean Yves |
Laval |
Colossus Laval Cinemas, 2800 rue Cosmodôme |
Montreal |
Cineplex Odeon Cavendish Mall Cinemas, 5800 boul. Cavendish Scotiabank Theatre Montreal, 977 rue Ste-Catherine O |
Ste.Foy |
Cineplex Odeon Ste. Foy Cinemas, 1200 boul. Duplessis |
NOVA SCOTIA |
Dartmouth |
EMPIRE Dartmouth Crossing Theatre, 145 Shubie Drive |
Halifax |
EMPIRE 18 Cinemas & IMAX Theatre - Bayers Lake, 190 Chain Lake Drive |
New Glasgow |
EMPIRE Studio 7, 612 East River Road |
New Minas |
EMPIRE 7 Cinemas, 8944 Commercial St |
Sydney |
EMPIRE Studio 10 Prince Street Plaza, 325 Prince Street |
NEW BRUNSWICK |
Fredericton |
EMPIRE Studio 10 Regent Mall, 1381 Regent Street |
Moncton |
EMPIRE 8 Trinity Drive, 127 Trinity Drive |
St. John |
EMPIRE Studio 10, 175 McAllister Drive |
NEWFOUNDLAND |
St. John's |
EMPIRE Studio 12, 48 Kenmount Road |
P.E.I. |
Charlottetown |
EMPIRE Studio 8 Charlottetown, 670 University Avenue |
About Cineplex Entertainment
Cineplex Inc. ("Cineplex") is the largest motion picture exhibitor in Canada and owns, leases or has a joint-venture interest in 130 theatres with 1,351 screens serving approximately 70 million guests annually. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Cineplex operates theatres from British Columbia to Quebec and is the exclusive provider of UltraAVX™ and the largest exhibitor of digital 3D and IMAX projection technologies in the country. Proudly Canadian and with a workforce of approximately 10,000 employees, the company operates the following top tier brands: Cineplex Odeon, Galaxy, Famous Players, Colossus, Coliseum, SilverCity, Cinema City and Scotiabank Theatres. Cineplex shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the symbol "CGX". For more information, visit www.cineplex.com.
About Front Row Centre Events (FRC)
Brought to you by Cineplex Entertainment, Front Row Centre Events bring world class entertainment to your local Cineplex Entertainment theatre and other participating locations! Presented in high-definition with digital surround sound, guests can experience the best in original one-night only and series-based programming. With the Metropolitan Opera's Live in HD series, Broadway productions, live broadcasts direct from the stage of London's National Theatre, Bolshoi Ballet performances, classic films, concerts, live sporting events and documentaries, Front Row Centre Events put you in the centre of the action on the big screen!
About the Capital One BlackCreek Summer Music Festival
The new Capital One BlackCreek Summer Music Festival launched its inaugural season at the Rexall Centre on the campus of York University on June 4, 2011 with Plácido Domingo in concert. The 2011 season spanned 12 weeks, from June to August, and showcased such renowned artists as James Taylor, Lionel Richie, Barry Manilow, Chris Botti and Pink Martini, John Fogerty and Levon Helm; jazz legends Tony Bennett and Diana Krall, country superstars Alan Jackson and Brad Paisley, pops conductor Marvin Hamlisch leading an evening of "The Very, Very Best of Broadway; "and world renowned classical conductor, Lorin Maazel, with the London Symphony Orchestra as well as his Castleton Festival Orchestra and Chorus in a program of "Music Inspired by Shakespeare" starring Academy Award-winners, Helen Mirren and Jeremy Irons.
Contact Information:
Cineplex Entertainment
Pat Marshall
Vice President, Communications and Investor Relations
416-323-6648
pat.marshall@cineplex.com
Cineplex Entertainment
Kyle Moffatt
Director, Communications
416-323-6728
kyle.moffatt@cineplex.com
Capital One BlackCreek Summer Music Festival
Norman Zagier
Managing Director of Marketing and Communications
416-323-2333
nzagier@blackcreekfestival.com