DAILY DISH:
Wainwright headlines
COC fundraiser
25 JUL/11

JOHN COULBOURN,
QMI Agency

TORONTO - The Canadian Opera Company has announced that singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright will be a featured performer at its annual fundraiser, Operanation 8: A Muse Ball, slated to take place Oct. 21 at the Four Seasons Centre.

Wainwright, whose first opera, Prima Donna, played in Toronto as part of 2010’s Luminato Festival, will headline a roster of entertainers slated to be announced at a later date.

Tickets for the Ball are priced at $150, with tickets for the pre-party VIP dinner (which also includes admission to the Ball) priced at $500, and will be available Sept. 1 at 416-306-2309. All proceeds will benefit the COC Ensemble Studio.