Ontario Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Music and arts === {{See also|Music of Ontario|Canadian art}} [[File:The Tragically Hip Star on Canada's Walk of Fame.jpg|thumb|[[The Tragically Hip]] star on Canada's Walk of Fame in Toronto]] Ontario has a particularly prominent role in [[Music of Canada|Canadian music]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Industry Profile - Music |url=https://www.ontariocreates.ca/research/industry-profile/ip-music |access-date=2023-11-01 |website=Ontario Creates |language=en}}</ref> The provincial capital city of [[Toronto]], Canada's largest municipality,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Canada |first1=Government of Canada, Statistics |title=Census in Brief: Municipalities in Canada with the largest and fastest-growing populations between 2011 and 2016 |url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/as-sa/98-200-x/2016001/98-200-x2016001-eng.cfm |accessdate=12 June 2017 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca |date=February 8, 2017 |language=en}}</ref> is home to much of the English Canadian music industry and many individual musicians, and the most popular destination for musicians from other parts of Canada, besides [[French-Canadian]] musicians, looking to advance their careers.{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}} In classical music, the [[Toronto Symphony Orchestra]],<ref name="sym">{{cite web |title=Toronto Symphony Orchestra |url=https://www.tso.ca/ |accessdate=12 June 2017 |website=tso.ca}}</ref> and the [[National Arts Centre Orchestra]]<ref>{{cite web |title=NAC Orchestra |url=https://nac-cna.ca/en/orchestra |accessdate=12 June 2017 |website=nac-cna.ca |language=en}}</ref> are renowned internationally.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Orchestras {{!}} The Canadian Encyclopedia |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/orchestras-emc |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca}}</ref> Many smaller Ontario cities have orchestras of their own as well. The [[Canadian Opera Company]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Canadian Opera Company |url=http://www.coc.ca/ |accessdate=12 June 2017 |website=www.coc.ca |language=en}}</ref> also based in Toronto, is the country's largest and most influential producer of opera productions. Other institutions in the province include the [[Royal Conservatory of Music (Canada)|Royal Conservatory of Music]],<ref>{{cite web |title=The Royal Conservatory of Music {{!}} The finest instrument is the mind.ยฎ |url=https://www.rcmusic.ca/ |accessdate=12 June 2017 |website=www.rcmusic.ca |language=en}}</ref> [[MuchMusic]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Much.com {{!}} Watch Shows Online |url=http://www.much.com/ |accessdate=12 June 2017 |website=Much.com}}</ref> [[National Ballet of Canada]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=The National Ballet of Canada |url=https://national.ballet.ca/Meet/About-National-Ballet |access-date=2023-11-01 |website=national.ballet.ca |language=en}}</ref> and concert venues such as [[Roy Thomson Hall]],<ref name="roy">{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.masseyhallandroythomsonhall.com/about/ |accessdate=12 June 2017 |website=The Corporation of Massey Hall & Roy Thomson Hall}}</ref> [[Massey Hall]],<ref name="roy" /> the [[National Arts Centre (building)|National Arts Centre]],<ref>{{cite web |title=National Arts Centre {{!}} Canada is our stage |url=https://nac-cna.ca/en/ |accessdate=12 June 2017 |website=nac-cna.ca |language=en}}</ref> and the [[Four Seasons Centre]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts {{!}} Canadian Opera Company |url=https://www.coc.ca/venue-information/fourseasonscentre |access-date=2023-11-01 |website=www.coc.ca}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page