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author = ["authors/jenna.md"]
categories = "News"
date = "2016-05-25T21:04:00+01:00"
lastmod = "2016-05-26T13:03:00+01:00"
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publishDate = "2016-05-26T12:56:00+01:00"
related_articles = ["articles/the-tfco-a-young-peoples-opera-blitz.md","articles/dont-miss-composers-of-the-roundtable.md","articles/tfco-opera-trek-the-next-generation.md"]
related_companies = ["scene/companies/canadian-childrens-opera-company.md"]
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short_description = "David Day, author of A Tolkien Bestiary, will give a talk and discussion about the fantasy worlds of King Arthur and J. R. R. Tolkien&#039;s The Hobbit. Also on the docket are sneak peeks of two operas for young people, coming up later in the TFCO line-up, The Sword in the Schoolyard and The Hobbit, both by Canadian composer Dean Burry (The Brothers Grimm, The Bremen Town Musicians)."
slug = "the-tfco-kicks-off-with-tolkien"
title = "The TFCO kicks off with Tolkien"
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The inaugural [Toronto Festival of Children's Opera](http://www.canadianchildrensopera.com/content/TFCO.html) launches this Sunday, May 29th with the first of eight events, [*Swords and Songs*](http://www.canadianchildrensopera.com/content/swords-and-songs.html). 

David Day, author of *A Tolkien Bestiary*, will give a talk and discussion about the fantasy worlds of King Arthur and J. R. R. Tolkien's *The Hobbit*. Also on the docket are sneak peeks of two operas for young people, coming up later in the TFCO line-up, *The Sword in the Schoolyard* and *The Hobbit*, both by Canadian composer [Dean Burry](/scene/people/dean-burry/) (*The Brothers Grimm*, *The Bremen Town Musicians*).

*Swords and Songs* happens at **4pm on Sunday, May 29**, at Daniel Spectrum, 585 Dundas St. East. The event is free to the public! [Click right here](http://www.canadianchildrensopera.com/content/swords-and-songs.html) for full details.

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