A former president of the board of the Canadian Opera Company has stepped forward with a $5 million gift toward the construction of a new opera house in Toronto. “In the tradition of the melodramatic, [Hal] Jackman waited until the final act to make his move. Toronto’s long-awaited opera house at Queen and University is now within months of completion, with opening gala concerts set for June.” The project still needs to raise another $30 million before all is said and done.