Yes, this post title can be taken literally. Tristan will be playing a prisoner in the Canadian Opera Company’s production of Leoš Janáček’s From the House of the Dead this February at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts in downtown Toronto. He will not be singing, of course. He will not be speaking either, for that matter. He’s an extra (or, in operaspeak, a super).

Not familar with the works of Janáček? Here’s what the COC website has to say about FtHotD:

Stripped of their dignity, inmates in a Siberian prison camp cling to the stories of past lives, relating their histories and creating diversions to take their minds off their dreadful conditions.

Sounds like a fun hour-and-a-half, no?

Performances are on February 2, 5, 7, 13, 19 and 22 at 7:30 PM, February 16 at 4:30 PM, and on February 10 at 2 PM. Tickets can be purchased online, by calling 416-363-8231, or in person at the Four Seasons Centre Box Office (145 Queen St. W., Toronto). Ticket prices for all performances range from $60 to $275, but if you’re under 30, you can score $20 tickets starting January 19. You may also be able to get rush tickets on the day of each performance at this same discounted rate, regardless of age.

All these links not enough for you? Here’s one more. Still not convinced? The cast includes a live eagle.

See you at the opera.

Torontonians in the know are well aware of Dan Misener’s Grownups Read Things They Wrote as Kids reading series. Not in Toronto? Or simply not in the know? Not to worry! This Saturday, the world at large will be able to experience a taste of GRTTWaK on CBC’s GO!, as Dan and a few of his fellow grownups, including Tristan, will be talking about the series, and reading things they wrote as kids.

Live in Canada? It airs on CBC Radio One this Saturday, January 12 at 10 AM in all time zones with the exception of Newfoundland, where it airs at 10:30 AM. Find your frequency. Live somewhere else? Tune in online at 10 AM ET.