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Comic Book Opera Cendrillon “Well-drawn, coherent rendering of the fairy tale”
Cendrillon | Comic Book Opera | Opera Canada
Tapestry Opera 10 Days in a Madhouse “Galvanizing power of the score and the drama”
10 Days in a Madhouse | Tapestry Opera | Opera Canada
Glyndebourne Festival Tosca and L’Orfeo “Daring Reinterpretations of Classics”
Tosca and L’Orfeo | Glyndebourne Festival | Opera Canada
Latest Features
Artist of the Week 18 Qs for Aemilia Moser
The Artist of the Week is Canadian soprano Aemilia Moser. She will be singing the role of Minerva in Toronto City Opera’s production of Orpheus in the Underworld on June 27th and 28th. This week, Aemilia chats with us about the musicians who inspire her, the best parts of being an opera singer and what she would cater for a dinner party. Read on to find out more.
OPERA PLACES Joshua Hopkins takes us to San Francisco, California
Canadian baritone Joshua Hopkins takes us to San Francisco, California, where he is singing the role of Figaro in Rossini’s The Barber of Seville at San Francisco Opera until June 20th. While in San Francisco, Joshua shares his favourite bars and restaurants, the most peaceful park and where to find the best chocolate almond croissant. Read on to find out more.
Artist of the Week 17 Qs for Sandra Horst
The Artist of the Week is Canadian conductor Sandra Horst. She will be conducting the Canadian premiere of Rene Orth and Hannah Moscovitch’s 10 Days in a Madhouse, co-presented by Tapestry Opera, the Canadian Opera Company and Luminato Festival, from June 16th to 21st. This week, Sandra chats with us about how she fell in love with opera, her first singing lessons and her dream jobs on and off stage. Read on to find out more.
Opera Calendar
Events for June
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Events for June
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Events for June
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Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi Puccini
Opera 5

Life, Love, and Longing – A Musical Cabaret Various
The Little Opera Company

Madame Caeneus’s Canteen James Rolfe
ANIMA & the Open Ears Festival
Events for June
6

Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi Puccini
Opera 5

Word Painting Duparc
Flipside Opera
Events for June
7

Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi Puccini
Opera 5

Word Painting Duparc
Flipside Opera
Events for June
8
Events for June
9
Events for June
10
Events for June
12

Parḗlios Cecilia Livingston
Opera 5

Arabella Strauss
Theater Altenburg Gera
Events for June
14

Parḗlios Cecilia Livingston
Opera 5

Elektra Strauss
San Francisco Opera
Events for June
15
Events for June
16


Events for June
18


Così fan tutte Mozart
Nuova Vocal Arts

The Daughter of the Regiment Donizetti
Grand Prairie Opera
Events for June
19

Elektra Strauss
San Francisco Opera

Così fan tutte Mozart
Nuova Vocal Arts

The Daughter of the Regiment Donizetti
Grand Prairie Opera
Events for June
20



Così fan tutte Mozart
Nuova Vocal Arts

Rusalka Dvořák
Abridged Opera
Events for June
21


Arabella Strauss
Theater Altenburg Gera

The 3rd Space No. 1 Various
Cultureland Opera Collective

Così fan tutte Mozart
Nuova Vocal Arts
Events for June
22
Events for June
24

Opera by the Pint: Season 9 Various
Flipside Opera

Brigadoon Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe
Nuova Vocal Arts
Events for June
25

Brigadoon Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe
Nuova Vocal Arts
Events for June
26

Brigadoon Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe
Nuova Vocal Arts
Events for June
27

Orpheus in the UnderworldOffenbach
Toronto City Opera

Ruth: A Musical Drama Ronald Beckett
Arcady Ensemble

Elektra Strauss
San Francisco Opera

Brigadoon Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe
Nuova Vocal Arts
Events for June
28

Orpheus in the UnderworldOffenbach
Toronto City Opera

Opera 303 Various
The Redwood Theatre

Brigadoon Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe
Nuova Vocal Arts
Events for June
29
Events for June
30
Events for July
2

BRAVA: A Cabaret of Devotions Various
Toronto Fringe Festival


The Wounds of Love and Other Gifts Bruce Dow
Toronto Fringe Festival
Events for July
3

BRAVA: A Cabaret of Devotions Various
Toronto Fringe Festival


The Wounds of Love and Other Gifts Bruce Dow
Toronto Fringe Festival
Events for July
4

Górecki Immersive Various
Brott Music Festival

BRAVA: A Cabaret of Devotions Various
Toronto Fringe Festival


The Wounds of Love and Other Gifts Bruce Dow
Toronto Fringe Festival
Events for July
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