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Reviews
Opernfestspiele Heidenheim Macbeth“Musical performances offer triumphs alongside vulnerabilities”
Macbeth | Opernfestspiele Heidenheim | Opera Canada
Highlands Opera Studio Don Pasquale“Each group was brilliant on its own”
Don Pasquale | Highlands Opera Studio | Opera Canada
Nebula Performances I Pagliacci“Minimalism was its strength”
I Pagliacci | Nebula Performances | Opera Canada
Latest Features
Artist of the Week 26 Qs for Johannes Debus
The Artist of the Week is conductor Johannes Debus. He will conducting the COC Orchestra and Chorus, alongside members and graduates of the Ensemble Studio, at the Canadian Opera Company’s A Concert Celebration: 20 Years at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts on September 17th. This week, Johannes chats with us about his love for the Four Seasons Centre, his favourite on-screen conducting moment and when he knew he wanted to be a conductor. Read on to find out more.
Opernfestspiele Heidenheim Macbeth“Musical performances offer triumphs alongside vulnerabilities”
Macbeth | Opernfestspiele Heidenheim | Opera Canada
Opera Calendar
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Opera by the Pint: Season 9 Various
Flipside Opera
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A Concert Celebration: 20 Years at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts Various
Canadian Opera Company
Events for September
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La Traviata Verdi
Canadian Opera Company
Sparkling Serenade: a Lakefront Evening with Opera Kelowna Various
Opera Kelowna
Orpheus in UNDERWORLD Various
re:Naissance
Music for the Little Ice Age Various
Early Music Vancouver
Events for September
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La Traviata Verdi
Canadian Opera Company
Orpheus in UNDERWORLD Various
re:Naissance
Tannhauser Wagner
Oper Kiel
Events for September
20
La Traviata Verdi
Canadian Opera Company
Events for September
21
La Traviata Verdi
Canadian Opera Company
Akasha : Le souffle de l’univers Various
Chants Libres
Events for September
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La Traviata Verdi
Canadian Opera Company
Come Closer Ryan Trew & Rachel Krehm
Chants Libres
Events for September
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La Traviata Verdi
Canadian Opera Company
Events for September
24
La Traviata Verdi
Canadian Opera Company
Rimski-Korsakov, Shéhérazade / Sergey Khachatryan Various
Orchestre national de France
Events for September
25
La Traviata Verdi
Canadian Opera Company
Spectacle OPER’ACTUEL Various
Chants Libres
Drag Me To The Opera with Aida Cupcake Various
What the Festival
Events for September
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La Traviata Verdi
Canadian Opera Company
Turandot Puccini
Opéra de Montréal
TOT Cabaret: Galope Offenbachiene Various
Toronto Operetta Theatre
Spectacle OPER’ACTUEL Various
Chants Libres
Events for September
27
La Traviata Verdi
Canadian Opera Company
Drag Me To The Opera with Aida Cupcake Various
What the Festival
Events for September
28
La Traviata Verdi
Canadian Opera Company
Events for September
29
La Traviata Verdi
Canadian Opera Company
Turandot Puccini
Opéra de Montréal
Missing Brian Current
Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts
Events for September
30
La Traviata Verdi
Canadian Opera Company
Tannhauser Wagner
Oper Kiel
Events for October
1
La Traviata Verdi
Canadian Opera Company
Turandot Puccini
Opéra de Montréal
Events for October
2
La Traviata Verdi
Canadian Opera Company
Events for October
3
La Traviata Verdi
Canadian Opera Company
Così fan tutte Mozart
Canadian Opera Company
The Barber of Seville Rossini
Southern Ontario Lyric Opera
Events for October
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La Traviata Verdi
Canadian Opera Company
Così fan tutte Mozart
Canadian Opera Company
Turandot Puccini
Opéra de Montréal