Opera Atelier has announced the company's 2022/23 season, with a return to a live subscription series titled Passion Returns. The powerful lineup includes Purcell's iconic Dido and Aeneas, followed by the Canadian premiere of the company's own fully-staged, live...
Toronto-based independent queer opera collective OperaQ is on June 3 premiering Medusa's Children, a new musical film that delivers a modern retelling of the Greek myth. Scored by composer Colin McMahon and featuring text by award-winning Canadian poet Charlie...
Canada's opera scene is back. There's something for everyone this month, whether you're looking to enjoy an opera classic (including multiple Traviatas!), a festive orchestral concert, or a casual in-person talk series. We've got you covered with all the happenings...
Amplified Opera returns to live performance in March with AMPLIFY 1.0, a concert series performed at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) within Jeffrey Gibson's installation, I AM YOUR RELATIVE. The concert series features three separate programs - MisogyME,...
Canadian opera collective Opera InReach is calling on artists to share their voices in an upcoming streamed concert, Art for Peace, which will raise support for those impacted by the ongoing crisis in the Ukraine. The concert will take place on March 15 at 6:30pm EST,...
It's showtime. As many provinces return to full-capacity events this month, indoor entertainment is finally reviving. For Canadian opera lovers, March offers an abundance of productions and activities—everything from virtual panels to world premieres to reimagined...
Canadian artists and creatives appear steadily throughout the Metropolitan Opera’s recently announced September-June 2022/23 season, starting on its opening night when soprano Sondra Radvanovsky takes on the title role in a new production of Cherubini’s Medea. The...
The intensification of IBPOC (Indigenous, Black, and People of Colour) activism at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has put a halt to business-as-usual in classical music has prompted many to pause and reflect on the leadership and governance structures of the...
Curtains are finally rising again after a second prolonged COVID-19 shutdown. Orchestre classique de Montréal (OCM) has announced that it will mount an abridged, semi-staged adaptation of Bizet's Carmen, featuring mezzo‑soprano Julie Nesrallah in the title role and...
Love is in the air in February, and after a pandemic- and cold-filled January, we couldn't need a return to live music more. Thankfully, there's an exciting - and romantic - lineup of operas coming your way this month. As always, we don't want you to miss a thing....
The George London Foundation Competition, one of opera's oldest and most prestigious competitions for Canadian and American opera singers, returns this February to mark its 50th anniversary. Usually a public event, this year's final round will be held in-person for...
San Francisco Opera’s upcoming 2022/23 centennial season is a celebration of the company’s past and future, including world premieres, new commissions and co-productions. The season kicks off on Sept. 9 with a special centennial Opening Night Concert & Opera Ball,...