Edmonton’s Nuova Opera and Music Theatre Festival is back in full force, offering early-career...
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LA TRAVIATACalgary Opera sets La traviata in the Roaring ’20s
Calgary Opera’s second production in its 2022 COVID-comeback season drew a large, largely unmasked...
Edmonton Opera mounts Mozart’s Così fan tutte in short order
There was a shorter gap than usual between Edmonton Opera productions in this truncated season....
Allan Monk, Rubies 2021: The Wayne Gretzky of Opera
The Opera Canada Awards—‘The Rubies’ makes a return to ‘live’ on November 15, 2021. Click here for...
In Memoriam: Bob McPhee 1956-2021
Bob McPhee, who died of cancer on Mar. 13th in Calgary at age 65, was a builder of institutions,...
Edmonton Opera goes live with drive-in opera
Edmonton Opera, like many companies, has tried to stay in touch with its supporters during the...
Cross Canada Reports: Calgary & Edmonton companies take divergent approaches
In Alberta, Edmonton Opera and Calgary Opera are working with the same set of unknowns as the rest...
Indie Opera: Canada’s Key Indie Players
This feature on Canadian Indie Opera appeared in the Spring 2020 issue of Opera Canada, Vol. 60 #3...
John Estacio, The Rubies 2019 — Singing for the West
Edmonton composer John Estacio’s immigrant Portuguese family lived on a farm north of Toronto....
Review: Mercury Opera Carmen in a “legendary Edmonton greasy spoon”
Having the title character's leg brush up against your thigh is just one unique prospect in...