Dawn Martens

_{Canadian Children’s Opera Company
The Hobbit} “As long as imagination and creativity are alive, The Hobbit will continue to entertain and inspire the child in all of us for generations to come.”

by Dawn Martens | Jun 12, 2024 | Featured, Reviews

From May 31st to June 2nd, The Canadian Children’s Opera Company (CCOC) presented four...

_{Southern Ontario Lyric Opera
Carmen} “Breathing new life into opera warhorses”

by Dawn Martens | Mar 19, 2024 | Featured, Reviews

On March 2, Southern Ontario Lyric Opera (SOLO) presented Carmen at the Burlington...

_{Toronto Operetta Theatre
The Merry Widow} “Everything I needed from Léhar’s beloved creation was right here in Toronto”

by Dawn Martens | Jan 5, 2024 | Featured, Reviews

When I was a young child, I was fascinated with my parents' 1960 Reader’s Digest Treasury of Great...

_{Southern Ontario Lyric Opera (SOLO)
Madama Butterfly} “With productions like this, Madama Butterfly will continue to remain a fan favourite.”

by Dawn Martens | Oct 23, 2023 | Featured, Reviews

On October 15, Southern Ontario Lyric Opera (SOLO) opened their 2023/24 season with Madama...

_{Highlands Opera Studio
Regeneration} “stunning example of what collaboration between artists of different ethnicities, ages, and styles can produce”

by Dawn Martens | Aug 25, 2023 | Featured, Reviews

On August 17 and 19, at the Northern Lights Performing Arts Pavilion in Haliburton, Ontario,...

_{Brott Opera
La traviata} Anne-Marie “MacIntosh is ready to unleash her Violetta on the world”

by Dawn Martens | Jul 25, 2023 | Featured, Reviews

On July 13 and 14, Brott Opera presented La traviata in the 470 seat Peller Hall at Ancaster...

_{Brott Opera La Flambeau} “a fascinating world”

by Dawn Martens | Feb 27, 2023 | Featured, Reviews

I wondered what I was in for when I read the front of the opera program: “A Modern opera about...

_{Highlands Opera Studio Eugene Onegin} “An exciting era of new talent”

by Dawn Martens | Sep 7, 2022 | Featured, Reviews

Highlands Opera Studio’s return to a full season with masterclasses, concerts, community events,...

_{Highlands Opera Studio / Loose Tea Music Theatre} A Powerful Partnership in Haliburton, ON

by Dawn Martens | Sep 1, 2022 | Featured, Reviews

One of Highlands Opera Studio’s mandates is the creation, development, and presentation of new...

Best in Show: Canada’s Opera Pets featuring John Fanning, Maria Vetere & Alexandra Lennox

by Dawn Martens | May 16, 2022 | Best in Show, News

In our next instalment of Dawn Marten's series "Best in Show", we meet a baritone’s long lineup of...

_{Canadian Children’s Opera Company
The Hobbit} “As long as imagination and creativity are alive, The Hobbit will continue to entertain and inspire the child in all of us for generations to come.”

_{Southern Ontario Lyric Opera
Carmen} “Breathing new life into opera warhorses”

_{Toronto Operetta Theatre
The Merry Widow} “Everything I needed from Léhar’s beloved creation was right here in Toronto”

_{Southern Ontario Lyric Opera (SOLO)
Madama Butterfly} “With productions like this, Madama Butterfly will continue to remain a fan favourite.”

_{Highlands Opera Studio
Regeneration} “stunning example of what collaboration between artists of different ethnicities, ages, and styles can produce”

_{Brott Opera
La traviata} Anne-Marie “MacIntosh is ready to unleash her Violetta on the world”

_{Brott Opera La Flambeau} “a fascinating world”

_{Highlands Opera Studio Eugene Onegin} “An exciting era of new talent”

_{Highlands Opera Studio / Loose Tea Music Theatre} A Powerful Partnership in Haliburton, ON

Best in Show: Canada’s Opera Pets featuring John Fanning, Maria Vetere & Alexandra Lennox

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