Tapestry Opera has unveiled its latest innovation: Box Concerts! Through October 1, Canada's leaders in new opera are delivering curbside concerts throughout Toronto, performed live from Tapestry's custom-made "box stage". The concerts will be free for communities,...
As Canada's artists ready themselves for far-reaching cancellations in the 2020-21 opera season, Opera Canada is checking in. What is the ripple effect of an opera-free season? How many Canadians will call themselves professional artists in a year's time? How bad has...
Toronto-based indie opera company Loose Tea Music Theatre has announced a new Artistic Director, Joanna Diindiisikwe Simmons. Diindiisikwe Simmons is a Canadian opera singer (Louis Riel, Missing) and an active figure in the province's opera, dance, and theatre scenes;...
Pacific Opera Victoria has unveiled some innovations for summer 2020. Their newly dubbed "Pop Up Opera" series will see opera singers travelling by hybrid-electric van, to give live performances in public spaces throughout the Capital Regional District. The...
Manitoba Opera has announced that its fall production of Sweeney Todd, originally slated for November 2020, will be cancelled. The company is looking optimistically at its Tosca, set for April 2021, and there are programming plans in development to keep audiences...
If you're not yet caught up with The Everything Will Be Okay Podcast, do so before the next episode drops on Tuesday! The current episode is a conversation with Isaiah Bell, Canadian tenor, composer, and creator of the one-person show, The Book of My Shames. Host and...
Marking the most broad-strokes announcement yet among Canadian opera companies, Calgary Opera has announced the postponement of their entire 2020-2021 season. The decision was no doubt difficult, and it's worth watching the video message put out by Artistic Director...
Opéra de Montréal has announced that its productions of Jenůfa and La traviata, originally scheduled to run from September through November, will be rescheduled to its 2021-22 season. The decision follows the release of CNESST guidelines for performing arts sector...
We can't say we didn't expect it, right? The Canadian Opera Company has formally announced the cancellation of its fall 2020 programming, which includes a revived production of The Marriage of Figaro and the company's much-anticipated Parsifal. Parsifal is postponed...
Soprano Andrea Núñez is still in the early years of her singing career, and out of necessity, she's already looking for ways she and the industry can adapt. From her base in Prince Edward Island, Núñez answers our Quarantine Questions: Between mid-March and the...
Jenna Simeonov, contributor & social media manager for Opera Canada and editor of Schmopera, has released another episode of The Everything Will Be Okay Podcast, this time featuring superstar soprano Sondra Radvanovsky. The conversation came shortly after...
Edmonton Opera 2021 has been unveiled, with revised plans for the upcoming season, offering Canadian opera fans the chance to get tentatively hopeful about the future of live performances. For the first time in its 57-year history, the company has delayed the start of...