In a fresh focus on opera-friendly recording technicians, we're continuing our series of "opera on screen" Q&As with Toronto-based audio and video recording engineer, Ryan Harper. From his work with Opera in Concert: VOICEBOX, to collaborations with UofT Opera,...
The young artists of the Atelier lyrique de l'Opéra de Montréal are bound and determined to end a bizarre operatic season on a high note. On May 18, the Atelier lyrique will give two performances of their end-of-season concert at Théâtre Maisonneuve, at 2pm and 6pm...
The Canadian Art Song Project (CASP) has announced the two inaugural mentees for its Chung-Wai Chow and John Wright Art Song Mentorship Programme for Composers. Composer-organist Laurence Jobidon and composer-pianist Jesse Plessis have been selected to work closely...
Though stages still feel deserted, the pandemic inspired an extraordinary boom for videographers with a fondness for the classical arts. Among these is Stephen Bell, UX/UI Designer, videographer, tenor, and founder of Coffeeshop Creative. Bell and his team have been...
From his position as Co-Artistic Director of the Canadian Art Song Project, tenor Lawrence Wiliford has spent considerable time in close quarters with composers as they write for the voice. In the latest instalment of our advice series, "Dear composer...Dear singer",...
Running May 2 to July 31, Highlands Opera Studio has launched an online summer concert series featuring past and current company artists, each available to stream for one week. The series of 13 concerts, titled "Reflections and Expressions", has kicked off with a...
Opera Canada magazine invites applications and referrals for a Circulation & Marketing Manager, a permanent part-time position. Opera Canada is the oldest, continuously published arts periodical in Canada and is available quarterly. Opera Canada magazine has been...
This weekend, catch up with Canadian composer Andrew Ager (Frankenstein, Führerbunker)! In an interview led by the National Capital Opera Society, Andrew Ager is joined by Bronx Opera General Director Ben Spierman, and Canadian singers Carmen Harris and Bradley...
Our advice series continues! In this latest instalment of "Dear singer..." we hear from UK-based composer James Garner, whose opera, Much Ado, is set to premiere out of Opera McGill in 2023. Garner urges composer to sing, singers to look outside of the box, and for...
It's extraordinary, the fast-growing body of work that has come out of the pandemic-inspired opera drought in the last 13 months. It's no substitute for live stages, but there's still enough digital creativity out there that it's easy to lose track. In case our...
If you couldn’t tell by his operatic adaptations of films like Lars von Trier’s Breaking the Waves, and Carlos Reygadas’ Silent Light, Canadian librettist Royce Vavrek is a movie buff. So, since we’ve all got more time on our hands than usual, I figured it would be an...
While opera-deprived Canadians stay patient (because we're nice, and frankly, because we have no choice), it's a good time to peek over the border for a few fresh digital items. Out of our neighbours to the south, here's a shortlist of new and brand-new American opera...