In our latest instalment of our advice series, "Dear composer…dear singer", we're diving deep with Vancouver-based composer Rodney Sharman. What homework does he do when writing for a new voice? How does it feel when singers perform his music? Who are his memorable...
This time last year, I was supposed to be in Frankfurt. It was my birthday, and also closing night of Barrie Kosky’s new production of Salome, starring my friend the excellent Canadian soprano, Ambur Braid. As an incredible birthday present, my husband had gotten me...
Following their groundbreaking production of their made-for-the-internet opera, Escape Room, University of Toronto Opera is set to present a digital series, titled Opera in Miniature: A Festival of One-Act Operas. From April 22-25, 2021, Opera in Miniature features...
After plenty of pandemic-inspired anticipation, Opera Atelier is set to unveil their latest production, Handel's oratorio, The Resurrection. Originally slated for April 2020, The Resurrection has pivoted to a digital stream, recorded from Toronto's Koerner Hall and...
Fast-rising Canadian mezzo-soprano Emily D'Angelo is coming to the small screen, in a digital recital with pianist Sophia Muñoz, presented by Vocal Arts DC. From April 9-18, 2021, you can stream the recital, recorded in December 2020 at Berlin's B-Sharp Studios. The...
In the latest instalment of our advice series, "Dear composer...dear singer", we pair the wise words of Canadian soprano Alexandra Smither, with some enlightenment from Canadian composer Monica Pearce: What do you wish composers better understood about the voice?...
Canadian indie opera company Opera 5 has partnered with Gazelle Automations on a new operatic webseries for young audiences, titled Threepenny Submarine. The first episode kicks off on April 7, 12pm ET on Opera 5's Facebook and YouTube. Threepenny Submarine tells the...
Canadian opera fans, we're looking at a lovely long weekend ahead! It's a good time to take stock of the latest offerings in online streaming - like these three little Canadian operatic Easter eggs: Dialogues des Carmélites, Opera Laurier Starting March 31, 7:30pm ET,...
This is the continuation of a new series of Q&As with the artists of Canada's opera scene. After our "Quarantine Questions" from the spring/summer of 2020, we're checking in once again with these artists as they share new perspectives on mid-pandemic opera. Next...
In our latest instalment of our advice series, "Dear composer...dear singer", we're focusing on the words of Canadian composer James Rolfe. What kind of singer does a composer love to work with? How can singers offer feedback? Should composers sing? Rolfe has the...
This is the continuation of a new series of Q&As with the artists of Canada's opera scene. After our "Quarantine Questions" from the spring/summer of 2020, we're checking in once again with these artists as they share new perspectives on mid-pandemic opera. Next...
Calgary Opera has announced the latest step in its long history of championing new opera: a new documentary film series that follows the groundbreaking work coming out of its Opera Labs series. The documentaries, produced by local filmmakers Pluto Pictures, offer a...