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Final Word: Joel Ivany

Final Word: Joel Ivany

by Joel Ivany | Jun 15, 2022 | News, Opinion, Spring 2022

For my entire career, opera has been as reliable as Monday mornings. It just happens. Opera is...

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‼️Our review of @manitoba_underground’s prod

‼️Our review of @manitoba_underground’s production of 🍬Hansel and Gretel🍭 is up on our website! Venture into the woods and read about the fabulous performances by @gracebudoloski @carmenharris67 and @baritonitu Head to the website to read the full review!

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📸 Paul McKeen

🎉The Artist of the Week is 🇨🇦Canadian sop

🎉The Artist of the Week is 🇨🇦Canadian soprano @sydneythesoprano . She is currently in Calgary performing in @ammolite.opera’s inaugural season, in their production of Proving Up, and new opera by @missymazzoli and @rvavrek. There are a few more chances to see this innovative show on August 27, 28, and 30 so get your tickets now!!

This week, Sydney found time to chat with us in between performances to share what it is like to be performing of a company’s inaugural season, 🎶what roles she would love to be singing now and in ten years, as well as how she views success 🥰in the industry. Read on to find out more.

🎉 The review for @highlandsopera’s production

🎉 The review for @highlandsopera’s production of @andrewbalfour_ ‘s “Mishaabooz’s Realm”, is up on our website! Combining First Nation singers and instrumentalists with the opera idiom, this show “leaves viewers reeling from emotional punches, but also feeling hopeful about the future”.

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📸 April Kovacs

🎉Congratulations to @nezetseguin and @metopera

🎉Congratulations to @nezetseguin and @metopera for continuing their partnership well into the future! We look forward to the upcoming seasons and are proud of this talented 🇨🇦Canadian making waves on the international stage. Head to our website to read the full press release!

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#opera #newyork #canadaproud🇨🇦

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🎉Our review for @orpheuspdx ‘s Acis, Galatea,

🎉Our review for @orpheuspdx ‘s Acis, Galatea, and Polyphemus is up on our website! Featuring 🇨🇦Canadian soprano @whyte_katherine and an inventive telling of this Handel piece, you’ll want to read all about it!! Click through to the website to read the full review.

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#opera #portland #operasingetsofinstagram

📸 Owen Carey

Iréne Brisson’s Festival Roundup for @operadequ

Iréne Brisson’s Festival Roundup for @operadequebec’s most recent productions is up!!!! Featuring a myriad of outdoor activities, a concert of French opera arias, a world première of “The Ugly Duckling”, “Epitaph de Carmen et son assaisin”, and a vibrant “La vie Parisienne”. Click through to the website to read the full rundown!

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#opera #quebec #operasingersofinstagram

📸 Jessica Latouche

🎉@chateauversailles.spectacles’s production o

🎉@chateauversailles.spectacles’s production of Don Giovanni on DVD has a full review on our website!! Featuring Canadians 🇨🇦 @florie.valiquette.soprano @robertgleadow and @operaatelier’s creative team Marshall Pynkoski and Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg.
Head to the website to read the full review!

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#opera #versailles #operasingersofinstagram

🎉 Our review for @operadequebec’s production

🎉 Our review for @operadequebec’s production of Poulenc’s “La voix humaine” is up on our website. Featuring stellar performances by @elisabethstgelais and @_olivierbergeron Head to the website to read the full review!!

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#quebec #opera #operasingersofinstagram

📸 Emmanuel Burriel

🥳Congratulations to @geraldfinleyofficial!!!! T

🥳Congratulations to @geraldfinleyofficial!!!! This past week he was named Kammersänger at Bavarian State Opera! Read more about this exciting achievement on our website!

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#opera #canadian #canadaproud🇨🇦

📸 Wilfred Hösl

🎉The review for @brottmusicfestival’s The Bar

🎉The review for @brottmusicfestival’s The Barber of Seville 💈is up on our website!! Directed by @jessderventzis , conducted by @taniamillerconductor and starring @_wes_harrison , @anaacstro , among many more, read on to find more about the show! 🎶

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📸 Bob Hatcher

‼️Our review for @manitobaopera’s production

‼️Our review for @manitobaopera’s production of 💃Carmen, is up on our website! Featuring @gingercostajackson @davidpomeroy @danielokulitch and many more! Head to the website to read the full review.

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#opera #winnipeg #carmen

📸 R. Tinker

🎉Our review for Aportia Chryptych: A Black Oper

🎉Our review for Aportia Chryptych: A Black Opera for Portia White (@portiawhiteopera ) produced by @canadianopera is up on the website!! Featuring stellar performances by @neembee @adriennedanrichsoprano and SATE, you’ll want to read all about it. 🎶

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#opera #toronto #portiawhite

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🎉Our review for @manitoba_underground’s produ

🎉Our review for @manitoba_underground’s production of Rocking Horse Winner 🐎 is up!!!!! Head to the website to read the full review!

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#opera #winnipeg #rockinghorsewinner #comtemporaryopera

📸 Paul McKeen

Our review for @sfopera’s Innocence, is up on ou

Our review for @sfopera’s Innocence, is up on our website!!! Featuring Canadian @clairedesevigne, as well as @ruxandradonose, @baritonebartender , @lilian.farahani , and many more, read on to find out what John Bender thought of the show.

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#opera #sanfrancisco #operasingersofinstagram

📸 @cory_weaver_photographer

Our review of @glyndebourne’s stellar Carmen 💃 is ready to read on our website!! Featuring Canadian @rihab_chaieb as Carmen, Ukrainian @dmytropopov as Don José, and directed by Diane Paulus. Read on to find out more!

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#opera #carmen #operasingersofinstagram

📸 Richard Hubert Smith

📣The review for @royaloperahouse’s production

📣The review for @royaloperahouse’s production of Andrea Chénier is up! Starring @sondraradvanovsky and @tenorkaufmann. Read the full review!🎶

📸 Marc Brenner

#opera #london #operasingersofinstagram

🎉The Artist of the Week is Canadian mezzo sopra

🎉The Artist of the Week is Canadian mezzo soprano @hillarytufford . Currently in Toronto, Hillary is in rehearsals for @torontocityopera’s production of Bizet’s Carmen, 💃where she will be performing the titular role, running June 19-23.

In between her busy rehearsal schedule, Hillary found time to chat with us about who first inspired her to sing, what roles she would like to be singing in 10 years, and how she values the moments of difficulty in life that allow her to grow and learn. Read on to find out more.

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#opera #toronto #carmen #operasingersofinstagram

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Our review is up for @edmontonopera’s Das Rheing

Our review is up for @edmontonopera’s Das Rheingold starring #neilcraighead @mezzocathyd @operamask @jaclyngrossman! 🔥

🔗 in bio to read the full review

#opera #edmonton #wagner

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🎉Canadian tenor @zack.rioux takes us to Munich,

🎉Canadian tenor @zack.rioux takes us to Munich, Germany 🇩🇪 where he is currently a member of the Opera Studio with @bayerischestaatsoper , and preparing the role of Gastone for their upcoming production of La Traviata, running June 18, 2024-June 22, 2025.

Zachary was kind enough to share with us what his experience has been like in his new home of Munich, Germany, including the not to be missed Bavarian Oktoberfest 🍻,the best bar to find the local opera singers after a show, and which museums he has visited. Read on to find out more.‼️

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#opera #munich #operasingersofinstagram

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New episode alert! 🎙️ Tune in to The Opera Gl

New episode alert! 🎙️ Tune in to The Opera Glasses #podcast featuring @danielschlosberg as he discusses his reimagined arrangement of Poul Ruders’s opera The Handmaid’s Tale—based on @therealmargaretatwood’s novel. Tonight the workshop performance premieres at @banffcentre! 🎶✨

Special guest host: @stephaniaromaniukmezzo, an arts writer participant in @joel.ivany’s Chamber Music and Opera: Interplay program at @banffcentre, mentored by @lizziebowgirl (who produced this episode).

Listen now on all major streaming platforms! #linkinbio

#Opera #Podcast #BanffCentre #HandmaidsTale #DanielSchlosberg #StephaniaRomaniuk #ChamberMusic #MargaretAtwood

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