Following a 2020 season of digital and live shows that reached over 5,000 pairs of eyes and offered work for Canadian artists, Tapestry Opera’s Winter 2021 lineup continues to offer innovation to Toronto's opera landscape. Founded in 1979, Tapestry is an...
I feel I must preface this review with the confession that I have never--not ever--seen a holiday-season Messiah. I am grateful that Messiah/Complex, a filmed collaboration between the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) and Against the Grain (AtG) Theatre, seen Dec....
As advent calendars continue the countdown to a bittersweet 2020 holiday season, opera companies keep inline with tradition--or should we say online--via streamable versions of the Handel classic. Keep reading for a complete list of Messiah shows to curl up to with a...
In November 2020, Opera Canada magazine spoke with Rebecca Hass, mezzo-soprano and creative wellness coach, about her work with opera artists. 1. Opera artists face specific challenges that require specific solutions Nearly 13 years into her life-coaching career,...
Canadian opera director Michael Cavanagh has been appointed Artistic Director of the Royal Swedish Opera, the company announced in a press release on Nov. 30th. Cavanagh has directed over 150 opera productions at 32 companies in Canada, U.S. and Europe. His...
On Dec. 1st, Opera Mariposa is creating a platform for Deaf and disabled perspectives in opera via an online panel discussion on accessibility, inclusion and pursuing live music safely during COVID-19. With Making Opera Accessible: during the pandemic and beyond, the...
After a year-long, international search, the Canadian Opera Company (COC) has named Perryn Leech its next General Director in a press release on Nov. 30th. Leech is currently Managing Director of Houston Grand Opera (HGO) and officially begins at the COC as of March...
CALL FOR PITCHES: From what Opera Canada magazine can tell, important voices were silenced last weekend regarding casting choices of trans characters in the opera As One. We want to publish opinions from LGBTQ2S+ writers who have more authority on this issue than our...
To honour International Transgender Awareness Week on Nov. 20th, Orchestre classique de Montréal (OCM) presents a Quebecois premiere of As One starring baritone Phillip Addis (Hannah before) and mezzo-soprano Sarah Bissonnette (Hannah after). As One is an...
On Dec. 13th, the multi-award-winning team at Against the Grain Theatre (AtG) will present a bold interpretation of Handel’s Messiah in partnership with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) and Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. The 70-minute filmed performance of...
In an exclusive interview on Nov. 2nd, leader of Canadian Opera Company (COC) and Opéra national de Paris Alexander Neef answered the questions we've been dying to ask since his move to France. Q: How do you perceive the Canadian opera world versus that in France,...
Canadian opera is alive and well, it reminds us this weekend with the influx of 7 separate digital events for any mood. Whether it's a new Canadian musical or Canadians singing on stages abroad, audiences will have plenty of material to help celebrate World Opera Day....