Opéra de Québec recently announced that Jean-François Lapointe has entered into his role as Artistic Director, beginning with the 2020-21 season. His tenure will overlap with current director Grégoire Legendre who plans to retire in December 2020. Legendre is...
Opera Canada launches our new Behind the Scenes series, an exclusive look 'behind the curtain' with the talented people supporting opera companies across the country... The paintings below were created by artist and set designer Gerard Gauci for Opera Atelier’s fall...
In a press release on Sept. 2nd, opera.ca announced the launch of a new Emerging Artist Fellowship, the first initiative of their Leadership, Innovation, Networking, Knowledge (LINK) Emerging Artist Programs. The initiative by opera.ca, created by emerging artists for...
Columbia Artists Management Inc., a leading agency representing classical musicians, announced its closure with little notice in a statement on Aug. 29th. After “having endured a prolonged pandemic environment,” CAMI will close effective August 31, 2020. CAMI was...
In an Aug. 26th news release, the Canadian Opera Company announced that General Director Alexander Neef will begin his new role as head of Opéra national de Paris in September 2020, while maintaining his role at the COC. It was announced earlier this summer that...
Opéra de Montréal announced the appointment of Saskatchewan-born pianist Rachel Andrist as Principal Coach of Opéra de Montréal's Atelier lyrique young artist training program, in a news release on August 21st. Andrist will succeed Québécoise Marie-Ève Scarfone, who...
In a press release on August 17th, San Francisco Opera Company announced the appointment of PEI native Carrie-Ann Matheson as Artistic Director of the San Francisco Opera Center (SFOC). The internationally-renowned Canadian pianist and vocal coach will succeed Sheri...
On Friday, August 28th, Black Opera Productions will be presenting ‘Black Opera Live: Canada.’ At 7p.m. EST, the 90-minute Facebook Live broadcast will be hosted by baritone Kenneth Overton, featuring beloved Canadian sopranos Measha Brueggergosman, Othalie Graham and...
With the world slowly opening up again, perhaps you’ve seen the resurgence of upcoming event announcements in your inbox. To help out, here's our news roundup of some of the most exciting opera announcements to come our way for your audio and visual pleasure: Opera...
Vancouver Opera announced the six participants of this seasons’ Yulanda M. Faris Young Artists Program in a news release on Thursday, August 6th. The 20-21 cohort of artists will include tenor Ian Cleary, stage director Dana Fradkin, baritone Luka Kawabata, pianist...
What Is Intimacy Direction? Theatre and opera lovers alike are familiar with the feeling of sitting in an audience and uneasily watching an act of sexual violence take place on stage. “Is the performer safe?” we ask ourselves and resume watching uncertainly. For...
There are a lot of people working on Ghost Opera--the May 24th world premiere is a collaboration between Calgary Opera, the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, and the Old Trout Puppet Workshop. That’s why the Greek concept Ananke is how Judd Palmer, co-founder of...