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Profile: Susan Platts: Mahler, Mentors and Music Education

by Gregory Finney | Nov 7, 2017 | News

British-born Canadian mezzo Susan Platts has been delighting audiences around the world with her...

‘The Rubies’: 17th Edition of the Opera Canada Awards, Oct. 30, 2017

by Angie Bell | Nov 1, 2017 | Featured, News, Rubies Awards

On Mon. Oct. 31, Opera Canada Publications held its 17th annual Opera Canada Awards, a.k.a....

Amusing Old Movie Becomes Engrossing New Opera

by Communications | Oct 29, 2017 | News

In it he replaced the spoken words of the film with recitative, arioso, aria, and an occasional...

Calgary Opera announces appointment of new resident conductor Kimberley-Ann Bartczak

by Angie Bell | Oct 24, 2017 | News

Calgary Opera has announced the appointment of a new Resident Conductor and...

Singing Stars: The Next Generation—IRCPA

by Angie Bell | Oct 20, 2017 | Featured, News

Ten young professional singers have been selected to perform in Singing Stars: The Next...

Charles Osborne obituary

by Angie Bell | Oct 18, 2017 | News

By Barry Millington for the Guardian (UK) As literature director of the Arts Council of Great...

Kicked out for being gay then rescued by opera: writer Garth Greenwell’s extraordinary awakening

by Garth Greenwell | Oct 18, 2017 | News

By Garth Greenwell for the Guardian (UK) I became an opera singer because I failed ninth-grade...

The need for more diversity in opera

by Letters | Oct 17, 2017 | News

Equity insists that a diverse range of performers should be auditioned for every production,...

National Capital Opera Society announces winners of its Brian Law Opera Competition

by Angie Bell | Oct 17, 2017 | News

NCOS is delighted to announce that the first prize of $5,000 was awarded to soprano Jennifer Olenic. Second prize ($3,000) went to bass-baritone Joel Allison and third prize ($1,000) to soprano Jeanine Williams. The three remaining finalists, soprano Carolyn Beaudoin, baritone Ryan Hofman and mezzo-soprano Danielle Vaillancourt were each awarded $500.