Editor-in-Chief Elizabeth Bowman sits down with Timothy Myers, Artistic Advisor at Austin Opera, to talk innovation in opera: how to craft a sustainable future for the arts, the big questions we should be asking, and placing power in the hands of the artists. This text was originally published in the Spring 2023 print version of Opera Canada magazine.
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Spring 2023 Print Issue Outside the Box: Essential Perspectives — Business Experts Interpret Opera
Lucia Cesaroni sits down with Deborah Lau-Yu, founder and principal at PALETTERA Inc., an award-winning design studio that specializes in storytelling and branding. They reflect on the arts, design and entrepreneurship — how we can best bridge these worlds, make room for more diverse voices, and do better.
Festival D’Aix-en-Provence
Così fan tutte “Russell Braun is a consummate actor and an artist who continues to astound with his range of roles”
Mozart's Così fan tutte is emblematic of the Festival d'Aix en Provence. It's the opera that...
Spring 2023 Print Issue Stage Scenes: Cecilia Livingston — A true storyteller
Jenna Simeonov shines the spotlight on Canadian composer Cecilia Livingston’s melody-driven, genre-mixing musical world and her creative process. This text was originally published in the Spring 2023 print version of Opera Canada magazine.
Spring 2023 Print Issue Letter from Milan
Denise Wendel-Poray travels to La Scala in Milan where it’s all about opera, power, and politics. This text was originally published in the Spring 2023 print version of Opera Canada magazine.
Spring 2023 Print Issue Opera as a Tool for Social Transformation
Sylvia L‘Écuyer reports on the success and importance of Opéra de Montréal‘s community-minded programs. This text was originally published in the Spring 2023 print version of Opera Canada magazine.
Spring 2023 Print Issue A Call for a New Kind of Musician
Pianist and music psychotherapist Renate Rohlfing explores how musicians working in the community can foster the creation of a healthier society, when community members engage with them and the resulting music they create. This text was originally published in the Spring 2023 print version of Opera Canada magazine.
Editor’s Notebook: Summer Magazine Print Issue
Save the date: November 6, 2023. We will host our annual Rubies Gala honouring five well-deserving (soon-to-be announced) Canadian contributors to opera at Toronto’s Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts—it is sure to be a magical evening.
Spring 2023 Print Issue Fach It!
Patricia Yates tells us why it’s time to ditch the voice classification system used heavily in the opera industry to cast roles. This text was originally published in the Spring 2023 print version of Opera Canada magazine.
Brott Opera
La traviata Anne-Marie “MacIntosh is ready to unleash her Violetta on the world”
On July 13 and 14, Brott Opera presented La traviata in the 470 seat Peller Hall at Ancaster...