![The Little Opera Company The Magic Flute: The Trials of Tamino and Pamina “a testament to [John] Greer’s sensitive artistry”](https://operacanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_9609.jpg)
The Little Opera Company closed its 2022/23 season with a bite-sized version of Mozart’s great singspiel, Die Zauberflöte, featuring Canadian composer John Greer’s compact, 90-minute adaptation titled The Magic Flute: The Trials of Tamino and Pamina performed in English.
Frédérique Vézina speaks to César Ulloa, Chair of Voice and Opera Studies at San Francisco Conservatory of Music, exploring common misconceptions among young singers, technical exercises to train the body for improved breath and support, and more. This text was originally published in the Spring 2023 print version of Opera Canada magazine.
Canadian-Ukrainian maestro Keri-Lynn Wilson is creating an experience that strengthens a nation and touches the world. This text was originally published in the Spring 2023 print version of Opera Canada magazine.
Mark Williams is the new CEO of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. He has served in leadership roles with The Cleveland Orchestra and the San Francisco Symphony.
![Boston Early Music Festival Circé “no one knows the nuances of French baroque style better than [Karina Gauvin] does.”](https://operacanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-06-03-Circe-dress_8-1.jpg)
“Wort oder Ton?”: which has the upper hand, the words or the music? That centuries-old debate, as...
It was a banner month of June for Canadian singers in the UK. First, mezzo Simone McIntosh proudly...
Winnipeg-born soprano Kady Evanyshyn completed her Bachelor’s and Master’s degree at The Juilliard...
The glorious history of Richard Strauss's Die Frau ohne Schatten at the San Francisco...
Canadian soprano Mireille Asselin is in her hometown of Ottawa, ON reprising the role of Zerlina in the National Arts Centre Orchestra’s production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni, which opened June 15 and has one show left on June 17. She gives us a tour of Canada’s lush, green capital including her favourite spots and activities along the canal.
Canadian tenor Charles Sy is in Stuttgart, Germany preparing to reprise the role of Il Conte d’Almaviva in Staatsoper Stuttgart‘s production of Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia (singing July 4, 6 and 10). The production opens on June 21 and runs to July 10. We caught up with Sy to reflect on opera, life lessons he’s learned along his career path, and how to cope with the music industry’s ups and downs.
