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_{Artist of the Week} 32 Qs for Gordon Bintner

by Communications | Jan 24, 2023 | Artist of the Week, Featured, News

Our Artist of the Week is Canadian bass baritone Gordon Bintner, who makes his return this week to the Canadian Opera Company’s stage singing the Count in the company’s production of Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro. Bintner has announced a number of exciting projects for this upcoming season, including a return to the Royal Opera House singing Albert in Massenet’s Werther, and a yet-to-be-announced debut at Lyric Opera of Chicago. Canadian Opera Company’s The Marriage of Figaro runs January 27 until February 18.

_{Winter 2022/23 Print Issue Stage Scenes} Modern-Day Diva: Sharleen Joynt

by Lev Bratishenko | Jan 20, 2023 | Featured, News

The paradox of a talented operatic voice with a reality television presence is tough for certain purists to swallow.

_{Artist of the Week} 27 Qs for Jordan de Souza

by Communications | Jan 17, 2023 | Artist of the Week, Featured, News

Canadian conductor Jordan de Souza kicks off our Artist of the Week series in 2023, answering 27 questions about life, music, and lessons learned. Watch him in Theater an der Wien’s new production of Offenbach’s La Périchole running until January 31.

_{Highlands Opera Studio} Ontario Trillium Grant Will Support New Ways of Bringing Opera to Haliburton County

by Communications | Jan 10, 2023 | Featured, News

The Highlands Opera Studio team met with MPP Laurie Scott last week to discuss how its $92,100 Resilient Communities Fund grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) will support new and creative ways to learn about, and raise awareness for opera. According to Scott, the grant will create more opportunities for the community to get involved with the arts.

_{Tapestry Opera} Accepting Applications for Women in Musical Leadership Program

by Communications | Jan 10, 2023 | Featured, News

Tapestry Opera’s Women in Leadership (WML) program is currently accepting applications. The program offers mentorship, practical opportunities to conduct across Canada, and the chance network with leading conductors in the field. The deadline to apply is January 30, 2023.

_{Paris Opera The Marriage of Figaro} “a true gem”

by Denise Wendel-Poray | Jan 9, 2023 | Featured, Reviews

Paris Opera's production of The Marriage of Figaro by English director and video artist Netia...

_{Toronto Operetta Theatre Die Fledermaus} A “hugely entertaining take on Johann Strauss II’s enduring farce”

by Wayne Gooding | Jan 4, 2023 | Featured, Reviews

Toronto Operetta Theatre’s December 28 opening of Die Fledermaus was officially sold-out, the...

Editor’s Notebook: Winter Magazine Issue

by Elizabeth Bowman | Dec 30, 2022 | Featured, News

There’s palpable energy within our industry as we approach the new year; a hunger to dive deeper into what the future of our art form looks like.   

_{Artist of the Week} 20 Qs for Bryan Wagorn

by Communications | Dec 29, 2022 | Artist of the Week, Featured, News

Our final Artist of the Week for 2022 is Canadian pianist and vocal coach, Bryan Wagorn. Wagorn regularly performs throughout North America, Europe, and Asia as soloist, chamber musician, and recital accompanist to the world’s leading singers and instrumentalists.

_{Artist of the Week} 24 Qs for Joshua Hopkins

by Communications | Dec 20, 2022 | Artist of the Week, Featured, News

Juno Award-winning and Grammy-nominated Canadian baritone Joshua Hopkins is recognized as one of the finest singer-actors of his generation, and he is using his voice to raise awareness for the global epidemic of gender-based violence. A number of notable appearances have been announced for his 2022-23 season, including the orchestral world premiere and Ontario tour of Songs for Murdered Sisters – conceived by Hopkins, and by composer Jake Heggie and author Margaret Atwood.