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_{Royal Opera House Alcina} Emily D’Angelo’s “art is unequaled in ‘Verdi Prati'”

by Denise Wendel-Poray | Dec 9, 2022 | Featured, Reviews

Handel's 1735 opera Alcina is one of the most popular baroque operas in the repertoire and is...

_{ALBUM: Candide London Symphony Orchestra} “Cunegonde’s “Glitter and Be Gay”…a coloratura extravaganza knocked off with aplomb by Archibald”

by John Gilks | Dec 8, 2022 | Featured, Reviews

The recent hybrid CD/SACD release of Leonard Bernstein’s Candide on the London Symphony...

_{Artist of the Week} 17 Qs for Cameron Shahbazi

by Communications | Dec 6, 2022 | Artist of the Week, Featured, News

Hamilton-born countertenor and activist Cameron Shahbazi is quickly gaining acclaim. If you’re in Frankfurt this week, don’t miss him in Oper Frankfurt’s charity concert for Iran, “Woman. Life. Freedom.”, singing alongside Ambur Braid, Lilian Farahani, Kristine Opolais, Giulia Semenzato and Anna Bonitatibus.

_{Messiah & Other Festive Holiday Events} You Won’t Want to Miss This December

by Communications | Dec 2, 2022 | Featured, News

Snow is starting to fall, the nights are getting longer, and holiday trees are starting to go up. To help get you into the spirit, we’ve rounded up some of the most festive events from across Canada including of course, Handel’s beloved masterpiece.

_{Metropolitan OperaThe Hours} A fine opera deserving of a smaller stage

by Patrick Dillon | Dec 2, 2022 | Featured, Reviews

Is Kevin Puts’s The Hours the best brand-new opera the Metropolitan Opera has presented in years?...

_{International Opera Awards} Canadian Michael Levine Wins Designer of the Year

by Elizabeth Bowman | Nov 29, 2022 | Featured, News

On November 28, 2022, the 2022 International Opera Awards were presented at the Teatro Real in...

_{Opéra Comique Armide} “All critics seem to agree upon one thing at least: Véronique Gens is unsurpassable as Armide.”

by Denise Wendel-Poray | Nov 29, 2022 | Featured, Reviews

Purists apparently have some bones to pick with this new production of Armide, judging from the...

_{Artist of the Week} 31 Qs for Layla Claire

by Communications | Nov 28, 2022 | Artist of the Week, Featured, News

For Canadian soprano Layla Claire, the 2022/23 season is one of role creations. Having just closed the world premiere run of Bilodeau/Bouchard’s La Beauté du Monde yesterday as Jeanne Boitel at Opéra de Montréal, Layla will get to create another major role in Italian composer Salvatore Sciarrino’s Venere e Adone singing the title role of Venere at Hamburg Staatsoper in the spring.

_{re:Naissance Opera, Sound the Alarm: Music/Theatre, Turning Point Ensemble, Arraymusic + Loose Tea Music Theatre} Present Canadian Premiere of Angel’s Bone

by Communications | Nov 23, 2022 | Featured, News

Canada’s innovative music and opera organizations — re:Naissance Opera, Sound the Alarm: Music/Theatre, Turning Point Ensemble, Arraymusic, and Loose Tea Music Theatre — have announced the premiere of the Pulitzer Prize-winning opera Angel’s Bone. The premiere will take place in Vancouver from November 25–27, 2022 at The Annex Theatre as part of IndieFest.

_{Artist of the Week} 20 Qs for Allyson McHardy

by Communications | Nov 22, 2022 | Artist of the Week, Featured, News

Canadian mezzo-soprano Allyson McHardy is a well-recognized voice on many of the world’s leading stages. Be sure to see her performance in Opéra de Montreal’s La beauté du monde, a production that chronicles the epic rescue of artwork from the Louvre during World War II. The show runs until November 27!