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_{Tapestry Opera / Obsidian Theatre Of the Sea} “a very considerable achievement”

by John Gilks | Mar 28, 2023 | Featured, Reviews

Of the Sea; libretto by Kanika Ambrose, music by Ian Cusson, premiered at the Bluma Appel Theatre...

_{Metropolitan Opera Falstaff} “Everything about [Rustioni’s] deft, graceful, shipshape account of this infinitely rewarding score seemed unobtrusively right”

by Patrick Dillon | Mar 27, 2023 | Featured, Reviews

Since its unveiling at London’s Royal Opera in 2012, Robert Carsen’s temporal transplant of...

_{OPERA PLACES} Soprano Emily Dorn takes us to Montreal

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

This week, Canadian soprano Emily Dorn is in Montreal singing the role of Margarita Xirgu in Opéra de Montréal’s Ainadamar. Join us as she gives us a tour of beautiful and scenic Montreal, from vibrant street art to the most peaceful place in the city. Ainadamar runs until March 26.

_{Artist of the Week} 17 Qs for Karina Gauvin

by Communications | Mar 21, 2023 | Artist of the Week, Featured, News

Canadian soprano Karina Gauvin is our Artist of the Week. This week, Gauvin sings The Human Requiem (Brahms’s Requiem) alongside Canadian baritone Joshua Hopkins with the Colorado Symphony conducted by Canadian-American Peter Oundjian (performances run from March 24 to 26).

_{Artist of the Week} 24 Qs for Elizabeth Polese

by Communications | Mar 14, 2023 | Artist of the Week, Featured, News

Our Artist of the Week is Toronto-born soprano Elizabeth Polese. This weekend, she makes her role debut with Opéra de Montréal singing Nuria in Osvaldo Golijov’s Ainadamar running March 18 to 26. She sits down with us to reflect on life as an opera singer—the ups and downs, lessons learned, favourite places she’s worked, and more.

_{Metropolitan Opera Lohengrin} “musically this was indeed a classy show”

by Patrick Dillon | Mar 10, 2023 | Featured, Reviews

I didn’t much care for his Parsifal, and I liked his Flying Dutchman even less, but at the first...

_{Winter 2022/23 Print Issue} Stage Business: Charlotte Lee—Propelling Artist Careers

by Elizabeth Bowman | Mar 10, 2023 | Featured, News

Charlotte Lee founded Primo Artists in 2015; the classical music artist management agency repress A-list artists like Itzhak Perlman, Joshua Bell, and Wynton Marsalis.

_{Winter 2022/23 Print Issue} New On The Scene: Brian Cho

by Olivier Bergeron | Mar 8, 2023 | Featured, News

Our Winter print issue’s ‘New on the Scene’ artist is collaborative pianist, Brian Cho, who is currently in the Canadian Opera Company’s Ensemble Studio Program.

_{OPERA PLACES} Mezzo Soprano Marion Newman takes us to Anchorage

by Communications | Mar 8, 2023 | Artist of the Week, Featured, News

Kwagiulth and Stó:lō First Nations mezzo soprano Marion Newman is currently in Anchorage, Alaska rehearsing for Anchorage Opera’s production of Missing, opening March 10. In this OPERA PLACES, Newman takes us to some of her favourite spots!

_{Artist of the Week} 26 Qs for Aviva Fortunata

by Communications | Mar 7, 2023 | Artist of the Week, Featured, News

Our artist of the week is Calgary-born soprano Aviva Fortunata. This week she makes her role and company debut with Sarasota Opera singing Elvira in Verdi’s Ernani. She sat down with us to reflect on her career in opera, stage mishaps and the best advice she’s ever received.