An international career now spanning 30 years, John Relyea is one of today’s finest bass-baritones. This text was originally published in the Spring 2023 print version of Opera Canada magazine.
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Caccini Alcina “It could well have been written for Mireille Lebel”
Few operas can have enjoyed a splashier premiere than Francesca Caccini’s Alcina. In the Florence of February 1625, the Medici court gathered at the grand villa of Maria Magdalena, widow of Grand Duke Cosimo II, to welcome the visiting Prince Wladyslaw of Poland, to...
![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/smush-webp/2023/07/IMG_9609-400x250.jpg.webp)
The Little Opera Company The Magic Flute: The Trials of Tamino and Pamina “a testament to [John] Greer’s sensitive artistry”
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.
Spring 2023 Print Issue Masterclass: Inhale the Voice — César Ulloa
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.
Spring 2023 Print Issue Stage Scenes: Keri Lynn-Wilson — Defending Ukraine Through Music
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.
Spring 2023 Print Issue Stage Business: Mark Williams—The Efficiency of Trust
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/smush-webp/2023/06/2023-06-03-Circe-dress_8-1-400x250.jpg.webp)
Boston Early Music Festival Circé “no one knows the nuances of French baroque style better than [Karina Gauvin] does.”
“Wort oder Ton?”: which has the upper hand, the words or the music? That centuries-old debate, as immortalized in Richard Strauss’s Capriccio, popped into my head in the midst of the Boston Early Music Festival’s Circé (11 June), a tragédie en musique first performed...
Canadians triumph in the UK
It was a banner month of June for Canadian singers in the UK. First, mezzo Simone McIntosh proudly represented the Maple Leaf at the 2023 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition. She delivered a stellar aria round in the competition’s opening heat on June 11–a...
Spring 2023 Print Issue Kady Evanyshyn
Winnipeg-born soprano Kady Evanyshyn completed her Bachelor’s and Master’s degree at The Juilliard School. She quickly gained the attention of critics when she sang the role of Annio (La clemenza di Tito) at the Aspen Music Festival in 2017. Many performances at...
San Francisco OperaDie Frau Ohne Schatten “Productions like this, rare though they be, are why we live in hope every time we go to the opera”
The glorious history of Richard Strauss's Die Frau ohne Schatten at the San Francisco Opera—including its 1959 U.S. premiere and the still vivid 1976 staging under Karl Böhm and Nikolaus Lehnhoff—is continuing in brilliant form. Sir Donald Runnicles, the beloved past...
OPERA PLACES Mireille Asselin takes us to Ottawa, ON
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.
Artist of the Week 16 Qs for Charles Sy
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.