There’s no denying the popularity of Verdi’s Rigoletto. Barcelona’s Gran Teatre del Liceu has...
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Top opera shows & events coming in April 2022
Canada's opera scene is back. There's something for everyone this month, whether you're looking to...
Edmonton Opera mounts Mozart’s Così fan tutte in short order
There was a shorter gap than usual between Edmonton Opera productions in this truncated season....
Best in Show: Canada’s Opera Pets featuring France Bellemare, Dominique Côté & Ambur Braid
In this next instalment of her encounters with opera people and their pets, Dawn Martens meets...
Almost complete Don Carlos in French at the Met at last
Don Carlo, in Italian, not Don Carlos, in French—that’s how I, like nearly everyone who loves this...
Glenn Gould School surprises with a fresh take on Handel’s Rinaldo
The Royal Conservatory of Music Glenn Gould School spring opera was Handel’s Rinaldo or, perhaps...
AMPLIFY 1.0: Amplified Opera raises difficult questions about opera itself
AMPLIFY 1.0 from Toronto-based Amplified Opera was a series of three shows on aspects of...
UBC Opera’s Shadow Catch conjures Oppenheimer Park in the Old Auditorium
Shadow Catch premiered in December 2011, at Vancouver’s Firehall Arts Centre as part of the...
Canadian Opera Company’s Fantasma: a haunting return to live performance
The Canadian Opera Company returned to live performance Mar. 9 with the world premiere of Fantasma...
Tapestry Opera makes a welcome return to live performance with Songbook XI
Songbook XI on the evening of Mar. 11 marked Toronto-based Tapestry Opera’s first performance in...