Opening on June 23 for a four-night run, this was the third production of Rusalka in UBC Opera’s almost six-decade history.The first—a lot more significant in retrospect than it ever seemed at the time—was just over 45 years ago in March, 1977, when it was staged by...
The OPUS KLASSIK, Germany's prestigious prize for classical music, has announced their 2022 nominees. The jury of experts, made up of representatives from the music and media industries, will honour 45 winners in 27 categories October 7-9, 2022 in Berlin. Let's take a...
There’s no shortage of young classical artists at Canada’s conservatories and music schools, but how well prepared are they for the realities of a singing career. Lucia Cesaroni finds some support for a rethink of the status quo Canadian opera training may need a...
Toronto Operetta Theatre (TOT) billed its season-closing production of Oscar Straus’s A Waltz Dream as a Canadian premiere, though that needs a little qualification. The book, lyrics and music in TOT General Director Guillermo Silva-Marin’s hugely entertaining staging...
After several months of auditioning candidates from all over the world, Les Arts Florissants has revealed the names of the 8 winners of the 11th edition of the Jardin des Voix, Les Arts Florissants’ academy for young singers—including Canadian mezzo soprano Georgia Burashko.
The COC has welcomed four new artists to its Ensemble Studio: soprano Ariane Cossette, mezzo-sopranos Queen Hezumuryango and Alex Hetherington, and pianist Brian Cho.
Sue Fitzsimmons joins the Edmonton Opera having recently held executive leadership roles at both Medicine Hat College and the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT).
The Dallas Opera has named soprano Joyce El-Khoury as the 2022 "Maria Callas Debut Artist of the Year" for her triumphant Dallas Opera debut as Leïla in Bizet's The Pearl Fishers. The prestigious award, named for the unofficial "godmother" of The Dallas Opera, is...
The Orchestre Classique de Montréal (OCM) has announced the lineup for its 83rd season, and highlights include two new guest conductors Geneviève Leclair and Alain Trudel, a number of world premieres, and more.
Philippe Sly started his career in the world of opera as something of a wunderkind. At the age of 21, while still an undergraduate at Montreal’s McGill University, he was awarded one of the Grand Prizes in the 2011 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. The...
Eleven days of absurd artistic competition came to an end in a two hour squeeze on Thursday night. At the end of the marathon even our famously grateful Canadian audiences could not find the strength for standing ovations. I can’t imagine how the singers felt. I’ve...
The second semifinal started with a warning that we would first hear an overture; the previous night's unannounced one must have really freaked people out. The question going into last night’s concert was whether mezzo-soprano Deepa Johnny and baritone Brian Murray,...