Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts (HCA) Dance Theatre is accepting submissions for its upcoming Opera Masterclass in October, featuring renowned guest artists Canadian baritone Russell Braun and collaborative artist, pianist Carolyn Maule. Deadline to submit is September 7 at 5 pm.
Over the years to 2019 Halifax Summer Opera Festival evolved into an exciting annual August celebration with three double-cast fully staged operas. The global pandemic, sadly, put that tradition on hold until this year, with the production of one single rarely...
Bayrakdarian handles the 27 numbers with great aplomb. Her musicality shines through all the material, and her voice has retained the silvery tone and flexibility that were hallmarks at the outset of her career…
New York City’s rich opera and theatre scene is back in full swing after the long pandemic silence; Patrick Dillon explores its awakening.
After two seasons of cancellations and restricted offerings due to COVID-19, the Santa Fe Opera (SFO) returned to its former glory this summer, with a full offering of five operas: Barber of Seville, Carmen, Falstaff, Tristan und Isolde, plus the world premiere of M....
Montreal-based vocal creation company Chants Libres has announced Marine Theunissen as the company’s new Executive Director.
Canadian mezzo-soprano Rihab Chaieb showed off a different side of her artistry at Ottawa Chamberfest, delighting audiences with more subtle, sensitive vocal qualities of shading and luminosity.
Edmonton Opera is pleased to announce the inaugural Rumbold Vocal Prize (October 24–30, 2022) to outstanding emerging professional opera singers, thanks to a generous gift from Grace and Arnold Rumbold. Four finalists will have the opportunity to participate in a...
Pivoting from a 35-year international singing career, soprano and early music specialist Suzie LeBlanc took up the post of Artistic and Executive Director of Early Music Vancouver (EMV) in January 2021.
Frédérique Vézina, voice teacher and soprano, talks about unleashing your ‘It’ factor.
Belgian-born Marguerite Yourcenar is a novelist who left her mark on the French literary world of the 20th century. In the summer of 2022, Yourcenar’s passionate life will be brought to the stage in a new opera co-produced by L’Opéra de Québec, L’Opéra de Montréal and Les Violons du Roy. The creative team includes composer Éric Champagne and director Angela Konrad.
27-year-old Canadian tenor Matthew Cairns is quickly making a name for himself as one of the most promising dramatic voices of his generation, with an impressive CV and an even more impressive path ahead of him. After undergraduate and graduate studies at the...