Jonathan Brandani, acclaimed conductor and rising star of the classical music world, has been named the new Artistic Director of Calgary Opera. Audiences will remember Maestro Brandani as the conductor of the company's celebrated production of Puccini's La Bohème in...
Director Tim Albery has a track record of staging shows built around song. One thinks of Last Days staged at Toronto’s Hart House in 2014 or, more recently, Hell’s Fury with Russell Braun as Hans Eisler. His latest in the genre is Garden of Vanished Pleasures which...
Everyone present wanted Lyric Opera of Chicago to have a triumph with its season opener—the first opera performance in the newly re-furnished Ardis Krainik Theatre after being dark for 18 months; the inaugural performance of Enrique Mazzola as the company’s new music...
As the leaves start to change colours, Opera Canada is excited to keep you abreast of Canada's ever-evolving opera scene with our brand new Fall 2021 issue! Get exclusive access to the latest opera news, reviews, and inside scoops from our Opera Canada Top45 analysis...
In a new series we’re running over here at Opera Canada, Artist’s Picks, we’re asking our favourite Canadian opera artists: what else are you into? In our call for artist-driven recommendations, Founder & Artistic Director of re:Naissance Opera,...
Canada's operatic community is mourning the loss of Quebec tenor, teacher and founding Opéra de Montréal artistic director Jean-Paul Jeannotte who has died at 95. His death was confirmed by Olivier Godin, pianist and protégé of Jeannotte. On Facebook he shared,...
The Association for Opera in Canada (AOC) is now accepting applications for the second iteration of its RBC Artist Fellowship program, an initiative designed to provide early-career artists across Canada with mentorship, a voice and professional skills training. The...
Readers, if you're like the folks on our Opera Canada team, you have a running list of questions that you'd love to ask your favourite Canadian operatic artists. So, we're asking. In our series of interviews, called Shop Talk, we're checking in with Canada's singers,...
Award-winning Canadian opera collective Against the Grain Theatre (AtG) has announced it will be partnering with nationwide opera outreach collective Opera InReach (OIR) for its upcoming 2021/22 season. The partnership will allow for the development of educational...
The Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM) has announced it will be returning to live concerts and events at Koerner Hall in its upcoming 2021-22 season, including many events featuring some of Canada and the world's foremost singers. Details were announced by Dr. Peter...
In a new series we’re running over here at Opera Canada, Artist’s Picks, we’re asking our favourite Canadian opera artists: what else are you into? In our call for artist-driven recommendations, Canadian tenor Isaiah Bell offers up his Artist’s Picks for film,...
Gramophone Magazine has announced the shortlist for their annual classical music awards. Two celebrated Canadian opera singers have received nominations, the late lyric soprano Erin Wall for her portrayal of Ellen Orford in Chandos's recording of Britten's Peter...