When I first watched Against the Grain Theatre’s production of Gustav Holst's Sāvitri I wasn’t sure what to expect. I knew I was excited to be watching an opera about the Sāvitri story, one of the first Hindu myths I learned about, and a favourite of mine. Sāvitri, a...
Tapestry Opera is bringing songs from the award-winning opera Rocking Horse Winner to Canadian Stage’s High Park Amphitheatre on July 17. This special open-air concert will feature songs from classical opera, musical theatre and highlights from Rocking Horse Winner,...
Festival d'opéra de Québec has just announced its 10th annual festival celebrating the art of French opera through an amazing lineup of concerts, opera performances and outdoor activities this summer. As part of the 12-day festival happening from July 27 to August 7,...
A key event in Canada's summer music scene, the Toronto Summer Music Festival is going into its second virtual line-up. The Festival's series of concerts runs from July 15 to August 1, and boast a healthy range of concerts, all available for free streaming. The...
A love story that not even death could thwart: providing opera fans a feast of music and colour, Against the Grain Theatre’s production of Gustav Holst’s Sāvitri beautifully conveys the love and devotion that this ancient story is known for. Filmed in Consecan...
Edmonton Opera announced yesterday that General Director Tim Yakimec will depart from the company, effective June 30, 2021. Tim Yakimec took over EO in 2013; under his tenure, the company has positioned itself in good financial shape, and offered Albertan audiences...
Taped-off alternating seats and rows combined with strict vaccination and testing requirements so limit Oper Frankfurt's capacity that its nearly 1,400 seat hall morphs into an enormous living room where the audience becomes a character in the company's semi-staged...
In this time of great uncertainty, art has been a soothing balm to the worries and fears felt by many. In its purest form, art is the expression of human connection, of establishing community and understanding for one another. Within the opera realm, never has this...
Cilea’s Adriana Lecouvreur has an implausible and convoluted plot and a performance history as a vehicle for superstar sopranos and tenors. As such, it might seem an odd choice for a company such as VOICEBOX: Opera in Concert (OIC) but their recently released (June...
The first major Canadian opera company to venture a return to live for the coming season, Opéra de Montréal has announced their 21/22 program with brand new operas, thrilling productions and an exciting double bill presented alongside the company's training arm,...
In our upcoming Summer 2021 issue, contributor Joseph So reviews Houston Grand Opera's recording of the world premiere production of Tarik O'Reagan and John Caird's The Phoenix, released on PENTATONE Music in late 2020. Among the star cast led by Thomas Hampson and...
Munich's Bayerische Staatsoper and Madrid's Teatro Real have unveiled their 2021/22 seasons, each with a small-but-mighty dose of Canadian artists onstage. Canadian-American powerhouse soprano Sondra Radvanovsky will head to Munich for two of her signature Verdi...