An old professor of mine startled me recently, asking, “What’s it like singing Messiah as a Jewish...
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Review: Vancouver Opera Amahl and the Night Visitors offers the “actually there” experience
Gian Carlo Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors was the first opera written specifically for...
Review: Messiah/Complex joyfully proves beauty of a vast ‘Canadian’ experience
I feel I must preface this review with the confession that I have never--not ever--seen a...
Review: Opera Atelier Something Rich & Strange puts new clothes on Baroque works
Despite repeated coronavirus lockdowns, social distancing rules and a climate of apprehension,...
Lived Experience: Transgender opera singers still fear coming out and losing work
The November 2020 opening of Orchestre Classique de Montréal’s production of Laura Kaminsky, Mark...
6 Canadian Messiah productions to usher in the holidays at home
As advent calendars continue the countdown to a bittersweet 2020 holiday season, opera companies...
4 wisdoms for artists from opera life coach Rebecca Hass
In November 2020, Opera Canada magazine spoke with Rebecca Hass, mezzo-soprano and creative...
Review: Tapestry’s Love Songs “musically and dramatically rich piece of work”
Love Songs-A Saxophony is a collaboration between Tapestry Opera and New Music Concerts; a staged...
Canadian Michael Cavanagh appointed Royal Swedish Opera Artistic Director
Canadian opera director Michael Cavanagh has been appointed Artistic Director of the Royal Swedish...
Opera Mariposa hosts discussion for Deaf and disabled perspectives in opera
On Dec. 1st, Opera Mariposa is creating a platform for Deaf and disabled perspectives in opera via...