Pacific Vitoria Opera (POV) and the Victoria Symphony present this summer's exciting 10-day music festival, Open Air. Bringing fans back to live performances between July 22 and August 2, 2021, 20 concerts and recitals will rotate between The Butler's Garden and The...
On May 16th, 1970, Annon Lee Silver, the soprano from Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, sang her first Sophie in Der Rosenkavalier at Oper Frankfurt. This was an exceptional début as indeed was reported by the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung: “The new Sophie, Annon Lee Silver,...
Manitoba Opera's 21/22 season announces a return to the stage for the first time since November 2019 for three exciting performances. “Everyone associated with Manitoba Opera - the board of trustees, staff, the artists, crew, and patrons - are so excited at 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,...
V. Tony Hauser's new documentary, ARIAS: Canadian Voices of Opera, created with director Celine Chiturai, producer Cierra Wieja, and cinematographer/editor Nicolas Lehmann, is something we didn't know we needed. Hauser, known as...
Wings of Desire is the title for Opera Atelier's 36th season, newly announced for 2021/22. The season gets a preview this summer, with the return of OA's filmed production of Handel's The Resurrection, streaming July 29 to August 21, 2021. Viewers can receive a link...
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,...
This piece by Lydia Perović was originally published in the Final Word section of our summer 2021 issue. To check out the full issue, or to see our subscription options for exclusive content, click here. I had a lot of time this year to think about what factors...
Italian-Canadian soprano and Opera Canada contributor Lucia Cesaroni sits down for an exclusive interview with Perryn Leech, the Canadian Opera Company's new General Director. In her latest "Voice Leading" column in our Summer 2021 issue, Cesaroni raises questions of...
Since the beginning of the pandemic, streamed performances or “digital operas” have been a lifeline for opera singers sidelined from their careers. Using technology, social media, and streaming platforms, singers have been able to share their talents with the world...
In our new interview series, Artist's Picks, we're asking our favourite Canadian opera artists: what else are you into? In our call for artist-driven recommendations, Canadian mezzo-soprano Julie Boulianne offers up her current picks for film, television, books, &...
It's Chapter 2 of Lauren Margison's new series, The Cardinal Diaries: The Nest! If you missed the first installment, look no further than here. Otherwise, continue to follow the fictional adventures of our songbird soprano as she psyches herself up for opening...