San Francisco Opera (SFO), like so many musical organizations, has countered the pandemic closure by showering its audience with online recitals, concerts, lectures and celebrations. But SFO has done much more: large-scaled live performances. This spring on a...
In a nod toward the company's diverse and inclusive evolution, Early Music Vancouver has chosen Cree-Métis Two-Spirit baritone Jonathon Adams as its first ever artist-in-residence. Appointed by EMV Artistic & Executive Director Suzie Leblanc, Adams' summer...
Since March 2020, opera's relationship with film has grown leaps and bounds. Opera on screen may not be the average fan's preferred way to consume the artform, but without the opera-friendly work done by artists like photographer and videographer Taylor Long, the...
People just can’t keep their hands off Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov. The parade of revisers starts with the composer himself who left us two distinct versions, the 1869 original and an 1872 revision. A vocal score with further changes was published in 1874. Next in line...
After much anticipation, Opera Atelier's production of Handel's The Resurrection is finally premiering on May 27 at 7 P.M. for online streaming. Originally set to be released in April 2020, Opera Atelier pivoted the production for film, an exciting shift which will be...
In a fresh focus on opera-friendly recording technicians, we're continuing our series of "opera on screen" Q&As with Toronto-based audio and video recording engineer, Ryan Harper. From his work with Opera in Concert: VOICEBOX, to collaborations with UofT Opera,...
As opera houses continue to navigate the pandemic, Aalto Theater Essen is using phones to give its German audience a more personal opera experience. It's no secret that the pandemic has been challenging for the opera world. Social distancing has made it difficult to...
The young artists of the Atelier lyrique de l'Opéra de Montréal are bound and determined to end a bizarre operatic season on a high note. On May 18, the Atelier lyrique will give two performances of their end-of-season concert at Théâtre Maisonneuve, at 2pm and 6pm...
The Canadian Art Song Project (CASP) has announced the two inaugural mentees for its Chung-Wai Chow and John Wright Art Song Mentorship Programme for Composers. Composer-organist Laurence Jobidon and composer-pianist Jesse Plessis have been selected to work closely...
Manitoba Opera is now accepting applications for their Digital Emerging Artists Program (DEAP) which will be held Aug. 3 to Aug. 27, 2021. Running for its second year, the four-week online program is open to emerging operatic artists between the ages of 18 to 35. Like...
"You have such a pretty face." "You carry yourself so well." "You're not fat, you're beautiful." These are "compliments" that I have received countless times, delivered to me by countless people, some of whom spoke from places of good intention. The last one, however,...
Though stages still feel deserted, the pandemic inspired an extraordinary boom for videographers with a fondness for the classical arts. Among these is Stephen Bell, UX/UI Designer, videographer, tenor, and founder of Coffeeshop Creative. Bell and his team have been...