The Vast Variety of Toronto The Toronto opera scene is quite large and extremely varied; from Canadian Opera Company through multiple medium sized companies to an ever-changing array of smaller companies. One might expect this to lead to an equally varied set of...
In response to "one of the worst professional gender imbalances in the country," according to a press release, Canadian operatic innovators Tapestry Opera and Pacific Opera Victoria have partnered to launch the Women in Musical Leadership fellowship. The full-time,...
In this Q&A series, we’ve asked performing arts writers across the country to weigh in on how the Canadian opera industry is handling the prolonged pandemic environment. Next up…Michael Zarathus-Cook. What are your feelings on the types of programming being...
After its busy summer of online content and Pop Up Opera performances, Pacific Opera Victoria is set to host in-person audiences with its new concert series, "Live at the Baumann". The concerts will allow for an intimate and socially-distanced audience, seated...
Reinventing On Mar. 2nd 2020, Grégoire Legendre, Artistic Director of Opéra de Québec (OdQ), left for New York to attend the premiere of Wagner’s Flying Dutchman, directed by François Girard—the production originated the previous summer in Québec City at the Festival...
Canadian opera is alive and well, it reminds us this weekend with the influx of 7 separate digital events for any mood. Whether it's a new Canadian musical or Canadians singing on stages abroad, audiences will have plenty of material to help celebrate World Opera Day....
Canadian tenor Michael Schade has been waiting patiently for the latest formal nod to his life’s work—and this one comes with a personal connection. “The Rubies mean a lot to me, because I knew Ruby,” says Schade, who next month will be named an Honouree of the Opera...
City Opera Vancouver City Opera Vancouver, the city’s main producer of new opera, presented PopUp Opera in August, an idea borrowed from Pacific Opera Victoria and Memphis Opera: free outdoor mini-concerts, “intended to make a joyful noise in a wretched time,” says...
In Opera Canada‘s latest Q&A series, our arts writers across the country weigh in on how the Canadian opera industry is handling the prolonged pandemic environment. Next up: John Gilks. What are your feelings on the types of programming being offered, mostly in...
In Alberta, Edmonton Opera and Calgary Opera are working with the same set of unknowns as the rest of the country, but the two companies have publicly projected quite different future scenarios. Edmonton Opera has announced plans to begin a postponed 2020-21 season,...
Tapestry Opera’s Fall 2020 season hopes to “push the boundary of the genre,” according to a press release on Oct. 13th. Tapestry’s program, a blend of live and live-streamed, offers local and international audiences access to free performances with the goal of...
Opera Canada continues our Behind the Scenes series, an exclusive look 'behind the curtain' with the talented people working at opera companies across the country... In this episode, you will find original inspiration boards and costume sketches for the characters...