Opéra de Québec recently announced that Jean-François Lapointe has entered into his role as Artistic Director, beginning with the 2020-21 season. His tenure will overlap with current director Grégoire Legendre who plans to retire in December 2020. Legendre is...
Opera Canada launches our new Behind the Scenes series, an exclusive look 'behind the curtain' with the talented people supporting opera companies across the country... The paintings below were created by artist and set designer Gerard Gauci for Opera Atelier’s fall...
As Canada’s artists ready themselves for far-reaching cancellations in the 2020-21 opera season, Opera Canada is checking in. What is the ripple effect of an opera-free season? How many Canadians will call themselves professional artists in a year’s time? How bad has...
In a press release on Sept. 2nd, opera.ca announced the launch of a new Emerging Artist Fellowship, the first initiative of their Leadership, Innovation, Networking, Knowledge (LINK) Emerging Artist Programs. The initiative by opera.ca, created by emerging artists for...
As Canada’s artists ready themselves for far-reaching cancellations in the 2020-21 opera season, Opera Canada is checking in. What is the ripple effect of an opera-free season? How many Canadians will call themselves professional artists in a year’s time? How bad has...
Columbia Artists Management Inc., a leading agency representing classical musicians, announced its closure with little notice in a statement on Aug. 29th. After “having endured a prolonged pandemic environment,” CAMI will close effective August 31, 2020. CAMI was...
As Canada’s artists ready themselves for far-reaching cancellations in the 2020-21 opera season, Opera Canada is checking in. What is the ripple effect of an opera-free season? How many Canadians will call themselves professional artists in a year’s time? How bad has...
In an Aug. 26th news release, the Canadian Opera Company announced that General Director Alexander Neef will begin his new role as head of Opéra national de Paris in September 2020, while maintaining his role at the COC. It was announced earlier this summer that...
Opéra de Montréal announced the appointment of Saskatchewan-born pianist Rachel Andrist as Principal Coach of Opéra de Montréal's Atelier lyrique young artist training program, in a news release on August 21st. Andrist will succeed Québécoise Marie-Ève Scarfone, who...
As Canada's artists ready themselves for far-reaching cancellations in the 2020-21 opera season, Opera Canada is checking in. What is the ripple effect of an opera-free season? How many Canadians will call themselves professional artists in a year's time? How bad has...
As Canada’s artists ready themselves for far-reaching cancellations in the 2020-21 opera season, Opera Canada is checking in. What is the ripple effect of an opera-free season? How many Canadians will call themselves professional artists in a year’s time? How bad has...
As Canada's artists ready themselves for far-reaching cancellations in the 2020-21 opera season, Opera Canada is checking in. What is the ripple effect of an opera-free season? How many Canadians will call themselves professional artists in a year's time? How bad has...