Anyone who says opera is old-fashioned just isn’t paying attention. We love that there’s an...
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Edmonton Opera announces their 2020/21 season
Edmonton Opera announced their 2020/21 season today and here are the exciting details! EO kicks...
Hansel and Gretel: COC’s new Toronto-based staging
Canadian Opera Company is gearing up for their staging of Hansel and Gretel, a classic German...
Barber of Seville at the COC: Take Two!
Romeo and Juliet should have had Figaro the Barber helping them to escape and run away together...
Written on Skin at Opéra de Montréal: A Cold Fascination
With Written on Skin, composer George Benjamin and librettist Martin Crimp have fashioned a svelte...
The Barber of Seville at COC: money talks
There is one thing a Count and a hairdresser share, something that has the power to unite them...
The Gypsy Baron offers strong singing at TOT
Toronto Operetta Theatre’s (TOT) The Gypsy Baron by Johann Strauss II (seen Dec. 28th) is about as...
Best Opera of the Decade: Opera Canada’s Definitive List
As this long decade comes to a close, we at Opera Canada look back at the best operas of the...
Drag, opera, and how their marriage shatters convention
“My voice teacher was verbally abusing me,” explains Emily Bilton, drag artist and opera alum. "I...
Figaro’s silver screen dazzle at Champs Elysées
Hollywood film director James Gray, winner of the Golden Lion for his film “Little Odessa” (1994)...