As opera companies worldwide move to virtual content, Canadian librettist Royce Vavrek (Jacqueline, Proving Up) will see two of his works presented online next month. Starting May 1, Los Angeles Opera was supposed to put up Angel's Bone, the Pulitzer Prize-winning...
Canadian classical music magazine La Scena Musicale has launched a new initiative, CORONA Serenades, to help spread cheer during self-isolation - and support musicians suffering loss of income. CORONA Serenades offers tailor-made videos by trained singers, featuring...
Saying goodbye to Salome, and putting her pantry stores to good use: our next set of Quarantine Questions goes to British Columbia native, soprano Ambur Braid. What is something you've lost to the pandemic? "I found out on the eve of what would have been our fourth...
Zoom trivia & missed culinary experiences: baritone and Prince Edward Island native Nathan Keoughan answers our latest Quarantine Questions. What is something you've lost to the pandemic? "Besides losing a few debuts in my budding young opera career, what I am...
Pacific Opera Victoria is joining the ranks of opera companies turning to digital content in lieu of their cancelled productions. It's not quite as exciting as live opera, but there's plenty of video and audio content to take in over the next few weeks: Friday, April...
In a special installment of our Quarantine Questions, we chat with coloratura soprano Claire de Sévigné about her whirlwind 48 hours out of Switzerland, and with her partner, David Bozzi, a paramedic with York Region Paramedic Services, about the combined value of the...
For pianist-vocal coach Carrie-Ann Matheson, the biblical saying that ‘a prophet is not honoured in his own land’ has a certain ring of truth, in her case musically. She’s virtually unknown in Canada, even though she’s that rare bird—a Canadian pianist/opera coach...
Tune in for Against the Grain Theatre’s first original offering of online opera.
Pocket Concerts has made its name providing "intimate, extraordinary listening experiences" with top-notch concerts in cozy settings. And now, they're going virtual. Dubbed Pocket Concerts Live, co-directors Rory McLeod and Emily Rho have unveiled a line-up of online...
This feature on Canadian Indie Opera appeared in the Spring 2020 issue of Opera Canada, Vol. 60 #3 Every business enterprise, large or small, faces similar challenges. Where is the market for what they’re selling? How do they generate cash flow to keep the company...
These are troubling times and Tapestry Opera’s decision to go ahead with a live stream version of its Songbook X program on Mar. 21st was a welcome diversion. Traditionally, the Songbook concert is the culmination of a week in which a group of young singers work with...
POV's Flight, English composer Jonathan Dove’s 1998 collaboration with librettist April De Angelis, soared high enough on Feb. 20th at Pacific Opera Victoria that it may even have converted die-hard contemporary opera haters into new music believers. It's a production...