2017 marks the 18th annual Opera Canada Awards, The Rubies, and among this year’s honourees is soprano Karina Gauvin. With an international career spanning over 25 years, she met with Richard Turp to discuss her achievements for the upcoming issue of Opera...
The Opera Canada Awards (The Rubies) were established in 1999 to recognize and honour outstanding individual achievements on stage and behind the scenes. 2016 Honoureés Sondra RadvanovskyAtom EgoyanGrégoire Legendre Presenters were:Patrick Corrigan (to Grégoire...
Honorees: Carrol Anne Curry W. R. (Bob) McPhee Wendy Nielsen Presenters: Stuart Hamilton John Estacio Liz Upchurch Performers: Allyson McHardy Lida Szwkarek Aviva Fortunata Rachel Andrist Canadian Children’s Opera Company
Honorees: Rosemarie Landry Adrianne Pieczonka Rev. Edward J. R. Jackman Hon. Henry N. R. (Hal) Jackman Presenters: Stuart Hamilton Mary Morrison Guillermo Silva-Marin Janet Stubbs Performers: Nathalie Paulin Caroline Gélinas Charles Edward Sy Owen McCausland Rachel...
Honorees: Selena James Dáirine Ní Mheadhra & John Hess Barbara Willis Sweete Presenters: Richard Margison Linda & Michael Hutcheon James Kudelka Performers: Layla Claire Florie Valiquette Adrian Kramer Geoffrey Sirrett Rachel Andrist Canadian Children’s Opera...
Honorees: Janet Stubbs Gerald Finley Michael McMahon Presenters: Stuart Hamilton Wendy Nielsen Lotfi Mansouri Stephen Ralls & Bruce Ubukata Performers: Sasha Djihanian Rehab Chaieb Philippe Sly Anne Larlee Canadian Children’s Opera Company
Honorees: Jacqueline Desmarais Nancy Hermiston Russell Braun Presenters: Susan Graham Richard Turp Lorna MacDonald Patricia Kern Performers: Simone Osborne Phillip Addis Joseph Kaiser Stephen Ralls Canadian Children’s Opera Company
Honorees: Edith Wiens Dawn Martens Stephen Ralls & Bruce Ubukata Roger D. Moore Presenter: Carol Vaness Performers: Marianne Fiset Shannon Mercer Brett Polegato Jason Howard Canadian Children’s Opera Company
Honorees: Tracy Dahl Ermanno Mauro Robert Carsen Michael Levine Presenter: Catherine Malfitano Performers: Isabel Bayrakdarian
Honorees: Richard Margison Marshall Pynkoski & Jeannette Zingg Robert Lepage Presenters: Stuart Hamilton/William Littler/ Damiano Pietropaolo Performers: Karina Gauvin
Honorees: Ben Heppner Lotfi Mansouri Canadian Broadcasting Corp. Presenters: Iain Scott Stuart Hamilton W. R. “Bob” McPhee Performers: John Fanning Nathalie Paulin Joni Henson
Honorees: Cornelis Opthof Joey & Toby Tanenbaum Timothy Vernon Presenters: John Leberg Hon. Henry N. R. Jackman Bill & Dixie Ross Neill Performers: Marie-Nicole Lemieux Michael Colvin Aaron St. Clair Nicholson Monica Whicher Anita Krause Lambroula Maria...