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Erin Wall & Florie Valiquette shortlisted for Gramophone Music Awards
Gramophone Magazine has announced the shortlist for their annual classical music awards. Two celebrated Canadian opera singers have received nominations, the late lyric soprano Erin Wall for her portrayal of Ellen Orford in Chandos's recording of Britten's Peter...
Vancouver Opera announces live 2021-22 season
Vancouver Opera returns to live performances for its 2021-22 season, with two days of outdoor performances at the šxʷƛ̓exən Xwtl’a7shn (formerly QET Plaza), followed by three operas at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre starting in December. The upcoming season offers a...
Shop Talk: Judith Yan: Opera can “lay the truth of humanity in front of us”
Readers, if you're like the folks on our Opera Canada team, you have a running list of questions that you'd love to ask your favourite Canadian operatic artists. So, we're asking. In our series of interviews, called Shop Talk, we're checking in with Canada's singers,...
Marion Newman new host of Saturday Afternoon at the Opera
CBC Music has announced an exciting new line-up of hosts, programming and podcasts coming to the airwaves this fall. Marion Newman, critically acclaimed Kwagiulth and Stó:lō First Nations mezzo-soprano, has been named the new host of Canada's premiere opera...
OdeM Presents World Premiere of Le Flambeau de la nuit
Opéra de Montréal (OdeM) has joined forces with the Ballet Opéra Pantomime (BOP) company and I Musici de Montréal (I Musici) chamber orchestra to launch Riders to the Sea/Le Flambeau de la nuit, a collaborative live double-bill production this September, which...
Artist’s Picks: Gerald Finley: “Howard Keel”
In a new series we’re running over here at Opera Canada, Artist’s Picks, we’re asking our favourite Canadian opera artists: what else are you into? In our call for artist-driven recommendations, Grammy-award winning Canadian baritone Gerald Finley offers up his...
Shop Talk: Debi Wong: “Opera is a powerful tool…”
Readers, if you're like the folks on our Opera Canada team, you have a running list of questions that you'd love to ask your favourite Canadian operatic artists. So, we're asking. In our series of interviews, called Shop Talk, we're checking in with Canada's singers,...
Met’s Agreement with Orchestra Includes New Music Series by Yannick Nézet-Séguin
The Metropolitan Opera (The Met) has reached an agreement with its orchestra, the last of its three largest unions to reach an agreement. The move paves a clearer path for the reopening of The Met's 2021-22 season, with the scheduled premiere of Terence...
The Cardinal Diaries: Wardrobe Mayhem Ensues
It's Chapter 3 of Lauren Margison's new series, The Cardinal Diaries: Wardrobe Mayhem Ensues! If you missed the first two installments, you can read chapter one here and chapter two here. Below, the fictional adventures of our titular soprano continue as she prepares...
Artist’s Picks: Othalie Graham: “Mare of Easttown”
In a new series we’re running over here at Opera Canada, Artist’s Picks, we’re asking our favourite Canadian opera artists what they're into, watching and listening to. In our call for artist-driven recommendations, Canadian-American soprano Othalie Graham offers up...
Martha Collins Named Director of Education for Sarasota Opera
Martha Collins, celebrated Canadian stage director and operatic performer, has been named the new Director of Education at Sarasota Opera. In her new role, she will oversee development of Sarasota Opera's Youth Opera and Adult Education Programs, alongside community...
To Have and To Hold: MUO’s hybrid festival season
Manitoba Underground Opera (MUO) is presenting an exciting line-up of hybrid productions for their 2021 festival season titled To Have and To Hold for their first return to live performances since the pandemic. Two shows will headline the festival including a live...