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Opéra de Montréal 21/22 season: The Return to Live
The first major Canadian opera company to venture a return to live for the coming season, Opéra de Montréal has announced their 21/22 program with brand new operas, thrilling productions and an exciting double bill presented alongside the company's training arm,...
Rihab Chaieb on creating new roles in The Phoenix
In our upcoming Summer 2021 issue, contributor Joseph So reviews Houston Grand Opera's recording of the world premiere production of Tarik O'Reagan and John Caird's The Phoenix, released on PENTATONE Music in late 2020. Among the star cast led by Thomas Hampson and...
Across the pond: Canadian artists in Munich, Madrid for 21/22
Munich's Bayerische Staatsoper and Madrid's Teatro Real have unveiled their 2021/22 seasons, each with a small-but-mighty dose of Canadian artists onstage. Canadian-American powerhouse soprano Sondra Radvanovsky will head to Munich for two of her signature Verdi...
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The Cardinal Diaries: Opening Night Jitters
Introducing Lauren Margison's new series on Opera Canada, The Cardinal Diaries! The series follows the fictional adventures of the titular songbird soprano. In Chapter 1, Cardinal struggles as she prepares for opening night... The blistering heat radiating from the...
Parigi, o cara, & full of Canadians: Opéra national de Paris unveils 21/22 season
Opéra national de Paris has unveiled a 2021/22 season intriguing in its variety, and peppered with Canada's top talent. Solid Canadian representation on the Parisian stage will, hopefully continue and expand with Alexander Neef at the helm; his move to Paris came in...
Manitoba Opera launches The Solo Sessions video series
Manitoba Opera is capping off its 2020/21 season with a five-part series of video concerts, The Solo Sessions, featuring the work of five Manitoba-based artists, recorded live at Winnipeg's Centennial Concert Hall. The concert series features Manitoban operatic talent...
Claire de Sévigné on performing ‘big opera’ in France during a pandemic
Since March of last year, more and more opera houses have turned to digital means to continue to entertain and engage their audiences. Yet, while technology provides opera fans with a safe way to enjoy their favourite arias, its limitations have, of course, forced...
Canadians featured in Opera Lafayette’s Fête de la Musique
On Sunday, June 20, 2021, Opera Lafayette presents 12 hours of free performances with its Fête de la Musique. The line-up, running from 8amET to 8pmET, features a mix of vocal and instrumental concerts, family-centric education programs, world premieres, and...
Canadians in Milan: Radvanovsky, D’Angelo, Carsen, Lepage headline 21/22 at Teatro alla Scala
Now that Teatro alla Scala has announced its 2021/22 season, Canada's opera fans can get excited about the Canadian presence in their mainstage lineup. Canadian dynamic duo Robert Carsen and Michael Levine present their Don Giovanni from March 27-April 12, 2022,...
It’s time for Opera Canada’s Summer 2021 Issue
Your summertime operatic adventure is on its way with the Summer 2021 issue of Opera Canada! Get special access to subscriber-only stories including an exclusive interview with acclaimed soprano Jane Archibald, a behind-the-scenes look at the making of one of Canada's...
Tapestry upcoming seasons offer experiential live performances
Tapestry Opera is reintroducing live performances in a new way with an exciting announcement about their upcoming seasons through 22/23. Unveiling their upcoming projects for the next few years, Tapestry is promising five premiere productions in the works as a part of...