Dear composer…dear singer, part III: Carla Huhtanen & Nicole Lizée
When you really think about it, the communication between an opera composer and an opera singer is...
Claire de Sévigné: “Get ready, be ready!”
This is the continuation of a new series of Q&As with the artists of Canada's opera scene....
Verdi’s big week in history
As it turns out, readers, the month of March is a big one for Giuseppe Verdi. Packed into a...
Joyce DiDonato and Ana Sokolović host upcoming UofT events
University of Toronto's music program is adding internationally acclaimed mezzo-soprano Joyce...
Dear composer…Rachel Krehm asks: To beam, or not to beam?
In a special instalment of our composer-singer advice series, we're diving deep into notating...
Racial stereotypes in traditional opera: Opera Canada talks with Amplified Opera
What do we do with so-called "traditional" operas that contain racial stereotypes? How do we call...
Jonelle Sills: “I am choosing not to be lazy but to engage in conversations and ask questions.”
This is the continuation of a new series of Q&As with the artists of Canada's opera scene....
The Wild Rose Opera Project: Exploring Mental Health through Opera
Edmonton Opera is set to create four short works focused on issues in mental health in an Albertan...
Dear composer…Dear singer part II: Dean Burry & Mireille Asselin
When you really think about it, the communication between an opera composer and an opera singer is...
Steuart Bedford (1939-2021): A Canadian Perspective
Maestro Steuart Bedford, OBE - (July 31, 1939 – February 15, 2021) The passing of British...
