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COC announces new funding for Digital Infrastructure Enhancements Project
The Canadian Opera Company (COC) is set to receive $644,372 in grant funding provided through the Canada Cultural Spaces Fund, meant for use in the Digital Infrastructure Enhancements Project at Toronto's Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. The plan,...
Colin Ainsworth: “We musicians are a resilient bunch, but we need each other!”
This is the continuation of a new series of Q&As with the artists of Canada's opera scene. After our "Quarantine Questions" from the spring/summer of 2020, we're checking in once again with these artists as they share new perspectives on mid-pandemic opera. Next...
Escape Room: UofT’s absurdist leap into internet opera
UofT Opera has taken adapting to online streaming to a whole new level with their ground-breaking production Escape Room, the first opera fully composed for the internet. Teaming up with award-winning production company Riddle Films, the UofT Opera Student Composers...
Dear composer…Dear singer: an advice series
When you really think about it, the communication between an opera composer and an opera singer is a bit odd: each artist has spent years honing their very specialized craft, and they come together when it's time to do something extra-specialized - create a new opera....
Rebecca Cuddy: “It is OK if singing feels like you’ve lost something right now.”
This is the continuation of a new series of Q&As with the artists of Canada's opera scene. After our "Quarantine Questions" from the spring/summer of 2020, we're checking in once again with these artists as they share new perspectives on mid-pandemic opera. Next...
Opera InReach: “What is an artform without its muse?”
Founded in 2020 by some of Canada's most exciting emerging artists, Opera InReach is out to revolutionize the concept of opera outreach. From specially curated curriculum to ongoing relationships with schools, Opera InReach has a mission to make opera and the...
Loose Tea announces first creators in BIPOC Composer Librettist Development Program
Loose Tea Music Theatre announces the inaugural members of their BIPOC Composer Librettist Development Program. A two-year program dedicated to the development of diverse creators that are new to the opera and music theatre scene, the goal is to address systemic...
Daniel Okulitch: “Figuring out how and what motivates you makes everything easier.”
This is the continuation of a new series of Q&As with the artists of Canada's opera scene. After our "Quarantine Questions" from the spring/summer of 2020, we're checking in once again with these artists as they share new perspectives on mid-pandemic opera. Next...
Les Mots/Maux d’Amour Opens l’Opéra de Québec’s Winter Season
In the midst of the pandemic, there are few opportunities for artists to gather together on a stage and sing live, but l'Opéra de Québec is looking to change that with its winter season opener, Les Mots/Maux d'Amour on Valentine's Day 2021. Bringing together eight...
Opera with a brunch pairing: Calgary Opera’s Valentine’s Day special
Calgary Opera is serving up a "delectable digital event" on February 14, with their Valentine's Day Brunch + Concert. The artists of Calgary Opera's Emerging Artist Ensemble are joined by special guests Marion Newman and Sharleen Joynt for a special pre-recorded...
Love, Wagner-sized: Vancouver Opera offers free Valentine’s Day double-bill
On February 13 7:30pm PST, Vancouver Opera presents a free Valentine's Day presentation of two of Wagner's most romantic works, his Wesendonck Lieder and Siegfried Idyll. The performance, recorded at Vancouver's Christ Church Cathedral, features mezzo-soprano...
Chants Libres responds to accusations of racial insensitivity in review
Following Natasha Gauthier's review of Prélude à l'opéra L'orangeraie, Chants Libres responds with the following letter to Opera Canada with the intent to publish for our readers: Right of Reply - from Chants Libres to Opera Canada Mr. Gianmarco Segato, We want to...