Review: Messiah/Complex joyfully proves beauty of a vast ‘Canadian’ experience
I feel I must preface this review with the confession that I have never--not ever--seen a...
Lived Experience: Transgender opera singers still fear coming out and losing work
The November 2020 opening of Orchestre Classique de Montréal’s production of Laura Kaminsky, Mark...
6 Canadian Messiah productions to usher in the holidays at home
As advent calendars continue the countdown to a bittersweet 2020 holiday season, opera companies...
4 wisdoms for artists from opera life coach Rebecca Hass
In November 2020, Opera Canada magazine spoke with Rebecca Hass, mezzo-soprano and creative...
Canadian Michael Cavanagh appointed Royal Swedish Opera Artistic Director
Canadian opera director Michael Cavanagh has been appointed Artistic Director of the Royal Swedish...
Opera Mariposa hosts discussion for Deaf and disabled perspectives in opera
On Dec. 1st, Opera Mariposa is creating a platform for Deaf and disabled perspectives in opera via...
Opinion: Casting cis singers to play trans characters in opera is artistically sub-par
On paper, As One seems perfect. At a time when high-profile trans stories with trans people in the...
COC names Perryn Leech as its next General Director
After a year-long, international search, the Canadian Opera Company (COC) has named Perryn Leech...
Call For Pitches from LGBTQ2S+ writers
CALL FOR PITCHES: From what Opera Canada magazine can tell, important voices were silenced last...
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Rubies 2020–“We need to listen as much as to guide”
2020 Rubies Honouree: Yannick Nézet-Séguin Let’s begin with a bit of perspective. Back in 2003,...
