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Cross Canada Reports: Change of guard as Opéra de Québec adapts
Reinventing On Mar. 2nd 2020, Grégoire Legendre, Artistic Director of Opéra de Québec (OdQ), left for New York to attend the premiere of Wagner’s Flying Dutchman, directed by François Girard—the production originated the previous summer in Québec City at the Festival...
Opera Events Galore: Celebrating World Opera Day across Canada
Canadian opera is alive and well, it reminds us this weekend with the influx of 7 separate digital events for any mood. Whether it's a new Canadian musical or Canadians singing on stages abroad, audiences will have plenty of material to help celebrate World Opera Day....
Cross Canada Reports: City Opera Vancouver & UBC Opera
City Opera Vancouver City Opera Vancouver, the city’s main producer of new opera, presented PopUp Opera in August, an idea borrowed from Pacific Opera Victoria and Memphis Opera: free outdoor mini-concerts, “intended to make a joyful noise in a wretched time,” says...
Critical Response: “There’s no substitute for live” critic John Gilks says
In Opera Canada‘s latest Q&A series, our arts writers across the country weigh in on how the Canadian opera industry is handling the prolonged pandemic environment. Next up: John Gilks. What are your feelings on the types of programming being offered, mostly in...
Cross Canada Reports: Calgary & Edmonton companies take divergent approaches
In Alberta, Edmonton Opera and Calgary Opera are working with the same set of unknowns as the rest of the country, but the two companies have publicly projected quite different future scenarios. Edmonton Opera has announced plans to begin a postponed 2020-21 season,...
Tapestry Opera’s fall 2020 includes comedic Baroness von Sketch spirit
Tapestry Opera’s Fall 2020 season hopes to “push the boundary of the genre,” according to a press release on Oct. 13th. Tapestry’s program, a blend of live and live-streamed, offers local and international audiences access to free performances with the goal of...
Behind the Scenes: Charismatic Carmen Costumes at POV
Opera Canada continues our Behind the Scenes series, an exclusive look 'behind the curtain' with the talented people working at opera companies across the country... In this episode, you will find original inspiration boards and costume sketches for the characters...
Rubies 2020: Our Opera Canada Awards Honourees!
Opera Canada is proud to announce the four distinguished honourees who will receive Opera Canada Awards--The Rubies 2020 for their exemplary contributions to the industry: Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Music Director, Metropolitan Opera Barbara Hannigan, soprano...
Critical Response: writers evaluate Canadian opera’s pandemic response
In Opera Canada's new Q&A series, we've asked arts writers across the country to weigh in on how the Canadian opera industry is handling the prolonged pandemic environment. First up...Lydia Perović. What are your feelings on the types of programming being offered,...
Rubies 2020 ANNOUNCEMENT: Save the date!
Coming this November...the Opera Canada Awards, Rubies 2020 goes digital! On Monday, November 23rd @8PM ET, join us for a digital streaming of the 2020 Opera Canada Awards! Celebrate by joining opera lovers across Canada to watch the digital premiere of the event on...
Erin Wall, beloved Canadian soprano, passed away on Oct. 8 at age 44
Renowned Canadian singer Erin Marie Wall, 44, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 8th from complications caused by metastatic breast cancer. Wall, who was born in Calgary and grew up in Vancouver, is survived by her husband, Roberto Mauro, children Michael and Julia Mauro...
Cross Canada Reports: What’s up in Montréal?
Opéra de Montréal The biggest factor in determining a company’s mood during these turbulent times seems to be the size of its overhead. “I’m very happy not to own an opera house right now,” says Patrick Corrigan, General Director of Opéra de Montréal. Like everyone...