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AtG TV: Against the Grain Theatre goes digital
Against the Grain Theatre has been on the ready for opera's shift from stage to screen, offering up their broadcast of La bohème twice since the live performing arts hit pause. Now, with the unveiling of AtG TV, the indie opera company is committing to ongoing...
Opera Mariposa annual fundraiser moves online
For Opera Mariposa, Canada's only disability-led opera company, COVID-19 has made their annual Benefit + Awareness Show uniquely paramount. The Vancouver-based company is run by sisters Stephanie and Jacqueline Ko, both of whom have lived with ME (myalgic...
Quarantine Questions: Adrianne Pieczonka
A chance purchase during one of her last contracts is bringing Adrianne Pieczonka some pandemic solace. The Canadian soprano answers our Quarantine Questions: What is something you've lost to the pandemic? "What I've lost to the pandemic (other than engagements,...
Canadians at Oper Frankfurt: a good-news 20-21 season
Oper Frankfurt has rolled out its line-up for 2020/21, and it comes with its usual steady presence of Canadian singers onstage. Of particular note are soprano Ambur Braid and bass-baritone Iain MacNeil, both members of the Oper Frankfurt Ensemble. Braid will sing...
Quarantine Questions: Peter McGillivray
Baritone Peter McGillivray knows well that he's in a great, big shared experience of insecurity with his fellow artists. He's balancing work with fun to pass the time, and he's answered our next set of Quarantine Questions: What is something you've lost to the...
Tapestry Opera digital season: tailored for 2020/21
Tapestry Opera is the first of Canada's opera companies to announce an all-digital upcoming season, making themselves "immune to cancellation" in the midst of the closures related to COVID-19. Tapestry Opera digital season 2020/21 includes a broadcast premiere of...
Quarantine Questions: Wallis Giunta
Mezzo-soprano Wallis Giunta is feeling the loss as she social-distances from her home base in the UK: What is something you've lost to the pandemic? "Aside from about six months of lost performing work (so far...), my biggest loss to this pandemic has been the...
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Opera Atelier plans Together/Apart virtual showcase
In a Canadian echo of the recent At-Home Gala out of The Metropolitan Opera, baroque oepra specialists Opera Atelier have announced Together/Apart, its virtual showcase of artists who have become audience favourites in the company's 35-year history. Scheduled for May...
Quarantine Questions: David Pomeroy
Kitchen renovations and walks with loved ones are getting Canadian tenor David Pomeroy through the pandemic madness. Our Quarantine Questions go to the native of St. John's, NL. What is something you've lost to the pandemic? "Certainly not any weight! Ha! I was very...
Digital Content Hub — Canadian Opera Company
Joining the ranks of the myriad international opera companies pivoting to online content, the Canadian Opera Company has unveiled its Digital Content Hub. The content falls in several categories, ranging from video excerpts from the COC's performance archives,...
Quarantine Questions: Brett Polegato
Balancing the loss of normalcy with the welcome respite from his fast-paced career: our next set of Quarantine Questions goes to baritone Brett Polegato. What is something you've lost to the pandemic? "This isn't something I have lost so much as something I am in the...