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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...
We’re all invited to AtG La Bohème Watch Party
On Tuesday, May 5 at 8pm EDT, Against the Grain Theatre partners with the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity and CBC Arts to present their AtG La Bohème via CBC Arts on Facebook. The award-winning production has been a Toronto favourite since its 2011 premiere, and...
Canadians in Vienna: Wiener Staatsoper unveils its 20/21 season
Standing out from the wave of cancellation announcements is the reveal of the Wiener Staatsoper 2020/21 season line-up. Among the 40+ operas gracing the stage are ten productions coming to Vienna for the first time, including Calixto Bieito's Carmen, Simon Stone's La...
Quarantine Questions: Étienne Dupuis & Nicole Car
A lost gig together, a new puppy, and going philanthropic: our next set of Quarantine Questions goes to Canadian baritone Étienne Dupuis, and his wife, Australian soprano Nicole Car: What is something you've lost to the pandemic? Étienne: "Our Werther at The Met was...
Amplified Opera welcomes two new co-founders
Toronto-based independent opera company Amplified Opera is announcing the recruitment of two new Co-Founders, mezzo-soprano Marion Newman and tenor Asitha Tennekoon. Newman and Tennekoon are poised to help Amplified grow as an organization with core values of equity,...
Royce Vavrek, Canadian librettist’s works stream online
As opera companies worldwide move to virtual content, Canadian librettist Royce Vavrek (Jacqueline, Proving Up) will see two of his works presented online next month. Starting May 1, Los Angeles Opera was supposed to put up Angel's Bone, the Pulitzer Prize-winning...
La Scena Musicale launches CORONA Serenades
Canadian classical music magazine La Scena Musicale has launched a new initiative, CORONA Serenades, to help spread cheer during self-isolation - and support musicians suffering loss of income. CORONA Serenades offers tailor-made videos by trained singers, featuring...
Pacific Opera Victoria — online programming
Pacific Opera Victoria is joining the ranks of opera companies turning to digital content in lieu of their cancelled productions. It's not quite as exciting as live opera, but there's plenty of video and audio content to take in over the next few weeks: Friday, April...
Carrie-Ann Matheson: voice coach to the stars
For pianist-vocal coach Carrie-Ann Matheson, the biblical saying that ‘a prophet is not honoured in his own land’ has a certain ring of truth, in her case musically. She’s virtually unknown in Canada, even though she’s that rare bird—a Canadian pianist/opera coach...