Sex, sadism, blackmail: Nico Muhly on why Hitchcock’s Marnie is an explosive heroine
Brittle, bullied and blackmailed into marriage, Marnie inspired a Hitchcock classic and now a new...
Famous Canadian Mezzo-sopranos and Contraltos
We cannot speak of our mezzo-sopranos and contraltos without starting with Maureen Forrester,...
Profile: Susan Platts: Mahler, Mentors and Music Education
British-born Canadian mezzo Susan Platts has been delighting audiences around the world with her...
‘The Rubies’: 17th Edition of the Opera Canada Awards, Oct. 30, 2017
On Mon. Oct. 31, Opera Canada Publications held its 17th annual Opera Canada Awards, a.k.a....
Amusing Old Movie Becomes Engrossing New Opera
In it he replaced the spoken words of the film with recitative, arioso, aria, and an occasional...
Calgary Opera announces appointment of new resident conductor Kimberley-Ann Bartczak
Calgary Opera has announced the appointment of a new Resident Conductor and...
Singing Stars: The Next Generation—IRCPA
Ten young professional singers have been selected to perform in Singing Stars: The Next...
Charles Osborne obituary
By Barry Millington for the Guardian (UK) As literature director of the Arts Council of Great...
Kicked out for being gay then rescued by opera: writer Garth Greenwell’s extraordinary awakening
By Garth Greenwell for the Guardian (UK) I became an opera singer because I failed ninth-grade...
The need for more diversity in opera
Equity insists that a diverse range of performers should be auditioned for every production,...
