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,...
National Capital Opera Society announces winners of its Brian Law Opera Competition
NCOS is delighted to announce that the first prize of $5,000 was awarded to soprano Jennifer Olenic. Second prize ($3,000) went to bass-baritone Joel Allison and third prize ($1,000) to soprano Jeanine Williams. The three remaining finalists, soprano Carolyn Beaudoin, baritone Ryan Hofman and mezzo-soprano Danielle Vaillancourt were each awarded $500.
Canadian Opera Company Announces Contract Extension of General Director Alexander Neef at Annual General Meeting
Canadian Opera Company General Director Alexander Neef has signed a new contract with the COC that...
Canadian Emily D’Angelo Wins Second Prize at 2017 NEUE STIMMEN Competition
By: Wah Keung Chan for MyScena.org 26-year-old mezzo-soprano Svetlina Stoyanova from Bulgaria and...
Philippe Jordan: the low-key maestro who’s taking French opera to new heights
By Martin Kettle for the Guardian (UK) It is a lifetime since the Austrian conductor Herbert von...
Tapestry Opera’s 2017-18 season kicks off with donated Bösendorfer piano
Tapestry Opera's 2017-2018 season has taken an unexpected, yet welcome, turn. The company has just...
Classical Opera/The Mozartists celebrate 20 years of music-making
Haydn’s ‘Representation of Chaos’ from The Creation was a fitting opener, presenting as it does...
Gregory Dahl from Scarpia to Rigoletto
Thank heaven for seniority. As a 28-year-old teacher of choral music in Winnipeg, Gregory Dahl did...
