A love story that not even death could thwart: providing opera fans a feast of music and colour, Against the Grain Theatre’s production of Gustav Holst’s Sāvitri beautifully conveys the love and devotion that this ancient story is known for. Filmed in Consecan...
Canada's digital operatic output is ever-expanding, and we're here to help you keep track. We've got a short list of recent and brand-new items - including one upcoming must-see - for your Canadian opera watchlist: Phaedra & Serenade, Pacific Opera Victoria Among...
In a nod toward the company's diverse and inclusive evolution, Early Music Vancouver has chosen Cree-Métis Two-Spirit baritone Jonathon Adams as its first ever artist-in-residence. Appointed by EMV Artistic & Executive Director Suzie Leblanc, Adams' summer...
In a fresh focus on opera-friendly recording technicians, we're continuing our series of "opera on screen" Q&As with Toronto-based audio and video recording engineer, Ryan Harper. From his work with Opera in Concert: VOICEBOX, to collaborations with UofT Opera,...
Though stages still feel deserted, the pandemic inspired an extraordinary boom for videographers with a fondness for the classical arts. Among these is Stephen Bell, UX/UI Designer, videographer, tenor, and founder of Coffeeshop Creative. Bell and his team have been...
It's extraordinary, the fast-growing body of work that has come out of the pandemic-inspired opera drought in the last 13 months. It's no substitute for live stages, but there's still enough digital creativity out there that it's easy to lose track. In case our...
Canadian opera fans, we're looking at a lovely long weekend ahead! It's a good time to take stock of the latest offerings in online streaming - like these three little Canadian operatic Easter eggs: Dialogues des Carmélites, Opera Laurier Starting March 31, 7:30pm ET,...
Note: this article was originally published in 2017 on Schmopera.com, and is being reprinted here with permission by the author. When we go to the opera, what we see onstage is the result of a complicated system of task delegation; some folks do the singing, others...
As 2020 draws to a close, the Opera Canada team offers their personal reflections on the most idiosyncratic year in the magazine’s 60 year history. Leah Borts-Kuperman, Editorial Assistant, Opera Canada Relative to the opera world, I’m a newbie. I saw my first La...
An old professor of mine startled me recently, asking, “What’s it like singing Messiah as a Jewish person?” I was taken aback, never having given the matter much thought. “It’s beautiful music and story-telling, like all my other repertoire,” I replied, perplexed at...
I feel I must preface this review with the confession that I have never--not ever--seen a holiday-season Messiah. I am grateful that Messiah/Complex, a filmed collaboration between the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) and Against the Grain (AtG) Theatre, seen Dec....
As advent calendars continue the countdown to a bittersweet 2020 holiday season, opera companies keep inline with tradition--or should we say online--via streamable versions of the Handel classic. Keep reading for a complete list of Messiah shows to curl up to with a...