The Canadian Opera Company has announced a new partnership with Michelin-recommended fine dining restaurant Lucie and The Social Catering & Co. This partnership will officially kick off with an exclusive dining experience as part of the company’s Centre Stage: Ensemble Studio Competition on Oct. 30. The event will take place in the Henry N.R. Jackman Lounge at the Four Seasons {…}
The Canadian Opera Company (COC) has announced the finalists for its Centre Stage: Ensemble Studio Competition. The artists include: Chelsea Kolic, soprano – Hamilton, ON Olivia LaPointe, soprano – Fredericton, NB Ariana Maubach, mezzo-soprano – Toronto, ON Nicholas Murphy, bass-baritone – Charlottetown, PEI Emma Pennell, soprano – South River, ON / Corner Brook Indian Band – Mi’kmaq Mikelis Rogers, baritone – London, ON Ilanna Starr, mezzo-soprano {…}
The Canadian Opera Company’s has announced a preview of its upcoming season and its newest Community Programs and Partnerships. This article only features opera-related events in addition to the company’s free concert series. In celebration of Latin American Heritage Month, “Canciones de mi Gente: A Journey through Latin American Art Song” takes place. “Opera Express,” part of Union Station’s annual {…}
The Canadian Opera Company has announced a cast change for its production of Verdi’s “Nabucco.” The company said, “Regretfully, soprano Tamara Wilson has been recently diagnosed with pneumonia and will need to withdraw from her role as Abigaille in the Canadian Opera Company’s upcoming production of ‘Nabucco.’ The COC wishes Tamara all the very best for a full recovery and {…}
The Canadian Opera Company has released the details of its Free Concert Series. Programming features nearly 70 performances of music, dance, poetry, and more in downtown Toronto. The Free Concert Series runs each year from Sept. to May and spotlights local and international artists in performances spanning a wide array of genres. It celebrates classical repertoire and musical traditions from {…}
The Canadian Opera Company is set to present Gounod’s “Faust” at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. The opera, which is set to be presented on Oct. 11, 13, 16, 18, 24, 26, and Nov. 2, 2024, will be directed by Amy Lane, featuring sets and costumes designed by Emma Ryott. The production is a co-production with the {…}
The Canadian Opera Company Orchestra is set to present “Musical Flights” on Sept. 7, 2024. The event, which will take place at The Drill Hall at Base31 in Picton, Ontario, will be conducted by Johannes Debus, and features soprano Midori Marsh, soprano Charlotte Siegel, tenor Matthew Cairns, and baritone Korin Thomas-Smith, all members of the Canadian Opera Company’s Ensemble Studio. {…}
The Canadian Opera Company has announced that its General Director Perryn Leech is stepping down. Leech joined the COC as its General Director in March 2021 and took over Alexander Neef, who led the company between 2008 and 2020. The company noted that David Ferguson, a past President and Chair of the company’s Board of Directors has been named Interim {…}
(Photo credit: Gaetz & IMG Artists) This summer, the Canadian Opera Company will once again present “Musical Flights,” the company’s casual community concert series. Artists of the COC Ensemble Studio will perform a program of operatic showstoppers that preview the COC’s upcoming productions of “Nabucco,” “Faust,” “Madama Butterfly,” and “Eugene Onegin.” A variety of Broadway hits including selections from “Oklahoma!,” {…}
The Canadian Opera Company has announced a cast change for its production of “Medea.” The company said, “Regrettably, Sondra Radvanovsky has been diagnosed with laryngitis and is unable to perform as Medea on May 9 and 11 as scheduled. The COC is grateful to Italian soprano Chiara Isotton for stepping into the title role for the remainder of the performance {…}
The Canadian Opera Company is set to world premiere “Aportia Chryptych: A Black Opera for Portia White” from Canadian director and librettist HAUI and composer Sean Mayes. White was a Nova Scotian contralto who was the first Black Canadian concert performer to achieve international fame in the mid-20th century. In a statement, HAUI said, “What a poetic justice to share Portia’s {…}