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Gabrielle Turgeon, Elisabeth St-Gelais, Emily Rocha, Matthew Bermudez, Jamal al Titi, Matthew Li, & Duncan Stenhouse Named Finalist in Centre Stage: Ensemble Studio Competition

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(Photo credit: The Canadian Opera Company) The Canadian Opera Company’s Centre Stage: Ensemble Studio Competition finalists have been announced. Those moving forward in the competition are sopranos Gabrielle Turgeon, Elisabeth St-Gelais, and Emily Rocha, tenor Matthew Bermudez, baritone Jamal al Titi, and basses Matthew Li, and Duncan Stenhouse. At the annual fundraiser and vocal competition each participant will perform an {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Opera Holland Park 2026 Review: Un ballo in Maschera

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(Photo: Craig Fuller) “Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn’t,” proclaimed Mark Twain. Who knows what he would have made of Verdi’s “Un ballo in Maschera,” currently being performed in London’s Holland Park Opera, where the hugely implausible plot is based on the real-life assassination of King Gustav III {…}

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Nikan Ingabire Kanate & Sarah Caulfield Join Canadian Opera Company’s Ensemble Studio

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The Canadian Opera Company has announced that sopranos Nikan Ingabire Kanate and Sarah Caulfield will join its Ensemble Studio beginning with the 2026–27 season. Both sopranos were finalists in the Canadian Opera Company’s 12th annual Centre Stage: Ensemble Studio Competition following a national audition tour. Kanate received First Prize and the Hatch Audience Choice Prize for her performance of “Depuis {…}

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Dave Monaco & Deepa Johnny Headline Canadian Opera Company’s ‘The Barber of Seville’

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(Credit: Michael Cooper) The Canadian Opera Company is set to present “The Barber of Seville.” Th opera will be performed between Feb. 5 and 21, 2026  and will be directed by Joan Font, the founding member of the Spanish street theatre troupe Els Comediants. The production will include set and costume designs by Joan Guillén, lighting designed by Albert Faura and {…}

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Quinn Kelsey Leads Canadian Opera Company’s ‘Rigoletto’

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The Canadian Opera Company is set to present Verdi’s “Rigoletto” at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. The opera be performed seven times at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts on Jan. 24, 28, Feb. 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14, 2026. COC Music Director Johannes Debus will conduct the production by Christopher Alden. Baritone Quinn {…}

News, Season Announcement

Canadian Opera Company Announces Free Concert Series

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The Canadian Opera Company releases the details of its 2025 Free Concert Series. This article only features classical vocal events. All performances are held in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre.  “Meet the Ensemble Studio” opens the season. Soprano Emma Pennell, mezzo-soprano Ariana Maubach, tenor Angelo Moretti, baritone Ben Wallace, and bass-baritone Nicholas Murphy will introduce themselves by singing one of their {…}

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Glimmerglass Festival Unveils 2025 Resident Artists

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Glimmerglass Festival has announced its 2025 Resident Artists. The program was formerly called the “Young Artists Program,” but will now be referred to as “Resident Arts Program.” “Our Resident Artists are the heart and soul of the Glimmerglass experience,” said Artistic & General Director Rob Ainsley, per an official press statement issued by the company. “Their strength lies in the {…}

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Canadian Opera Company to Present William Kentridge’s Production of ‘Wozzeck’

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(Credit: Ken Howard / Met Opera) The Canadian Opera Company is set to present Berg’s “Wozzeck” in William Kentridge’s production. The work will be shown for seven performances at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts between April 25 and May 16, 2025. Kentridge’s production has been performed at the Salzburg Festival and Metropolitan Opera and OperaWire noted, “this production {…}

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Canadian Opera Company Announces Two Pianists for Ensemble Studio

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The Canadian Opera Company has announced that Elisabeta Cojocaru and Kimly Mengyin Wang have joined the company’s Ensemble Studio as pianist coaches for the 2025-26 season. In a statement, Dorian Cox, Director of the Ensemble Studio said, “We are delighted to have Elisabeta and Kimly joining our program. Our pianist coaches serve a vital role, not only in day-to-day sessions {…}