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Canadian Opera Company Unveils 2025-26 Studio Ensemble

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Canadian Opera Company has announced the five singers who will join its 2025-26 studio ensemble. The artists include Soprano Emma Pennell, mezzo-soprano Ariana Maubach, tenor Angelo Moretti, baritone Ben Wallace, and bass-baritone Nicholas Murphy. They will receive intensive coaching and practical experience while also performing and understudying mainstage roles. “We are thrilled to welcome these five incredibly talented singers into our longstanding professional development program {…}

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Canadian Opera Company Announces the Return of ‘Musical Flights’

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(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!,” {…}

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Calgary Opera Opens Season with ‘Le Nozze di Figaro’

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The Calgary Opera is set to open with Mozart’s”Le Nozze di Figaro.” The opera will be conducted by Jonathan Brandani and directed by Aria Umezawa. The cast will include Marcell Bakonyi as Figaro Lucia Cesaroni as Suanna, Talise Trevigne as the Countess, and Phillip Addis as the Count. The cast will be rounded out by Carolyn Sproule as Cherubino and Matthew {…}

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Calgary Opera’s General Director & CEO Heather Kitchen to Step Down From Her Role

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Heather Kitchen, the General Director and CEO of Calgary Opera will leave the organization on Dec. 31. In January 2019, Calgary Opera’s Board of Directors appointed Kitchen as the Managing Director and CEO in a co-leadership position with Director Bramwell Tovey. In 2020, Kitchen agreed to serve as General Director as well as CEO when Tovey stepped down due to {…}

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Talise Trevigne & Aviva Fortunata Lead Calgary Opera’s 2021-22 Season

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The Calgary Opera has announced its 2021-22 season feature two mainstage productions. Mainstage  The season opens with Lehar’s “The Merry Widow” starring Aviva Fortunata in the title role. She will be joined by Colin Ainsworth, Richard Suart, James Westman, and Jacqueline Woodley. Omer Ben Seadia directs the production with Tania Miller conducting. Performance Dates: Jan. 29, Feb. 2 & 4, {…}

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Calgary Opera Announces ‘Valentine’s Day Brunch’

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Calgary Opera is set to present a virtual concert and brunch experience entitled “Valentine’s Day Brunch.” The showcase, scheduled for Feb. 14, 2021, will pair opera classics from such works as “Le Nozze di Figaro” and “Don Giovanni” with jazz numbers. The showcase will be headlined by soprano Sharleen Joynt and mezzo-soprano Marion Newman. Other artists in the showcase include {…}

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Updates on 2020-21 Opera & Concert Seasons in North America Canceled Or Changed Due to Coronavirus

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-We will update this article as more additional Information becomes available- After the coronavirus forced theaters to cancel the remainder of the 2019-20 season and all summer festivals in North America, audiences are awaiting information on how the upcoming 2020-21 seasons will be affected. Here is a breakdown of schedule changes in North America (You can find European updates here): {…}

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Talise Trevigne, Aviva Fortunata & David Pomeroy Headline Calgary Opera’s 2020-21 Season

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The Calgary Opera has announced its 2020-21 season, which will include four opera productions. Beethoven’s “Fidelio” opens the season with Tracy Cantin as Leonore, David Pomeroy as Florestan, Melody Courage as Marzelline, Gregory Dahl as Don Pizarro, and Owen McCausland as Jaquino. Michael Cavanagh directs the production and Bramwell Tovey conducts. Performance Dates: Nov. 21, 25 & 27, 2020 Omer {…}