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Tapestry Opera Announces 2022 Performances

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Canadian company Tapestry Opera has announced its upcoming performances for 2022. First up will be “Gould’s Wall” which will take place at Toronto’s Royal Conservatory of Music, with singers suspended on the atrium wall. The work, which was composed by Brian Current and written by Liza Balka, is inspired by the legendary career of Glenn Gould. The opera will star {…}

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Tapestry Opera Launches New Female Driven Program

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Toronto’s Tapestry Opera has partnered with organizations across Canada to launch an innovative program focusing on female-identifying musicians. The Women in Musical Leadership program will seek to address professional gender imbalances affecting classical music and opera. The program will serve a total of six female-identifying and non-binary conductors with full-time professional fellowships spanning over three years and participants will also partner {…}

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Sondra Radvanovsky, Tapestry Opera, Tamara Wilson Headline 2020 Dora Mavor Moore Award Nominees

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(Image Source: Canadian Opera Company) The Toronto Alliance for Performing Arts has unveiled the nominees for the 2020 Dora Mavor Moore Awards. For this article, our sole focus will be on nominations related to the opera world. Tapestry Opera led the way with 13 nominations spread over two different projects, including three nominations apiece in the Outstanding Achievement in Design {…}

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Tapestry Opera to Present World Premiere of Opera Inspired by Jacqueline Du Pré

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Tapestry Opera is set to present the world premiere of “Jacqueline: A Portrait of Virtuosity” starting on Feb. 19, 2020 at the Betty Oliphant Theatre in Toronto, Canada. The opera, which is written by Royce Vavrek with music by Luna Pearl, tells the story of iconic cellist Jacqueline Du Pré and her battle with the multiple sclerosis that ultimately took {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2026-27 Review: La Bohème

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(Photo: Karen Almond © Met Opera) Conductor Ramón Tebar made his Metropolitan Opera debut for this season’s opening night of Puccini’s “La Bohème.” The cast included a surprising addition as well—tenor Freddie De Tommaso as Rodolfo, who is also performing as Macduff in “Macbeth” this season.  Altogether soprano Juliana Grigoryan as Mimì, soprano Rosa Feola as Musetta, baritone Hansung Yoo {…}

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Canadian Opera Company’s ‘Orfeo ed Euridice’ Win Big at the 2026 Dora Mavor Moore Awards

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The Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) announced the recipients for the 46th Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards presented by the Romano D’Andrea Foundation. This year there were 221 nominations across 44 gender-inclusive award categories within seven divisions, reflecting the 2025-2026 season. The Awards were presented on June 29 at at Meridian Hall, hosted by actor Amaka Umeh. Below {…}

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Canadian Opera Company Announces Que Rock as Next Artist in Land Acknowledgement Commissioning Program

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(photo by: Nadya Kwandibens/Red Works Photography) The Canadian Opera Company has named Anishinaabe multidisciplinary artist, muralist, and cultural educator Que Rock (Quentin Commanda) as the next artist collaborator in its Land Acknowledgement Commissioning Program. The company initiative invites Indigenous artists to reimagine land acknowledgement through artistic creation and community engagement. Commanda, who is from Nipissing First Nation, will create a {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2025-26 Review: Eugene Onegin

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(Credit: Evan Zimmerman) Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” is one of the most intimate experiences one can have at an opera house. It’s a story of regret that comes with throwing away the only people that ever loved you. It’s got some of the most heart-piercing music in the canon and an impeccable pacing throughout. It’s a work that almost plays itself. {…}

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San Francisco Opera 2025-26 Review: The Monkey King

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The beloved Chinese hero, Monkey, landed in San Francisco Friday night, complete with an entourage of dancers, singers, acrobats, and antics that came from an ancient story revisited, along with video-games and comics, among others. In the Lobby, before the performance, a group of young drummers from Grant High School, Sacramento and dancers from the Chinese American International School with {…}