(Credit: © Michele Monasta) Marina Comparato and Gianni Fabbrini are set to tour Italy following the release of their album “Romantic Florence.” The tour is dedicated to the chamber vocal music of Luigi Gordigiani, the 19th-century composer affectionately known as “the Italian Schubert.” The tour opened on Jan. 31 at the Conservatory of Reggio Emilia and was followed by a concert {…}

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 {…}