Tapestry Opera has announced the third year of its “Box Concerts” series, which will run from July through September 2022. This summer, the company will offer more than 60 free opera performances in nursing homes and another 30 in suburban neighborhoods around the Toronto area. The lineup of performers for each performance includes baritone Korin Thomas-Smith, sopranos Natalya Gennadi, Meher {…}

On May 24, 2022, Tapestry Opera, in collaboration with Toronto’s OCAD University, will present the world premiere of “R.U.R. A Torrent of Light.” This operatic experience, by composer Nicole Lizee and writer Nicolas Billon, is based on Czch playwright Karel Capek’s 1920s, science fiction play “Rossum’s Universal Robots,” which first introduced the word and concept of “robots” to the world. {…}

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 {…}