The Canadian Opera Company and the National Arts Centre have announced the co-commissioning of Ian Cusson and Cherie Dimaline‘s new mainstage opera,”Empire of Wild.” The opera is based on Dimaline’s 2019 novel of the same name which was inspired by the legend of the rogarou, a werewolf-like creature that haunts the roads and woods of Indigenous communities. The opera weaves {…}
On July 3, 2021, San Francisco’s Merola Opera Program will launch their 64th season with a showcase concert titled “What the Heart Desires.” Co-curated by tenor Nicholas Phan and mezzo-soprano Ronnita Miller, the concert will celebrate diversity in song through compositions by women and people of color. Selections will explore themes such as love, and the yearning for rest, peace, {…}
The Canadian Opera Company Academy, a pioneering development program to foster young opera artists, creators, and administrators, has announced its new Composer-in-Residence program. This year Canadian composer Ian Cusson was selected as the inaugural artist and will begin his residency with the COC on August 19, 2019. Cusson is a Métis and French-Canadian composer of art song, opera, and orchestral {…}