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OPERA America Announces the Recipients of 2024 Repertoire Development Grants
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 5, 2024

OPERA America has announced the recipients of its 2024 Repertoire Development Grants.

City Opera Vancouver Presents SONG FROM THE UPROAR - A Celebration Of Early Feminist Icon, Isabelle Eberhardt
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 24, 2024

City Opera Vancouver presents 'Song from the Uproar’ - a Celebration of Early Feminist Icon, Isabelle Eberhardt. Explore the adventurous and tragic life of Isabelle Eberhardt, an explorer, journalist, and sufi, in this Canadian premiere.

COC Celebrates Return To The Stage With Sold-Out Shows And Revitalized Programming
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 2, 2022

Canadian Opera Company's 2021/2022 season was marked by sold-out shows, an average mainstage attendance capacity of 94%, and impressive growth in the company's online community as reported yesterday by COC Board Chair Jonathan Morgan and COC General Director Perryn Leech.

OPERA America Welcomes Six New Members to Its Board of Directors
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 11, 2022

OPERA America, the national service organization for opera, has welcomed a new class of six board members that includes creators, administrators, artist managers, and opera company trustees. They join the Board of Directors under the ongoing leadership of Chair Carol F. Henry, esteemed philanthropist and founding trustee of Los Angeles Opera.

Toronto Symphony Orchestra 100th Anniversary Celebrations Begin in April 2022
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 18, 2022

April also offers the best of the classical repertoire played by old (and world famous) friends, conductor Sir Andrew Davis, violinist James Ehnes, and pianist Jan Lisiecki, and no less than four World Premières. If rocking out to totally 'rad' pop tunes is more your beat, join us for Totally 80s.

Canadian Opera Company Announces April 2022 Events
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 18, 2022

Canadian Opera Company has announced its lineup of performances and special events in April 2022.

Canadian Opera Company Announces January 2022 Digital Performances And More
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 21, 2021

Canadian Opera Company has announced its January 2022 digital performances and more. Get full details below.

Five TSO Music Directors On Stage Together Including Gustavo Gimeno Kick-off The TSO's 100th Anniversary Year
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 7, 2021

The Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) kicks off its 100th anniversary year with a special one-night only concert: Celebrate 100: Maestros' Special Homecoming on Sat, April 9, 2022 at 7:30pm. The concert celebrates the TSO's storied past, vibrant present, and thrilling future.

Canadian Opera Company Announces November 2021 Digital Performances
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 26, 2021

Canadian Opera Company has announced new digital performances in November 2021, including Gianni Schicchi, Free Concert Series in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre: City Sessions, presented by TD Bank Group, and Mozart's Requiem.

Canadian Opera Company Connects Artists And Audiences Through Free, Digital Programming
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 16, 2021

The Canadian Opera Company is reuniting artists and audiences with an exciting, performance-packed fall for 2021/2022: A Season Like No Other.

Canadian Opera Company Presents GENDER & OPERA and MARCH BREAK AT THE COC: EXPLORING NEW OPERA
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 8, 2021

The virtual event takes place on March 5, 2021 at 7 p.m. EST and is moderated by Aria Umezawa, Canadian stage director, consultant, and co-founder of Amplified Opera, the COC’s new Disruptor-in-Residence.

Amplified Opera Named Disruptor-in-Residence at the Canadian Opera Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 27, 2021

The Canadian Opera Company welcomes Toronto-based Amplified Opera to the COC Academy as part of the company’s newly developed Disruptor-in-Residence program. The two-year residency will offer resources and support to the emerging opera company during the critical transition period from start-up to established organization.

Nominations for the 2020 Dora Mavor Moore Awards Announced
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 8, 2020

At an online media announcement - pre-taped in front of Meridian Hall with physically distanced protocols in place - streamed June 8 on the Dora Awards YouTube channel, the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) announced 243 nominations for the 41st annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards.

Pacific Opera Tours New Opera About Missing And Murdered Indigenous Women
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 22, 2019

Missing, created by BC's foremost Indigenous playwright and filmmaker, Marie Clements, with music by Juno award-winning composer Brian Current, gives voice, in English and Gitksan, to the story of missing and murdered Indigenous women.

SHAKESPEARE'S CRIMINAL, A Chamber Opera By Dustin Peters And Sky Gilbert, Comes to Factory
by Stephi Wild - Mar 21, 2019

Orpheus Productions will present three performances of a workshop presentation of Shakespeare's Criminal, a new chamber opera with music by Dustin Peters and libretto by Sky Gilbert, starring Marion Newman, Dion Mazerolle and Nathaniel Bacon, April 26-28, 2019 at Factory.

Native Earth Announces The Line-up Of WEESAGEECHAK BEGINS TO DANCE
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 26, 2018

Native Earth Performing Arts presents the 31st annual Weesageechak Begins to Dance Festival. This development festival celebrates theatre, dance, opera and multidisciplinary creations from across Turtle Island from November 14 to 24, 2018 at Aki Studio.

Play with Opera I CALL MYSELF PRINCESS Comes to Aki Studio
by Julie Musbach - Jul 3, 2018

A play with opera, Paper Canoe Projects and Cahoots Theatre partner with Native Earth Performing Arts for the world premiere production of I Call myself Princesswritten by Jani Lauzon. Including music by Charles Wakefield Cadman, and directed by Cahoots Artistic Director Marjorie Chan, this production will make its debut at Aki Studio, September 9-30, 2018.

Native Earth Announces Its 2018-2019 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 27, 2018

Native Earth Performing Arts is thrilled to announce its most ambitious season with a line-up of remarkable artists and exciting new partnerships from across Turtle Island and beyond. From the world premiere of a play with opera, to a theatrical piece of Bouffon and Indigenous clowning, Native Earth's season is filled with music, dance, and multidisciplinary performing arts. Created from stories of resistance, Native Earth welcomes you to witness the richness of contemporary Indigenous art in Aki Studio and beyond.

Leon Fleisher, Yefim Bronfman, and More Lead May At The TSO
by Julie Musbach - Apr 11, 2018

The month of May at the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) brings masterful guest soloists including Leon Fleisher, Yefim Bronfman, and James Ehnes performing much-loved repertoire such as Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 12, Beethoven's 'Emperor' Concerto, and Brahms's Violin Concerto, while young Canadian violinist Timothy Chooi lends his virtuosity to Vivaldi's The Four Seasons.

New York Philharmonic Returns to Bravo! Vail Featuring Laura Osnes and More
by Julie Musbach - Feb 7, 2018

The New York Philharmonic will return to Bravo! Vail in Colorado for the Orchestra's 16th annual summer residency there, performing six orchestral concerts July 20-27, 2018.