Highlands Opera Studio: Don Pasquale
Sunday, August 30, 2026 @ 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm – One of the zaniest and most loved of all Donizetti’s operas; 3 acts.
Sunday, August 30, 2026 @ 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm – One of the zaniest and most loved of all Donizetti’s operas; 3 acts.
Monday, August 31, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm – One of the zaniest and most loved of all Donizetti’s operas; 3 acts.
Tuesday, August 25, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm – A short concert of new musical works by our 2026 Canadian Composer-in-Residence, never before performed in public.
Saturday, August 22, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – From passionate declarations of love to political intrigue to hilarious cases of mistaken identity, opera is filled with dramatic scenes of every kind. Join us for an entertaining evening of fully staged short excerpts from various operas.
Thursday, August 27, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm – One of the zaniest and most loved of all Donizetti’s operas; 3 acts.
Saturday, August 29, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm – One of the zaniest and most loved of all Donizetti’s operas; 3 acts.
Thursday, August 13, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – HOS participants sing great operatic selections.
Thursday, August 6, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Favourite solos and ensembles from opera and musical theatre!
Sunday, August 16, 2026 @ 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm – Join Highlands Opera Studio Alums from the past 20 years for a special nostalgic afternoon of celebration featuring a variety of music including opera, musical theatre and more!
Wednesday, August 19, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – A repeat of 3 NEW OPERAS based on stories from Haliburton County by local artists.
Tuesday, August 11, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm – Participants sing their personal favourites and talk about why opera.
Tuesday, August 4, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – HOS professional singers sing for Master Teacher Richard Margison
Saturday, August 8, 2026 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Hear from your boat a beach concert of opera, musical theatre, pop music
Monday, August 25, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm – Opera in English by Franz Lehar
Sunday, August 24, 2025 @ 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm – Opera in English by Franz Lehar
Saturday, August 23, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm – Opera in English by Franz Lehar
Thursday, August 21, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm – Opera in English by Franz Lehar
Monday, August 18, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – An evening of reminiscence and great singing by guest HOS Alunmi.
Saturday, August 16, 2025 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Concert – Water Access Only
Thursday, August 14, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Short Operas: LA VOIX HUMAINE – Francis Poulenc; various short scenes of other operas.
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Favourite music of the 2025 professional program participants.
Saturday, August 9, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – 3 NEW OPERAS based on stories from Haliburton County, composed and performed by artists of Haliburton County!
Thursday, August 7, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Great operatic selections sung by the 2025 participants.
Tuesday, August 5, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The 2025 participants sing their personal favourite music – other than opera – and talk about what brought them to opera.
Thursday, July 31, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Favourite solos and ensembles from opera and musical theatre!
Tuesday, July 29, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – The 2025 HOS professional singers sing for our Artistic Director & Master Voice Teacher
Monday, August 26, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm – From Bugs Bunny cartoons to movie soundtracks, Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville) is one of the worlds most popular and recognizable Italian comic operas.
Sunday, August 25, 2024 @ 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm – From Bugs Bunny cartoons to movie soundtracks, Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville) is one of the worlds most popular and recognizable Italian comic operas.
Saturday, August 24, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm – From Bugs Bunny cartoons to movie soundtracks, Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville) is one of the worlds most popular and recognizable Italian comic operas.
Thursday, August 22, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm – From Bugs Bunny cartoons to movie soundtracks, Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville) is one of the worlds most popular and recognizable Italian comic operas.
Monday, August 19, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – A concert of opera and musical theatre excerpts featuring past participants of Highlands Opera Studio.
Friday, August 16, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Join us for a concert featuring singers of the HOS Independent Study division performing favourites from opera, musical theatre and pop; soprano Lauren Margison, counter-tenor Nils Wanderer, soprano Hannah Crawford, mezzo-soprano Mairin Srygley; accompanied on the piano by Jennifer Szeto and Frances Armstrong.
Thursday, August 15, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm – Experience this powerful & moving work COMMISSIONED by HOS in 2017 and WRITTEN in HALIBURTON COUNTY! Combining opera with First Nation singers and instrumentalists, created for HOS by Cree First Nation composer, Andrew Balfour, Mishaaboozs Realm takes us on a journey through Creation, Colonization, and ultimately Hope for the Future.
Saturday, August 17, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm – Experience this powerful & moving work COMMISSIONED by HOS in 2017 and WRITTEN in HALIBURTON COUNTY! Combining opera with First Nation singers and instrumentalists, created for HOS by Cree First Nation composer, Andrew Balfour, Mishaaboozs Realm takes us on a journey through Creation, Colonization, and ultimately Hope for the Future.
Monday, August 12, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm – A relaxed evening of favourite music chosen by the 2024 professional program participants
Saturday, August 10, 2024 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Boat on over to a location to be announced for a beach concert of opera, musical theatre, and pop music!
Thursday, August 1, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Favourite solos and ensembles from opera and musical theatre!
Wednesday, August 7, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Great operatic selections presented by the 2024 participants of Highlands Opera Studio.
Monday, July 29, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm – Hear the 2024 participants sing their personal favourite music – other than opera – and talk about what brought them to opera.
Saturday, July 27, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Hear the 2024 HOS professional singers sing for our Artistic Director & Master Voice Teacher, Richard Margison, O.C. and listen in on what makes great singing even better!
Friday, July 26, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Hear the 2024 HOS professional singers sing for our Artistic Director & Master Voice Teacher, Richard Margison, O.C. and listen in on what makes great singing even better!
Thursday, July 25, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Hear the 2024 HOS professional singers sing for our Artistic Director & Master Voice Teacher, Richard Margison, O.C. and listen in on what makes great singing even better!