Released in November 2023, Emmanuel Vukovich’s debut album Resilience is the culmination of Vukovich’s reflection on his own roots, and humanity’s capacity for resilience.
Opéra de Montréal’s production of La Reine-garçon showed how important a strong cast can be to carry a contemporary opera, especially when its story of female empowerment and self-determination resonates with contemporary subject matter. Story Based on true events, the opera is set in 17th-century Sweden where after years of war, reigning monarch Queen Christine has brought peace and art and philosophy to her land. Now, she is expected to marry and produce an heir, but she deflects a multitude of suitors. Her secret is that she is in love with Countess Ebba Sparre, her lady-in-waiting. The story is about…
VOICEBOX: Opera in Concert presents Verdi’s Ernani for Toronto Audiences
2024-2025 season announcements continue, Apple may be fined over $700 million CAD for allegedly stifling Spotify, and Concordia and McGill University are legally challenging the Quebec government over tuition increases.
The Canadian Opera Company has announced its 2024-2025 season with exciting programming comprised almost entirely of new-to-Toronto productions, including the first-ever COC staging of Verdi’s Nabucco.
The Royal Conservatory of Music’s full season of more than 80 concerts, including pop, world music, and student concerts, will be released in June.
The Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards Foundation is pleased to announce this year’s recipients of Canada’s highest honour in the performing arts.
The Metropolitan Opera announced today the 2024–25 season lineup, showcasing timeless classics of the operatic repertory in revivals and new productions, alongside four Met premieres.
[DALLAS, February 13, 2024]—The Dallas Opera (TDO) presents the final round of The Dallas Opera National Vocal Competition on Friday, March 8, at 7:30 p.m., at the Winspear Opera House. Hailing from across the U.S. and four countries, the nine finalists are: soprano Katerina Burton, soprano Adia Evans—who won TDO’s 2023 Lone Star Vocal Competition and automatically advanced to this final round, soprano Elisa Sunshine, mezzo-soprano Lisa Marie Rogali, countertenor Cody Bowers, tenor Matthew Cairns, baritone Navasard Hakobyan, baritone Yeongtaek Yang, bass-baritone Jongwon Han. Finalists in the 32nd annual competition, which is sponsored by Bravo!, formerly The Dallas Opera Guild,…
It is now common parlance to note that even up until the early 1980s, Dvořák’s 1901 opera Rusalka was little-seen outside of its native Czech land. Since then, and it seems even more true in recent seasons, it has become a staple at major houses throughout Europe, the U.K. and even in North America. However, it had never been presented by the Hungarian State Opera barring two guest productions from Bratislava and Prague in 1956 and 1976. That neglect has now finally been corrected with János Szikora’s brilliant new production that premiered on January 27, and which I saw on…
