Review | COC’s Faust a Devilishly Dazzling New Production
Few legendary figures have inspired more literary, cinematic, ballet and musical works than Faust. Numerous symphonic and operatic pieces have been written by famous composers…
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Review | Nabucco makes a triumphant, belated COC debut
The Canadian Opera Company opens its 2024-25 season with Nabucco. It is hard to believe that the opera that launched Giuseppe Verdi’s career has never…
Industry News: October 2024: Winners, New Opera Stars
Industry News for September 2024
Upcoming Concerts: Montreal & Quebec City
Québec musiques parallèles 2024 For its fourth edition, Québec musiques parallèles presents 17 events in 7 cities and towns along the St. Lawrence River and…
Upcoming Concerts: September 2024
The Orchestre classique de Montréal is celebrating its 85th season this year. Their first performance of the season honours their history of orchestral excellence, while also championing the future of Canadian opera.
Opera Across Canada: a season anchored by the classics
In many ways, the 2024-25 Canadian opera season represents post-pandemic reality. Government subsidies that helped companies survive the horrors of more than two years of…
Review | COC Presents World Premiere of Aportia Chryptich: A Black Opera for Portia White
It is not everyday that Toronto experiences the world premiere of a new opera. What makes Aportia Chryptich even more special is its quintessential Canadian connection.
Perryn Leech resigns as General Director of Canadian Opera Company
The Canadian Opera Company, Canada’s largest opera company, has announced the resignation of their General Director Perryn Leech. David Ferguson, a past President and Chair…
Concert Previews: Opera5’s Turn of the Screw, Hit Musical Waitress in French, Chants Libres Presents Six New Works
The Broadway hit musical Waitress, adapted for the stage by composer and singer Sara Bareilles and librettist Jessie Nelson, is coming to Quebec—in French!
Concert Review | COC’s Medea: A Chilling Spectacle for its Season’s Finale
How does the Canadian Opera Company end its 2023-24 season of high calibre singing and vibrant productions? With a bang, not a whimper.
