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…
Browsing: Johannes Debus
Concert Review | COC Centre Stage: A Thrilling Showcase of Canadian Young Opera Talents
The Canadian Opera Company’s Centre Stage, now in its 10th year, is one of the most anticipated events in Canada’s opera world.
Review | Canadian Opera Company’s Salome a Love-Hate Production
Richard Strauss’ Salome is a story of lust, obsession and unrequited love. Salome, step-daughter of King Herod, is the object of desire of both Herod…
Review | Canadian Opera Company’s 2022-23 Season Sets Sail with The Flying Dutchman
The COC opens its first full season since the pandemic with a new production of The Flying Dutchman, with director Marilyn Gronsdal taking on the…
Review | Canadian Opera Company’s La Traviata a Feast for the Eyes and Ears
One of the Verdi’s best-known operas with many recognizable tunes, La Traviata tells the tragic love story of Parisian courtesan Violetta, who initially rejects the…
New Talents Shone Brightly at COC Ensemble Studio Competition
Oct 30, Toronto — Last night, seven incredibly talented young singers selected from a pool of 109 applicants from across the country competed in the…
Old-fashioned Rusalka is a COC semi-success
The Canadian Opera Company has cultivated an up-to-date image over the past decade through a marked preference for radical productions. Dvořák’s Rusalka as staged by the British…
Seven young singers selected for Canada’s biggest opera competition
Toronto – After a months-long, nationwide search, seven talented young opera singers from across the country have been chosen to compete in the Canadian Opera…
COC’s Otello Visually Stunning but a bit Wanting
The Canadian Opera Company closes its 2018-19 season with Verdi’s Otello. A former slave, Otello is now captain of the Venetian fleet and the new…
Hadrian: A Night to Remember
Commissioned by the COC in 2013, Hadrian is composed by acclaimed Canadian-American singer, songwriter and composer Rufus Wainwright, with a libretto by award-winning Canadian actor,…
