CMIM 2022: a Very Human Adventure
While its 2021 piano edition, won by South Korean Su Yeon Kim, certainly prevailed during the pandemic, it was only able to do so…
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[Concert review] Verdi’s Don Carlos at the Met: Canadians are stellar in a magnificent performance
At long last many COVID restrictions have been removed almost entirely across Canada, yet opera lovers are apparently not quite ready to flock back to…
Russian mezzo Victoria Karkacheva and Peruvian tenor Ivan Ayon-Rivas Win Operalia 2021
We are proud to announce the Winners of Operalia 2021 right on time to celebrate the 2021 World Opera Day! First Prize Victoria Karkacheva, mezzo-soprano,…
As One is a surprisingly subtle success
As One might not be the only opera written for two vocal manifestations of the same character, but there cannot be many others. The risk involved…
OCM presents Quebec premiere of « As one » during Transgender Awareness Week
Montreal, Tuesday, August 4, 2020 – Having not slowed down in the slightest since the beginning of the pandemic, the OCM moves forward and continues…
Wallis Giunta: Singing Outside the Box
Wallis Giunta is the real deal. The Irish-Canadian mezzo-soprano combines a flexible and precise coloratura with a captivating stage presence. Hers is a transcendental talent.…
Soprano Jane Archibald: Meeting Challenges, Owning The Role
“The biggest challenge,” says critically acclaimed soprano Jane Archibald, on the subject of the contemporary female opera singer, “is feeling like you’re not just a…
Soprano Lisette Oropesa wins the Met’s 2019 Beverly Sills Artist Award
New York, NY (May 7, 2019)—The Metropolitan Opera has named soprano Lisette Oropesa as the winner of the 14th annual Beverly Sills Artist Award. The…
La Reine-Garçon – A New Work by Michel Marc Bouchard and Julien Bilodeau at the Opéra de Montréal
Montreal, December 11, 2018 – The Opéra de Montréal announces a new opera, La Reine-Garçon, with a libretto by Michel Marc Bouchard and music by…
Matthew Cairns Wins First Prize at COC’s 2018 Ensemble Studio Competition
Toronto – Matthew Cairns of St. Catharines, ON took home First Prize at the Canadian Opera Company’s annual Ensemble Studio Competitionon November 1, 2018 at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts.…
