Review | Radical Trad Werther at the COC
It’s been 34 years since the Canadian Opera Company last presented Massenet’s Werther. While perhaps not in the top 10 of most–produced operas, it isn’t…
Browsing: Victoria Karkacheva
Russell Thomas: Taking the Werther Challenge
Russell Thomas is many singers at once—and he aims to excel at them all. The Miami-born tenor, celebrated for his interpretations of Italian repertoire and,…
DVD Review | Bavarian State Opera, War and Peace, Jurowski; Tcherniakov
Prokofiev: War and Peace Olga Kulchynska (Natasha), Andrei Zhilikhovsky (Andrei), Arsen Soghomonyan (Pierre), Violeta Urmana (Marya Dmitriyevna Akhrosimova), Dmitry Ulyonov (Kutuzov), Arsen Soghomonyan (Bezukhov); Andrei…
COC’s 2025/2026 Season Blends Iconic Operas With Bold New Visions
Toronto – The Canadian Opera Company has announced its 2025/2026 season today featuring bold new productions, blockbuster audience favourites, and landmark works from two of Canada’s leading creative visionaries.…
This Fall’s Competition Winners
Azrieli Music Prizes Winner of the 2022 Commission prize is Canadian-Iranian composer and pianist Iman Habibi. A founding member of the Piano Pinnacle piano duo,…
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,…
