COC's EUGENE ONEGIN Brings One Of Carsen's Finest Home To Canada
by A.A. Cristi
- Aug 20, 2018
The Canadian Opera Company opens its 2018/2019 season with a stunning new production of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's timeless cautionary tale, Eugene Onegin. The opera is based on the classic Russian novel-in-verse by Alexander Pushkin and tells the story of one of literature's most iconic anti-heroes. Onegin is the cynical product of an aimless dilettante life who quickly dismisses a heartfelt love letter from romantic Tatyana. However his casual cruelty comes back to haunt him years later, when karma rears its head and a fateful reunion turns the tables on proud Onegin. Eugene Onegin runs for eight performances on September 30, October 4, 10, 18, 20, 26, 30, November 3, 2018.
Free Concert Series Celebrates Milestone 1000th Concert In 2018/2019 Season
by Stephi Wild
- Aug 15, 2018
The city's best all-access cultural programming returns this fall when the Canadian Opera Company's Free Concert Series in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre kicks off its 13th season on September 25, 2018. Over 400 emerging and established artists, spanning a broad spectrum of artistic and cultural traditions, will perform in 72 concerts from September to May.
Renée Fleming, World Premieres, And More Set For Santa Fe Opera 2019 Season
by Alan Henry
- May 9, 2018
Santa Fe Opera's General Director Charles MacKay and General Director Designate Robert Meya announced today the repertory, principal singers, conductors, directors, and designers for the company's 63rd season in 2019, along with updates to the 2018 season, which opens June 29. Joining MacKay and Meya were Santa Fe Opera Board of Directors President Susan G. Marineau, and Director of Education and Community Programs Andrea Fellows Walters.
AN EVENING WITH THE ENSEMBLE STUDIO Puts Fresh Voices In The Spotlight
by A.A. Cristi
- Apr 30, 2018
Some of Canada's most impressive young voices will take over the mainstage of the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts on May 25, 2018 for An Evening with the Ensemble Studio. That night, artists of the Canadian Opera Company's prestigious training program for young opera professionals will join together for a one-night-only performance, featuring scenes from Mozart's satirical look at love and fidelity, Cosi fan tutte, and a full concert staging of Purcell's supernatural epic, Dido and Aeneas.
COC Adds Extra Performance Of Robert Lepage's THE NIGHTINGALE AND OTHER SHORT FABLES
by Stephi Wild
- Apr 12, 2018
The Canadian Opera Company has added a 10th performance to its much-anticipated revival of Stravinsky's The Nightingale and Other Short Fables. Tickets are now available for May 15, in addition to April 13, 14, 22, May 1, 2, 10, 12, 13, 19, 2018.
Robert Lepage's Landmark Production of THE NIGHTINGALE AND OTHER SHORT FABLES Returns to COC
by Julie Musbach
- Mar 6, 2018
Hailed as a masterpiece at its sold-out 2009 world premiere in Toronto and subsequent 2011 tour to the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Canadian Opera Companypresents the revival of Robert Lepage's theatrically transcendent production of Stravinsky's The Nightingale and Other Short Fables. Nine performances take place on April 13, 14, 22, May 1, 2, 10, 12, 13, 19, 2018.
Sondra Radvanovsky Reigns in ANNA BOLENA at the COC
by Julie Musbach
- Mar 6, 2018
Opera's reigning queen of bel canto, Canadian-American soprano Sondra Radvanovsky, returns to the Canadian Opera Company this spring to close its 2017/2018 season with Donizetti's Tudor drama, Anna Bolena. Last performed at the COC in 1984, the opera captures the tumultuous final days of Henry VIII's second wife, Anne Boleyn, as she fights for her honour and her life. Anna Bolenaruns for nine performances on April 28, May 3, 5, 8, 11, 16, 20, 24, 26, 2018.
Canadian Opera Company General Director Alexander Neef Appointed Artistic Director Of Santa Fe Opera
by A.A. Cristi
- Feb 9, 2018
Today, Canadian Opera Company General Director Alexander Neef was named Artistic Director of Santa Fe Opera by incoming SFO General Director Robert K. Meya, effective October 1, 2018. The announcement followed Meya's own appointment this morning by the SFO Board of Directors, along with English conductor Harry Bicket as Music Director. Neef will continue in his position as COC General Director, in addition to this new seasonal role.
Four Young Singers To Join Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio In 2018/2019 Season
by Stephi Wild
- Jan 31, 2018
The Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio, Canada's premier training program for young opera professionals, welcomes four new artists for the 2018/2019 season: bass-baritone Joel Allison, mezzo-soprano Simona Genga, and sopranos Lauren Margison and Anna-Sophie Neher. The four singers join the Ensemble Studio in August 2018 and become part of a program that, since its inception in 1980, has launched the careers of over 230 Canadian singers, opera coaches, mainstage directors and conductors.
COC to Host the World Premiere of Rufus Wainwright's HADRIAN
by Julie Musbach
- Jan 17, 2018
The Canadian Opera Company's 2018/2019 season presents the world premiere of Hadrian, a new opera from composer Rufus Wainwright and librettist Daniel MacIvor, which features the highly anticipated COC debuts of international opera stars Thomas Hampson and Karita Mattila.
Canadian Opera Company Welcomes Five Student Musicians To 2018 COC Orchestra Academy
by Stephi Wild
- Jan 5, 2018
The Canadian Opera Company Orchestra Academy welcomes five student musicians to join its fifth annual training intensive, taking place January 7 26, 2018. Led by COC Music Director Johannes Debus, and in collaboration with The Glenn Gould School at the Royal Conservatory of Music, the Schulich School of Music at McGill University and the University of Toronto's Faculty of Music, the program offers its student musicians one-on-one mentorship and practical experience in their pursuit of a career in an opera orchestra.
Director Wajdi Mouawad Revitalizes Mozart's THE ABDUCTION FROM THE SERAGLIO at COC
by A.A. Cristi
- Dec 6, 2017
Returning to the COC stage after an absence of nearly 40 years is Mozart's The Abduction from the Seraglio (Die Entf hrung aus dem Serail) in a new COC production from Lebanese-Canadian Wajdi Mouawad, a playwright and director whose work is internationally recognized for its moral impulse. His reinterpretation of Mozart's opera a piece about relations between Enlightenment-era Europeans and Muslim Turks was first presented in 2016 at Op ra de Lyon, where the New York Times suggested Mouawad's artistic vision could be an example of opera becoming an agent of change. Seven performances take place at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts on February 7, 13, 16, 18, 22, and 24, 2018.
Verdi's RIGOLETTO Returns To COC in A Searing Exploration Of Patriarchy, Power And Commerce
by A.A. Cristi
- Dec 6, 2017
Verdi's Rigoletto, a searing exploration of patriarchy, power, and commerce, returns to the Canadian Opera Company this winter with a production from acclaimed American director Christopher Alden. A tragedy on a Shakespearean scale, the opera is brought to life by an all-star cast and conducted by pre-eminent American maestro Stephen Lord. Ten performances take place at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts on January 20, 27, February 1, 4, 6, 9, 11, 17, 21, and 23, 2018.
BWW Review: Top 10 Moments from the COC's Ensemble Studio Competition
by Taylor Long
- Nov 2, 2017
Canada is a country known for its musical talent. The Canadian Opera Company's Ensemble Studio Competition, CENTRE STAGE, showcased a curated selection of that talent last night. The competition auditions singers from across the country and selects a few lucky artists to compete for an invitation to the intensive COC Ensemble Studio training program.
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