Rusalka at Four Seasons Centre

MEDEA To Be Presented In Its First-Ever Appearance At The Canadian Opera Company

March 12, 2024

Experience the thrilling first-ever performance of MEDEA at the Canadian Opera Company. This captivating production promises to set the stage ablaze, offering a unique spectacle for opera enthusiasts.

The Canadian Opera Company's TOSCA Is A Sweeping Opera Experience

March 24, 2023

The Canadian Opera Company's 2022/2023 mainstage programming concludes with a gorgeous production of the Puccini masterpiece, bringing together big emotions, huge voices, and a riveting storyline.

Gritty New MACBETH Opens Spring at the COC

March 14, 2023

Ruthless ambition, supernatural forces, and cold-blooded violence collide in the Canadian Opera Company’s thrilling new Macbeth featuring epic sets and costumes, and the powerhouse vocals of Quinn Kelsey and Sondra Radvanovsky.

MEDEA, a World Premiere & More to Headline Canadian Opera Company's 2023/2024 Season

February 23, 2023

The Canadian Opera Company announced its 2023/2024 season today featuring a slate of exciting new productions and rare musical gems.

CARMEN, MACBETH & More Announced for Canadian Opera Company 2022/2023 Season

April 27, 2022

Three fan favourites, two riveting dramas, a new production of Verdi’s Macbeth, and an exciting co-production with Vancouver Opera headline the Canadian Opera Company’s 2022/2023 programming. View the full season schedule and learn how to get tickets.

COC Marks Mainstage Success, Community Building, and Digital Expansion in 2019/2020 Season

October 28, 2020

The Canadian Opera Company’s 2019/2020 season marked a year of inspired mainstage programming, increased community engagement, and new digital initiatives, as reported today at the COC’s Annual General Meeting by COC Board Chair Jonathan Morgan and COC General Director Alexander Neef.

BWW Review: RUSALKA is a Shining Example of a Dark Fairy-Tale Opera Done Right

October 16, 2019

The Canadian Opera Company's RUSALKA utilizes Lyric Opera's 2014 production under the direction of Sir David McVicar, making his COC debut. This retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's 'The Little Mermaid' draws on a more sinister angle of the folk tale than what most people might know, utilizing composer Antonín Dvořák's multi-faceted score to convey emotion and fantasy at the leadership of conductor Johannes Debus.

Dive Into Fantasy With COC's 2019 Centre Stage Gala: SUBAQUEOUS

October 01, 2019

The Canadian Opera Company invites guests to journey from land to sea, plunging beyond the surface of all things ordinary and submerging themselves in the 2019 Centre Stage Gala: Subaqueous. This year's gala fundraiser is inspired by the fantasy and fairytales found in the COC's 2019/2020 season, drawing particular inspiration from the watery realm of Antonin Dvořák's Rusalka. COC's largest annual fundraiser in support of the COC Ensemble Studio takes place on October 30, 2019 at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts.

Sondra Radvanovsky Returns For A Dreamy New RUSALKA At The Canadian Opera Company

August 26, 2019

A classic mermaid myth dives to new depths when soprano Sondra Radvanovsky takes on the title role in a spellbinding new production of Dvořák's Rusalka at the Canadian Opera Company. Water nymph Rusalka lives an idyllic, immortal life until a charming, earth-bound prince changes everything. Desperate to join him on land, she enlists the dark magic of a witch, sacrificing her shimmering voice for a chance at love. But Rusalka soon discovers this prince has a fickle heart a?" and there's only one terrible solution to reversing her fate. Rusalka runs for seven performances at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts on October 12, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 2019.

COC Explores Myths And Lore In 2019/2020 Season With International Opera Legends

February 05, 2019

The Canadian Opera Company offers three bold new productions in 2019/2020 that hone in on the stories and myths that shape our perceptions and the ones that offer escape from all things ordinary. This 69th season features new productions of Puccini's Turandot, Dvo k's Rusalka, and Humperdinck's Hansel & Gretel, as well as COC revivals of Rossini's The Barber of Seville, Verdi's Aida, and Wagner's The Flying Dutchman.