Pinocchio
Mar 13 – Mar 22, 2026
Olivier Award-winning director and choreographer Will Tuckett created Pinocchio for The National Ballet of Canada in 2017, based on the 19th-century tale about a wooden puppet who...
Review: YOU, ALWAYS at Canadian Stage
by Ilana Lucas - February 18, 2026
Erin Shields’ beautiful YOU, ALWAYS, directed by Andrea Donaldson at Canadian Stage’s Berkeley Street Theatre, is a kaleidoscopic, fragmented look at all moments of a sibling relationship, from childhood to maturity and everything in between....
Review: MISCHIEF at Tarragon Theatre
by Ilana Lucas - February 03, 2026
The fish leads a more exciting life when it jumps out of the water to visit mischief on the birds. That’s what Emily (Nicole Joy-Fraser), a 288-year-old spirit, tells Brooke (Lisa Nasson), a young Mi’kmaq woman who Emily feels is treading water instead of emerging from it....
Review: OPHIS at The Great Hall
by Samantha Wu - January 13, 2026
TranscenDance Project is starting off the new year by offering an invitation into the unknown with a remount of their intoxicating interactive production of Ophis. Taking over the multifple rooms and floors of The Great Hall, audience members are invited to don a mask and follow along as dancers tel...
Past Shows
The Winter's Tale
Nov 14 – Nov 21, 2025
Jealousy exacts a terrible price inThe Winter’s Tale, destroying friendship and family across two kingdoms until time and truth enable a reunion. Hailed a “modern...
Procession
Nov 1 – Nov 8, 2025
A landmark moment in dance, the world premiere ofProcessionbrings two of the world’s most inventive, sought-after choreographers to The National Ballet of Canada for the...
MAD HOT BALLET: New Wave
Jun 3
Dance through time at The National Ballet of Canada's MAD HOT BALLET with our bold New Wave theme. Embrace the fearless spirit and creative explosion...
Free Concert Series
Feb 5 – Feb 28, 2025
The Free Concert Series at the Canadian Opera Company offers a month of diverse artistic programming in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre. Starting on February 5,...
Free Concert Series - Instrumental Series
Feb 19
The Free Concert Series features the Instrumental Series on February 19, 2025, at the Canadian Opera Company's Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre. The COC Orchestra will perform...
Free Concert Series - Vocal Series (Awards)
Feb 18
The Free Concert Series at the Canadian Opera Company features a special Vocal Series event, The Christina and Louis Quilico Awards, on February 18, 2025....
Madama Butterfly
Jan 24 – Feb 16, 2025
Madama Butterfly returns to the Canadian Opera Company stage for the first time in a decade, featuring a powerful story of love and cultural clash....
La Reine-garçon
Jan 31 – Feb 15, 2025
La Reine-garçon is a new opera by Canadian composer Julien Bilodeau and librettist Michel Marc Bouchard, directed by Angela Konrad. This production marks the Canadian...
Free Concert Series - Vocal Series
Feb 11
The Free Concert Series at the Canadian Opera Company features a Vocal Series performance titled Détournons-nous du chemin, taking place on February 11, 2025. Tenor...
Free Concert Series - Jazz Series
Feb 5
The Free Concert Series at the Canadian Opera Company features the Jazz Series on February 5, 2025, showcasing acclaimed Toronto-based jazz pianist and composer Thompson...
Voices of Mountains
Jan 15 – Jun 15, 2022
Fusing classical and contemporary opera repertoire with dance, Voices of Mountains features the world premiere of "Fire" by former COC Composer-in-Residence Ian Cusson. Mezzo-sopranos Rebecca...
The Magic Flute
May 6 – May 21, 2022
The COC closes its Season Like No Other with a family favourite: Mozarts The Magic Flute. This timeless classic follows the adventures of Tamino and...
Madama Butterfly
Feb 4 – Feb 25, 2022
For the first time in nearly two years, the curtain rises for a live audience at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts with...
In Winter
Dec 18
The COC marks a change in the season with In Winter on December 18, 2021. The concert features a world premiere of a new commission...
Mozart's Requiem
Nov 27
As the year draws to a close, the COC partners with Against the Grain Theatre for Mozarts Requiem on November 27, 2021. This multidisciplinary interpretation...
Gianni Schicchi
Sep 30
On October 30, 2021, the COC stages its first full-scale opera in over a year and a half when it presents Puccinis lighthearted comedy Gianni...
In Concert: Russell Braun and Tamara Wilson with the COC Orchestra
Sep 25
The curtain rises after more than a year and a half at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts as beloved Canadian baritone Russell...
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