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Toronto Aga Khan Museum The 11th annual Duende International Flamenco Festival features international headliners from Spain as well as family and community dance workshops. Performances…
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Review | Soprano Nikan Ingabire Kanate wins COC Ensemble Studio Competition
Canadian Opera Company’s Ensemble Studio Competition is one of the most anticipated events in Canada’s opera world. Now in its 12th year, the competition is…
Review | COC’s Orfeo ed Euridice Radiates Simple Beauty with Perfectly-Matched Vocals
How do you make a 90-minute opera with only three characters, staged against a black, white and grey backdrop interesting? That is a challenge the…
Rising Stars | Emma Pennell – Bernard Diamant Prize
Soprano Emma Pennell has been making waves in the Canadian opera scene. In the past year alone, they were awarded the Bernard Diamant Prize, the…
Rising Stars | Ariana Maubach – COC’s Centre Stage Competition
For Canadian mezzo-soprano Ariana Maubach, pursuing an opera career felt organic. “I’ve been fortunate to have phenomenal teachers and parents who have supported me unconditionally…
Newswire | Seven Emerging Artists Advance to COC’s Centre Stage: Ensemble Studio Competition
Toronto – Following a cross-country audition tour, seven of the country’s brightest new opera voices are about to step into the spotlight as finalists in the Canadian…
Review | Canadian Opera Company’s Confounding Roméo et Juliette
Canadian Opera Company opened its 2025-26 season on Sept. 27 with Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette, an opera they have not presented in 33 years. It…
Opera Across Canada: A Mostly Safe 2025-26
As opera companies continue to navigate the challenges of skyrocketing costs and audience retention, most Canadian organizations are opting to program well-known titles in 2025-26.…
Review | Singing Launches COC Eugene Onegin into Season-Best Status
Canadian director Robert Carsen’s staging of Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin was originally created for the Metropolitan Opera in 1997 and has achieved iconic status in the…
Review | COC’s Wozzeck is a Complete Work of Art
It has been a bit of a wait, but South African artist William Kentridge’s production of Alban Berg’s Wozzeck has finally had its Canadian Opera…
