SCRUTINY | Essence And Emptiness; Carsen’s Minimalist Orfeo ed Euridice Returns To COC

By Michelle Assay on October 10, 2025

The Canadian Opera Company remounts Canadian Robert Carsen’s tried-and-tested minimalist production of Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice.

SCRUTINY | Alas, Poor Shakespeare: Canadian Opera Company’s Staging Reinforces Clichés Of Gounod’s Saccharine Roméo et Juliette

By Michelle Assay on October 9, 2025

Cliché after cliché in libretto, music, and staging makes the Canadian Opera Company's production of Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette an enervating three-hour sugar fest.

PREVIEW | Grand River Opera Presents Mozart’s Idomeneo October 16 To 18

By Anya Wassenberg on October 8, 2025

Grand River Opera will present Mozart’s Idomeneo to launch their 2025/26 season, with performances from October 16 to 18 in Kitchener with an all-Canadian cast.

PREVIEW | Tapestry Opera’s 25/26 Season Will Be Their First In The New Toronto Venue

By Anya Wassenberg on October 6, 2025

For Tapestry Opera, 2025/26 will be the first full season of performance for the Toronto company in the Nancy & Ed Jackman Performance Centre.

PREVIEW | Opera Atelier Opens Its 40th Season With Groundbreaking Period Production Of The Magic Flute

By Denise Lai on October 6, 2025

Celebrating its 40th season, Opera Atelier will present Mozart’s The Magic Flute for four performances October 15 – 19 at Toronto’s Elgin Theatre.

CRITIC’S PICKS | Classical Music Events You Absolutely Need To See This Week: October 6 – October 12

By Hye Won Cecilia Lee on October 6, 2025

Classical music and opera events in Toronto for the week of October 6 to 12, 2025.

INTERVIEW | Opera Revue Members Danie Friesen, Claire Elise Harris & Alexander Hajek Talk About Performing At The Canadian Opera Company

By Anya Wassenberg on October 3, 2025

The Canadian Opera Company has invited indie upstarts Opera Revue (Danie Friesen, Claire Elise Harris & Alexander Hajek) to perform at their Free Concert Series.

THE SCOOP | Seven Finalists Announced For The Canadian Opera Company Centre Stage: Ensemble Studio Competition

By Anya Wassenberg on October 2, 2025

PREVIEW | Opera For The Children Of Ukraine At Chateau Windrush

By Anya Wassenberg on October 2, 2025

Chateau Windrush will be the host of a fundraiser for Pure Heart Global Mission, an organization working to support orphaned Ukrainian children.

PREVIEW | Southern Ontario Lyric Opera Opens The Season With Puccini’s Tosca

By Anya Wassenberg on September 29, 2025

Southern Ontario Lyric Opera (SOLO) opens its 2025–2026 season with Giacomo Puccini’s popular Tosca on October 4.