SCRUTINY | COC’s Rigoletto Offers Spectacular Singing But Problematic Staging

By Joseph So on January 22, 2018

At the end of the day, Rigoletto stands or falls by its musical values, and this one is a winner.

PRIMER | A Guide To Getting Ready For Verdi’s Rigoletto

By Matthew Timmermans on January 20, 2018

A helpful guide for those planning to see the Canadian Opera Company’s upcoming performances of Giuseppe Verdi’s Rigoletto this week.

THE SCOOP | COC 2018-19 Season Features Big Names And A World Premiere

By Joseph So on January 17, 2018

ZERO IN | Anna Christy: "All singers hit that wall. You either come back, or you don’t"

By Joseph So on January 16, 2018

Ahead of her role as Gilda in the Canadian Opera Company's Rigoletto, the American soprano Anna Christy shares her thoughts on the fine art of balancing career and family.

THE SCOOP | COC Choose Final Five For 2018 COC Orchestra Academy

By Michael Vincent on January 5, 2018

The Canadian Opera Company today announced the names of five student musicians selected to participate in their annual three-week training program aimed at training the next generation of musicians to perform in an opera orchestra.

INTERVIEW | Bravo Bravissimo: Meet Massimo Cavalletti

By Joseph So on December 26, 2017

A chat with the personable Italian baritone Massimo Cavalletti about his belated Canadian debut at Bravissimo! 2017.

SCRUTINY | A Night Of Opera Shenanigans With Loose Tea's “Whose Opera Is It Anyway?”

By Matthew Timmermans on December 21, 2017

A Verdi aria sung in the style of Madonna? Don Giovanni serenading about flying cats in space? Loose Tea Music Theatre takes improv opera to a whole new level.

SCRUTINY | "Bound" Started As Handel, But Ended As Against The Grain

By Matthew Timmermans on December 18, 2017

From the moment you walked in, AtG and its volunteers put their acting chops to the test to create an atmosphere of suspicion and hostility, pushing the boundaries between the stage and the audience.

ZERO IN | Why AtG's New Mash-up Opera Will Surpass All Your Expectations

By Matthew Timmermans on December 10, 2017

Against the Grain Theatre takes on baroque music to highlight stories of citizen displacement, fear, hope and reconciliation.

SCRUTINY | Tapestry Briefs: A Smorgasbord Of Opera

By Matthew Timmermans on December 4, 2017

Tapestry Briefs made us ask ourselves: what do we want from a new opera at the community level? We think they've come up with a with a good answer.