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Canadian Opera Company | Centre Stage
November 1, 2018 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
$80
Drama, decadence, and grandeur – experience A Night at the Opera with the Canadian Opera Company, as we celebrate a powerful and transformative evening of the art form like never before. In its sixth year as the premier fundraiser for the Canadian Opera Company, Centre Stage guests will mingle with emerging opera stars and notable COC artists at the glittering Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts.
The main event is the Ensemble Studio Competition, an exhilarating vocal showcase of singers who are vying for cash prizes while aspiring to secure an invitation to the COC Ensemble Studio, Canada’s leading training program for young opera professionals. Finalists from across the country perform from the mainstage, accompanied by the internationally acclaimed COC Orchestra conducted by COC Music Director Johannes Debus—an extraordinary atmosphere for both spectators and artists.
Eight lucky singers compete for a chance to enter the prestigious Ensemble Studio training program.
The 2018 Centre Stage finalists are:
Tenor Matthew Cairns of St. Catharines, ON
Soprano Vanessa Croome of Nanaimo, BC
Bass-baritone Aaron Dimoff of Owen Sound, ON
Bass-baritone Vartan Gabrielian of Toronto, ON
Tenor Rocco Rupolo of Toronto, ON
Mezzo-soprano Jamie Groote of Oakville, ON
Soprano Andrea Lett of Prince Albert, SK
Soprano Noelle Slaney of Centerville, NL
To purchase tickets to the Ensemble Studio competition only (includes open bar, reception, and competition), please visit the link below.
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