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September 2022
Opera Sustenida | Il trovatore
Opera Sustenida is delighted to present their first LIVE opera with a hybrid multimedia-enhanced production of Verdi’s celebrated Il trovatore! Featuring Canadian artists Stephanie DeCiantis, Monica Zerbe, Hassan Anami, Andrew Tees, and Dylan Wright, with Tonatiuh Abrego and Daniella Theresia in supporting roles. With performances from both live and virtual community chorus members from across Canada. Music Direction by Suzanne Yeo. Stage Direction by Stephanie DeCiantis. Ivan Jovanovic, Pianist. Three Live Performances in Toronto this September! 2:30pm on Sunday, September 18 at The Heliconian Hall 7pm on Saturday, September 24 at Joseph D. Carrier Art Gallery,…
Find out more »Opera Sustenida | Il trovatore
Opera Sustenida is delighted to present their first LIVE opera with a hybrid multimedia-enhanced production of Verdi’s celebrated Il trovatore! Featuring Canadian artists Stephanie DeCiantis, Monica Zerbe, Hassan Anami, Andrew Tees, and Dylan Wright, with Tonatiuh Abrego and Daniella Theresia in supporting roles. With performances from both live and virtual community chorus members from across Canada. Music Direction by Suzanne Yeo. Stage Direction by Stephanie DeCiantis. Ivan Jovanovic, Pianist. Three Live Performances in Toronto this September! 2:30pm on Sunday, September 18 at The Heliconian Hall 7pm on Saturday, September 24 at Joseph D. Carrier Art Gallery,…
Find out more »Opera Sustenida | Il trovatore
Opera Sustenida is delighted to present their first LIVE opera with a hybrid multimedia-enhanced production of Verdi’s celebrated Il trovatore! Featuring Canadian artists Stephanie DeCiantis, Monica Zerbe, Hassan Anami, Andrew Tees, and Dylan Wright, with Tonatiuh Abrego and Daniella Theresia in supporting roles. With performances from both live and virtual community chorus members from across Canada. Music Direction by Suzanne Yeo. Stage Direction by Stephanie DeCiantis. Ivan Jovanovic, Pianist. Three Live Performances in Toronto this September! 2:30pm on Sunday, September 18 at The Heliconian Hall 7pm on Saturday, September 24 at Joseph D. Carrier Art Gallery,…
Find out more »October 2022
Against The Grain Theatre | Opera Pub
AtG’s Opera Pubs are improvised, wild nights that offer up your favourite operatic arias and ensembles, performed by both established and emerging opera talent.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | The Flying Dutchman – Richard Wagner
In a fishing village, a young woman named Senta has become infatuated with the story of the Flying Dutchman, a sea captain condemned to sail for eternity. Legend has it that he has been cursed, and can only step ashore once every seven years—unless he finds true love.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | The Flying Dutchman – Richard Wagner
In a fishing village, a young woman named Senta has become infatuated with the story of the Flying Dutchman, a sea captain condemned to sail for eternity. Legend has it that he has been cursed, and can only step ashore once every seven years—unless he finds true love.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | The Flying Dutchman – Richard Wagner
In a fishing village, a young woman named Senta has become infatuated with the story of the Flying Dutchman, a sea captain condemned to sail for eternity. Legend has it that he has been cursed, and can only step ashore once every seven years—unless he finds true love.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Carmen – Bizet
The fiercely independent Carmen becomes ensnared in a high-stakes game among garrison soldiers, smugglers, and a superstar bullfighter in Bizet’s blockbuster opera.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | The Flying Dutchman – Richard Wagner
In a fishing village, a young woman named Senta has become infatuated with the story of the Flying Dutchman, a sea captain condemned to sail for eternity. Legend has it that he has been cursed, and can only step ashore once every seven years—unless he finds true love.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Carmen – Bizet
The fiercely independent Carmen becomes ensnared in a high-stakes game among garrison soldiers, smugglers, and a superstar bullfighter in Bizet’s blockbuster opera.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | The Flying Dutchman – Richard Wagner
In a fishing village, a young woman named Senta has become infatuated with the story of the Flying Dutchman, a sea captain condemned to sail for eternity. Legend has it that he has been cursed, and can only step ashore once every seven years—unless he finds true love.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Carmen – Bizet
The fiercely independent Carmen becomes ensnared in a high-stakes game among garrison soldiers, smugglers, and a superstar bullfighter in Bizet’s blockbuster opera.
Find out more »Opera Atelier | Dido and Aeneas
Opera Atelier’s iconic production of Dido and Aeneas returns to Toronto’s most beautiful opera house - the Elgin Theatre. Henry Purcell’s perfect masterpiece is drenched in longing as Dido’s obsession with the Trojan prince Aeneas plays out against a backdrop of relentless fate and magic.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | The Flying Dutchman – Richard Wagner
In a fishing village, a young woman named Senta has become infatuated with the story of the Flying Dutchman, a sea captain condemned to sail for eternity. Legend has it that he has been cursed, and can only step ashore once every seven years—unless he finds true love.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Carmen – Bizet
The fiercely independent Carmen becomes ensnared in a high-stakes game among garrison soldiers, smugglers, and a superstar bullfighter in Bizet’s blockbuster opera.
Find out more »Opera Atelier | Dido and Aeneas
Opera Atelier’s iconic production of Dido and Aeneas returns to Toronto’s most beautiful opera house - the Elgin Theatre. Henry Purcell’s perfect masterpiece is drenched in longing as Dido’s obsession with the Trojan prince Aeneas plays out against a backdrop of relentless fate and magic.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | The Flying Dutchman – Richard Wagner
In a fishing village, a young woman named Senta has become infatuated with the story of the Flying Dutchman, a sea captain condemned to sail for eternity. Legend has it that he has been cursed, and can only step ashore once every seven years—unless he finds true love.
Find out more »Opera Atelier | Dido and Aeneas
Opera Atelier’s iconic production of Dido and Aeneas returns to Toronto’s most beautiful opera house - the Elgin Theatre. Henry Purcell’s perfect masterpiece is drenched in longing as Dido’s obsession with the Trojan prince Aeneas plays out against a backdrop of relentless fate and magic.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Carmen – Bizet
The fiercely independent Carmen becomes ensnared in a high-stakes game among garrison soldiers, smugglers, and a superstar bullfighter in Bizet’s blockbuster opera.
Find out more »Tapestry Opera | Les shorts qui chantent
Briefs are back and they're worth the wait! Throw the opera rule-book out of the window and strap into your seats, Tapestry Briefs are back! We’re bringing you all-new provocative opera shorts with a bilingual twist, presented in Tapestry’s beautiful, tragic and absurd style. This is a libretto-shaped smack in the face of beautiful, absurd and tragic, experimental opera. What’s not to love? The works performed were developed in Tapestry’s LIBLAB Bilingue 2022, in partnership with Musique 3 Femmes, with…
Find out more »Tapestry Opera | Les shorts qui chantent
Briefs are back and they're worth the wait! Throw the opera rule-book out of the window and strap into your seats, Tapestry Briefs are back! We’re bringing you all-new provocative opera shorts with a bilingual twist, presented in Tapestry’s beautiful, tragic and absurd style. This is a libretto-shaped smack in the face of beautiful, absurd and tragic, experimental opera. What’s not to love? The works performed were developed in Tapestry’s LIBLAB Bilingue 2022, in partnership with Musique 3 Femmes, with…
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Carmen – Bizet
The fiercely independent Carmen becomes ensnared in a high-stakes game among garrison soldiers, smugglers, and a superstar bullfighter in Bizet’s blockbuster opera.
Find out more »Tapestry Opera | Les shorts qui chantent
Briefs are back and they're worth the wait! Throw the opera rule-book out of the window and strap into your seats, Tapestry Briefs are back! We’re bringing you all-new provocative opera shorts with a bilingual twist, presented in Tapestry’s beautiful, tragic and absurd style. This is a libretto-shaped smack in the face of beautiful, absurd and tragic, experimental opera. What’s not to love? The works performed were developed in Tapestry’s LIBLAB Bilingue 2022, in partnership with Musique 3 Femmes, with…
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Carmen – Bizet
The fiercely independent Carmen becomes ensnared in a high-stakes game among garrison soldiers, smugglers, and a superstar bullfighter in Bizet’s blockbuster opera.
Find out more »Tapestry Opera | Les shorts qui chantent
Briefs are back and they're worth the wait! Throw the opera rule-book out of the window and strap into your seats, Tapestry Briefs are back! We’re bringing you all-new provocative opera shorts with a bilingual twist, presented in Tapestry’s beautiful, tragic and absurd style. This is a libretto-shaped smack in the face of beautiful, absurd and tragic, experimental opera. What’s not to love? The works performed were developed in Tapestry’s LIBLAB Bilingue 2022, in partnership with Musique 3 Femmes, with…
Find out more »November 2022
Against The Grain Theatre | Opera Pub
AtG’s Opera Pubs are improvised, wild nights that offer up your favourite operatic arias and ensembles, performed by both established and emerging opera talent.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Carmen – Bizet
The fiercely independent Carmen becomes ensnared in a high-stakes game among garrison soldiers, smugglers, and a superstar bullfighter in Bizet’s blockbuster opera.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory of Music | Glenn Gould School Fall Opera: John Blow’s Venus and Adonis
The gifted students from The Glenn Gould School’s vocal program present their annual fall opera. Peter Tiefenbach returns as Music Director and Derek Boyes directs.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory of Music | Glenn Gould School Fall Opera: John Blow’s Venus and Adonis
The gifted students from The Glenn Gould School’s vocal program present their annual fall opera. Peter Tiefenbach returns as Music Director and Derek Boyes directs.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory of Music | U of T Opera presents: A Comedic Trilogy
Three delightful comedies comprise a triple bill beginning with Paul Hindemith’s absurdist miniature,
Find out more »Royal Conservatory of Music | U of T Opera presents: A Comedic Trilogy
Three delightful comedies comprise a triple bill beginning with Paul Hindemith’s absurdist miniature,
Find out more »Royal Conservatory of Music | U of T Opera presents: A Comedic Trilogy
Three delightful comedies comprise a triple bill beginning with Paul Hindemith’s absurdist miniature,
Find out more »Royal Conservatory of Music | U of T Opera presents: A Comedic Trilogy
Three delightful comedies comprise a triple bill beginning with Paul Hindemith’s absurdist miniature,
Find out more »December 2022
Against The Grain Theatre | Opera Pub
AtG’s Opera Pubs are improvised, wild nights that offer up your favourite operatic arias and ensembles, performed by both established and emerging opera talent.
Find out more »January 2023
Canadian Opera Company | The Marriage of Figaro
When Count Almaviva attempts to seduce Susanna on the eve of her wedding, Figaro and Susanna join forces with the spurned Countess to deliver an unforgettable lesson in love.
Find out more »The Royal Conservatory of Music | The Glenn Gould School Vocal Showcase
A wonderful opportunity to see the GGS’s talented voice students present an evening of art songs and opera excerpts.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | The Marriage of Figaro
When Count Almaviva attempts to seduce Susanna on the eve of her wedding, Figaro and Susanna join forces with the spurned Countess to deliver an unforgettable lesson in love.
Find out more »February 2023
Canadian Opera Company | The Marriage of Figaro
When Count Almaviva attempts to seduce Susanna on the eve of her wedding, Figaro and Susanna join forces with the spurned Countess to deliver an unforgettable lesson in love.
Find out more »Against The Grain Theatre | Opera Pub
AtG’s Opera Pubs are improvised, wild nights that offer up your favourite operatic arias and ensembles, performed by both established and emerging opera talent.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Salome
A dance—perhaps the most famous one in history—precedes a macabre kiss and an execution in this opera by Richard Strauss. An explosive, modernist score propels the action, redefining musical storytelling.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | The Marriage of Figaro
When Count Almaviva attempts to seduce Susanna on the eve of her wedding, Figaro and Susanna join forces with the spurned Countess to deliver an unforgettable lesson in love.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Salome
A dance—perhaps the most famous one in history—precedes a macabre kiss and an execution in this opera by Richard Strauss. An explosive, modernist score propels the action, redefining musical storytelling.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Salome
A dance—perhaps the most famous one in history—precedes a macabre kiss and an execution in this opera by Richard Strauss. An explosive, modernist score propels the action, redefining musical storytelling.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | The Marriage of Figaro
When Count Almaviva attempts to seduce Susanna on the eve of her wedding, Figaro and Susanna join forces with the spurned Countess to deliver an unforgettable lesson in love.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Salome
A dance—perhaps the most famous one in history—precedes a macabre kiss and an execution in this opera by Richard Strauss. An explosive, modernist score propels the action, redefining musical storytelling.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | The Marriage of Figaro
When Count Almaviva attempts to seduce Susanna on the eve of her wedding, Figaro and Susanna join forces with the spurned Countess to deliver an unforgettable lesson in love.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | The Marriage of Figaro
When Count Almaviva attempts to seduce Susanna on the eve of her wedding, Figaro and Susanna join forces with the spurned Countess to deliver an unforgettable lesson in love.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Salome
A dance—perhaps the most famous one in history—precedes a macabre kiss and an execution in this opera by Richard Strauss. An explosive, modernist score propels the action, redefining musical storytelling.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | The Marriage of Figaro
When Count Almaviva attempts to seduce Susanna on the eve of her wedding, Figaro and Susanna join forces with the spurned Countess to deliver an unforgettable lesson in love.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Salome
A dance—perhaps the most famous one in history—precedes a macabre kiss and an execution in this opera by Richard Strauss. An explosive, modernist score propels the action, redefining musical storytelling.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Free Concert Series : Les Adieux
COC Ensemble Studio artists Alex Halliday and Midori Marsh bid farewell to the Ensemble Studio with a graduating recital of songs that showcase the full extent of their musical and dramatic range, including Mozart’s tour-de-force concert aria Per questa bella mano, K. 612.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Free Concert Series : Dynamic Traditions: Then and Now
Ballet Creole is one of Canada’s first professional Black dance companies presenting African and Caribbean-centred programming on stage and in communities. This high-energy and educational performance will be sure to have audience members tapping their feet and wanting to join the festivities.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Salome
A dance—perhaps the most famous one in history—precedes a macabre kiss and an execution in this opera by Richard Strauss. An explosive, modernist score propels the action, redefining musical storytelling.
Find out more »March 2023
Canadian Opera Company | Free Concert Series : Piano Passport
Internationally renowned Canadian pianist Sheng Cai’s performances of major keyboard works of the past centuries have touched audiences and won the praise of critics on four continents. In this concert, Cai shows off Canadian piano mastery in works by Oskar Morawetz and André Mathieu, before bringing us to Europe to hear pieces by François Couperin and Tchaikovsky.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Free Concert Series : Portraits and Fantasias
Fantasias are associated with unbounded flights of the imagination. This concert, with its theatrical elements, will allow you to explore this musical form through characters that were either described by the composers or dreamed up by the performers. Meet Eusebius and Florestan, two personifications created by Schumann to embody his own contradictions, and watch as a dreaming painter comes to life to the sound of Debussy’s music. Come and be captivated by the clear rapport within this clarinet and piano…
Find out more »Against The Grain Theatre | Opera Pub
AtG’s Opera Pubs are improvised, wild nights that offer up your favourite operatic arias and ensembles, performed by both established and emerging opera talent.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Free Concert Series : Flames Old and New
Award-winning pianist Sofia Gulyak makes her return to the Free Concert Series with a series of works to show off her delicate yet precise sound. Starting with works by Clara and Robert Schumann, the program will continue with pieces by Brahms and Scriabin, before finishing with a selection from Stravinsky’s famous Firebird Suite.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Free Concert Series : Italy in Edinburgh
Artists from the Toronto Consort will highlight solos and duets from Baroque Scotland, by Scottish composers and their colleagues from Edinburgh's Italian immigrant community. Sonatas, variations, and settings of traditional Scottish tunes by Barsanti, Oswald, Munro and others, with a wee dash of Vivaldi.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Free Concert Series : Music for Travel
Students and faculty from Humber College’s renowned music program will bring us around the world with their global fusion ensemble. This exciting and energetic performance will provide a great way to wrap up the week.
Find out more »The Royal Conservatory of Music | U of T Opera presents: A Tale of Two Cities by Arthur Benjamin
We are pleased to present the Opera Division premiere of Arthur Benjamin’s opera based upon the celebrated novel by Charles Dickens, illuminating intimate, personal stories set against the background of 18th century London and revolutionary Paris.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Free Concert Series : COC March Break: The Old Maid and the Thief
Members from the COC’s roster of Teaching Artists will be taking the stage to lead an interactive workshop inspired by Gian Carlo Menotti’s 1939 opera The Old Maid and the Thief. Navigating through dramaturgy, set design, and a few of its most famous arias, this workshop will provide an educational exploration of the well-loved radio opera—while also experiencing the various artistic components involved in this production.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Free Concert Series : Spring Preview
Against the Grain Theatre creates genre-bending, boundary-breaking operatic and vocal works by weaving together memorable artistic experiences with diverse storytelling. Get a sneak-peek into Against the Grain Theatre's upcoming season with a preview of their spring production.
Find out more »Tapestry Opera | Of the Sea
Under the crushing power of the Atlantic Ocean, a mythical world rises from the depths Of The Sea.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Free Concert Series : The Resurrection
Costumed excerpts of George Frideric Handel’s first operatic masterpiece will be performed in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre just in time for the Easter season. This extraordinary feast of vocal music and dancing plays out in the heavenly and earthly realms.
Find out more »Tapestry Opera | Of the Sea
Under the crushing power of the Atlantic Ocean, a mythical world rises from the depths Of The Sea.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Free Concert Series : Dvorak’s Slavonic Dances
The talented piano students of the Glenn Gould School come together to perform a dazzling demonstration of their virtuosity. For this concert, students will pair off into duet teams to present Dvorak’s brilliant Slavonic Dances (Book 1).
Find out more »Against the Grain Theatre | Bluebeard’s Castle
Our second show of this season will be a contemporary retelling of Bluebeard’s Castle by Béla Bartók, starring Canadian operatic superstars Gerald Finley and Adrianne Pieczonka.
Find out more »Tapestry Opera | Of the Sea
Under the crushing power of the Atlantic Ocean, a mythical world rises from the depths Of The Sea.
Find out more »The Royal Conservatory of Music | U of T presents: Setting the Scene
U of T Opera concludes its year with a program of staged operatic scenes, ranging from the romantic repertoire to excerpts reflective of today’s exciting new work.
Find out more »Against the Grain Theatre | Bluebeard’s Castle
Our second show of this season will be a contemporary retelling of Bluebeard’s Castle by Béla Bartók, starring Canadian operatic superstars Gerald Finley and Adrianne Pieczonka.
Find out more »Tapestry Opera | Of the Sea
Under the crushing power of the Atlantic Ocean, a mythical world rises from the depths Of The Sea.
Find out more »April 2023
Tapestry Opera | Of the Sea
Under the crushing power of the Atlantic Ocean, a mythical world rises from the depths Of The Sea.
Find out more »Against the Grain Theatre | Bluebeard’s Castle
Our second show of this season will be a contemporary retelling of Bluebeard’s Castle by Béla Bartók, starring Canadian operatic superstars Gerald Finley and Adrianne Pieczonka.
Find out more »Opera Atelier | The Resurrection
Opera Atelier's long-awaited production of Handel's The Resurrection arrives fully staged at Koerner Hall, just in time for the Easter season. Handel's expansive vision for this story of victorious rebirth is widely considered one of his greatest works. A ravishing harbinger of Spring, not to be missed!
Find out more »Against The Grain Theatre | Opera Pub
AtG’s Opera Pubs are improvised, wild nights that offer up your favourite operatic arias and ensembles, performed by both established and emerging opera talent.
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