COC OPERA COVERAGE

Canadian Opera Presents Richard Strauss' SALOME, Now thru May 22

The Canadian Opera Company's 2013 spring season marks the return of celebrated Canadian director Atom Egoyan with his searing, critically acclaimed COC production of Richard Strauss's Salome. (more...)

Video: Watch a Preview of the COC's LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR; Opens Tonight!

The Canadian Opera Company's production of LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR, directed by David Alden, opens tonight, April 17. Watch the video below for a preview! (more...)

STAGE TUBE: Behind the Canadian Opera Company's 2013-'14 Season; LA BOHEME, COSI FAN TUTTE & More!

The Canadian Opera Company has recently announced its upcoming season which will include a new production of LA BOHEME, the Atom Egoyan-helmed COSI FAN TUTTE and Peter Sellars' production of Handel's ... (more...)

Canadian Opera Company to Close 2012-13 Season With DIALOGUES DES CARMELITES

The Canadian Opera Company closes its 2012/2013 season with a production of Francis Poulenc's operatic masterpiece, Dialogues des Carmelites, described by Variety as "subtle, yet gut-wrenching." Inte... (more...)

Canadian Opera Company Hosts Free Interactive Opera Concert, 3/13

Soprano and artist educator Kyra Millan leads an interactive concert of popular arias and duets. The family-friendly programming includes fun vocal exercises and the opportunity to learn and sing the ... (more...)

Canadian Opera Company to Present Richard Strauss' SALOME, April 21-May 22

The Canadian Opera Company's 2013 spring season marks the return of celebrated Canadian director Atom Egoyan with his searing, critically acclaimed COC production of Richard Strauss's Salome. (more...)

Photo Flash: Atom Egoyan Returns to the Canadian Opera Company with Strauss's SALOME

The Canadian Opera Company's 2013 spring season marks the return of celebrated Canadian director Atom Egoyan with his searing, critically acclaimed COC production of Richard Strauss's Salome. (more...)

TOUNKANDE, FEUX D'ARTIFICE and More Set for Canadian Opera Company's March 2013 Lineup

Canadian Opera Company has announced its March 2013 lineup. (more...)

TRISTAN UND ISOLDE, Free Concert Series and More Set for Canadian Opera Company, Feb 2013

Canadian Opera Company has announced its upcoming productions in February 2013. Full details below! (more...)

Canadian Opera Company Annouces 2013/2014 Season

The Canadian Opera Company unveiled its 2013/2014 season today at a press conference at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. The company's 64th season stars the world's best singers, condu... (more...)

Canadian Opera Company Announces New Artists

The Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio, Canada's premier training program for young opera professionals, welcomes six outstanding new Canadian artists for the 2013/2014 season. Bass-baritone Gordo... (more...)

Canadian Opera Company's Ensemble Studio to Present La clemenza di Tito, 2/3-22

The young artists of the Canadian Opera Company's Ensemble Studio take to the mainstage for their own performance of Mozart's final opera, La clemenza di Tito, on Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at 7:30 p... (more...)

COC Presents Mozart's Final Opera La clemenza di Tito in February

The Canadian Opera Company presents a production described as "modern music theatre you mustn't miss" (Chicago Tribune) this winter season when it performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's last opera, La cle... (more...)

Canadian Opera Company Music Director Johannes Debus Will Conduct TRISTAN UND ISOLDE; Other Casting Changes

Canadian Opera Company Music Director Johannes Debus conducts his first Tristan und Isolde when he leads the COC Orchestra and Chorus this winter in the company's production of Wagner's epic masterpie... (more...)

TOUNKANDE, FEUX D'ARTIFICE and More Set for Canadian Opera Company's March 2013 Lineup

Canadian Opera Company has announced its March 2013 lineup. (more...)

TRISTAN UND ISOLDE, Free Concert Series and More Set for Canadian Opera Company, Feb 2013

Canadian Opera Company has announced its upcoming productions in February 2013. Full details below! (more...)

Mark S. Doss to Lead Teatro Regio di Torino's CARMEN

International opera star and Grammy Award winner Mark S. Doss proudly announces his return to the Teatro Regio di Torino to perform lead roles in the upcoming globally celebrated productions of The Fl... (more...)

COC Opens IL TROVATORE Tonight, 9/29

The Canadian Opera Company's 2012/2013 season opens with the quintessential Italian opera, Giuseppe Verdi's Il Trovatore, featuring internationally renowned Mexican tenor Ramon Vargas and acclaimed Ca... (more...)

COC Opens IL TROVATORE, 9/29

The Canadian Opera Company's 2012/2013 season opens with the quintessential Italian opera, Giuseppe Verdi's Il Trovatore, featuring internationally renowned Mexican tenor Ramon Vargas and acclaimed Ca... (more...)

Canadian Opera Company Closes Season at 91% Attendance

The Canadian Opera Company has closed another successful opera season with 2011/2012 recording an average attendance of 91%. A total of 125,238 patrons attended the 67 performances of the company's se... (more...)

Canadian Opera Company Closes Season With SEMELE, Now thru May 26

The Canadian Opera Company's 2011/2012 season closes with the company premiere of George Frideric Handel's Semele in a production directed by famed Chinese visual and performance artist Zhang Huan. Jo... (more...)

Canadian Opera Company Presents Two One Acts, A FLORENTINE TRAGEDY and GIANNI SCHICCHI, Now thru 5/25

The Canadian Opera Company presents a double bill of one-act operas as part of its 2012 spring season with the Canadian premiere of Alexander Zemlinsky's A Florentine Tragedy and the return of Giacomo... (more...)

Canadian Opera Company Closes Season With SEMELE, 5/9-26

The Canadian Opera Company's 2011/2012 season closes with the company premiere of George Frideric Handel's Semele in a production directed by famed Chinese visual and performance artist Zhang Huan. Jo... (more...)

Photo Flash: Costume Designs for Canadian Opera Company's FLORENTINE TRAGEDY and GIANNI SCHICCHI

The Canadian Opera Company presents a double bill of one-act operas as part of its 2012 spring season with the Canadian premiere of Alexander Zemlinsky's A Florentine Tragedy and the return of Giacomo... (more...)

Canadian Opera Company Presents Two One Acts, A FLORENTINE TRAGEDY and GIANNI SCHICCHI, 4/26-5/25

The Canadian Opera Company presents a double bill of one-act operas as part of its 2012 spring season with the Canadian premiere of Alexander Zemlinsky's A Florentine Tragedy and the return of Giacomo... (more...)