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Reviews
Opera ParallèleLa Belle et la Bête“Music always lies at the core”
La Belle et la Bête | Opera Parallèle | Opera Canada
Opera QLa Maupin“Some true, some plausible and some most unlikely”
La Maupin | Opera Q | Opera Canada
Southern Ontario Lyric OperaAida“The community-based opera company that could”
Aida | Southern Ontario Lyric Opera | Opera Canada
Latest Features
Artist of the Week 22 Qs for Xin Wang
The Artist of the Week is Canadian soprano Xin Wang. She will be the soloist in Tapestry Opera’s new staging of Ana Sokolović’s Love Songs from March 26th to 29th. This week, Xin chats with us about making music with her family, her childhood dream job and what she can’t live without. Read on to find out more.
Artist of the Week 20 Qs for Frédéric Antoun
The Artist of the Week is Canadian tenor Frédéric Antoun. He will be the tenor soloist in Haydn’s Creation with the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra on March 20th. This week, Frédéric chats with us about his favourite operas, singers he admires and his first voice lesson. Read on to find out more.
OPERA PLACES Francesco Milioto takes us to Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Italian-Canadian conductor Francesco Milioto takes us to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he is conducting The Tales of Hoffmann at The Florentine Opera on March 13th and 15th. While in Milwaukee, Francesco chats with us about the opera house, the relaxed feel of the city and his favourite gallery. Read on to find out more.
Opera Calendar
Events for February
27
Lucia di Lammermoor Donizetti
Opera York
Don CarloVerdi
The Dallas Opera
Events for March
1
Exploration of the Soul Tchaikovsky and Adler
Orchestra Toronto
Lucia di Lammermoor Donizetti
Opera York
Penelope Dreamwalker – Ghost of Shirreff HallVarious
Vocalypse
Don CarloVerdi
The Dallas Opera
Events for March
2
Penelope Dreamwalker – Ghost of Shirreff HallVarious
Vocalypse
Events for March
3
Penelope Dreamwalker – Ghost of Shirreff HallVarious
Vocalypse
Events for March
4
Penelope Dreamwalker – Ghost of Shirreff HallVarious
Vocalypse
Don CarloVerdi
The Dallas Opera
Events for March
7
TOT Cabaret: Strauss – the Waltz King Various
Toronto Operetta Theatre
Aida: Semi-Staged in Concert Verdi
Southern Ontario Lyric Opera
Don CarloVerdi
The Dallas Opera
Events for March
10
Events for March
11
Events for March
12
Events for March
13
Events for March
15
Events for March
16
Events for March
18
Serenata Italiana Various
The Glenn Gould School
Siegfried Wagner
Royal Ballet and Opera
Events for March
20
AlcinaHandel
Opera McGill
Masterworks 4: The Dawn of the World: Haydn’s Creation Haydn
Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra
Siegfried Wagner
Royal Ballet and Opera
Events for March
21
AlcinaHandel
Opera McGill
Lost in the Stars Weill
VOICEBOX: Opera In Concert
Siegfried Wagner
Royal Ballet and Opera
Events for March
22
AlcinaHandel
Opera McGill
Siegfried Wagner
Royal Ballet and Opera
Events for March
24
Siegfried Wagner
Royal Ballet and Opera
St. Matthew Passion Bach
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Events for March
25
Siegfried Wagner
Royal Ballet and Opera
St. Matthew Passion Bach
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Events for March
26
Love Songs Ana Sokolović
Tapestry Opera
Cendrillon Massenet
Opéra du Royaume
Siegfried Wagner
Royal Ballet and Opera
Events for March
27
Love Songs Ana Sokolović
Tapestry Opera
Cendrillon Massenet
Opéra du Royaume
Siegfried Wagner
Royal Ballet and Opera
Messiah Handel
Arcady Ensemble
Montreal: Une Soirée D’opéra – De Haendel À Messiaen Various
Harmonaire Musique
Events for March
28
Love Songs Ana Sokolović
Tapestry Opera
Cendrillon Massenet
Opéra du Royaume
Siegfried Wagner
Royal Ballet and Opera
Verdi’s Requiem Various
Memphis Symphony
St. John’s Passion Bach
Regina Symphony Orchestra
Events for March
29
Love Songs Ana Sokolović
Tapestry Opera
Cendrillon Massenet
Opéra du Royaume
Siegfried Wagner
Royal Ballet and Opera
Events for March
30
Cendrillon Massenet
Opéra du Royaume
Siegfried Wagner
Royal Ballet and Opera
Events for March
31
Cendrillon Massenet
Opéra du Royaume
Siegfried Wagner
Royal Ballet and Opera
