The Artist of the Week is Trinidadian-Canadian conductor Kwamé Ryan. He will be making his Metropolitan Opera debut conducting Gershwin's Porgy and Bess from December 2nd to January 24th. Read on to find out more. operacanada.ca/artist-of-th...

Canadian soprano Emma Fekete takes us to Paris France, where she is sining the role of Suzanne in Robinson Crusoé at Théâtre des Champs-Élysées.Read on to find out more. operacanada.ca/opera-places...

The Artist of the Week is Canadian-American tenor Isaiah Bell. He will be the tenor soloist in Handel’s Messiah with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra on December 4th and 5th.Read on to find out more. operacanada.ca/artist-of-th...

Opéra de Montréal’s Jenůfa is full of “Electric voices and complex theatrical performances.” Read the full review on our website. operacanada.ca/opera-de-mon...

Manitoba Opera’s Tosca has “a crackerjack cast of exceptionally fine principals.” Read the full review on our website. operacanada.ca/manitoba-ope...

Season 4, episode 3 of Opera Glasses is available now! www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqs3...

The Artist of the Week is Canadian tenor David Pomeroy. He will be singing the role of Cavaradossi in Puccini's Tosca with Manitoba Opera on November 22nd, 26th. Read on to find out more. operacanada.ca/artist-of-th...

Toronto City Opera’s Pagliacci is “An immense and intensely personal voyage.” Read the full review on our website. operacanada.ca/toronto-city...

Canadian soprano Julia Dawson takes us to China, where she is on a recital tour with pianist Justine Eckhaut. While on tour, Julia chats with us about her favourite venue, the welcoming audiences and her favourite meal so far. Read on to find out more. operacanada.ca/opera-places...

Voicebox: Opera in Concert opened its season last weekend with André Grétry’s Richard Coeur-de-Lion. Read the full review on our website. operacanada.ca/voicebox-ope...

Inspired by a pandemic-era road trip, Take This Waltz is the idiosyncratic, multidisciplinary love child of renowned bass-baritone Daniel Okulitch and Ne.Sans Opera & Dance’s artistic director Idan Cohen. Read the full review on our website. operacanada.ca/ne-sans-oper...

The Artist of the Week is Chinese-Canadian conductor Jennifer Tung. She will be conducting Pagliacci at Toronto City Opera on November 19th, 22nd and 23rd. Read on to find out more. operacanada.ca/artist-of-th...

✨Opera Canada Time Capsule✨  Revisiting Fall 1985: “But if it is built, size will not be the most crucial factor in making it a real opera house.” – William Littler Want more? Join the Opera Canada Patreon to gain access to the full archive. www.patreon.com/OperaCanada

The Glenn Gould School presented a double bill: The Telephone and Baby Kintyre for their fall chamber opera program. Read the full review on our website. operacanada.ca/glenn-gould-...

Opera York’s production of Così fan tutte is “lively yet straightforward.” Read the full review on our website. operacanada.ca/opera-york-c...

The Artist of the Week is Canadian tenor Colin Aisnworth. He will be singing the title role of Richard I in Grétry's Richard Cœur-de-Lion with Voicebox: Opera in Concert on November 15th. Read on to find out more. operacanada.ca/artist-of-th...

French-Canadian baritone Olivier Bergeron takes us to Spain and France while he is on tour with Les Arts florissant performing a double-bill of Charpentier's Les Arts florissant and La Descente d'Orphée aux enfers. Read on to find out more. operacanada.ca/opera-places...

Calgary Opera’s Madama Butterfly is a “remarkably sensitive production. Read the full review on our website. operacanada.ca/calgary-oper...

The Artist of the Week is Canadian baritone Phillip Addis. He will be singing the role of Sharpless in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly with Calgary Opera from November 1st-7th. Read on to find out more. operacanada.ca/artist-of-th...

The @canadianopera.bsky.social's annual Centre Stage Competition was on October 23rd. Relive the thrilling evening! Review on our website now. operacanada.ca/canadian-ope...

Opéra de Québec's production of La Cenerentola left a strong impression in the dizzying and formidable ensembles." Read the full review on our website. operacanada.ca/opera-de-que...

Toronto Operetta Theatre's The Mikado Revisited was a "testimony to how an updated version of a classic work can attract new viewers." Read the full review on our website. operacanada.ca/toronto-oper...

Vancouver Opera's Rigoletto is a "hyper relevant moment." Read the full review on our website. operacanada.ca/vancouver-op...

Opera Glasses season 4, episode 2 is available now! www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaA7...

The Artist of the Week is Canadian director Glynis Leyshon. She will be directing her new production of Verdi’s Rigoletto at Vancouver Opera from October 25th to November 2nd. Read on to find out more. operacanada.ca/artist-of-th...

Pacific Opera Victoria's all-Canadian production of The Turn of the Screw is "a musical triumph." Read the full review on our website. operacanada.ca/pacific-oper...

Canadian tenor Wesley Harrison takes us to Cologne, Germany, where he is a member of the International Opera Studio at Oper Köln. Read on to find out more. operacanada.ca/opera-places...

“Grand River’s Idomeneo is a chance to see greatness and class come out of a young, small opera company that Mozart himself would have delighted in.” Read the full review on our website. operacanada.ca/grand-river-...

The Artist of the Week is Canadian mezzo-soprano Florence Bourget. She will be singing the role of Tisbe in Rossini’s La Cenerentola with Opéra de Québec from October 21st to November 1st. operacanada.ca/artist-of-th...

Opera Atelier opens a “straightforwardly enjoyable production” of The Magic Flute. Read the full review on our website. operacanada.ca/opera-atelie...

@canadianopera.bsky.social's Orfeo ed Euridice is "a deeply moving experience." Read the full review on our website. operacanada.ca/canadian-ope...

The Artist of the Week is Canadian soprano Karine White. She will be singing the role of Papagena in Mozart’s The Magic Flute with Opera Atelier from October 15th to 19th. Read on to find out more.

Canadian bass-baritone Joel Allison takes us to Berlin, Germany, where he has been a member of the ensemble at the Deutsche Oper Berlin since 2020. Read on to find out more. operacanada.ca/opera-places...

Canadian soprano Joyce El-Khoury makes her role debut as Hélène in The Sicilian Vespers at the Royal Opera. Read the full review on our website. operacanada.ca/royal-opera-...

Southern Ontario Lyric Opera opens their season with “a large step forward.” Read the full review on our website. operacanada.ca/southern-ont...

Canadian Hélène Guilmette sings the title role in Bru Zane’s recording of Psyché by Ambroise Thomas. Read the full review on our website. operacanada.ca/cd-review-br...

The Artist of the Week is Canadian soprano Catherine St-Arnaud. She will be making her @canadianopera.bsky.social main stage debut singing the role of Amore in Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice from October 9th to 25th. Read on to find out more. operacanada.ca/artist-of-th...

Canadian singers Robert Pomakov and Leah Gordon starred in Heidenheim Opera Festival’s production of Verdi’s Attila this past summer. The production is available to watch on OperaVision.eu and YouTube until February 15, 2026. Read the review on our website. operacanada.ca/opernfestspi...

@canadianopera.bsky.social opens their 2025/2026 season with Gounod's masterpiece Roméo et Juliette. Read the full review on our website. operacanada.ca/canadian-ope...

The Artist of the Week is Canadian soprano Kirsten LeBlanc. She will be singing the role of Donna Anna in Mozart’s Don Giovanni with Opéra de Montréal from September 27th to October 5th. Read on to find out more. operacanada.ca/artist-of-th...

✨Introducing the 2025 Ruby recipients! Jane Archibald, Soprano “I don’t really obsess about technique. I just try to keep my voice relaxed — round, with a shimmer on it.” Opera Canada, fall 2001

Bulgarian-Canadian mezzo-soprano Adanya Dunn takes us to Warsaw, Poland, while she is singing the role of Sesto in Mozart's La clemenza di Tito on September 27th and 28th. Read on to find out more. operacanada.ca/opera-places...

Season 4, episode 1 of Opera Glasses is now steaming on all major podcast platforms! www.youtube.com/watch?v=p88Q...

The Artist of the Week is Canadian bass-baritone Alex Halliday. He will be singing the role of the Duke, while covering Frère Laurent in the @canadianopera.bsky.social’s production of Roméo et Juliette from September 27th to October 18th. Read on to find out more. operacanada.ca/artist-of-th...

✨Announcing the 2025 Ruby Awards!✨ Join us on November 3rd at the Ed & Nancy Jackman Performance Centre to celebrate the best in Canadian opera!

The Artist of the Week is Filipino-Canadian mezzo-soprano Renee Fajardo. She is the executive producer and mezzo soloist of Liham: a digital song cycle. Read on to find out more. operacanada.ca/artist-of-th...

Canadian mezzo-soprano Georgia Burashko takes us to São Paulo, Brazil, while she is touring Purcell's The Fairy Queen with Les Arts Florissants. Read on to find out more. operacanada.ca/opera-places...

John Gilks reviews Château de Versailles Spectacle’s recording of Jean-Philippe Rameau’s Pygmalion and Pierre Iso’s Zémide, featuring Canadian Ema Nikolovska. Read the full review on. Our website. operacanada.ca/cd-review-ch...

The Artist of the Week is Canadian Indigeous mezzo-soprano Michelle Lafferty. This week, Michelle shares her favourite composers, best advice and favourite backstage snack. Read on to find out more. operacanada.ca/artist-of-th...

Ammolite Opera's production of Rocking Horse Winner "showed the signs of much care, thought and imagination." Read the full review on our website. operacanada.ca/ammonite-ope...