From the Stratford Festival to Edmonton’s International Fringe Festival, the summer months are an especially wonderful time for lovers of the stage By Ian Austen Alexander Neef, the general director ...

In Canada, Black opera singers have historically not been afforded the same opportunities as their white counterparts. But that tide is turning, as opera companies across Canada mount productions that ...

Michael Cavanagh, the prolific Canadian opera director who found success both abroad and in his home country, died of cancer while in care in London, Ont., on March 13. He was 62. Over three decades, ...

Composer Rene Orth's award-winning opera 10 Days in a Madhouse will receive its Canadian premiere at the Luminato Festival, co-presented by Tapestry Opera and the Canadian Opera Company. Experimental ...

Perryn Leech, general director and head of the Canadian Opera Company (COC), has abruptly departed in a surprising mid-season shakeup that comes after a turbulent few years for the country’s largest ...

Based in Toronto, the Canadian Opera Company is the largest producer of opera in Canada and one of the largest in North America. The company enjoys an international reputation for artistic excellence ...

Don Pasquale is a tale of curmudgeonly antics as the titular character learns his love-struck nephew won’t marry for money. In turn, Don Pasquale decides to betroth himself out of spite, unbeknownst ...

The Toronto French fine dining restaurant is named in memory of owner and restaurateur Yannick Bigourdan's grandmother who played a very important role in his childhood growing up in the south of ...

The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Laird Mackintosh is ...