Canadian Opera Company - Toronto | 6 May 2024 |
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Don PasqualeCanadian Opera CompanyNo. of reviews: 2 |
Canadian Opera Compan’s Don Pasquale is as fresh and funny as it is long overdue |
30 Apr 24 / The Globe and Mail |
Canadian Opera Company’s Don Pasquale gets a one-note Dolce Vita treatment |
30 Apr 24 / Bachtrack |
The Cunning Little VixenCanadian Opera CompanyNo. of reviews: 6 |
The cycle of life |
12 Mar 24 / ConcertoNet (English) |
‘The Cunning Little Vixen’ at the COC nurtures a forest of disparate tones |
31 Jan 24 / Next |
COC winter season opens with a musically superb Cunning Little Vixen |
31 Jan 24 / Ludwig Van (English) |
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Inspired by a comic strip, the COC's 'Cunning Little Vixen' offers a timely message |
31 Jan 24 / The Toronto Star |
Jamie Manton's Cunning Little Vixen falls flat in Toronto |
30 Jan 24 / Bachtrack |
COC’s Cunning Little Vixen asks its audience see the beauty of the forest over the trees |
30 Jan 24 / The Globe and Mail |
Don GiovanniCanadian Opera CompanyNo. of reviews: 5 |
Giovanni the narcissist |
9 Mar 24 / ConcertoNet (English) |
COC’s Don Giovanni leaves audiences yearning for more |
8 Feb 24 / La Scena Musicale (English) |
Kasper Holten's cinematic Don Giovanni shines at the Canadian Opera Company |
6 Feb 24 / Bachtrack |
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A study in pity and power |
6 Feb 24 / BNN Breaking |
Pity and grace weigh heavy in Canadian Opera Company’s Don Giovanni |
6 Feb 24 / The Globe and Mail |
La bohèmeCanadian Opera CompanyNo. of reviews: 3 |
The amazing Samoan and the magnificent Egyptian |
22 Oct 23 / ConcertoNet (English) |
Canadian Opera Company’s La Bohème makes a triumphant return |
11 Oct 23 / La Scena Musicale (English) |
They’ll always have Paris: a timeless production of La bohème in Toronto |
10 Oct 23 / Bachtrack |
FidelioCanadian Opera CompanyNo. of reviews: 5 |
Leonore to the rescue |
22 Oct 23 / ConcertoNet (English) |
Opera and song interrogates institutional confinement in New York and Toronto |
21 Oct 23 / Gay City News |
The Canadian Opera Company opened its 2023-24 season with a rare gem |
3 Oct 23 / La Scena Musicale (English) |
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Canadian Opera Company opens season with a Fidelio for our time |
3 Oct 23 / Bachtrack |
Love, justice and freedom resonate through Canadian Opera Company’s Fidelio |
3 Oct 23 / The Globe and Mail |
ToscaCanadian Opera CompanyNo. of reviews: 3 |
Puccini's “shabby little shocker” fails to shock at COC in Toronto |
10 May 23 / Bachtrack |
And the stars shone… |
9 May 23 / Toronto Guardian |
Thrilling new production of Verdi’s ode to Shakespeare and a remount of Puccini’s melodrama cap a solid COC season |
9 May 23 / The Toronto Star |
MacbethCanadian Opera CompanyNo. of reviews: 6 |
Canadian Opera Company’s Macbeth a hit with some misses |
9 May 23 / La Scena Musicale (English) |
Thrilling new production of Verdi’s ode to Shakespeare and a remount of Puccini’s melodrama cap a solid COC season |
9 May 23 / The Toronto Star |
In handy church ruin, Verdi’s ‘Macbeth’ finds its all-purpose setting |
6 May 23 / Classical Voice North America |
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Canadian Opera Company spring season opener Macbeth leans hard into darkness and discomfort |
3 May 23 / The Globe and Mail |
The Canadian Opera Company opens spring season with a powerhouse Macbeth |
3 May 23 / Ludwig Van (English) |
McVicar's grim and creepy Macbeth impresses at Canadian Opera Company |
3 May 23 / Bachtrack |
SalomeCanadian Opera CompanyNo. of reviews: 4 |
Ambur Braid gives an extraordinary performance in the title role |
28 Feb 23 / Opera Canada |
Atom Egoyan’s Canadian Opera Company production of Salome is not to be missed |
9 Feb 23 / The Globe and Mail |
Ambur Braid’s Salome sets the Four Seasons Centre alight |
7 Feb 23 / Bachtrack |
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Canadian Opera Company's Salome revival holds true |
6 Feb 23 / Ludwig Van (English) |
Le nozze di FigaroCanadian Opera CompanyNo. of reviews: 5 |
There's no weak link in the ensemble cast |
28 Feb 23 / Opera Canada |
The Marriage of Figaro makes a triumphant return to Canadian Opera Company stage |
4 Feb 23 / La Scena Musicale (English) |
The Marriage of Figaro takes a gloriously chaotic turn at Canadian Opera Company |
3 Feb 23 / Broadway World |
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Canadian Opera Company's sexed up Figaro: beautifully sung, creepily funny |
31 Jan 23 / Bachtrack |
Great singing and vivid staging mark COC’s revival of Marriage of Figaro |
30 Jan 23 / Ludwig Van (English) |
Der Fliegende HolländerCanadian Opera CompanyNo. of reviews: 3 |
The Canadian Opera Company’s Flying Dutchman is the win they needed right now |
11 Oct 22 / Ludwig Van (English) |
COC’s expressionist ‘The Flying Dutchman’ buoyed by a thrilling directorial vision and striking performances |
11 Oct 22 / The Peterborough Examiner |
The Flying Dutchman intelligently explores power and its relationship to perceived civility |
11 Oct 22 / The Globe and Mail |
Die ZauberflöteCanadian Opera CompanyNo. of reviews: 3 |
The COC has an entertaining winner in ‘The Magic Flute’ |
11 May 22 / Ludwig Van (English) |
The Magic Flute makes a triumphant return to Toronto |
11 May 22 / Broadway World |
Canadian Opera Company’s Magic Flute returns as a well sung whimsical comedy |
10 May 22 / Bachtrack |
La TraviataCanadian Opera CompanyNo. of reviews: 1 |
Canadian Opera Company returns to live performance with a beautifully sung Traviata |
26 Apr 22 / Bachtrack |
Hansel und GretelCanadian Opera CompanyNo. of reviews: 5 |
Puzzles within puzzles |
14 Feb 20 / ConcertoNet (English) |
Troppo zucchero per la fiaba |
11 Feb 20 / L'Ape musicale |
Hansel & Gretel opera leaves a strange aftertaste |
9 Feb 20 / Now Toronto |
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COC's visually arresting Hänsel und Gretel brimming with ideas |
8 Feb 20 / Bachtrack |
‘Hansel and Gretel’ opera gets modern, and muddled, and muffled |
8 Feb 20 / The Toronto Star |
Il barbiere di SivigliaCanadian Opera CompanyNo. of reviews: 4 |
The comic hit from 1816 soldiers on |
4 Feb 20 / ConcertoNet (English) |
The Barber of Seville goes full circus in the Canadian Opera Company's electrifying, funny production |
27 Jan 20 / Broadway World |
E Rossini avrebbe applaudito |
22 Jan 20 / L'Ape musicale |
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Superlative vocalism and marvelous conducting make Barber revival a must-see |
21 Jan 20 / Ludwig Van (French) |
TurandotCanadian Opera CompanyNo. of reviews: 7 |
High style, muted drama |
28 Oct 19 / ConcertoNet (English) |
Tamara Wilson dazzles as Canadian Opera Company's Turandot |
5 Oct 19 / Now Toronto |
Turandot frocked in minimal look: near nothingness |
5 Oct 19 / Classical Voice North America |
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Cina in controluce |
1 Oct 19 / L'Ape musicale |
Classic Robert Wilson: Turandot opens Canadian Opera Company season |
1 Oct 19 / Bachtrack |
From a distance |
1 Oct 19 / parterre box |
Director Robert Wilson creates a futuristic, minimalist Turandot |
30 Sep 19 / The Globe and Mail |
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Adjusting the pitch
Canadian Opera Company grapples with interpreting Turandot for today.
Canadian Opera Company grapples with interpreting Turandot for today.
RusalkaCanadian Opera CompanyNo. of reviews: 5 |
Retour aux sources pour Radvanovsky |
18 Oct 19 / Forum Opéra |
Rusalka is a shining example of a dark fairy-tale opera done right |
17 Oct 19 / Broadway World |
Canadian Opera Company's enchanting Rusalka features other-worldly talents |
16 Oct 19 / Now Toronto |
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Un spectacle imposant |
15 Oct 19 / Avant-Scène Opéra |
Il richiamo della fiaba |
14 Oct 19 / L'Ape musicale |
OtelloCanadian Opera CompanyNo. of reviews: 4 |
Excellent singing, puzzling staging |
23 May 19 / ConcertoNet (English) |
In quali eccessi |
2 May 19 / L'Ape musicale |
Canadian Opera Company’s Otello just misses its full emotional potential |
1 May 19 / The Toronto Star |
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COC ends season with a musically triumphant Otello |
1 May 19 / Ludwig Van (French) |
La bohèmeCanadian Opera CompanyNo. of reviews: 4 |
A briskly conducted Bohème revived in Toronto |
8 May 19 / Bachtrack |
A thorough success |
7 May 19 / ConcertoNet (English) |
Voci di primavera |
30 Apr 19 / L'Ape musicale |
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La Bohème is safe but sung with spirit at Canadian Opera Company |
19 Apr 19 / The Toronto Star |
Così fan tutteCanadian Opera CompanyNo. of reviews: 5 |
Pinned butterflies, but outstanding singing in Canadian Opera Company’s Così fan tutte |
13 Feb 19 / Bachtrack |
Farfalle in laboratorio |
11 Feb 19 / L'Ape musicale |
Much fun with a good deal of fussiness |
10 Feb 19 / ConcertoNet (English) |
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Soprano Tracy Dahl is having a ball in comedic masterpiece |
9 Feb 19 / The Epoch Times |
A musical triumph, but the staging could use an update |
7 Feb 19 / The Toronto Star |
ElektraCanadian Opera CompanyNo. of reviews: 5 |
La voce dell'ossessione |
3 Feb 19 / L'Ape musicale |
Canadian Opera Company's Elektra could be more electrifying |
1 Feb 19 / Now Toronto |
A splendid evening |
31 Jan 19 / ConcertoNet (English) |
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Christine Goerke leaves you breathless in Canadian Opera Company’s Elektra |
28 Jan 19 / The Toronto Star |
Great singing and superb orchestra mark revival of COC Elektra |
28 Jan 19 / Ludwig Van (French) |
Eugene OneginCanadian Opera CompanyNo. of reviews: 6 |
An enchantment |
28 Oct 18 / ConcertoNet (English) |
Tempo d'autunno, gioia negli occhi, dolore nel cuore |
23 Oct 18 / L'Ape musicale |
An enchantment |
16 Oct 18 / ConcertoNet (English) |
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Robert Carsen's Eugene Onegin ages gracefully at COC |
2 Oct 18 / Bachtrack |
COC's Eugene Onegin adds passion and warmth to chilly fall |
2 Oct 18 / Now Toronto |
Canadian Opera Company’s Eugene Onegin grabs you by the heart |
1 Oct 18 / The Toronto Star |
HadrianCanadian Opera CompanyNo. of reviews: 5 |
In Wainwright’s Hadrian, musical merit, iffy libretto |
27 Oct 18 / Classical Voice North America |
Il lutto di Adriano |
22 Oct 18 / L'Ape musicale |
A buzz-worthy premiere |
21 Oct 18 / ConcertoNet (English) |
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Hadrian a visual feast but operatic letdown |
16 Oct 18 / The Toronto Star |
Rufus Wainwright’s ‘Hadrian’ is a step forward, but still frustrating |
15 Oct 18 / New York Times |
Anna BolenaCanadian Opera CompanyNo. of reviews: 6 |
Anna Bolena is a great showcase for soprano Sondra Radvanovsky, but not much else |
9 May 18 / Now Toronto |
Another triumph for Sondra Radvanovsky |
9 May 18 / ConcertoNet (English) |
Sondra Radvanovsky reigns supreme in the COC's Anna Bolena |
9 May 18 / Broadway World |
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Le parole dei Tudor |
8 May 18 / L'Ape musicale |
With Anna Bolena, the COC bets it all on Sondra Radvanovsky – and it sure pays off |
8 May 18 / The Globe and Mail |
Star Sondra Radvanovsky’s vocals lead Canadian Opera Company to triumph with Anna Bolena |
5 May 18 / The Toronto Star |
The Nightingale and Other Short FablesCanadian Opera CompanyNo. of reviews: 6 |
A magical night at the opera |
4 May 18 / Broadway World |
L'incanto della fiaba |
25 Apr 18 / L'Ape musicale |
Robert Lepage’s watery production returns |
22 Apr 18 / ConcertoNet (English) |
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The Nightingale is musical and visual storytelling at its finest in COC revival |
18 Apr 18 / The Toronto Star |
The Nightingale proves the power of live theatre |
18 Apr 18 / The Globe and Mail |
An enchanting night of music theatre |
18 Apr 18 / Now Toronto |
Die Entführung aus dem SerailCanadian Opera CompanyNo. of reviews: 4 |
Mozart with extras, alas |
20 Feb 18 / ConcertoNet (English) |
Didactic, sanitized staging abducts Mozart’s Seraglio |
17 Feb 18 / Classical Voice North America |
Revisions to libretto don’t feel all that necessary |
14 Feb 18 / OperaWire |
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Updated opera Abduction from the Seraglio a mess in all but the music |
9 Feb 18 / The Toronto Star |
RigolettoCanadian Opera CompanyNo. of reviews: 7 |
Il club dei cortigiani |
30 Jan 18 / L'Ape musicale |
Rigoletto reboot |
30 Jan 18 / barczablog |
This Rigoletto will leave you cold |
26 Jan 18 / Now Toronto |
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A baffling return |
25 Jan 18 / ConcertoNet (English) |
Crisper, tighter, more relevant: revival of Christopher Alden's Rigoletto at the COC |
23 Jan 18 / Bachtrack |
COC’s Rigoletto is both a musical jackpot and directorial puzzle |
23 Jan 18 / The Globe and Mail |
Rigoletto revival graced with first-rate voices |
22 Jan 18 / The Toronto Star |
Le nozze di FigaroCanadian Opera CompanyNo. of reviews: 7 |
Nozze all'inglese |
2 Nov 17 / L'Ape musicale |
A marriage of style and substance |
2 Nov 17 / ConcertoNet (English) |
Eros, nient'altro che Eros |
13 Feb 16 / L'Ape musicale |
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Get reintroduced to Mozart's 'Figaro' with the Canadian Opera Company |
8 Feb 16 / The Examiner |
A long evening |
8 Feb 16 / ConcertoNet (English) |
The Marriage of Figaro proves we can love an opera that omits the best bits |
6 Feb 16 / The Globe and Mail |
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Performance schedule
Donizetti
26 Apr to 18 May 2024
Cherubini
3 to 25 May 2024
HAUI x Sean Mayes
14 to 16 Jun 2024
Verdi
4 to 25 Oct 2024
Gounod
11 Oct to 2 Nov 2024
Puccini
24 Jan to 16 Feb 2025
Bilodeau
31 Jan to 15 Feb 2025
Berg
25 Apr to 16 May 2025
Tchaikovsky
2 to 24 May 2025
Mascagni
23 May 2025
News & Articles
Canadian Opera Company’s 2024-25 season |
Tamara Wilson, Anna Pirozzi, Eri Nakamura and Long Long lead Canadian Opera Company’s 2024-25 season. |
23 Feb 2024 / OperaWire |
Canadian Opera Company announces winter & spring 2021-22 season |
The Canadian Opera Company has announced three new mainstage productions at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts for the 2021-22 season. |
19 Sep 2021 / OperaWire |
Canadian Opera Company receives new funding |
The Department of Canadian Heritage has announced that the Canadian Opera Company will receive $644,372 in crucial funding provided through the Canada Cultural Spaces Fund. |
24 Feb 2021 / OperaWire |
Canadian Opera Company announces new General Director |
Canadian Opera Company has announced that Perryn Leech will be its new incoming General Director, effective March 1, 2021. |
2 Dec 2020 / OperaWire |
Canadian Opera Company cancels remainder of 2020-21 season |
The company announced that productions of Bizet’s “Carmen,” Janáček’s “Katya Kabanova,” Verdi’s “La Traviata,” and Gluck’s “Orfeo ed Euridice” will no longer be performed. |
7 Oct 2020 / OperaWire |