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The Cunning Little Vixen

Canadian Opera Company


No. 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)
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 Giovanni

Canadian Opera Company


No. 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
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 bohème

Canadian Opera Company


No. 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
Fidelio

Canadian Opera Company


No. 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)
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
Tosca

Canadian Opera Company


No. 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
Macbeth

Canadian Opera Company


No. 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
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
Salome

Canadian Opera Company


No. 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
Canadian Opera Company's Salome revival holds true
6 Feb 23 / Ludwig Van (English)
Le nozze di Figaro

Canadian Opera Company


No. 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
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 Holländer

Canadian Opera Company


No. 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 Zauberflöte

Canadian Opera Company


No. 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 Traviata

Canadian Opera Company


No. of reviews: 1

Canadian Opera Company returns to live performance with a beautifully sung Traviata
26 Apr 22 / Bachtrack
Hansel und Gretel

Canadian Opera Company


No. 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
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 Siviglia

Canadian Opera Company


No. 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
Superlative vocalism and marvelous conducting make Barber revival a must-see
21 Jan 20 / Ludwig Van (French)
Turandot

Canadian Opera Company


No. 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
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
Adjusting the pitch
Canadian Opera Company grapples with interpreting Turandot for today.
Rusalka

Canadian Opera Company


No. 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
Un spectacle imposant
15 Oct 19 / Avant-Scène Opéra
Il richiamo della fiaba
14 Oct 19 / L'Ape musicale
Otello

Canadian Opera Company


No. 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
COC ends season with a musically triumphant Otello
1 May 19 / Ludwig Van (French)
La bohème

Canadian Opera Company


No. 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
La Bohème is safe but sung with spirit at Canadian Opera Company
19 Apr 19 / The Toronto Star
Così fan tutte

Canadian Opera Company


No. 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)
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
Elektra

Canadian Opera Company


No. 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)
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 Onegin

Canadian Opera Company


No. 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)
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
Hadrian

Canadian Opera Company


No. 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)
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 Bolena

Canadian Opera Company


No. 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
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 Fables

Canadian Opera Company


No. 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)
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 Serail

Canadian Opera Company


No. 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
Updated opera Abduction from the Seraglio a mess in all but the music
9 Feb 18 / The Toronto Star
Rigoletto

Canadian Opera Company


No. 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
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 Figaro

Canadian Opera Company


No. 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
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
A Marriage of Figaro with psychological depth
6 Feb 16 / The Toronto Star
L'elisir d'amore

Canadian Opera Company


No. of reviews: 4

Senza pensieri
20 Oct 17 / L'Ape musicale
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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