Opera Lyra Ottawa (Defunct) - Ottawa | 29 March 2024 |
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Performance reviews
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Il barbiere di SivigliaOpera Lyra OttawaNo. of reviews: 2 |
Opera Lyra’s Barber of Seville is full of fun |
1 Oct 15 / Apt613 |
Joshua Hopkins delivers a Figaro for the books despite personal tragedy |
28 Sep 15 / Ottawa Citizen |
Le nozze di FigaroOpera Lyra OttawaNo. of reviews: 4 |
Don’t Miss this Wedding: Opera Lyra’s the Marriage of Figaro |
25 Mar 15 / Ottawa Life |
Figaro holds you rapt from start to finish |
25 Mar 15 / Apt613 |
Opera Lyra wraps up their 30th season with The Marriage of Figaro, an hilarious opera full of love, lust and betrayal |
25 Mar 15 / On Stage Ottawa |
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Great War-era setting captures class dynamics of Marriage of Figaro |
24 Mar 15 / Ottawa Citizen |
ToscaOpera Lyra OttawaNo. of reviews: 2 |
The curse of Tosca goes into overdrive |
11 Sep 14 / ConcertoNet (English) |
Opera Lyra production overcomes the curse of Tosca |
9 Sep 14 / Ottawa Citizen |
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Opera Lyra singer fired for remarks during Pride festival
Valerian Ruminski, who was to perform in Tosca, says he realizes that he made a serious mistake when he posted the mocking comments on Facebook just as the annual Capital Pride festivities were under way.
Valerian Ruminski, who was to perform in Tosca, says he realizes that he made a serious mistake when he posted the mocking comments on Facebook just as the annual Capital Pride festivities were under way.
Madama ButterflyOpera Lyra OttawaNo. of reviews: 1 |
Opera Lyra’s Butterfly has an uneven flight |
21 Apr 14 / Ottawa Citizen |
CarmenOpera Lyra OttawaNo. of reviews: 1 |
Alesandra Volpe’s Carmen was dramatically apt aside from her modest French diction |
9 Sep 13 / Ottawa Citizen |
La TraviataOpera Lyra OttawaNo. of reviews: 1 |
A decent performance of a grand production |
22 Mar 13 / Ottawa Citizen |
La bohèmeOpera Lyra OttawaNo. of reviews: 1 |
Opera Lyra rises again with a well-crafted Bohème |
10 Sep 12 / Ottawa Citizen |
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News & Articles
Opera company's collapse leaves more than $1M debt |
Opera Lyra declared bankruptcy in October owing the National Arts Centre almost $1 million, the Citizen has learned. |
25 Nov 2015 / Ottawa Citizen |
Ottawa needs an opera scene |
Great cities have great opera. And until this week that was the case in Ottawa until Opera Lyra, the city’s largest professional arts company outside the National Arts Centre, filed for bankruptcy. |
21 Nov 2015 / Ottawa Citizen |
Cash crisis causes Opera Lyra to cease operations |
After three decades of music, Ottawa’s Opera Lyra has ceased operations. |
15 Oct 2015 / Ottawa Citizen |
Timothy Vernon named as new artistic director of Opera Lyra |
After an extensive search, Opera Lyra has named Timothy Vernon as artistic director. |
30 Jun 2015 / Ottawa Citizen |
Opera Lyra singer fired for remarks during Pride festival |
Valerian Ruminski, who was to perform in Tosca, says he realizes that he made a serious mistake when he posted the mocking comments on Facebook just as the annual Capital Pride festivities were under way. |
27 Aug 2014 / Ottawa Citizen |