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COC Spring Features An Expressionist Showcase, a Tchaikovsky Masterpiece, and a One-Act Marvel
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COC Spring Features An Expressionist Showcase, a Tchaikovsky Masterpiece, and a One-Act Marvel

April 29, 2025 Steven Lantier

The Canadian Opera Company’s (COC) spring season is upon us, ushering in some brighter, better weather and an impressively diverse […]

COC's "Don Pasquale" is a Good-Natured Romp (Opera Review)
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COC’s “Don Pasquale” is a Good-Natured Romp (Opera Review)

May 11, 2024 Steven Lantier

Gaetano Donizetti’s comic masterpiece Don Pasquale has been delighting audiences since its premiere at the Théâtre-Italien Paris in 1843, its […]

COC Fall Opera Season features Beethoven, Puccini, Heartbreak
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COC Fall Opera Season features Beethoven, Puccini, Heartbreak

October 20, 2023 Steven Lantier

The Canadian Opera Company’s (COC) Fall Season is currently showcasing two of the classics of the repertoire, Puccini’s La Bohème […]

Tosca
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Tosca (COC Opera Review): And the Stars Shone…

May 8, 2023 Steven Lantier

The greatest Italian composer since Verdi, Giacomo Puccini was one of the first operatic superstars of the twentieth century, producing […]

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COC Ensemble Competition (2022) Gives Young Canadian Talent a Shot at Opera Stardom

November 14, 2022 Steven Lantier

Reconvening after a quieter, virtual audition process in the past couple years, the Canadian Opera Company’s Ensemble Competition 2022 served […]

The Flying Dutchman (COC Opera Review): Ghost of a Chance
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The Flying Dutchman (COC Opera Review): Black Beard, Pale Ghost

October 17, 2022 Steven Lantier

It may not entirely look the part, but Richard Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman (1843) is very much a ghost story. […]

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Canadian Opera Company Preview: La Traviata is the Perfect Opera

May 5, 2022 Steven Lantier

The Canadian Opera Company could not have picked a better opera to kick off its mainstage return after a two-year, […]

operanation 2019
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COC’s Whimsical ‘Operanation’ Event will Fuse Party and Performance

May 13, 2019 Erin Nicole Davis

Each year, Operanation unites Toronto’s finest social scene staples, opera lovers and arts supporters for an evening of party and […]

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How Opera and the Symphony Have Become Cool in Toronto

May 16, 2018 Erin Nicole Davis

For years, opera and the symphony were viewed as things typically reserved for the stuffy 60-plus set. Widely understood as […]

Ensemble Studio 2013 Competition finalists
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Previous Winners of COC Centre Stage to Host 2015 Event

October 20, 2015 Joel Levy

The Canadian Opera Company’s Centre Stage event is back on November 3rd, 2015 in Toronto to select new winners who will join […]

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