Discover Opera in Canada
From Artist and Organization listings, to development opportunities and Canadian new works, the Discover Opera in Canada Portal is your primary source for information on Canada’s opera sector.
*photo credit: Manitoba Underground Opera
Opera in Canada: Performance & Event Listings
Discover upcoming Performances, Workshops and other Events hosted by AOC member organizations.
Directory of Canadian Opera Artists and Independent Arts Workers
Discover and connect with the many-faceted artists and technicians ready to make your productions a success.
Directory of Member Organizations
Discover and connect with Canada’s Opera Companies, Educational Programs, Agents and managers and more.
Photo by Paul Neudorf and Jonathan Goulet
Showcase: New Works and Works in Development
Currently in its pilot year, AOC’s new works showcase gives you a chance to keep up with Canada’s most interesting creators and innovators in the fields of Opera and Music Theatre.
Canadian Partner Program: ArtsBoost
A partnership among Association for Opera in Canada, Canadian Dance Assembly, Orchestras Canada, CAPACOA, the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres (PACT), Kickframe and The Arts Firm, ArtsBoost is a platform focused on modern skills development for the arts.
Canadian Partner Program: BIPOC Voices
Rich Coburn’s project BIPOC Voices aims to make it easy to program works for voice and instruments (orchestra or ensemble) by diverse composers. Currently under construction, The BIPOC Voices Library will be an easy-to-use database of works for voice and orchestra or ensemble.
*Photo of Rosemary Thomson by Glenna Turnbull
Canadian Partner Program: Women in Musical Leadership
A project of Tapestry Opera and Pacific Opera Victoria and led by Jennifer Szeto, Women in Musical Leadership is a three-year, full-time, practicum-based conducting program designed to cultivate the next generation of women and non-binary conductors in Canada.