MEET THE DELEGATION

Dorian Cox, Director, Ensemble Studio

Canadian Opera Company

Dorian represents the COC Ensemble Studio, a leading professional development program for emerging Canadian opera artists.

International Interests Include:

• Developing an exchange program with European Young Artist Programs (launching 2026–27)
• Providing Canadian artists with meaningful entry points into the European system while inviting European guest artists to Canada.

Looking to meet: Young Artist Programs, Intendants/Artistic/Casting Directors, Coaches and Vocal Pedagogues

 

Robin Whiffen, Executive Director

Edmonton Opera

Robin leads Edmonton Opera, a western Canada opera company and regional hub for artist development and civic engagement.

International interests include:

• Emerging Artist Program: Building international collaborations with Young Artist Programs, conservatories, and mid-size companies to exchange training opportunities.
• Gender Equity in Opera Leadership: An MBA-level research project analyzing governance and leadership, with potential collaboration with EU equity researchers.

Looking to meet: ENOA, RESEO, and Opera Europa members in education, engagement, equity, and leadership.

Sylvain Cossette, President & Executive Director & Nathalie Deschamps, Artistic Director 

Les Productions du 10 Avril

Productions du 10 Avril creates versatile shows for diverse audiences, ranging from jazz concerts to opera and site-specific performances.

Works Include:

• À toi, pour toujours, ta Marie-Lou based on Michel Tremblay’s iconic play (music by Airat Ichmouratov, libretto by Nathalie Deschamps). Workshop in 2025 with artists like Julie Boulianne, Étienne Dupuis and Rose Naggar-Tremblay; recording in 2026-2027; premiere 2027–28. Seeking European co-producers attuned to social issues and francophone dramaturgy for the recording and the creation.
• Albertine en cinq temps, l’opéra – 38 performances across Québec, Ontario, and Paris (including 2024 Olympic Games). Now seeking European tour partners.

Looking to meet: Partners for presentation, residencies, and dramaturgical opportunities

Njo Kong Kie, Artistic Producer

Music Picnic

Music Picnic produces original opera and music theatre works by Indonesian-born, Chinese Canadian composer Njo Kong Kie. These productions have reached audiences in festivals and venues in Canada, Australia, Mexico, Korea, Malaysia, Scotland and Estonia, among others.

Current repertoire

Tour ready

• Mr. Shi and His Lover,  music theatre
• I Swallowed a Moon Made of Iron,  staged song cycle
• Picnic in the Cemetery, concert theatre

In development

• The Futures Market,  opera web series (seeking live premiere and streaming partners)
• Lost and Found,  Kafka-inspired operatic fantasy for audiences of all ages (seeking commissioners)
• Kung Fu Dream, an immersive, interactive VR reverie (seeking presenters/distributors)

Looking to meet delegates seeking to share contemporary creations from the further reaches of opera’s big tent — works stemming from familiar tradition, informed by diasporic experiences, unfolding with the textures and currents of our day to day, opening onto a pathway to resonance and discovery.

 

 

Kristin Hoff, Artistic & General Director

Musique 3 Femmes

Musique 3 Femmes commissions and champions new Canadian opera by women and diverse creators. Operas include:

• A Prayer for Owen Meany(John Irving adaptation, mainstage full-scale opera in development, seeking co-producers.)
• L’hiver attend beaucoup de moi(Berlin 2022 premiere, solidarity/resilience themes)
• Plaything(Opera America New Works Forum 2023, satire on whistleblowing)
• Vanishing Point(Montreal 2022 premiere, FIFA 2024 short film adaptation)
• Nanatasis(2025 Montreal Casteliers, Indigenous puppet opera for families)
• Raccoon Opera(Canadian premiere 2026, urban satire)
• Love Songs(Ana Sokolović, performed internationally)
• L’écoute du perdu(Keiko Devaux, premiered at Darling Foundry 2023)

Looking to meet: Producers/presenters of new opera, interdisciplinary festivals, and organizations supporting equity and contemporary storytelling.

Jean-Pierre Primiani
Chief Philanthropy Officer & General Director Designate
Opéra de Montréal

Jean-Pierre will present upcoming productions currently seeking co-producers and looks forward to connecting with potential partners at the Coproduction Marketplace and during speed-dating sessions.

Looking to meet : Co-producers for future collaborations, as well as partners to expand pedagogical and career development opportunities for the company’s artists-in-residence, leveraging the Opéra de Montréal’s network as a springboard for a European launch.

Lawrence Cherney, Founding Artistic Director 

Soundstreams

Soundstreams tours innovative Canadian music theatre and opera internationally:

• Two Odysseys: Pimooteewin / Gállábártnit  (2 one-act operas in Indigenous languages Cree & Sámi), co-produced with Beaivváš Sámi National Theatre (NO), Norrlandsoperan (SE), Arktisk Filharmoni (NO), Lapland Chamber Orchestra (FI), Invisible People Contemporary Dance Company (SE) – Nordic tour 2027 confirmed to Norway, Sweden, Finland.
• Garden of Vanished Pleasures (music Cecilia Livingston/Donna McKevitt), staged song cycle inspired by the life and poetry of English filmmaker, author and queer rights activist Derek Jarman; premiered in Toronto (2025), with strong interest from major venues and festivals in the U.K., Netherlands and Belgium for a 2028 tour.
• Hell’s Fury, The Hollywood Songbook with music by Hanns Eisler; Russell Braun, baritone; Michael Levine, design; Tim Albery, director. International touring in the planning stages.

Looking to meet: European opera houses, festivals and venues interested in Indigenous, contemporary, and socially engaged works.