The Association for Opera in Canada commissioned an International Business Development Strategy for the opera sector in 2019. Severely interrupted by COVID, action on this plan was finally launched in 2022. See below: Delegations Export Readiness Training Session Coaching Program…
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Summit Feature: Opera 5 releases season one of Threepenny Submarine!
Opera 5 releases season one of Threepenny Submarine! TORONTO, ON – Today Opera 5 releases season one of Threepenny Submarine – nine episodes of the innovative and whimsical children’s opera puppet show. This co-production with Gazelle Automations follows Iona, the…
95% joy! In Honour of World Opera Day, AOC releases The Civic Impact of Opera
Using the Opera Civic Impact Framework, unique to the Canadian opera sector, the AOC measures the collective civic impact of opera companies from coast to coast.
Chants Libres : CALL FOR PROJECTS Oper’actuel 2024 Works in Progress
CALL FOR PROJECTS 8th EDITION | AUGUST 24-25, 2024 Artistic Direction: Marie-Annick Béliveau Curator: Florence Blain Mbaye In collaboration with Ensemble Paramirabo, under the direction of Mélanie Léonard Composers, librettists and other artists are invited to submit an opera or lyric theatre…
Opera Summit: Early Bird Registration and Hotel Group Rate expire Sunday October 22
Early Bird and Hotel Booking deadlines are coming right up for the Opera Summit. Opera Summit November 20-22 Museum for Human Rights & Fort Garry Hotel Winnipeg EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION Deadline: Sunday October 22 BOOK YOUR HOTEL Fort Garry Hotel…
Get Ready to Celebrate World Opera Day!
On October 25, show us how the vibrancy of opera has made a #civicimpact in your community! Help us celebrate the great things that opera artists and companies do across Canada because Opera Is Now! Want to get involved? Here’s…
Congratulations to Canadian Finalists – OPERA America 2023 Awards for Digital Excellence in Opera
OPERA America’s Awards for Digital Excellence in Opera recognize the best projects created for digital platforms and encourage further investment in this vibrant aspect of opera. This year’s Canadian Finalists include: In the category of Artistic Creation: Identity: A Song…
Canadian National Opera Auditions 2023: Application Process Now Open
A consortium of Canadian opera companies and opera artist agencies are pleased to announce the initiation of the application process for the Canadian National Opera Auditions 2023. In its second year, this collaborative audition initiative is scheduled to take place…
Summit Schedule Released!
Association for Opera in Canada’s Opera Summit 2024 will take place in Winnipeg, Manitoba, November 20-22, 2023. REGISTER NOW Early Bird Registration $375 / person (Early Bird ends October 22, 2023) Regular Registration $425 Includes – Opening Reception – Catered…
Call for Proposals: AOC’s Canada Showcase at OPERA America’s New Works Forum (NYC, Jan 9, 2024)
Update October 27: This deadline has been extended to November 1 Continuing a Canadian Partnership begun last year by Montréal’s Musique 3 Femmes, Association for Opera in Canada has been invited to program a small juried showcase at OPERA America’s…
Spam Alert: The OAR Program is Complete and Closed
We have recently been made aware of emails being received by some of our members that appear to be from the “OAR program.” It’s important to note that these emails are not from the Association for Opera in Canada (AOC)….
Essential Opera releases a new EP!
Essential Opera is releasing Monica Pearce’s one-act opera Etiquette with Leaf Music. It features three influential 1920s women: author, critic and satirist Dorothy Parker, author and socialite Emily Post, and politician Nancy Astor. Emily Post’s book Etiquette was published in…