Women of Impact in Opera
a Celebration of Canadian Women in Opera
in honour of
Women’s History Month
Featured Nominee: Micheline McKay
Women of Impact in Opera
a Celebration of Canadian Women in Opera
in honour of
Women’s History Month
Featured Nominee: Claire Hopkinson
The Association for Opera in Canada (AOC) presents “Women of Impact in Opera”, a celebration of Canadian Women in Opera in honour of Women’s History Month. This celebration is inclusive of all female-identified nominees.
Women’s History Month is an annual celebration working to highlight the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. This year, AOC wants to celebrate the incredible women in our community: our leaders, artists, innovators, administrators, and all the women who impact and influence our art form and sector as a whole.
If someone you know is a woman and has made an impact on you or the opera sector, we want to celebrate them! To nominate an individual to be part of “Women of Impact in Opera“, fill out this short form. All nominees will be featured on our community-sourced gallery (housed on the AOC website), and shared via our newsletter and through our social media platforms. Thanks for taking the time to help us acknowledge the vital impact and irreplaceable work women do in Canadian opera.
Nominees:
Christina Loewen, AOC’s Executive Director nominates two women of impact in opera, the founders of Association for Opera in Canada, founding Chair Claire Hopkinson and founding Executive Director Micheline McKay, both instrumental in the establishment of the Canadian Opera Creation Fund, a $2.5M fund that resulted in the development of over 70 new works of opera and music theatre from 2001 to 2012.
All nominations below appear unedited, as given to us by the nominator.