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Taylor-Alexis Dupont (Lizzie) © Eric Forget Photography
By , 16 June 2026
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Taylor-Alexis Dupont (Lizzie) © Eric Forget Photography
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Toronto
16 Jun 2026
10 Days in a Madhouse receives Canadian premiere
By John Gilks
Golda Schultz, Ema Nikolovska, Saimir Pirgu and Jongmin Park © Allan Cabral | Courtesy of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
By , 11 June 2026
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Golda Schultz, Ema Nikolovska, Saimir Pirgu and Jongmin Park © Allan Cabral | Courtesy of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
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Toronto
11 Jun 2026
Gustavo Gimeno and the TSO give Beethoven’s Ninth the grand treatment
By John Gilks
Victoria Karkacheva (Charlotte) © Michael Cooper
By , 07 May 2026
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Victoria Karkacheva (Charlotte) © Michael Cooper
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Toronto
07 May 2026
Werther oozes quiet despair in new Canadian Opera Company staging
By John Gilks
Karen Cargill (Judith) and Christian Van Horn (Bluebeard) © Michael Cooper
By , 25 April 2026
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Karen Cargill (Judith) and Christian Van Horn (Bluebeard) © Michael Cooper
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Toronto
25 Apr 2026
Lepage’s Bluebeard and Erwartung pairing remains compelling theatre
By John Gilks
The cast of The Barber of Seville © Michael Cooper
By , 05 February 2026
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The cast of The Barber of Seville © Michael Cooper
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Toronto
05 Feb 2026
Canadian Opera Company’s Barber proves as fresh as ever
By John Gilks
Iestyn Davies (Orfeo) © Michael Cooper
By , 09 October 2025
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Iestyn Davies (Orfeo) © Michael Cooper
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Toronto
09 Oct 2025
Canadian Opera's Orfeo returns elegant, restrained and very satisfying
By John Gilks
Stephen Costello (Roméo) and Kseniia Proshina (Juliette) © Michael Cooper
By , 27 September 2025
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Stephen Costello (Roméo) and Kseniia Proshina (Juliette) © Michael Cooper
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Toronto
27 Sep 2025
Canadian Opera Company opens season with Roméo et Juliette
By John Gilks
Gustavo Gimeno, Sean Michael Plumb and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra © Allan Cabral, Courtesy of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
By , 18 September 2025
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Gustavo Gimeno, Sean Michael Plumb and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra © Allan Cabral, Courtesy of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
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Toronto
18 Sep 2025
Toronto Symphony kicks off season with an effective double bill
By John Gilks
Stewart Goodyear at pre-concert chamber performance © Allan Cabral, courtesy of the TSO
By , 28 May 2025
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Stewart Goodyear at pre-concert chamber performance © Allan Cabral, courtesy of the TSO
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Toronto
28 May 2025
A satisfying melange of Classic and Caribbean with the Toronto SO
By John Gilks
Andrii Kymach (Onegin) and Lauren Fagan (Tatyana) © Michael Cooper
By , 02 May 2025
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Andrii Kymach (Onegin) and Lauren Fagan (Tatyana) © Michael Cooper
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Toronto
02 May 2025
Eugene Onegin revival fails to find the magic spark in Toronto
By John Gilks
Ambur Braid (Marie) © Michael Cooper
By , 25 April 2025
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Ambur Braid (Marie) © Michael Cooper
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Toronto
25 Apr 2025
COC triumphs with Kentridge’s brilliantly conceived Wozzeck
By John Gilks
Vadim Gluzman, Otto Tausk and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra © Jae Yang
By , 16 March 2025
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Vadim Gluzman, Otto Tausk and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra © Jae Yang
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Toronto
16 Mar 2025
A curiously low-key performance from the Vancouver Symphony on tour
By John Gilks
Kirsten MacKinnon (Christine) © Michael Cooper
By , 31 January 2025
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Kirsten MacKinnon (Christine) © Michael Cooper
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Toronto
31 Jan 2025
Musically and visually stunning, La Reine-garçon ticks all the boxes
By John Gilks
John Adams conducts the Toronto Symphony Orchestra © Allan Cabral
By , 06 November 2024
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John Adams conducts the Toronto Symphony Orchestra © Allan Cabral
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Toronto
06 Nov 2024
John Adams trumps Trump in Toronto
By John Gilks
Mary Elizabeth Williams (Abigaille) and Rihan Chaieb (Fenena) © Michael Cooper
By , 04 October 2024
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Mary Elizabeth Williams (Abigaille) and Rihan Chaieb (Fenena) © Michael Cooper
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Toronto
04 Oct 2024
Fine music-making redeems dull production in COC’s Nabucco
By John Gilks
Gustavo Gimeno © Allan Cabral
By , 01 May 2024
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Gustavo Gimeno © Allan Cabral
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Toronto
01 May 2024
Toronto Symphony Orchestra pay tribute to Sir Andrew Davis
By John Gilks
Gordon Bintner (Don Giovanni) and Mané Galoyan (Donna Anna) © Michael Cooper
By , 02 February 2024
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Gordon Bintner (Don Giovanni) and Mané Galoyan (Donna Anna) © Michael Cooper
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Toronto
02 Feb 2024
Kasper Holten's cinematic Don Giovanni shines at the COC
By John Gilks
Roland Wood (Scarpia) and Sinead Campbell-Wallace (Tosca) © Michael Cooper
By , 05 May 2023
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Roland Wood (Scarpia) and Sinead Campbell-Wallace (Tosca) © Michael Cooper
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Toronto
05 May 2023
Puccini's “shabby little shocker” fails to shock in Toronto
By John Gilks
Quinn Kelsey (Macbeth) © Michael Cooper
By , 28 April 2023
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Quinn Kelsey (Macbeth) © Michael Cooper
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Toronto
28 Apr 2023
McVicar's grim and creepy Macbeth impresses at Canadian Opera Company
By John Gilks
Meghan Lindsay (Mary Magdelen), Allyson McHardy (Mary Cleophas) and Alexis Basque (Trumpet) © Bruce Zinger
By , 06 April 2023
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Meghan Lindsay (Mary Magdelen), Allyson McHardy (Mary Cleophas) and Alexis Basque (Trumpet) © Bruce Zinger
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Toronto
06 Apr 2023
Opera Atelier's long delayed La resurrezione
By John Gilks
Joshua Hopkins and Margaret Atwood © Curtis Perry
By , 11 February 2023
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Joshua Hopkins and Margaret Atwood © Curtis Perry
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Toronto
11 Feb 2023
Hopkins shines in Heggie and Atwood’s Songs for Murdered Sisters
By John Gilks
Ambur Braid (Salome) © Michael Cooper
By , 03 February 2023
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Ambur Braid (Salome) © Michael Cooper
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Toronto
03 Feb 2023
Ambur Braid’s Salome sets the Four Seasons Centre alight
By John Gilks
Lauren Fagan (Countess), Emily Fons (Cherubino) and Andrea Carroll (Susanna) © Michael Cooper
By , 27 January 2023
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Lauren Fagan (Countess), Emily Fons (Cherubino) and Andrea Carroll (Susanna) © Michael Cooper
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Toronto
27 Jan 2023
COC's sexed up Figaro: beautifully sung, creepily funny
By John Gilks
By , 06 May 2022
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Toronto
06 May 2022
COC’s Magic Flute returns as a well sung whimsical comedy
By John Gilks
By , 23 April 2022
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Toronto
23 Apr 2022
COC returns to live performance with beautifully sung Traviata
By John Gilks
By , 06 February 2020
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Toronto
06 Feb 2020
COC's visually arresting Hänsel und Gretel brimming with ideas
By John Gilks
By , 28 September 2019
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Toronto
28 Sep 2019
Classic Robert Wilson: Turandot opens Canadian Opera Company season
By John Gilks
By , 05 May 2019
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Toronto
05 May 2019
A briskly conducted Bohème revived in Toronto
By John Gilks
By , 04 April 2019
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Toronto
04 Apr 2019
Kopernikus: immersive, disorienting, thought-provoking
By John Gilks
By , 30 September 2018
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Toronto
30 Sep 2018
Robert Carsen's Eugene Onegin ages gracefully at COC
By John Gilks
By , 19 April 2018
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Toronto
19 Apr 2018
Opera Atelier's strengths reinforced with Monteverdi
By John Gilks
By , 20 January 2018
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Toronto
20 Jan 2018
Crisper, tighter, more relevant: Alden's Rigoletto at the COC
By John Gilks