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Quinn Kelsey (Rigoletto) and Gregory Dahl (Monterone) © Michael Cooper

“They fuck you up, your mum and dad”: Alden’s Rigoletto returns to Canadian Opera Company

By Michelle Assay, 28 January 2026

Christopher Alden’s Victorian-era Rigoletto still divides opinions, despite top-notch performances all around in this Toronto revival.

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Toronto

28 Jan 2026

Christopher Alden’s Rigoletto returns to Canadian Opera Company

By Michelle Assay

Andrii Kymach (Onegin) and Lauren Fagan (Tatyana) © Michael Cooper

Toronto

Eugene Onegin revival fails to find the magic spark in Toronto

By John Gilks, 02 May 2025

Robert Carsen’s 1997 production of Eugene Onegin has aged remarkably well but the latest Canadian Opera Company revival of it doesn’t quite recapture its magic.

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Toronto

02 May 2025

Eugene Onegin revival fails to find the magic spark in Toronto

By John Gilks

Mary Elizabeth Williams (Abigaille) and Rihan Chaieb (Fenena) © Michael Cooper

Toronto

Fine music-making redeems dull production in COC’s season opening Nabucco

By John Gilks, 04 October 2024

The Canadian Opera Company’s season opening production is musically excellent, but the dated, dull production adds little.

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Toronto

04 Oct 2024

Fine music-making redeems dull production in COC’s Nabucco

By John Gilks