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Subscribe Reviews Glyndebourne Festival Tosca and L’Orfeo “Daring Reinterpretations of Classics”Tosca and L’Orfeo | Glyndebourne Festival | Opera Canada Opera 5 Parḗlios “A fascinating entwinement of chorus, soloists and percussion”Parḗlios | Opera 5 | Opera Canada San Francisco Opera The Barber of Seville “Among the top dozen or so Figaros”The Barber of Seville | San Francisco Opera | Opera Canada More ReviewsLatest Features Artist of the Week 17 Qs for Sandra HorstThe Artist of the Week is Canadian conductor Sandra Horst. She will be conducting the Canadian premiere of Rene Orth and Hannah Moscovitch’s 10 Days in a Madhouse, co-presented by Tapestry Opera, the Canadian Opera Company and Luminato Festival, from June 16th to 21st. This week, Sandra chats with us about how she fell in love with opera, her first singing lessons and her dream jobs on and off stage. Read on to find out more. OPERA PLACES Karoline Podolak takes us to Warsaw, PolandPolish-Canadian soprano Karoline Podolak takes us to Warsaw, Poland, where she is the soprano soloist in Mozart’s Requiem at Warsaw Chamber Opera on June 12th. While in Warsaw, Karoline shares a bit of Poland’s history, her favourite Polish treats and where to catch an open-air Chopin concert. Read on to find out more. Artist of the Week 19 Qs for Cecilia LivingstonThe Artist of the Week is Canadian Composer Cecilia Livingston. Her opera Parḗlios will be premiered by Opera 5 at the Toronto Opera Festival from June 12th to 14th. This week, Cecilia chats with us about her favourite Canadian wine, the importance in investing in new works and her life long love of Bluebeard’s Castle. Read on to find out more. More FeaturesOpera Calendar MayJune 2026July MOTUWETHFRSASU12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293012345Events for June 1No EventsEvents for June 2No EventsEvents for June 3Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi Puccini Opera 5Theatre Pass MurailleEvents for June 4Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi Puccini Opera 5Theatre Pass MurailleEvents for June 5Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi Puccini Opera 5Theatre Pass MurailleLife, Love, and Longing – A Musical Cabaret Various The Little Opera Company 603 Wellington Crescent,Madame Caeneus’s Canteen James Rolfe ANIMA & the Open Ears Festival Registry TheatreEvents for June 6Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi Puccini Opera 5Theatre Pass MurailleWord Painting Duparc Flipside Opera Salle Pauline BoutalEvents for June 7Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi Puccini Opera 5Theatre Pass MurailleWord Painting Duparc Flipside Opera Salle Pauline BoutalEvents for June 8No EventsEvents for June 9No EventsEvents for June 10No EventsEvents for June 11Parḗlios Cecilia Livingston Opera 5Theatre Pass MurailleEvents for June 12Parḗlios Cecilia Livingston Opera 5Theatre Pass Muraille Arabella Strauss Theater Altenburg GeraTheatersaal GeraEvents for June 13Parḗlios Cecilia Livingston Opera 5Theatre Pass MurailleEvents for June 14Parḗlios Cecilia Livingston Opera 5Theatre Pass Muraille Elektra Strauss San Francisco OperaWar Memorial Opera HouseEvents for June 15No EventsEvents for June 1610 Days in a MadhouseRené Orth Tapestry Opera, Canadian Opera Company and Luminato FestivalBluma Appel TheatreDido and Aeneas Purcell Maritime Concert OperaEvents for June 17Dido and Aeneas Purcell Maritime Concert OperaEvents for June 1810 Days in a MadhouseRené Orth Tapestry Opera, Canadian Opera Company and Luminato FestivalBluma Appel Theatre Così fan tutte Mozart Nuova Vocal ArtsThe Capitol TheatreEvents for June 19 Elektra Strauss San Francisco OperaWar Memorial Opera House Così fan tutte Mozart Nuova Vocal ArtsThe Capitol TheatreEvents for June 2010 Days in a MadhouseRené Orth Tapestry Opera, Canadian Opera Company and Luminato FestivalBluma Appel TheatreDido and Aeneas Purcell Maritime Concert Opera Così fan tutte Mozart Nuova Vocal ArtsThe Capitol Theatre Rusalka Dvořák Abridged OperaAll Saints’ Anglican ChurchEvents for June 2110 Days in a MadhouseRené Orth Tapestry Opera, Canadian Opera Company and Luminato FestivalBluma Appel Theatre Arabella Strauss Theater Altenburg GeraTheatersaal Gera The 3rd Space No. 1 Various Cultureland Opera CollectiveNancy & Ed Jackman Performance Centre Così fan tutte Mozart Nuova Vocal ArtsThe Capitol TheatreEvents for June 22No EventsEvents for June 23 Elektra Strauss San Francisco OperaWar Memorial Opera HouseEvents for June 24Opera by the Pint: Season 9 Various Flipside Opera Little Brown Jug Brewing Co. Brigadoon Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe Nuova Vocal ArtsThe Orange Hub TheatreEvents for June 25 Brigadoon Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe Nuova Vocal ArtsThe Orange Hub TheatreEvents for June 26 Brigadoon Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe Nuova Vocal ArtsThe Orange Hub TheatreEvents for June 27Orpheus in the UnderworldOffenbachToronto City OperaTrinity St. Paul'sRuth: A Musical Drama Ronald Beckett Arcady EnsembleSt. James United Church Elektra Strauss San Francisco OperaWar Memorial Opera House Brigadoon Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe Nuova Vocal ArtsThe Orange Hub TheatreEvents for June 28Orpheus in the UnderworldOffenbachToronto City OperaTrinity St. Paul's Opera 303 Various The Redwood TheatreRedwood Theatre Brigadoon Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe Nuova Vocal ArtsThe Orange Hub TheatreEvents for June 29No EventsEvents for June 30No EventsEvents for July 2BRAVA: A Cabaret of Devotions Various Toronto Fringe Festival Soulpepper Theatre’s Kevin & Roger Garland Cabaret Coming Home – The Musical Play Various The GuildThe Guild The Wounds of Love and Other Gifts Bruce Dow Toronto Fringe FestivalTheatre Pass MurailleEvents for July 3BRAVA: A Cabaret of Devotions Various Toronto Fringe Festival Soulpepper Theatre’s Kevin & Roger Garland Cabaret Coming Home – The Musical Play Various The GuildThe Guild The Wounds of Love and Other Gifts Bruce Dow Toronto Fringe FestivalTheatre Pass MurailleEvents for July 4 Grecki Immersive Various Brott Music Festival Church of the AscensionBRAVA: A Cabaret of Devotions Various Toronto Fringe Festival Soulpepper Theatre’s Kevin & Roger Garland Cabaret Coming Home – The Musical Play Various The GuildThe Guild The Wounds of Love and Other Gifts Bruce Dow Toronto Fringe FestivalTheatre Pass MurailleEvents for July 5 The Wounds of Love and Other Gifts Bruce Dow Toronto Fringe FestivalTheatre Pass MurailleOpera Canada on Instagram Don’t Miss Out: Receive updates, news, and special offers. 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