MEDIA CENTRE
Welcome to the Canadian Opera Company Media Centre. It contains resources for the media including media releases and downloadable photos of COC leadership and productions for publication where relevant. The images are available to members of the media for print and online promotion of the Canadian Opera Company and its events only.
For general inquiries, including interview requests, please contact:
Avril Sequeira, Director of Public Relations
[email protected]
416-306-2387
Kristin McKinnon, Publicist and Content Producer
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416-306-2383
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CANADIAN OPERA COMPANY CANCELS REST OF 2019/2020 SEASON
By Public RelationsRead the PDF version here.Posted In Press Releases
Toronto – Toronto – Following the recent state of emergency declared in Ontario and the ongoing public closures due to precautions around the spread of COVID-19, the Canadian Opera Company is cancelling all upcoming performances and events for the remainder of the 2019/2020 season.
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CANADIAN OPERA COMPANY’S AIDA IS GRAND ITALIAN OPERA LED BY A POWERHOUSE PAIRING
By Public RelationsRead the PDF version here.Posted In Press Releases
Toronto – Love eradicates borders in this powerful war-time epic. Aida, an imprisoned princess, faces an impossible choice: remain loyal to her family and country or abandon it all to be with her secret love, a young general who is also her captor. This grand Italian opera, by Giuseppe Verdi, has long enthralled audiences with its thrilling score and emotional storytelling. Aida reunites soprano Tamara Wilson and tenor Russell Thomas as the story’s central lovers; the two recently starred in the COC’s “revolutionary” (Wall Street Journal) Otello in 2019. Aida runs for seven performances at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts on April 18, 22, 26, 30, May 2, 5, 8, 2020.
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THE FLYING DUTCHMAN SETS SAIL IN COC SIGNATURE PRODUCTION OF WAGNER’S DARK FAIRYTALE
By Public RelationsRead the PDF version here.Posted In Press Releases
Toronto – In this popular seafaring thriller, the Dutchman has been damned to an eternity of sailing the seas. Every seven years he’s given one chance to find true love and break the hateful curse – and hope flickers in the darkness when he encounters a sea captain’s daughter. But with the clock counting down until the Dutchman sails again, a stormy finale awaits. With its romantic, haunting score, this early Wagner masterpiece offers an excellent starting point for exploring the composer’s works. The Flying Dutchman runs for seven performances at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts on May 1, 3, 6, 9, 12, 14, 16, 2020.
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