Opera in the 21st Century is a three-week performance-based, collaborative training experience for emerging opera professionals that truly challenges the conventions of opera performance, production, and design. 

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Events: https://www.banffcentre.ca/events/opera

A presentation of 'L'épaisseur du silence', a new dramatic work for soprano and piano. Presented by Codes d'accès, with music by Jesse Plessis and libretto by Thomas Ayouti.

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La Sala Rossa - 4848 Boul Saint-Laurent, Montréal

Pierrot Lunaire (Arnold Schönberg) with Ensemble Lagom

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Kelly Lin, conductor

Thomas Ayouti, scenography and dramaturgy

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Le Gésu - Ampithéâtre, 1200 rue de Bleury

Premiere of Malachi (song cycle for soprano and chamber ensemble) by Omar Barash with the McGill University Contemporary Music Ensemble.

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Frédéric-Alexandre Michaud, conductor

MMR, Schulich School of Music

Springboard Performance features Calgary artists in short online performances that (just might) change the way we think. 5 Minutes to Change the World invites artists to investigate what matters now.

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'Fantasma', set to an excerpt of Donizetti's famous mad scene from his opera, Lucia di Lammeroor, portrays a woman's raw and chaotic state of grief...and perhaps freedom?

Choreographer/Performer: Jocelyn Mah

Soprano: Brittany Rae

Piano: Kerry Agnew

Outside Eye: Alice Lambert

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VIMEO LINK (Available Nov. 26-Dec 1, 2020)

As First Prize winner of the 43rd E-Gré National Music Competition, Brittany Rae will embark on a cross-Canada recital tour with pianist, Jesse Plessis. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, all recitals will be live-streamed.

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Brandon University, 7:30pm CST / 8:30pm EST

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As First Prize winner of the 43rd E-Gré National Music Competition, Brittany Rae will embark on a cross-Canada recital tour with pianist, Jesse Plessis. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, all recitals will be live-streamed.

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Canadian Music Centre Toronto, 7:30pm EST

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VIMEO LIVESTREAM

As First Prize winner of the 43rd E-Gré National Music Competition, Brittany Rae will embark on a cross-Canada recital tour with pianist, Jesse Plessis. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, all recitals will be live-streamed.

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Cambrian College, 7:30pm EST

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VIMEO LIVESTREAM

As First Prize winner of the 43rd E-Gré National Music Competition, Brittany Rae will embark on a cross-Canada recital tour with pianist, Jesse Plessis. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, all recitals will be live-streamed.

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University of Calgary, 12:00pm MDT / 2:00pm EST

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As First Prize winner of the 43rd E-Gré National Music Competition, Brittany Rae will embark on a cross-Canada recital tour with pianist, Jesse Plessis. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, all recitals will be live-streamed.

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University of British Columbia, 12:00pm PDT / 3:00pm EST

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As First Prize winner of the 43rd E-Gré National Music Competition, Brittany Rae will embark on a cross-Canada recital tour with pianist, Jesse Plessis. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, all recitals will be live-streamed.

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Mount Allison University, 7:30pm ADT / 6:30pm EST

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Finalist and First Prize Winner

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Re-visioned due to COVID-19, the Finals of the 43rd E-Gré Competition for Voice (originally scheduled for April 2020) will now take place in a virtual format. All final recital performances are available for live streaming on www.CBC.ca/music and at www.e-gre.ca/watch.

Soprano -  "...in the crystal of a dream..." for solo soprano by Seth Gordon

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Enjoy this performance entirely composed and performed by students of Montréal's universities.

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Ampithéâtre - Le Gésu, 1200 rue de Bleury

Led by pianist, Pedja Muzijevic, participants take a closer look at the existing concert format and explore new ways to present classical and contemporary music.

40th edition of the CBC Sing-in, Church of St. Andrew and St. Pail

Montréal, QC

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Jean-Sébastien Vallée, conductor

Dreamweaver - Ola Gjeilo

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Kris Epps, conductor

Works for choir and organ by Bach and Scarlatti

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Adam Wills Begley, conductor

Oratoire Saint-Jospeh du Mont-Royal

Premiere of song cycle, Gossamer Songs for voice and piano by Seth Gordon, with text by Emily Dickinson

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McGill Association of Student Composers

Tanna Schulich Hall

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Omer Barash, piano

Trois poésies de la lyrique japonaise - Stravinsky

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Ensemble Citeria

Kyrian Friendenberg, conductor

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Wirth Opera Studio, McGill University

Summer Modern Intensive Program

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Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto

Toronto, ON

SoundSCAPE Festival 2019

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Cesena, Italy

ENTANGLEMENT (Charlotte Bray), PURSUIT (Iman Habibi), YELLOW WALLPAPER (Grace-Evangeline Mason)

7:30 PM

Sottorenea

Montréal, QC

Ariettes Oubliées - Debussy

Jérémie Gates, piano

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Pollack Hall, Schulich School of Music

Montréal, QC

A 3-day Masterclass, New Opera 101, culminates in three performances where the opera professionals of tomorrow stretch their voices alongside their mentors.

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Ernest Balmer Studio

Toronto, ON

Oper'Actuel 2019

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Ampithéâtre - Le Gésu

Montréal, QC

23 Degree Theatre: I

Harrison (Domenic Jarlkaganova)

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Sottorenea

Montréal, QC

Exhibition:

'Everything That You Desire and Nothing That You Fear' - Jasmina Cibic

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Fondation Phi pour l'art contemporain DHC/Art

Montréal, QC

Le nozze di Figaro (Mozart) 

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Toronto City Opera

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Al Green Theatre

Toronto, ON