Romeo and Juliet – The National Ballet of Canada
Overview Shakespeare’s Verona comes to life in bustling street scenes, fierce duels and the tenderness of Romeo and Juliet’s forbidden love as The National Ballet...
Overview Shakespeare’s Verona comes to life in bustling street scenes, fierce duels and the tenderness of Romeo and Juliet’s forbidden love as The National Ballet...
Shakespeare’s Verona comes to life in bustling street scenes, fierce duels and the tenderness of Romeo and Juliet’s forbidden love as The National Ballet of...
Overview Two acclaimed works return to The National Ballet of Canada in a dynamic double bill celebrating the company’s innovation and global influence. Crystal Pite’s...
Overview Choreographed by Canada’s James Kudelka, The Nutcracker has enchanted Toronto audiences since 1995 and remains a beloved holiday tradition. The adventure begins at a...
The COC’s winter season opens with Britten’s chilling psychological drama The Turn of the Screw. Based on Henry James’ 1898 gothic horror novella,an inexperienced governess...
Richard Strauss’s tragicomic ode to the chaos in creating art, Ariadne auf Naxos, returns to the COC for the first time in 15 years in...
Overview Stravinsky transformed the landscape of 20th-century classical music and set ballet on a new course for the modern era. His revolutionary compositions include iconic...
Overview Dr. Coppélius marks the first full-length story ballet commission by Artistic Director Hope Muir. With this world premiere, a beloved classic returns as Val...
The Erik Bruhn Festival of Emerging Artists reimagines the former Erik Bruhn Prize as a showcase rather than a competition, reflecting Artistic Director Hope Muir’s...
The Canadian Opera Company proudly presents the world premiere of Empire of Wild, by composer Ian Cusson and author/librettist Cherie Dimaline. Based on Dimaline’s best-selling...
The COC closes out its 2026/2027 mainstage season with the return of Donizetti’s comic melodrama The Elixir of Love. The story sees shy and working...
Overview A trilogy of three new works: a resurgence, a revelation, a rebirth. The Beginning of Forever follows the huge success of both Anima Animus...
Overview Rudolf Nureyev put The National Ballet of Canada on the world stage in 1972 with his celebrated version of Marius Petipa’s The Sleeping Beauty....