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SUMMARY:Bluebeard’s castle/erwartung
DESCRIPTION:Spring at the COC kicks off with the return of Bluebeard’s Castle/Erwartung\, a bold double-bill of one-act psychological thrillers from renowned director Robert Lepage. In Bartók’s Symbolist fairytale Bluebeard’s Castle\, the title character’s newest wife must unveil his gruesome secrets behind seven locked doors. This is complemented by Schoenberg’s Erwartung\, where a woman’s search for her missing lover starts a descent into madness. COC Music Director Johannes Debus guides renowned returning artists bass-baritone Christian Van Horn and soprano Karen Cargill through Bluebeard’s Castle\, and soprano Anna Gabler\, making her COC debut\, in Erwartung.
URL:https://nowtoronto.com/event/bluebeards-castle-erwartung/
LOCATION:Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts\, 145 Queen St. W\, Toronto\, M5H 4G1
CATEGORIES:Live Music,Performing Arts,Theatre & Opera
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SUMMARY:WERTHER
DESCRIPTION:The Canadian Opera Company’s 2025/2026 season closes with Massenet’s Werther\, the company’s first staging of the opera in an all-new co-production with Opéra de Montréal and Vancouver Opera. Based on Goethe’s classic tragedy\, this rare operatic gem tells the story of a young man’s romantic infatuation and the spiral of despair that consumes him when his love goes unrequited. Renowned tenor Russell Thomas returns as the title character with Victoria Karkacheva making her COC debut as his love interest Charlotte. COC Music Director Johannes Debus leads the cast and COC Orchestra through Massenet’s sumptuous score\, which includes the famous stirring tenor aria “Pourquoi me réveiller.”
URL:https://nowtoronto.com/event/werther/
LOCATION:Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts\, 145 Queen St. W\, Toronto\, M5H 4G1
CATEGORIES:Live Music,Performing Arts,Theatre & Opera
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SUMMARY:Kismet/Emma Bovary
DESCRIPTION:New voices shine in this bold mixed programme as Jera Wolfe\, a Métis Canadian choreographer\, joins Helen Pickett to present works created for The National Ballet of Canada. Wolfe unveils Kismet after the success of his piece Soul in 2020\, while Pickett brings back her riveting Emma Bovary following its debut in 2023 with additional scenes. Together\, these pieces offer fresh and powerful storytelling\, sharing the unique artistry and perspectives of two compelling creators of today.
URL:https://nowtoronto.com/event/new-work-by-jera-wolfe-emma-bovary/
LOCATION:Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts\, 145 Queen St. W\, Toronto\, M5H 4G1
CATEGORIES:Dance,Performing Arts
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260621T150000
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SUMMARY:MADDADDAM
DESCRIPTION:To experience MADDADDAM is to be immersed in the imagination and unflinching moral acuity of Canada’s Margaret Atwood on subjects of rampant technological experimentation\, colonialism and greed. Wayne McGregor’s 2022 co-production with The Royal Ballet brings Atwood’s post-apocalyptic MaddAddam trilogy to life\, exploring themes of extinction and invention\, hubris and humanity\, spliced together with Atwood’s signature activism and connection to Canada. Scored by one of the greatest living composers\, Max Richter\, MADDADDAM is an unforgettable production for our time.
URL:https://nowtoronto.com/event/maddaddam/
LOCATION:Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts\, 145 Queen St. W\, Toronto\, M5H 4G1
CATEGORIES:Dance,Performing Arts
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261017T193000
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SUMMARY:La Traviata
DESCRIPTION:The COC opens its 2026/2027 season with the return of Arin Arbus’ lush production of La Traviata. In Verdi’s beloved romantic tragedy\, Violetta is a celebrated courtesan who finds love with sweet Alfredo—but she is forced to choose between her own happiness or Alfredo’s reputation. This sumptuous production is set in the demi-monde of glittering 1850s Paris\, evoking the social realities\, rhythms\, and debauchery of a rapidly changing society. \nMaking a series of COC debuts are: sopranos Kathryn Lewek and Lucia Cesaroni sharing the role of Violetta\, tenor Luke Norvell as Alfredo\, and baritone Reginald Smith\, Jr. as Giorgio. The roles of Alfredo and Giorgio will be shared by returning tenor Long Long and baritone Russell Braun.
URL:https://nowtoronto.com/event/la-traviata/
LOCATION:Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts\, 145 Queen St. W\, Toronto\, M5H 4G1
CATEGORIES:Live Music,Performing Arts,Theatre & Opera
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SUMMARY:Così fan tutte
DESCRIPTION:Così fan tutte\, Mozart’s wry comedy about fidelity and temptation\, returns to the COC in a production that was hailed for capturing “the complex spirit of its original creators” (The Globe and Mail). Academy Award-nominated Canadian stage and screen director Atom Egoyan brings his unique vision to this “School for Lovers” (the opera’s subtitle)\, where a pair of siblings have their love put to the test by their questioning fiancés. \nTwo rising stars portray the opera’s two sisters\, Lauren Fagan as Fiordiligi and mezzo-soprano Martina Myskohlid as Dorabella\, with tenor Laurence Kilsby making his house debut as Ferrando and COC Ensemble Studio graduate Joel Allison returning as Guglielmo.
URL:https://nowtoronto.com/event/cosi-fan-tutte/
LOCATION:Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts\, 145 Queen St. W\, Toronto\, M5H 4G1
CATEGORIES:Live Music,Performing Arts,Theatre & Opera
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SUMMARY:The Turn of the Screw
DESCRIPTION: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 suspects her young charges are possessed by ghosts in a production from Louisa Muller that The Guardian praised as “truly great… devastating and unforgettable.” Patrick Summers\, Music Director Emeritus of Houston Grand Opera\, conducts the COC Orchestra and a blockbuster Canadian cast featuring renowned sopranos Jane Archibald as the Governess and  Adrianne Pieczonka as her loyal confidante Mrs. Grose\, with rising star soprano Kirsten LeBlanc as Miss Jessop and tenor Isaiah Bell as the valet Peter Quint.
URL:https://nowtoronto.com/event/the-turn-of-the-screw/
LOCATION:Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts\, 145 Queen St. W\, Toronto\, M5H 4G1
CATEGORIES:Live Music,Performing Arts,Theatre & Opera
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20270220T190000
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SUMMARY:Ariadne auf Naxos
DESCRIPTION: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 a production helmed by Paul Curran (2023’s Tosca). Acclaimed Metropolitan Opera regular soprano Rachel-Willis Sørensen makes her COC debut as the story’s soprano charged with the unusual task of singing both the haughty Prima Donna and the mythological figure of Ariadne in a single performance. She is joined by COC favourite baritone Russell Braun as the Music Master and tenor Clay Hilley as the Tenor/Bacchus. COC Music Director Johannes Debus leads the COC Orchestra through Strauss’ score rife with sparkling humour and emotional grandeur.
URL:https://nowtoronto.com/event/ariadne-auf-naxos/
LOCATION:Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts\, 145 Queen St. W\, Toronto\, M5H 4G1
CATEGORIES:Live Music,Performing Arts,Theatre & Opera
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20270521T223000
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SUMMARY:Empire of Wild
DESCRIPTION: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 novel of the same name\, the opera blends Indigenous folklore and contemporary drama in its story of the tenacious Joan (2023 Ensemble Studio Competition First Prize-winning soprano Elisabeth St-Gelais) who discovers her missing husband leading a revival tent under a new identity as a reverend. COC Music Director Johannes Debus conducts the electric score\, giving voice to the opera’s Rogarou–a mythical Métis werewolf-like creature that stalks the human heart and forest alike. Empire of Wild is co-produced with the National Arts Centre’s National Creation Fund\, Orchestra and Indigenous Theatre.
URL:https://nowtoronto.com/event/empire-of-wild/
LOCATION:Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts\, 145 Queen St. W\, Toronto\, M5H 4G1
CATEGORIES:Live Music,Performing Arts,Theatre & Opera
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SUMMARY:The Elixir of Love
DESCRIPTION: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 class Nemorino desperate to win the hand of wealthy Adina\, even going so far as to buy a so-called “elixir of love” (really\, wine) from the smooth-talking salesman Dr. Dulcamara. Conductor Lorenzo Passerini returns following the COC’s 2024’s landmark production of Medea to lead tenor Duke Kim in his COC debut as Nemorino\, alongside COC Ensemble Studio graduate soprano Emily Rocha as Adina and COC favourite baritone Luca Pisaroni as Dr. Dulcamara. A crowd-pleaser for a reason\, Donizetti’s bubbly score features one of opera’s most famous arias\, “Una furtiva lagrima.”
URL:https://nowtoronto.com/event/the-elixir-of-love/
LOCATION:Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts\, 145 Queen St. W\, Toronto\, M5H 4G1
CATEGORIES:Live Music,Performing Arts,Theatre & Opera
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