The National Opera Association promotes excellence in opera education and pedagogy through its support of a diverse community of opera educators and professionals. Who is the diverse community? Opera directors, conductors, librettists, composers, vocal coaches, voice teachers, scholars, administrators, other…
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Webinar: Digital Discoverability for Opera Companies and Events – June 19, 1pm Eastern
Structured data? Sitemaps? Meta tags? These words may not be meaningful to the average audience member. But to the digital devices that introduce audiences to opera companies and their events, they are key components of discoverability. This hands-on workshop hosted…
Call for Applications | Pitch Sessions CINARS Biennale 2024 – Due July 1st, 2024
Call for applications PITCH SESSION The Pitch Sessions allows 8 artists/companies selected by a jury to display their work in progress in front of presenters, artists and agents taking part in the CINARS Biennale 2024. ⏰ REGISTRATION DEADLINE ⏰ July 1st, 2024, 23:59 (East Time) Selected artists/companies…
International Opera Awards Nominations – Due July 31, 2024
Serge Dorny, General Director of the Bayerische Staatsoper, with Lviv Opera’s Oksana Taranenko at the 2023 Awards (Image: Marcino Oliva Soto) We’re delighted to announced that our 2024 awards ceremony will be hosted by the Bayerische Staatsoper on Wednesday 2 October at the…
International Explainer: What is CINARS?
CINARS is a non-profit service organization whose mission is to promote and support the export of Quebec and Canadian performing arts. Its main objectives are to : promote cultural creations in the performing arts sector; encourage exchanges between production and…
International Explainer: What is Classical:NEXT?
The Global Gathering For All Art Music Professionals: Expo / Conference / Showcase Festival / Networking Classical:NEXT is the global networking and exchange hub dedicated exclusively to classical and art music, for all professionals – artists, managers, presenters, orchestras, labels,…
The Bicycle Opera Project and Canadian Art Song Project present two world film premieres.
THE BICYCLE OPERA PROJECT’S AWARD-WINNING FILM PREMIERES IN TORONTO JUNE 15 In-person premiere followed by world-wide digital streaming event Toronto, ON – The Bicycle Opera Project is thrilled to present the film adaptation of SWEAT, an innovative opera by…
AOC Congratulates all of the 2024 Dora Award Nominees
The annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards celebrate excellence on Toronto stages and are the oldest and largest professional theatre, dance and opera awards program in Canada. Founded in 1979, with the first ceremony occurring in 1981, the Dora’s recently marked…
Speaking Personally: Conversations with Christina Petrowska Quilico : “MR. RIGOLETTO”, BARITONE LOUIS QUILICO SHARES STORIES AND OBSERVATIONS IN NEW PODCAST SERIES
The multifaceted legacy of Louis Quilico (1925-2000), one of the leading operatic baritones of the 20th century, is captured in a new podcast series. Speaking Personally: Louis Quilico in Conversation with Christina Petrowska Quilico is now available on Spotify. The…
University of Toronto Faculty of Music Commissions New Opera by Cecilia Livingston & Michael Patrick Albano
The University of Toronto Faculty of Music is pleased to announce the commissioning of a new opera, Fall River, the legend of Lizzie Borden, slated for premiere in November 2026 by U of T Opera. The new work will be…
Boost Your Sales with Structured Data
Enhance Event Discoverability with Structured Data Are you looking to: Increase your event search engine rankings? Decrease manual event information entry on external sites? Utilize discoverability via Artsdata, Canada’s arts sector-owned knowledge graph? If so, integrating structured data into your…
International Explainer: What is Music Theatre Now?
CONNECTOR BETWEEN CREATORS, PROGRAMMERS AND PRODUCERS ACROSS THE WORLD About Music Theatre Now is a worldwide hub for Music Theatre. MTNow prides itself on its unique role as a connector between creators, programmers and producers across the world. Through our…