Now in it’s 11th year, the Canadian Opera Company‘s signature fundraising gala, Operanation, is surely going to be a night to remember at the glamorous Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts.
The next generation of Canada’s talented opera singers were celebrated at the Canadian Opera Company’s inaugural “Centre Stage” gala on November 26, 2013. After 155 preliminary auditions across Canada, nine short-listed singers competed to win cash prizes and opera glory at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. Accompanied by the COC orchestra and conducted by Music Director Johannes Debus, each singer gave their best performance in two arias each. Grammy-nominated and multi-Juno award winning Rufus Wainwright was a…
Hosted by Rufus Wainwright, the Canadian Opera Company will be hosting it’s first “Centre Stage” gala on November 26, 2013 at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. The focus of this inaugural gala will be on the 3rd annual Ensemble Studio Competition where the talent from rising stars will shine. Out of a pool of 155 young aspiring artists, the 9 finalists will be competing for cash prizes from $1,500 to $5,000. The 9 young finalists featured in…
UPDATE: The 10th anniversary of Operanation raised over $130,000 for COC’s Ensemble Studio! The sold-out annual fundraising gala for the Canadian Opera Company took over 3 storeys at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts on a busy week of events centered around Toronto’s fashion week. But even with all the frenzy of events, this gala is never one to miss. In this year’s signature Operanation rock-opera performance, the Sam Roberts Band entertained the crowd accompanied by the COC’s…
UPDATE: Operanation Party tickets are already 85% sold! VIP and Early Bird tickets are sold out. Get yours now! Montreal’s own Sam Roberts Band has been announced as the headliners to perform at Operanation 10. They’re a multi-platinum, six-time Juno award winning rock band that will definitely put on a great show. They will be performing a unique mashup collaboration with the Canadian Opera Company’s Ensemble Studio. In it’s 10th anniversary, Operanation is the COC’s highly-anticipated annual fundraising gala at…
We rated last year’s Operanation 9: “Sweet Revenge” as one of last year’s top events of 2012, so you should be marking the 10th iteration of Operanation as a must-attend. It’s a major fundraising event of grandiose celebrations for Toronto’s performing arts that brings over a thousand guests to fill three floors of the Four Season’s Centre for the Performing Arts, raising funds for the COC’s Ensemble Studio, the training program for aspiring young opera professionals. This year the Operanation…