Edmonton Opera
15230 128 Ave NW T5V 1A8 Edmonton, AB, Canada

Caitlin Wood, Soprano has delighted Edmonton Opera audiences with her masterful combination of high-notes and hijinx, excelling in comic roles including Susanna (The Marriage of Figaro), Countess Adèle (Count Ory), Clorinda (Cinderella), and Cunegonde (Candide). Don't miss hearing Caitlin in our upcoming Mother's Day Drive-in Opera on May 9, and in the meantime enjoy this interview with Opera Canada...

There's only four days left to join in on the fun and purchase tickets to our online 50/50 raffle! Don't miss your chance to support Edmonton Opera's work in the community and win over $2,000! Sales end this Saturday, April 3. https://www2.rafflebox.ca/raffle/edmopera

Tickets go on sale today for Mother's Day Drive-in Opera at the Jube! $40 per car with attendance limited to your immediate household. Visit edmontonopera.com to purchase or call 780.429.1000. With only two concerts scheduled we're expecting to sell out!

Intermission may be lasting a little longer than the usual 20 minutes, but you can still win big with our 50/50 Raffle! Every season our in-person raffles raise thousands of dollars to support our work on stage and in the community, and this year we've moved the contest online. With tickets starting at just $10, be sure to get yours before they're gone! https://rafflebox.ca/raffle/edmopera Caitlin Wood in Candide, 2020. Photo by Nanc Price.

Today we've added stock to our popular collection of reusable face masks! Created by hand at the Edmonton Opera Centre by local theatre workers, our masks feature quality cotton construction and a customizable fit. $15 while quantities last! https://edmontonopera.square.site/s/shop

Today we take time to remember those who gave their lives for our freedoms #lestweforget

Every year, Opera Canada's Rubies awards celebrate luminaries in the Canadian operatic community and for the first time the event is going digital! Tune in tonight at 6pm MST to enjoy the broadcast from the comfort of your own home. Hosted by Joyce El-Khoury and narrated by Ben Heppner, this year's honourees include Yannick Nèzet-Séguin, Michael Schade, and Barbara Hannigan. https://youtu.be/CwaYAKAlD9A

Today our friends at Tapestry Opera and Pacific Opera Victoria announced a new fellowship for female-identifying and non-binary music directors and conductors! Be sure to check out the details below. Application deadline: Nov. 22

This Saturday, we're honoured to be taking part in A Dance to Remember 2020! Edmonton Opera Chorus member Cristina Weiheimer will perform the national anthem and all proceeds support No Stone Left Alone Memorial Foundation's work in the community. Tickets are available through Eventbrite.

It’s your last chance to apply for Women in Musical Leadership! Are you a conductor looking to take the next step in your career? Our full-time professional fel...lowship for female-identifying and non-binary conductors in partnership with symphonies, orchestras, universities, and opera companies across Canada. Application deadline November 22. https://bit.ly/WomenInMusicalLeadership

Check out this #operabreaks video featuring soprano Caitlin Wood (having starred in EO's recent productions of The Marriage of Figaro and Count Ory) and tenor Asitha Tennekoon (previous participant of EO's Understudy Program). We look forward to the day when we can welcome them back to the Jube stage for our new production of Mozart's Così fan tutte!

Remember when the only thing you had to worry about on Halloween was escaping the clutches of a hungry witch Wishing you all a safe and happy Halloween! Edmonton Opera's Hansel & Gretel, 2019. Robert Clark and Lida Szkwarek. Photo by Nanc Price. #happyhalloween #hanselandgretel #opera #yegarts #yegtheatre #yegmusic #canadianopera #meetopera

An important update on our upcoming season: Dear friends, We hope this message finds you and your loved ones safe and well. Today we have an important update to share with you regarding our upcoming season... In June, we announced plans to delay the opening of our season to January 2021. At the time, we were optimistic that we would be able to gather together, perhaps in smaller numbers, and experience this beautiful artform. Reopenings in the world of sports and our opera colleagues in Europe provided us with hope that we could safely resume operations. Putting on an opera requires the collaboration of about two hundred artists, crew, staff and volunteers, and we require about four months lead time to scale up and prepare a production. At this time, and with rising COVID-19 cases in Edmonton, we have made the difficult decision to further postpone our reopening to October 2021. Your health and safety and that of our artists, staff and other audience members is our priority. We are committed to presenting the same exciting operas that we previously announced, and our team is already hard at work painting stunning scenery for a new Così fan tutte and building a new set of period costumes for the beloved characters of Puccini’s La Bohème. We can’t wait to share our work and see you all again at the Jubilee. UPDATED PERFORMANCE DATES Mozart's Così fan tutte: October 23, 26 & 29, 2021 Puccini's La Bohème: February 5, 8 & 11, 2022 Donizetti's Anne Boleyn (Anna Bolena): March 19, 22 & 25, 2022 On behalf of everyone at Edmonton Opera, we’d like to thank you for your patience, understanding and support as we continue to navigate this unpreceded crisis. We promise to keep you up-to-date as we near reopening. In the coming months, we have plenty of exciting free digital programming to announce so be sure to stay tuned to our website, social media and newsletters. People are turning to the arts for inspiration and connection now more than ever. We promise to be there for you and our community during this challenging time, and look forward to the day when we can gather again to share this beautiful artform. If you have any questions, please reach out to us at 780.429.1000 (MondayFriday, 9am5pm) or via the comments below. Stay safe and healthy, everyone!

If you're an Edmonton theatre artist, please consider taking part in this survey exploring fair access and inclusion in our local theatre community. The survey closes October 29, and special thanks to everyone who has already taken the time to share their perspective!

On September 19, Edmonton Opera offered free drive-in concerts to celebrate Alberta Culture Days! With over 800 entries, only 70 lucky vehicles were able to attend each performance but now you're able to experience the concert live from the comfort of your own home (or car)! Our final episode features an aria from Gounod's Faust and a jaunty drinking song by Verdi, performed by Cara Lianne McLeod, Robert Clark, Tenor, and pianist Leanne Regehr. Thank you so much for tuning ...in this month to our Drive-in Opera series! If you would like more free content to enjoy, please check out Edmonton Opera at Home: https://www.edmontonopera.com/opera-at-home #abculturedays #driveinopera #yeg See more

Today we wish a happy 185th birthday to French composer Camille Saint-Saëns! His grand opera Samson et Dalilah still enchants audiences around the world, along with his charming musical suite The Carnival of the Animals. You can meet some of those furry (or scaly) friends in our Opera Tots videos designed especially for toddlers here: http://edmontonopera.com/opera-tots/

Today marks Orange Shirt Day which recognizes the painful legacy of residential schools. We wish we could gather again together to reflect and share music like last year's Songs of Hope event (pictured here.) To find out more about Orange Shirt Day or to make a donation, please visit: https://www.orangeshirtday.org/donations.html #everychildmatters

Opera Tots is going online as part of Alberta Culture Days 2020! Mezzo-soprano Catherine Daniel and pianist Leanne Regehr take toddlers and their families on a virtual safari to meet the cute critters of French composer Camille Saint-Saëns Carnival of the Animals! Episode 2 stars our cuddly friends the elephant and parrot, and promises beautiful music, adorable puppets and a whole lot of fun! This is the perfect way to introduce the little ones to classical music.

We just wrapped up our first performance of #DriveInOpera at the Jube! We can’t think of a better anthem for the current moment than Puccini’s Un bel di, vedremo (One fine day we’ll see), sung here beautifully by @caraliannemcleod #puccini #madamabutterfly #albertaculturedays #yegarts #yegopera #yegtheatre #yegmusic #canadianopera #meetopera #opera #yeg

Please enjoy this wonderful series from Manitoba Underground Opera! Stream all eight episodes today!!

Opera Tots is going online today as part of Alberta Culture Days 2020! Mezzo-soprano Catherine Daniel and pianist Leanne Regehr take toddlers and their families on a virtual safari to meet the cute critters of French composer Camille Saint-Saëns Carnival of the Animals! The first episode drops this morning starring our friends the chicken and the turtle, and promises beautiful music, adorable puppets and a whole lot of fun! This is the perfect way to introduce the little ones to classical music.