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How a Juno Award-Winning Soprano Learned to Speak Her Truth

Measha Brueggergosman on life, love, and loss.

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World-Renowned Trumpeter Terence Blanchard Teaches a New Generation to Make Music That Matters

Fire Shut Up in My Bones will be the first opera by an African American composer to be staged at the Met.

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This Canadian Opera Company’s Costumers Are Making Masks for Marginalized Communities

Forced to cancel its season for COVID-19, Vancouver Opera has found new purpose.

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How Two Opera Unknowns Transformed Pink Floyd’s Seminal Concept Album

The story of a fragile rock star finding redemption was meant to open this year’s Vancouver Opera Festival.

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Measha Brueggergosman

Truth be told.

Measha Brueggergosman would like to have a better relationship with Vancouver.

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Vancouver Opera Festival

New definitions.

A two-week event conceived to expand awareness of opera and open its charms to new audiences.

Photo by Karen Tregillas.

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Simone Osborne

Soprano messiah.

The Vancouver-born soprano gained international acclaim after winning the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions at 21, making her one of the youngest victors.

MONTECRISTO Magazine: Ben Heppner front page

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Opera Tenor Ben Heppner

The singer sings his song.

Ben Heppner is never far from a good story, as listeners to his weekly CBC Radio show, Backstage with Ben Heppner, know to their delight.

MONTE Blog: Carmen

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Bizet’s Business

Carmen<em> is big box office.</em>

There are certain iconic masterworks in the opera firmament that are the reason opera companies can still exist. Near the top of that list has to be French composer Georges Bizet’s Carmen.