Winter Celebrations
Artists of the COC Ensemble Studio celebrate the winter season with beloved songs, both sacred and secular, that evoke both the cold of the natural world and the warmth of the winter holidays.
Liebeslieder Waltzes
Artists of the COC Ensemble Studio explore life, love, humour, and whimsy in an Ensemble performance of Brahms’ Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op. 52 counterpointed with John Greer’s Liebesleid-Lieder, Op. 20 with text by Dorothy Parker.
Rocking Horse Winner-House: Tapestry Opera
Wed Nov 01, 2023 – 7:30pm (preview)
Thu Nov 02, 2023 – 7:30pm
Sat Nov 04, 2023 – 1:30pm
Sun Nov 05, 2023 – 1:30pm
Wed Nov 08, 2023 – 7:30pm
Thu Nov 09, 2023 – 7:30pm
Sat Nov 11, 2023 – 7:30pm
Sun Nov 12, 2023 – 1:30pm
FOCUS: Clara, Robert, Johannes
Our season-opening festival curated by Alexander Shelley celebrates the abiding friendship between Clara Schumann, Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms, who encouraged and inspired each other through lives of prolific creativity, troubling uncertainty, and perhaps even unrequited love. The lives of these three composers is the focus of a JUNO-nominated recording project by Alexander Shelley and the NAC Orchestra, which culminates live onstage at FOCUS: Clara, Robert, Johannes in Ottawa from September 13-21, 2023.
FOCUS: Clara, Robert, Johannes
Our season-opening festival curated by Alexander Shelley celebrates the abiding friendship between Clara Schumann, Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms, who encouraged and inspired each other through lives of prolific creativity, troubling uncertainty, and perhaps even unrequited love. The lives of these three composers is the focus of a JUNO-nominated recording project by Alexander Shelley and the NAC Orchestra, which culminates live onstage at FOCUS: Clara, Robert, Johannes in Ottawa from September 13-21, 2023.
FOCUS: Clara, Robert, Johannes
Our season-opening festival curated by Alexander Shelley celebrates the abiding friendship between Clara Schumann, Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms, who encouraged and inspired each other through lives of prolific creativity, troubling uncertainty, and perhaps even unrequited love. The lives of these three composers is the focus of a JUNO-nominated recording project by Alexander Shelley and the NAC Orchestra, which culminates live onstage at FOCUS: Clara, Robert, Johannes in Ottawa from September 13-21, 2023.
COC Ensemble Studio at the NAC (Copy)
Join us in the Atrium and enjoy your lunch while listening to the Artists of the Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio sing your favourite opera arias.
COC Ensemble Studio at the NAC
Join us in the Atrium and enjoy your lunch while listening to the Artists of the Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio sing your favourite opera arias.
Canada Day Concert with the NAC Orchestra
Happy Canada Day! Join us July 1 for this free concert celebrating Canada and Canadians through the diverse artistry and unparalleled creativity of Canada’s best and brightest musicians.
The National Arts Centre Orchestra shares the stage with a stellar lineup of homegrown artists performing music by great Canadian composers like Iman Habibi, Rita Ueda, and Ana Sokolović. The concert will conclude with Hymn to Freedom, by the late, great Oscar Peterson.
More exciting repertoire will be announced from the stage, so don’t miss this rare opportunity to come together once again to share in our love of music with some of Canada’s finest young musicians shining from the stage.
Italian Week Ottawa Opera Recitals
You won’t want to miss three performances of operatic favourites- arias, duets, and trios! Join us at the main stage to hear these talented singers.
Quivering Woods, Starry Sky
COC Ensemble Studio mezzo-sopranos Queen Hezumuryango and Alex Hetherington join Liz Upchurch, Head of the COC Ensemble Studio, for a program that explores the richness and depth of the mezzo soprano repertoire.
Gryphon Trio: Music Toronto
The Gryphon’s multi-media project Echoes: Memories of the World is still in its workshop phase – but we will experience it next season on Dec. 7. Instead, to celebrate the beginning of their 30th year together, the Gryphon have created a programme that reprises some of their history – and their history with Music TORONTO.
A Woman's Voice: Confluence Concerts
The first half will present music by Alice Ping Ye Ho, in collaboration with Canadian writers Marjorie Chan, Madeleine Thien, Carole Languille, Phoebe Tsang, Tong Wang, Thomass Muir, Anna Camara, and Michael O’brien from A Woman’s Voice, a new CD of music for female voice and piano.
In the second half, Patricia O’Callaghan presents Dark Butterflies, in which love, rage, heartbreak, and joy come alive in a song cycle that pulls inspiration from ancient folk melodies of Sweden, Turkey, Ireland, and more. Dark Butterflies was composed by famed composer David Braid for Patricia O’Callaghan, who also penned the text for this incredible work.
Featured artists:
Patricia O’Callaghan
Gryphon Trio
Ryan Davis
Vania Chan
Alex Hetherington
Katy Clark
Jialiang Zhu
A Woman's Voice: Confluence Concerts
The first half will present music by Alice Ping Ye Ho, in collaboration with Canadian writers Marjorie Chan, Madeleine Thien, Carole Languille, Phoebe Tsang, Tong Wang, Thomass Muir, Anna Camara, and Michael O’brien from A Woman’s Voice, a new CD of music for female voice and piano.
In the second half, Patricia O’Callaghan presents Dark Butterflies, in which love, rage, heartbreak, and joy come alive in a song cycle that pulls inspiration from ancient folk melodies of Sweden, Turkey, Ireland, and more. Dark Butterflies was composed by famed composer David Braid for Patricia O’Callaghan, who also penned the text for this incredible work.
Featured artists:
Patricia O’Callaghan
Gryphon Trio
Ryan Davis
Vania Chan
Alex Hetherington
Katy Clark
Jialiang Zhu
Salome- Slave: Canadian Opera Company
A dance—perhaps the most famous one in history—precedes a macabre kiss and an execution in this opera by Richard Strauss. An explosive, modernist score propels the action, redefining musical storytelling.
Directed by Academy Award-nominated Atom Egoyan, this production stars Ensemble Studio graduate Ambur Braid—acclaimed for her recent tour de force performance in the title role at Frankfurt Opera—as Salome, alongside Karita Mattila and Michael Schade.
Salome- Slave: Canadian Opera Company
A dance—perhaps the most famous one in history—precedes a macabre kiss and an execution in this opera by Richard Strauss. An explosive, modernist score propels the action, redefining musical storytelling.
Directed by Academy Award-nominated Atom Egoyan, this production stars Ensemble Studio graduate Ambur Braid—acclaimed for her recent tour de force performance in the title role at Frankfurt Opera—as Salome, alongside Karita Mattila and Michael Schade.
Salome- Slave: Canadian Opera Company
A dance—perhaps the most famous one in history—precedes a macabre kiss and an execution in this opera by Richard Strauss. An explosive, modernist score propels the action, redefining musical storytelling.
Directed by Academy Award-nominated Atom Egoyan, this production stars Ensemble Studio graduate Ambur Braid—acclaimed for her recent tour de force performance in the title role at Frankfurt Opera—as Salome, alongside Karita Mattila and Michael Schade.
Salome- Slave: Canadian Opera Company
A dance—perhaps the most famous one in history—precedes a macabre kiss and an execution in this opera by Richard Strauss. An explosive, modernist score propels the action, redefining musical storytelling.
Directed by Academy Award-nominated Atom Egoyan, this production stars Ensemble Studio graduate Ambur Braid—acclaimed for her recent tour de force performance in the title role at Frankfurt Opera—as Salome, alongside Karita Mattila and Michael Schade.
Salome- Slave: Canadian Opera Company
A dance—perhaps the most famous one in history—precedes a macabre kiss and an execution in this opera by Richard Strauss. An explosive, modernist score propels the action, redefining musical storytelling.
Directed by Academy Award-nominated Atom Egoyan, this production stars Ensemble Studio graduate Ambur Braid—acclaimed for her recent tour de force performance in the title role at Frankfurt Opera—as Salome, alongside Karita Mattila and Michael Schade.
The Christina and Louis Quilico Awards
In this special presentation, artists of the COC Ensemble Studio compete in The Christina and Louis Quilico Awards. Each artist will perform an aria of their own choosing and a second aria will be selected by the panel of judges. Awards will be presented at the end of the evening.
Salome- Slave: Canadian Opera Company
A dance—perhaps the most famous one in history—precedes a macabre kiss and an execution in this opera by Richard Strauss. An explosive, modernist score propels the action, redefining musical storytelling.
Directed by Academy Award-nominated Atom Egoyan, this production stars Ensemble Studio graduate Ambur Braid—acclaimed for her recent tour de force performance in the title role at Frankfurt Opera—as Salome, alongside Karita Mattila and Michael Schade.
Salome- Slave: Canadian Opera Company
A dance—perhaps the most famous one in history—precedes a macabre kiss and an execution in this opera by Richard Strauss. An explosive, modernist score propels the action, redefining musical storytelling.
Directed by Academy Award-nominated Atom Egoyan, this production stars Ensemble Studio graduate Ambur Braid—acclaimed for her recent tour de force performance in the title role at Frankfurt Opera—as Salome, alongside Karita Mattila and Michael Schade.
Winter Celebrations
Artists of the COC Ensemble Studio celebrate the winter season with beloved songs, both sacred and secular, that evoke both the cold of the natural world and the warmth of the winter holidays.