Edmonton Opera: Fiscally-responsible innovation
Now that opera companies across Canada have announced their 2025-26 seasons, a clear pattern emerges. Programming is mostly centred around Top 10 titles like Barber…
Browsing: Royce Vavrek
Indie Opera: The Current State of Canadian Startup Opera
When considering the current state of indie opera in Canada, an initial observation might be that the scene has shrunk in recent years, particularly in…
Industry News November 2024: Royce Vavrek, Teresa Stratas, KW Symphony
Appointment News Against the Grain Theatre (AtG) has announced the news that Pulitzer Prize-winning Canadian librettist, Royce Vavrek has been named their second-only artistic director,…
Jacqueline du Pré opera gets it half right
Classical music has its icons, including Jacqueline du Pré, the brilliant British cellist who contracted multiple sclerosis at the youthful height of her powers and…
From great prodigy to great tragedy: Tapestry Opera presents the story of legendary cellist Jacqueline du Pré
Jacqueline runs at the Betty Oliphant Theatre from February 19 – 23, 2020 Who are you when all that you are and have known is…
Opera Saratoga 2018, in Plain English
REVIEW/PROFILE: of the Opera Saratoga 2018 mainstage production season: Franz Lehar’s The Merry Widow, David T. Little’s and Royce Vavrek’s Vinkensport, Gareth Williams’ and Anna…
Opera Creations in Canada
This year, the Montreal landscape will be particularly animated by the creations of operas, thanks to the dedication of the ECM + and Chants Libres.…
On a Recent Visit with Gertrude Stein
OPERA REVIEW/ARTIST INTERVIEWS: Ricky Ian Gordon’s and Royce Vavrek’s 27, an opera about Gertrude Stein; at New York’s City Center, October 20 and 21, 2016.…
Gertrude Stein is at Home! You are Cordially Invited
An Advance Profile of Ricky Ian Gordon’s 27, an opera about Gertrude Stein, with libretto by Royce Vavrek, to be presented at New York’s City…
With Breaking the Waves, Opera Philadelphia Breaks Toward the Future
OPERA REVIEW: Breaking the Waves at Opera Philadelphia Brotherly Love, Independence, the Phillie Phanatic – this city has always been a hotbed of innovative and…
