On Demand
(through 5/8/22)
Against the Grain Theatre
Watch Bound, a hybrid opera film by composer Kevin Lau and librettist Joel Ivany featuring music inspired by several Handel works. The opera tells four life stories that challenge Canada’s myth of belonging.
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Amarillo Opera
Watch Hansel and Gretel, conducted by Carolyn Watson, directed by Fenlon Lamb, and starring Patricia Westley, Sarah Beckham-Turner, and Eric Barry.
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The American Opera Project
Watch Echo Drift, Three Way, As One, Harriet Tubman: When I Crossed That Line to Freedom, and Spring Street.
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The American Opera Project
Watch the world premiere of Undiscovered Countries, a series of three 30-minute filmed operas written in response to the chaotic, momentous year 2020. Presented in partnership with NYU Tisch School of the Arts.
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Anima Mundi Productions
Watch the 2014 production of The Canticle of the Black Madonna by composer Ethan Gans-Morse and librettist Tiziana DellaRovere, starring Michael Mayes, Gwendolyn Brown, and Lindsey Cafferky.
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Anima Mundi Productions
Watch "Sky and All," a recital featuring Grammy-winning soprano Estelí Gomez and guitarist Colin Davin in a program of classical and contemporary songs exploring the beauty and vulnerability of nature.
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Anima Mundi Productions
Watch Six Feet Apart: Stories of Resilience and Transformation, a multimedia work of choral music based on real-life COVID experiences that harnesses the power of music, poetry, and art to amplify diverse voices and foster collective healing during the pandemic.
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Anima Mundi Productions
Watch "Maternità: Takesha Meshé Kizart-Thomas in Concert," a recital exploring the theme of motherhood through famous operatic heroines and world premieres by Black, First Nations/Indigenous, and Latina female composers. Tickets are $19.
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Arizona Opera
Watch UnMic’d, a show that explores connections between the world of opera and other disciplines. In each episode, the company's president and general director, Joseph Specter, is joined by a recognized opera professional along with someone from another field who engages in similar work.
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Arizona Opera
Watch Musical Storytime, a series in which members of Arizona Opera's education department weave together children's stories with musical experts.
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The Atlanta Opera
Watch The Kaiser of Atlantis. Tickets are $20, or available with a monthly pass ($15) or yearly pass ($99).
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The Atlanta Opera
Watch Pagliacci. Tickets are $20, or available with a monthly pass ($15) or yearly pass ($99).
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The Atlanta Opera
Watch the "Mezzo Extravaganza Concert" concert starring Jamie Barton, Gabrielle Beteag, Daniela Mack, and Megan Marin. Tickets are $15, or available with monthly pass ($15) or yearly pass ($99).
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The Atlanta Opera
Watch "Love Letters to Atlanta," featuring musical love letters from Jamie Barton, Morris Robinson, and Kevin Burdette. Available with a monthly pass ($15) or yearly pass ($99).
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The Atlanta Opera
Watch the “Crossroads” concert, starring Michael Mayes, Megan Marino, Jamie Barton, and Morris Robinson. Rent for $0.99 or buy for $1.00.
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The Atlanta Opera
Watch Orfano Mondo, a new film series by Ryan McKinny and Felipe Barral. Eight episodes available for $10 each, or watch with a yearly ($99) or monthly ($15) pass.
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The Atlanta Opera
Watch The Threepenny Opera film, starring Jay Hunter Morris, Kevin Burdette, Ronnita Miller, Kelly Kaduce, Gina Perregrino, Joshua Conyers, and Susanne Burgess. Rental is $20.
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The Atlanta Opera
Watch The Threepenny Carmen film, starring Megan Marino, Richard Trey Smagur, Michael Mayes, Jasmine Habersham, and flamenco dance legend Sonia Olla. Rental is $20.
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Austin Opera
Watch digital concert celebrating Mexican Independence Day featuring mezzo-soprano Stephanie Sanchez, presented as part of the Concerts at the Consulate series, a collaboration with the Consulate General of Mexico
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Boosey & Hawkes
Watch "Reimagining Opera as Film During the Pandemic," a panel discussion about re-envisioning live stage works for the movie screen. Featuring Beth Morrison, David T. Little, Angélica Negrón, and Sarah Williams.
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Boston Baroque
Watch Poppea & Nero: Love Scenes from Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Poppea, starring countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo and soprano Amanda Forsythe. Included with Amazon Prime subscription, or rent HD for $2.99 or SD for $1.99.
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Boston Baroque
Watch Handel’s Giulio Cesare in Egitto, starring soprano Susanna Phillips, countertenor Lawrence Zazzo, and countertenor John Holiday and conducted by Martin Pearlman. Included with Amazon Prime subscription, or rent HD for $2.99 or SD for $1.99.
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Boston Baroque
Watch Beethoven’s Fidelio, featuring soprano Wendy Bryn Harmer in the title role and conducted by Martin Pearlman. Included with Amazon Prime subscription, or rent HD for $2.99 or SD for $1.99.
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Boston Baroque
Watch Handel’s Agrippina, featuring soprano Susanna Phillips in the title role and conducted by Martin Pearlman. Included with Amazon Prime subscription, or rent HD for $2.99 or SD for $1.99.
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Boston Baroque
Watch A Conversation with the Stars: Amanda Forsythe & Anthony Roth Costanzo, a conversation with Forsythe, Costanzo, and Music Director Martin Pearlman about Boston Baroque's 2019 production of Monteverdi's L'incoronazione di Poppea. $5 for 48-hour rental
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Boston Baroque
Watch Conversation with the Stars: Susanna Phillips, a conversation with Phillips and Music Director Martin Pearlman about Boston Baroque's production of Handel's Giulio Cesare. $5 for 48-hour rental
On Demand
(through 12/31/22)
Boston Baroque
Watch Handel's Amadigi di Gaula, a co-production with Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale starring Anthony Roth Costanzo, Daniela Mack, Amanda Forsythe, and Camille Ortiz. Directed by Louisa Muller and conducted by Martin Pearlman. Tickets start at $9.
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Boston Lyric Opera
Watch the opera miniseries desert in, featuring creators and artists Ellen Reid, Nico Muhly, Isabel Leonard, Jesus Garcia, Vijay Iyer, Nathalie Joachim, Talise Trevigne, Davone Tines, Edward Nelson, Alan Pingarron, and more. Tickets start at $5 per episode. Available on operabox.tv.
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Boston Lyric Opera and Opera Philadelphia
Watch Svadba, a new cinematic opera experience by composer Ana Sokolović, director Shura Baryshnikov, and screenwriter Hannah Shepard. Tickets are $15, or available with a subscription. Watch on the Boston Lyric Opera's operabox.tv or the Opera Philadelphia Channel.
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Canadian Opera Company
Watch City Sessions, a free concert series that brings artists from around the world to share their talent and passion in one of Toronto's most breathtaking and intimate spaces, the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre.
On Demand
(through 4/30/22)
Canadian Opera Company
Watch a new digital, full-scale production of Gianni Schicchi directed by Amy Lane, conducted by Jader Bignamini, and starring baritone Roland Wood and soprano Hera Hyesang Park.
On Demand
(through 5/13/22)
Canadian Opera Company
Watch a concert featuring the Toronto-based, women-led ensemble OKAN performing selections from their 2021 JUNO Award-winning album Espiral.
On Demand
(through 5/27/22)
Canadian Opera Company and Against the Grain Theatre
Watch a multidisciplinary interpretation of Mozart's Requiem incorporating interviews with front-line workers and community members. Featuring mezzo-soprano Marion Newman, COC’s Ensemble Studio, and the COC Chorus.
On Demand
(through 6/18/22)
Canadian Opera Company
Watch "In Winter," a concert featuring a world premiere of a new commission by Ian Cusson, as well as recognizable seasonal favorites.
On Demand
(through 7/15/22)
Canadian Opera Company
Watch Voices of the Mountains, an artist-led convergence of music, movement, and the natural world that fuses classical and contemporary opera repertoire with dance. The work features the world premiere of composer Ian Cusson’s Fire.
On Demand
(through 8/27/22)
Canadian Opera Company
Watch "Jane Archibald in Concert," featuring the Canadian soprano in a program of coloratura arias ranging from Handel to Bernstein. COC Music Director Johannes Debus conducts the COC Orchestra.
On Demand
(through 9/24/22)
Canadian Opera Company
Watch Atom Egoyan's digital reimagining of Bluebeard’s Castle, a hybrid work melding Egoyan's film Felicia’s Journey with Bartok's one-act opera. Starring Kyle Ketelsen and Krisztina Szabó.
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Central City Opera
Watch the video podcast Opera Central, featuring conversations with onstage and behind-the-scenes figures in opera.
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Chelsea Opera
Watch "Songs of Summers Past," an eclectic concert featuring Bradley Bickhardt, Joanie Brittingham, Sarah Daniels, Richard Hobson, Chad Kranak, and Leonarda Priore, accompanied by Jesse Pieper. Tickets are $15.
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City Lyric Opera
Watch music videos of The Threepenny Opera.
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The Dallas Opera
Watch Music Has No Borders, a story about love in five chapters performed by mezzo-soprano Marina Viotti, four musicians, and one dancer. Featuring the music of Debussy, Piaf, Bizet, Satie, Bolcom, Rossini, and more. Available to watch with a seven-day free trial.
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Decameron Opera Coalition
Watch Heroes, seven world-premiere short opera films presented in three episodes that explore the meaning of heroism and profile unsung, unconventional, or misunderstood heroes. Tickets are $15.
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Des Moines Metro Opera
Watch the children's opera Rusalka: The Littlest Mermaid.
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Festival Opera
Watch MIXTAPE, a series of short, artist-curated, HD video recitals of vocal music that spans centuries, cultures, and genres.
On Demand
(through 5/31/22)
Guerilla Opera
Watch The Cellos' Dialogue, a multidisciplinary play written and performed by Deniz Khateri with music and sound design by Bahar Royaee. Tickets start at $15.
On Demand
(through 5/31/22)
Guerilla Opera
Watch The Colony, an opera-theater performance by Anna Lindemann and Emma Komlos-Hrobsky, about sisterhood and the evolution of communication in two of the most social creatures on earth: ants and humans. Tickets start at $15.
On Demand
(through 5/31/22)
Guerilla Opera
Watch a double bill of two productions directed by Deniz Khateri: Papillon featuring Kaija Saariaho's Sept Papillons performed by Stephen Marotto, cello, and Aliana de la Guardia; and Salt, written by Deniz Khateri with music by Bahar Royaee. Tickets start at $15.
On Demand
(5/13/22 at 7:30 p.m. EDT through 5/31/22)
Guerilla Opera
Watch Jason Eckardt’s Populus tremuloides: "Quaking Aspen" featuring soprano Stephanie Lamprea; Interim by Sarah Grace Graves; and Jo Reyes Boitel’s she wears bells featuring Teatro Palo Alto. Tickets start at $15.
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Hawai'i Opera Theatre
Watch the world premiere of Laura Kaminsky and Kimberly Reed's Hometown to the World. Tickets are $25.
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Hawai'i Opera Theatre
Watch HOT's Digital Opera Express production of The Mikado.
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Houston Grand Opera
Watch the 2022 "Concert of Arias," featuring the finalists of the Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers.
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IN Series
Watch Black Flute, a reimagining of Mozart's The Magic Flute with a script by Sybil Roberts, an updated libretto by Jarrod Lee, and an all-Black cast.
On Demand
(through 5/31/22)
Inland Northwest Opera
Watch the company's all-new production of Orpheus and Eurydice directed by Dan Wallace Miller and featuring Emily Fons. Tickets are pay-what-you-can (minimum $1).
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Los Angeles Opera
Watch these new operas that have been released as part of LA Opera's Digital Shorts series:
- We Hold These Truths, by filmmaker dream hampton and composer Tamar-kali
- Gallup (Na'nízhoozhí), created by filmmaker Blackhorse Lowe and featuring music by Matthew Aucoin and poetry by Jake Skeets
- let me come in, by David Lang
- Lumee's Dream by Ellen Reid and Roxie Perkins
- The West is a Land of Infinite Beginnings by Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek
- Death by Tyshawn Sorey; a setting of the poem by Paul Laurence Dunbar
- Brown Sounds by Ayanna Witter-Johnson; set to poetry by Henry Dumas
- The Zolle Suite by Du Yun
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Los Angeles Opera
Watch LA Opera's new digital production of Joseph Bologne’s The Anonymous Lover, presented in partnership with Marquee TV. LA Opera audiences receive 50% off an annual subscription to Marquee TV.
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Lyric Opera of Chicago
Watch "Sole e Amore" (Sun and Love), a concert of songs by Rossini, Donizetti, Bellini, Verdi, Puccini, and Mascagni performed by members of the Ryan Opera Center Ensemble. Curated and hosted by Music Director Designate Enrique Mazzola.
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Lyric Opera of Chicago
Watch a new film of Lyric's production of Pagliacci, starring Russell Thomas, Ailyn Pérez, Quinn Kelsey, Lucas Meachem, and Eric Ferring.
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Madison Opera
Watch the company's 2021 "Opera in the Park" concert featuring soprano Amanda Majeski, mezzo-soprano Rehanna Thelwell, tenor Andrew Stenson, and bass-baritone Kyle Ketelsen in a program of Mozart, Puccini, von Weber, Elgar, Dvořák, and more.
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MasterVoices
Watch a digital staging of Adam Guettel’s theatrical song cycle Myths and Hymns.
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Merola Opera Program
Watch Back Home: Through the Stage Door, a new digital production conceived and directed by David Paul that celebrates the joys of making music together, featuring the works Argento, Bellini, Floyd, Poulenc, Webern, Handel, Mozart, and others.
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Merola Opera Program
Watch "What the Heart Desires," a recital co-curated by mezzo-soprano Ronnita Miller (Merola ‘05) and tenor Nicholas Phan that explores the many things our hearts desire, featuring compositions by women and people of color.
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Minnesota Opera
Watch Edward Tulane Choral Suite, an animated digital production featuring music from Paola Prestini and Mark Campbell's Edward Tulane, which will be seen in a full production in a future season.
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Minnesota Opera
Watch MNiatures, a collection of new, short operas by artists from a variety of backgrounds.
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Music Academy of the West
Watch Mirrorflores, a cinematic opera produced and directed by Vocal Institute Creative Director James Darrah and featuring Academy fellows in the works of Rameau, Handel, Purcell, Monteverdi, and Gluck. Screenplay by Darrah and Raviv Ullman.
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Nashville Opera
Watch One Vote One, by composer Dave Ragland and librettist Mary McCallum. Directed by John Hoomes and Anthony Popolo. Starring Tamica Nicole, Jennifer Whitcomb-Oliva, and Brooke Leigh Davis.
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New Camerata Opera
Watch six educational and interactive children's opera videos based on the opera Party at the Opera, providing immersive, musical, and theatrical experiences for children ages 18 months to 5 years
On Demand
(through 5/5/22)
New York Festival of Song
Watch "Buenos Aires: Then and Now," a concert of works by Guastavino, Ginastera, López Buchardo, and Piazzolla featuring Nicoletta Berry, Raquel González, and others.
On Demand
(5/10/22 at 7:00 p.m EDT through 6/8/22)
New York Festival of Song
Watch "The Wider View: Songs by Black Composers," a concert featuring music by Hale Smith, Margaret Bonds, Adolphus C. Hailstork, H. Leslie Adams, and more, performed by Lucia Bradford, Jorell Williams, and others
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Opera Memphis
Watch The Magic (Mini) Flute / La Flautita Magica, 30-minute, family-friendly Magic Flute in both Spanish and English.
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Opera Philadelphia
Watch a new filmed production of David T. Little's Soldier Songs, directed by and starring baritone Johnathan McCullough. Available with a Season Pass ($99) or seven-day rental ($25).
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Opera Philadelphia
Watch Save the Boys, a new work by Tyshawn Sorey performed by countertenor John Holiday. Available with a Season Pass ($99), Digital Commissions Bundle ($25), or seven-day rental ($10).
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Opera Philadelphia
Watch the world premiere of Caroline Shaw's We Need to Talk, based on a poem by celebrated poet Anne Carson and starring soprano Ariadne Greif. Available with a Season Pass ($99), Digital Commissions Bundle ($25), or seven-day rental ($10).
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Opera Philadelphia
Watch the world premiere of Angélica Negrón’s The Island We Made, a digital commission featuring Sasha Velour in a film by Matthew Placek. Available with a Season Pass ($99), Digital Commissions Bundle ($25), or seven-day rental ($10).
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Opera Philadelphia
Watch Cycles of My Being starring Lawrence Brownlee. The song cycle, by Tyshawn Sorey, Terrance Hayes, and Brownlee, centers on what it means to be a Black man living in America today. Included in $99 season pass, or rent for $20.
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Opera Philadelphia
Watch The Drama of Tosca, a concert film that captures a live performance from May 2021, starring Ana María Martínez, Brian Jagde, and Quinn Kelsey. Available with a Season Pass ($99) or seven-day rental ($20).
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Opera Philadelphia
Watch Organ Stops, featuring the Opera Philadelphia Chorus performing traditional and new music in three Philadelphia churches. The program pairs traditional opera choruses from Verdi’s Macbeth and Wagner’s Tannhäuser with several newer works composed specifically for chorus and organ by contemporary composers Hannah Kendall, Melissa Dunphy, Marcus DeLoach, and David Hurd.
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Opera Philadelphia
Watch a new film of La voix humaine starring Patricia Racette and directed by James Darrah. Available with a Channel Season Pass for $99 or as a rental for $20.
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Opera Philadelphia
Watch TakTakShoo, a new digital production by composer Rene Orth, librettist Kanika Ambrose, and director/choreographer Jeffrey Page, inspired by the poems of St. Augustine. Starring mezzo-soprano Kristen Choi. Tickets are $10, or available with an annual Channel Pass ($99).
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Opera Philadelphia
Watch the company's production of The Marriage of Figaro starring Ying Fang and Brandon Cedel. Available with a Channel Season Pass for $99 or as a rental for $20.
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Opera San José and Los Angeles Opera
Watch "Celebrating Latina Composers," a recital honoring the invaluable contributions Latina composers have made to the world of classical music. Curated by LAO Artist in Residence Russell Thomas and featuring OSJ Resident Company members.
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Pacific Opera Victoria
Watch Inside Opera Online, a series of chats with Robert Holliston about everything opera-related.
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Pacific Opera Victoria
Watch Music Alive, a program that allows audiences to witness the transformation from singer to creator as Pacific Opera’s resident citizen artists are mentored by industry professionals from across Canada, culminating in eight Music Alive video recitals.
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San Francisco Opera
Watch In Song, a series of 8- to 10-minute video portraits featuring San Francisco Opera artists who draw us into their distinctive spheres through song and stories.
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San Francisco Opera
Watch the Atrium Sessions, a series showcasing Bay Area artists like soprano Rhoslyn Jones, mezzo-soprano Laura Krumm, baritones Edward Nelson and Efraín Solís, and bass-baritone Michael Sumuel, who bring to life miniature masterpieces by a wide range of composers.
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Skylight Music Theatre
Watch Skylight's first virtual, full-length musical, Being Earnest by Paul Gordon and Jay Gruska. Rent for $4.99 or purchase for $19.99.
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St. Petersburg Opera
Watch productions of Gianni Schicchi (2019), The Merry Widow (2019), La bohème (2016), Samson et Dalila (2012), and Ariadne auf Naxos (2013). Available with a Couples Digital Pass ($35) or Individual Digital Ticket ($20).
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Valley Opera and Performing Arts
Watch a new digital production of Suor Angelica with full orchestra, starring Shira Renee Thomas in the title role.
On Demand
(through 4/30/22)
Victory Hall Opera
Watch the world premiere of the chamber opera Fat Pig, based on the play by Neil LaBute, with music by Matt Boehler and libretto/direction by Miriam Gordon-Stewart. Starring Tracy Cox, Troy Cook, Sarah Wolfson, and Will Ferguson. Tickets are $10.
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Arizona Opera
Listen to Behind the Scenes!, a podcast hosted by Cassie Robel, director of education and community outreach, and Kathleen Trott, costume shop manager. They delve into all of the departments and people who work to create the operas you know and enjoy.
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Canadian Opera Company
Listen to Key Change: A COC Podcast, offering fresh takes on all things opera. The podcast is co-hosted by classical singer and culture critic Robyn Grant-Moran (a member of the COC’s Indigenous Circle of Artists) alongside Julie McIsaac, lead curator of COC's Opera Everywhere.
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JEJ Artists
Listen to Melanated Moments in Classical Music, a podcast co-hosted by soprano Angela Brown and music sociologist Joshua Thompson that spotlights musical works composed by, for, and about Black people.
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Pacific Opera Victoria
Listen to Listening Party Podcast, in which Rebecca Hass and guests share their favorite stories about the role music plays in the lives of the company's artists, creative team, and collaborators.
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Pittsburgh Festival Opera
Listen to UNSTAGED: Opera from Every Angle, a new podcast highlighting the work of staff, performers, musicians, filmmakers, and more. Co-hosted by Christopher Powell, executive director, and Marianne Cornetti, artistic director.
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Vancouver Opera
Listen to Vancouver Opera Offstage, a continuing series of audio podcasts in which the company's chorus director, Les Dala, chats with opera experts, artists, opera staff. and others to explore the world of opera on and off the stage.