BOX OFFICE MANAGER – Temporary Contract Tapestry Opera is seeking a Box Office Manager for our upcoming production of Oksana G at the Imperial Oil Opera Theatre from May 24-30, 2017. Details: [...]
Dark Star Requiem by Andrew Staniland and Jill Battson has been nominated for TWO JUNO Awards! Produced by Tapestry in the 2010 Luminato Festival, it is up for Classical Album of the Year: Vocal [...]
Tapestry Opera is pleased to announce that Ukrainian-Canadian soprano Natalya Gennadi will sing the title role of Oksana G., an upcoming world premiere by composer Aaron Gervais and librettist [...]
Songbook VII is fast approaching and we need your help!
We're looking for volunteers for next week's Songbook VII (Feb. 23 & 24). All volunteers get free admission to the performances, as well [...]
Natalya Gennadi’s portrayal of Oksana is strong, while showcasing a nuanced blend of the character’s optimism and resilience. Gennadi displays dazzling vocals. Adam Fisher as Father Alexander [...]
It is a tribute to the artistry of the performers of Oksana G., the new opera from Toronto’s Tapestry Opera, that the vividness and explicit action of the opera never overwhelms the heart of the [...]
Ten years in the making and featuring a cast of 56 that sings in four languages, the ambitious opera Oksana G. makes its world premiere. Starring the Ukrainian-Canadian soprano Natalya Gennadi, [...]
It's a story that is current, and likely closer to home than many Canadian audiences may realize. For Gennadi, Oksana G. is "Canadian, and it's Ukrainian. It's human."
"It's a great piece of opera."
Canadian opera lovers, especially those of Ukrainian background, are about to get treated to something truly special: a new opera based on a real contemporary issue. Moreover, the opera’s first [...]
From early days Gervais developed an “in-depth dramaturgic back-and-forth” with Murphy that made it easier for him to understand the characters and write them in music. “The relationship with the [...]
It’s hard to imagine a role more tailor-made for Natalya Gennadi, a lyric soprano who immigrated to Canada from Ukraine eleven years ago, than Oksana G. The opera is sung in various languages – [...]
It’s a very ambitious role for me and the music can be challenging. Usually I prefer the role to settle in before I start rehearsals, but the Tapestry team has been so helpful and supportive – [...]
Since Oksana G. will be the largest production Tapestry has presented since Chan Ka Nin’s Iron Road in 2001, I spoke with Tapestry Opera artistic director Michael Mori in April about how the work [...]
