by Nina | Mar 27, 2020 | General
Dear Artist:I want to update our plans for the 2020 Halifax Summer Opera Festival in light of the ever-changing conditions surrounding COVID-19.Other local arts organizations have been cancelling events up to the end of April or May. Because of the unprecedented...
by Nina | Dec 2, 2019 | General
Handel’s Alcina, 2019 The first round of Halifax auditions for the 16th annual Halifax Summer Opera Festival will be held on Saturday December 7 at the Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts.Please review the How to Apply page then fill in the Application...
by Bodhi Anders | Jul 21, 2019 | 2019 Festival, General
Women Composers of Opera: July 24, 7:00pm at the Halifax Central Library This lecture-recital by Dr. Jane Gordon and Nicholas Gilmore will feature arias and ensembles performed by participants of the 15th annual Halifax Summer Opera Festival. Join us on Wednesday,...
by Bodhi Anders | Jul 19, 2019 | 2019 Festival, Featured performers, General
Laurel Coddington Born in California, Coddington is a mezzo-soprano who has had a very musical upbringing. Both her grandparents are professional musicians, and she went into her first opera in the fourth grade! This year, she joins HSOF as Bradamande in Alcina. Find...
by Bodhi Anders | Jul 19, 2019 | 2019 Festival, Featured performers, General
Sevan Kochkarian Kochkarian is an Armenian soprano who got her entrance into music when her mother and grandmother sang classics from the likes of Phantom of the Opera and Les Miserables to her. This year, she is teaming up with HSOF as both Morgana and Alcina...
by Bodhi Anders | Jul 17, 2019 | 2019 Festival, Featured performers, General
Rhian Merritt Originally from England, Merritt has been involved in choral community right here in Nova Scotia, and has loved every minute of it! This year, she joins HSOF as a soprano playing two roles: Second Spirit in The Magic Flute and Chorus in The Tales of...
