Ronin Furdyk, a 10-year-old Calgarian known for his drawings of classical composers (featured on George Stroumboulopoulos's blog), joined us this Christmas for a backstage tour. We recently caught up with him at the open rehearsal [...]
The Splendour of China: The story of the “Butterfly Lovers” Q: You’ve mentioned the Butterfly Lovers is a very romantic story. What happens? Michael Hope (MH): It’s pretty hot stuff. Here’s the gist of it: - [...]
CPO Viola Player Arthur Bachmann was asked by the Calgary Opera to tell the stories of recent immigrants to Calgary in opera form. Learn how his opera earned him a nomination for the Community Beacon [...]
Beethoven Week at the CPO is not only a celebration of Beethoven (and those he admired and inspired), but of our talented CPO musicians. We chatted with two of our Beethoven Week soloists Adam [...]
The CPO'S Year in Review With another year approaching, staff at the CPO thought it would be fun to take a look back at 2013. The Orchestra kept incredibly busy in the last year, and [...]
This season at the CPO, you'll hear the fifth symphonies of famous composers. To learn more about it, we had a Q&A with our Artistic Director Heather Slater. 1. Why “Five Famous Fifths?” What are [...]
You've probably heard of “Handel’s Messiah,” especially the “Hallelujah” chorus, but where did it come from? We chatted with our Resident Conductor Adam Johnson to get the scoop. Hear it live at our Handel’s [...]
Courtesy of our Bass Player Matthew Heller Earlier this fall, I studied Beethoven's piano sonatas with Jonathan Biss, one of the most electrifying pianists working today. Over five weeks, we discussed their dramatic shifts in [...]
Courtesy of our bass player Matt Heller The CPO's Italian Festival has a little something for everyone: film lovers, opera buffs, Vivaldi addicts... But the concert I'm most looking forward to is Saturday's performance [...]
Courtesy of our trumpet Player Adam Zinatelli In the spirit of the CPO's Festival Italiano, here's my recipe for a tomato sauce that would make my grandmother proud. All I can say about this [...]