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Upcoming Events

Audition for the 2012 Summer Festival

Online Applications are now being accepted for the 2012 Opera on the Avalon Summer Music Festival. Auditions will take place across North America in October and November of 2011. Festival repertoire for 2012 includes Puccini's Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi.

Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi

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World renowned director Robert Herriot and conductor Judith Yan come together for this production of Puccini's Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi.

Applications now being accepted for the North American audition tour in October and November 2011.

2012 Masked Ball

Stay tuned for exciting details about our 2012 masked ball in aid of Opera on the Avalon.

Recent News

Opera on the Avalon’s Set & Costume and Lighting Designers Take 3rd Place in European Opera-Directing Prize

The team of Canadian director Joel Ivany, set and costume designer, Camellia Koo and lighting designer Jason Hand won 3rd prize in the European Opera-Directing Prize in Wiesbaden, Germany earlier this month.

Faculty Artist Spotlight

Kevin Mallon, conductor: Dido and Aeneas

Kevin-Mallon Kevin Mallon and Toronto based Aradia Ensemble join Opera on the Avalon for Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, performed on period instruments in the Baroque style.