From summer camps, intensives, and masterclasses to opera dress rehearsal outings, performances with Soundstreams, the Canadian Opera Company, and other community partners—this past season was packed with activity and impact. Our five 10-week Opera Kids Onstage programs brought opera creation to three underserved schools in Toronto. We presented two winter concerts and three productions: Dido & Aeneas, Mulligan’s Toy Shoppe, and The Monkiest King.
Altogether, the 2024–25 season offered over 750 hours of instruction and performance opportunities to more than 270 young people aged 4 to 19, and reached audiences of over 1,900 children and families.
Our PC choristers in rehearsal with Music Director & Conductor of the Principal Chorus, Teri Dunn, at PC Camp.
Four of our PC choristers getting ready for an early morning dip in the water at PC Camp.
Our YAS choristers at our YAS Retreat Camp.
Our YAS choristers in an atelier workshop.
Our YAS choristers rehearsing for our winter concert with our Head of Drama & Co-Director of YAS, Chelsea Woolley.
Our IC choristers performing at our winter concert.
Our PC choristers performing at our winter concert.
Our YAS choristers performing at our production of Dido & Aeneas at the Nancy & Ed Jackman Performance Centre.
Our YAS choristers performing at our production of Dido & Aeneas at the Nancy & Ed Jackman Performance Centre.
Our Junior Division choristers rehearsing for our production of Mulligan’s Toy Shoppe with our Head of Drama, Chelsea Woolley.
Our Junior Division choristers performing at our production of Mulligan’s Toy Shoppe.
Our Junior Division choristers performing at our production of Mulligan’s Toy Shoppe.
Our choristers rehearsing for The Monkiest King alongside the Director of the production, William Yong.
Our PC & YAS choristers after performing content from The Monkiest King at the COC’s Free Concert Series in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts.
Our choristers performing at our production of The Monkiest King at Harbourfront Centre Theatre.
Our choristers performing at our production of The Monkiest King at Harbourfront Centre Theatre.