Each season, Calgary Opera’s Emerging Artist Development Program provides up to eight young singers with the opportunity to study and perform under a highly prestigious professional staff of teachers and performers.

The program is intended to benefit Canadian singers who have completed pre-professional training at an opera program. It will serve as a bridge between academic programs and the professional world of opera, offering the experience and practical skills necessary to succeed as a self-employed professional in a highly competitive international environment.

ASCENDING VOICES For our January 30th offering the Calgary Opera’s young and vibrant Emerging Artists scale the artistic heights with a program of stirring arias and inspiring ensembles by favourite composers such Bizet, Puccini, Verdi, and (celebrating his birthday on January 27) W.A. Mozart.  You’ll also hear excerpts from contemporary works, LITTLE WOMEN by Mark Adamo and Calgary Opera’s upcoming Canadian premiere of the epic EVEREST by Joby Talbot and Gene Scheer.