THE BARBER OF SEVILLE opens next week! Step inside the rehearsal room and see the playful, irreverent comedy everyone’s buzzing about. Expect all the whimsy and wit of the circus, madcap costumes, and outsized sets. Performances are already beginning to sell out! Best availability: Tuesday, February 10 and Thursday, February 12. coc.ca/Barber | Canadian Opera Company

Feb 5 Toronto - Canadian Opera Company / Four Seasons Performing Arts Centre. Noon. With Calvin Beale, Micheal Shand, Ahmed Mitchel. | Kellylee Evans

Have you ever wondered what it takes to load in two operas? Before we can bring you our world class productions, our incredible crew unloads multiple trucks of sets and props, builds towering scenery onstage, touches up paint, adjusts lights, and fine tunes every detail to bring these productions to life. Have a look at this fascinating process, and then join us for our winter productions of RIGOLETTO and THE BARBER OF SEVILLE! coc.ca/tickets | Canadian Opera Company

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Our props department has been hard at work bringing the colourful guitars of THE BARBER OF SEVILLE back to life! Senior Prop Builder Shara-Lee Miller takes us behind the scenes to show the care and craftsmanship going into this full production refresh. THE BARBER OF SEVILLE is selling out fast! Grab your tickets before they're gone: coc.ca/Barber | Canadian Opera Company