WE'RE BACK ONSTAGE FOR 2010 - 2011!!

Real. Live. Opera.

Ottawa Pocket Opera / Opéra de poche d'Ottawa is a non-profit cooperative association designed to make opera more accessible to the general public and to provide performance opportunities for both established local professionals and developing young performers in and from the region. Producing one-act operas and reductions of full-length operas on a condensed scale with excellent singers and affordable ticket prices, one of our main goals is to bring opera to audiences in the region who might not otherwise be exposed to it, in the hope of helping to increase appreciation for our art and its place in our society. We hope you will come and experience the joy of live opera with us!

David MacAdam
General & Artistic Director

Special Announcements - OTTAWA POCKET OPERA IS BACK ONSTAGE FOR 2010-2011! TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

We are thrilled to announce that Ottawa Pocket Opera is still in business, thanks in large part to a generous grant from the City of Ottawa. After taking a one-season hiatus owing to the recent recession, we are more committed than ever to continuing to promote affordable opera performances of the highest calibre to the National Capital Region.

On March 11 & 12, 2011, at St. Matthias Anglican Church, 555 Parkdale Ave., we will present a double-bill of one-act operas featuring Gian Carlo Menotti's delightful story of communication leading to a failure to communicate, The Telephone, and George Philipp Telemann's comic charmer The Canary Cantata. The Telephone will feature the return from New York City of OPO regular Nadia Petrella along with the OPO début of baritone Mark Gough. whom many in our audience may recognize from his local appearances with Opera Lyra Ottawa and Pellegrini Opera. Also on the program: Antonio Salieri's Little Harlequinade and staged arias & duets. Come join us for an evening of comedy and beautiful music!

Following on the heels of our March production, on June 10 & 11, 2011 we will present another double-bill of one-act operas featuring Leoncavallo's masterpiece I pagliacci, in Italian with projected titles - a first for Ottawa Pocket Opera. While we remain committed to presenting operas in the vernacular languages of English or French, we would like to explore the option of being able to occasionally present works in their original language. The evening will begin with Mozart's precocious pastoral opera Bastien and Bastienne, composed when he was only twelve years old. Watch this space for details of casting as they become available!

In June 2010 General & Artistic Director David MacAdam returned to Western New York State to direct the critically acclaimed Nickel City Opera production of Verdi's Rigoletto featuring a cast of renowned artists including Heather Buck as "Gilda", Eric Fennel as "The Duke", and John Packard in the title role.Read the review here: "Magnificent Rigoletto proves Nickel City Opera is for real".

Read about the achievements of two of our regular artists in the Nickel City Opera production of The Barber of Seville. Buffalo News critic Mary Kunz Goldman wrote "As Rosina, Nadia Petrella is world class - beautiful and funny", and "A special bravo to Christopher Mallory, who made Don Bartolo a delight to watch and hear".The complete Buffalo News review of the production is available at "Barber Of Seville deserving of accolades".