Tapestry Opera

Tapestry Opera
Map
Address9 Trinity Street, Studio 316, Distillery District
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Opened1979
Website
tapestryopera.com

Tapestry Opera is a Canadian opera company located in Toronto, Ontario. According to its website, it is "the only Canadian company solely dedicated to the creation and performance of original Canadian opera". To date, the company has produced 18 full-length world premieres and 160 world premieres of opera shorts. It has been nominated for 61 Dora Mavor Moore Awards and won 20.[1] It is Canada's largest producer of contemporary opera.

The opera was founded in 1979 by Wayne Strongman, who was the company's Artistic Director until 2013, when he resigned after a period of internal strife.[2] He was replaced by Michael Hidetoshi Mori, who is the current Artistic and General Director.[3] In 2009, Strongman was appointed to the Order of Canada for his contribution to Canadian culture.[4]

  1. ^ "Tapestry Opera, About Us". tapestryopera.com. Tapestry Opera. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  2. ^ Terauds, John (20 September 2013). "Tapestry Opera founding artistic director Wayne Strongman departs...Sept 3013". ludwig-van.com. Ludwig Van Toronto. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Tapestry Opera". Tapestry Opera. Retrieved 2019-08-13.
  4. ^ "Order of Canada - Appointments". Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2010-06-10.