since 1984

Production History

Opera Lyra Ottawa is a not for profit organization with the mandate to produce and present opera productions in the National Capital Region of the highest quality and to promote opera as an art form, making it accessible to as large a segment of the population as possible through community outreach and education. The company began in 1984 and has grown into one of the largest independent arts organizations in the National Capital region.

Select a season:

2008 - 2009
2007 - 2008 1999 - 2000 1991 - 1992
2006 - 2007 1998 - 1999 1990 - 1991
2005 - 2006 1997 - 1998 1989 - 1990
2004 - 2005 1996 - 1997 1988 - 1989
2003 - 2004 1995 - 1996 1987 - 1988
2002 - 2003 1994 - 1995 1986 - 1987
2001 - 2002 1993 - 1994 1985 - 1986
2000 - 2001 1992 - 1993 1984 - 1985
2008-2009
April 2009 Eugene Onegin
- Tchaikovsky		 NAC Southam Hall
February 2009 Black and White Opera Soiree NAC Southam Hall
December 2008 Cinderella
- Rossini and Massenet		 NAC 4th Stage
October 2008 Hamlet by Thomas
- Opera in Concert		 Dominion-Chalmers
September 2008 Le Nozze di Figaro
- Mozart		 NAC Southam Hall

 
2007-2008
March 2008 La Traviata
- Verdi		 NAC Southam Hall
February 2008 Black and White Opera Soiree NAC Southam Hall
December 2007 The Brothers Grimm
- Seymour		 NAC 4th Stage
November 2007 Don Giovanni
- Mozart		 NAC Southam Hall
September 2007 Mignon by Thomas
- Opera in Concert		 Dominion-Chalmers
2006-2007
March/April 2007 Otello
- Verdi		 NAC Southam Hall
February 2007 Black and White Opera Soiree NAC Southam Hall
December 2006 Little Red Riding Hood
- Seymour		 NAC 4th Stage
November 2006 Simply Opera
- Concert		 Dominion-Chalmers
September 2006 Barber of Seville
- Rossini		 NAC Southam Hall
2005-2006
April 2006 Falstaff
- Verdi		 NAC Southam Hall
February 2006 Black and White Opera Soiree NAC Southam Hall
December 2005 Hansel and Gretel
- Humperdink		 NAC 4th Stage
November 2005 Resounding Chorus
-Concert		 Dominion-Chalmers
September 2005 Roméo et Juliette
- Gounod		 NAC Southam Hall
2004-2005
April 2005 Les Contes d'Hoffman
- Offenbach		 NAC Southam Hall
February 2005 Black and White Opera Soiree NAC Southam Hall
January 2005 The Old Maid & the Theif/The Telephone
- Menotti		 Centrepointe Theatre
September 2004 Madama Butterfly
- Puccini		 NAC Southam Hall
2003-2004
March 2004 Rigoletto
- Verdi		 NAC Southam Hall
February 2004 Black and White Opera Soiree NAC Southam Hall
December 2003 Zeus and the Pamplemouse
* OLO / Edmonton Opera Co-production
- Cavanagh		 Taberet Hall
September 2003 Don Pasquale
- Donizetti		 NAC Southam Hall
2002-2003
April 2003 Un Ballo in Maschera NAC Southam Hall
February 2003 Black and White Opera Soiree NAC Southam Hall
January 2003 Opera Appetizer
- Concert		 Centrepointe Theatre
October 2002 Carmen
- Bizet		 NAC Southam Hall
2001-2002
September 2002 Masse de Requiem
- Verdi		 NAC Southam Hall
April 2002 La Bohème
- Puccini		 NAC Southam Hall
February 2002 Black and White Opera Soiree NAC Southam Hall
December 2001 Gisela in her Bathtub
- Weisensel
&
The Magic Flute (excerpts)
- Mozart		 Taberet Hall
November 2001 Extraordinary Opera Choruses
- Concert		 Taberet Hall
October 2001 Salomé
- Strauss		 NAC Southam Hall
2000-2001
April 2001 Il Trovatore
- Verdi		 NAC Southam Hall
February 2001 Black and White Opera Soiree NAC Southam Hall
December 2000 Cinderella
- Rossini (adaptation Janet Irwin)		 Taberet Hall
September 2000 La Fille du Regiment NAC Southam Hall
1999-2000
March/April 2000 La Traviata
- Verdi		 NAC Southam Hall
February 2000 Black and White Opera Soiree NAC Southam Hall
December 1999 Hansel and Gretel
- Humperdink		 Taberet Hall
September 1999 The Pearl Fishers
- Bizet		 NAC Southam Hall
1998-1999
April 1999 Tosca
- Puccini		 NAC Opera
February 1999 Black and White Opera Soiree NAC Opera
October 1998 The Magic Flute
- Mozart		 NAC Opera
1997-1998
March 1998 The Barber of Seville
- Rossini		 NAC Opera
February 1998 The Merry Widow in Concert
- Léhar		 NAC Opera
October 1997 Aida
- Verdi		 NAC Opera
1996-1997
July 1997 Gianni
- Gellman		 NAC Theatre
March 1997 Die Fledermaus
- Strauss Jr.		 NAC Opera
February 1997 Opera R.S.V.P.
- Concert		 NAC Opera
September 1996 Faust
- Gounod		 NAC Opera
1995-1996
March 1996 Madama Butterfly
- Puccini		 NAC Opera
September 1995 Le Nozze di Figaro
- Mozart		 NAC Opera
1994-1995
April 1995 La Bohème
- Puccini		 NAC Opera
September 1994 Rigoletto
- Verdi		 NAC Opera
1993-1994
April 1994 Tosca
- Puccini		 NAC Opera
September 1993 Lucia di Lammermoor
- Donizetti		 NAC Opera
1992-1993
March 1993 La Traviata
- Verdi		 NAC Opera
September 1992 La Cenerentola
- Rossini		 NAC Theatre
1991-1992
January 1992 Opera R.S.V.P.
- Concert		 NAC Opera
December 1991 Amahl and the Night Visitors
- Menotti		 Museum of Civilization and Centrepointe Theatre
September 1991 The Magic Flute
- Mozart		 NAC Theatre
1990-1991
November / December 1990 Amahl and the Night Visitors
- Menotti		 Museum of Nature
November 1990 Canadian Opera Treasures: A Gala of two centuries of Canadian Opera Museum of Civilization
September 1990 Madama Butterfly
- Puccini		 NAC Theatre
1989-1990
January 1990 An Evening with Wagner Chateau Laurier Drawing Room
January 1990 Classical Caberet Brunch Chateau Laurier Drawing Room
November 1989 Rendez-vous Russe Chateau Laurier Drawing Room
September 1989 Carmen
- Bizet		 NAC Theatre
1988-1989
May 1989 Sondheim, Webber & Co.
- Steven Sondheim, Adrew Lloyd Webber		 Chateau Laurier Drawing Room
March 1989 Viva Verdi
- Concert		 Chateau Laurier Drawing Room
February 1989 Romance à la française Chateau Laurier Drawing Room
November 1988 An Evening of Kurt Weill Chateau Laurier Drawing Room
October 1988 Classical Caberet Brinch Chateau Laurier Drawing Room
September 1988 La Bohème
- Puccini		 NAC Theatre
Grand Theatre Kingston
1987-1988
April 1988 Rossini Soiree Musicale Chateau Laurier Drawing Room
February 1988 Mostly Mozart Chateau Laurier Drawing Room
January 1988 The Gypsy Baron in concert
- Strauss Jr.		 Ottawa Technical School
November 1987 An Evening of Richard Strauss Chateau Laurier Drawing Room
September 1987 The Elixir of Love
- Donizetti		 NAC Theatre
1986-1987
May 1987 Werther in concert
- Massenet		 Ottawa Technical School
September 1986 The Barber of Seville
- Rossini		 NAC Theatre
1985-1986
March 1986 Anna Russell  
November 1985 Cosi fan tutti
- Mozart		 Alumni Theatre, Carlton University
1984-1985
June 1985 The Master's House
- Burg
Original Work		 York Street Theatre
October 1984 Pimpinone
- Telemann		 York Street Theatre
February 1984 The Impressario
- Mozart		 York Street Theatre