The COC Ensemble Studio Competition

Ensemble Studio Competition

The finalists have been announced! For more information, including finalists' photos and bios, click here.

Since its inception in 1980, the auditions for the COC Ensemble Studio have always taken place behind closed doors. This year, for the first time in COC history, the finalists will compete in front of a public audience and a panel of judges at the inaugural COC Ensemble Studio Competition on Nov. 28, 2011 at 5:30 p.m. in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. We invite you to watch as these talented young Canadian artists vie for coveted positions in the 2012/2013 Ensemble Studio and for cash prizes totaling over $10,000.

Tickets are only $30.
Limited number available.

Buy yours now!

Call COC Ticket Services at 416-363-8231 to join the ticket wait list.


Jacqueline Woodley as Papagena and Adrian Kramer as Papageno in the COC Ensemble Studio performance of The Magic Flute. Photo credit: Michael Cooper © 2011



Missed Your Chance?


Buy tickets to the Ensemble Studio performance of Semele to catch a first glimpse at the rising stars of the opera world on Wednesday, May 23, 2012!

The COC Ensemble Studio Competition is presented in part by RBC Foundation and the Hal Jackman Foundation.