Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s adored lyric opera Eugene Onegin is one of the undisputed romantic masterpieces of the canon, beloved for its passionate score and simple yet achingly tragic storyline. The tale of a dashing aristocrat driven to remorse—first, for the ill-conceived duel that kills his best friend, and later for his rejection of the young woman who loves him—Eugene Onegin is once again brought to life on our stage in Robert Carsen’s globally acclaimed production, last seen at the COC in 2018.

Read on to discover 5 Things To Know about this timeless meditation on friendship, love, fate, and regret—and join us at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts when Eugene Onegin arrives in May 2025!

Alban Berg’s unrelenting account of one man’s descent into madness brought forth a new musical language that captured the hopelessness, absurdity, and cruelty of a broken world. The story of a hapless soldier despised and exploited by his superiors, betrayed in love, and ultimately driven to murder, Wozzeck was the first opera by the Austrian composer and remains one of the most famous examples of 20th-century musical modernism. 

Experience Berg’s masterful tragedy when it arrives in a bold new production from William Kentridge at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts next spring!

Our first-ever co-commission with Opéra de Montréal, La Reine-garçon tells the incredible story of Queen Christine of Sweden, who was raised as a boy by her father and came of age during a period of intense social, religious, and political change. 

This exciting new chapter in Canadian operatic storytelling opens at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts next winter. Read on for 5 Things To Know about La Reine-garçon before joining us there!