Centre Stage

The COC Ensemble Studio Competition highlights the finest young talent from across the country. The audience at the vocal competition will hear artists following in the footsteps of such renowned Ensemble Studio graduates as Ben Heppner, Isabel Bayrakdarian, and Wendy Nielsen, among others.

The live audition process sees COC artistic staff travel to Vancouver, Montreal, Toronto and New York to audition hopeful singers.  Following a callback audition, the finalists are selected to perform at the Ensemble Studio Competition.

At its heart, Centre Stage is about community-oriented philanthropy, with 100% of proceeds going towards supporting the COC’s Ensemble Studio. These young artists undertake an intense training regimen that includes hundreds of hours of vocal coaching, acting classes, language and diction training, as well as body movement and fitness instruction.

Learn more about the Ensemble Studio and its current members.

5:30 p.m.

Cocktail Reception with open bar & hors d’oeuvres 

6:30 p.m.

Ensemble Studio Competition

Subscribers enjoy early access to tickets as of February 4, 2019.  Sale for the general public opens August 26, 2019.  Opera Under 30 tickets on sale September 3, 2019.

Experience the unmistakable glamour of Toronto’s premier cultural gala.  Following the Ensemble Studio Competition, join us on the stage of R. Fraser Elliott Hall for an exclusive dining experience and special performance.

5:30 p.m.

Cocktail Reception 

6:30 p.m. 

Ensemble Studio Competition 

Dinner on stage to follow 

Dinner styled by Executive Chef David Lee 

Featuring a special dinner performance 

Black Tie Requested

$1,500 per ticket   |   $15,000 per table

For more information about the event or to purchase tickets to the Gala Dinner, please contact 416-363-5801 or CentreStageGala@coc.ca.