Centre Stage

A Night of Voices

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

6:30 p.m.
Ensemble Studio Competition

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A Night at the Opera

Join us for an intimate black-tie dinner on the stage of R. Fraser Elliott Hall featuring a special performance. The uniqueness of the gala evening is further highlighted by the rare opportunity to enjoy the onsite catering stylings of critically acclaimed Nota Bene Executive Chef David Lee.

5:30 p.m.
Cocktail Reception

6:30 p.m.
Ensemble Studio Competition

Dinner on stage to follow
Dinner styled by Nota Bene Executive Chef David Lee
Featuring a special dinner performance

Tickets to the Centre Stage Gala start at $1,500. For more information about the event and how to purchase tickets to the Gala Dinner, please CentreStageGala@coc.ca or call 416-363-5801.