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Infuse yourself with amazing musical storytelling and
an incredibly good time.

The Centre for Opera Studies & Appreciation (COSA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to training Canada's opera students and emerging professionals with necessary experiences, while creating and drawing new audiences to the art form. Open to both professional and amateur opera performers who possess talent and an enthusiastic commitment to opera, COSA Canada is uncompromising in its pursueit f

o the highest degree of training excellence through:
•Fully staged and productions with orchestra
•Opera premieres
•Operas in concert
•Masterclasses
•Educational events
•Opera-based social events

05/02/2026

LOOK WHO’S SINGING! (Ft. 7 AAW debuts!) ⭐️🎵 It’s your friend, your colleague, your cousin, and your classmate from high school. Who knew? It’s nostalgia, excitement, escape, with a post-concert reception!

Arias After Work! features open source entertainment for vocalists with day jobs. They love it, and so do our audiences. Make yourself at home! ♥️

📍 Arias After Work! Vol. 6
🗓️ Saturday, June 13 | 7:30 PM
📌 College Street United Church
🎟️ $25-35

04/09/2026

LOOK WHO’S SINGING! Singers NEW and Singers FAMILIAR! ⭐️🎵 It’s your friend, your colleague, your cousin, and your classmate from high school. Who knew? It’s nostalgia, excitement, escape, with a post-concert reception!

Arias After Work! features open source entertainment for vocalists with day jobs. They love it, and so do our audiences. Make yourself at home! ♥️

📍 Arias After Work! Vol. 5
🗓️ Saturday, April 25 | 7:30 PM
📌 College Street United Church
🎟️ $35

02/23/2026

A NEW START! St. Anne’s Anglican Church and the Anglican Foundation of Canada generously hosted COSA’s Third Annual Festival of Choirs with COSA Solo Artists. “New Beginnings” made for a magnetizing theme after the arson that destroyed St. Anne’s Church Building, and gathered us together to begin again in New Year celebrations. The solo artists were soprano Joanna Li, tenors Frank Yu, Curtis Zhang, and collaborative pianist Helen Becqué. The participating groups were St. Anne’s Anglican Church Choir (Hyejin Kwon), The University of Toronto Allegro Student Choir (Dir. Frank Yu, Pianists Bingbing Li, Jeffery Lo), The Chinese Canadian Choir of Toronto (Dir. Luyao Xu, Vivian Ho), and St. Timothy’s Presbyterian Church Percussion Ensemble. Many Thanks to Rev. Hannah Johnston, St. Anne’s Music Director Hyejin Kwon, and St. Anne’s Treasurer David Garde. It was a poignant gathering - and a hugely positive one, as boldly, we all move ahead.

02/20/2026

Ester (1774) : A Purim Oratorio

Immerse yourself in personal affirmation and a hero’s love! The Centre Of Singing Arts [CŌSA] and the Kiever Synagogue present the Canadian premiere of the lost 1774 oratorio rediscovered in 1997!

02/16/2026

CREATING BOLDLY! What a FEAST of an experience! This “Don Giovanni” was a model of immersive magnificence that bonded us all in something superbly meaningful. We forged professional, commercial, educational, and community energies into a hugely successful artistic triumph.

Photography by Sam Moffatt .moff
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02/07/2026

DON GIOVANNI! Sold-Out at the Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre. James Kahane, conductor; Melissa Bencic, stage director and co-producer. What an exciting arrival point in COSA's ten years with the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra! All photo credits: Sam Moffatt. .org, ,

01/31/2026

It’s a MATCH! COSA & the HPO. Together since 2016. COSA is “A Great Escape. For Everyone. Every Time.”

01/18/2026

CELESTE THORDARSON! The Centre Of Singing Arts [CŌSA] is grateful to Celeste Thordarson for her skillful excellence across multiple roles in our vibrant organization. In addition to her singing prowess in such productions as HMS Pinafore, Endymion’s Dream and other [CŌSA] productions during the pandemic, Celeste then distinguished herself in successfully taking on the role of our Administrative Associate before further thriving as our Office Manager.

We are tremendously grateful for Celeste’s excellent work and contributions to [CŌSA]. We wish her every success as she departs to take on new adventures and further exciting times! Thank you, Celeste!!!

01/16/2026

DELICIOUS DINNER and DELIGHT! COSA is thrilled to present the Toronto Baroque Players in “Everything Olde Is New Again,” as the next exciting event in its Early Music Magic series. This “Dinner & Concert Combo” ($42) is yours by registering at [email protected], or by calling Carolyn Fox at 416-597-0223 Extension 2.

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333 Bloor St West
Toronto, ON
M5S 1W7

Website

http://www.cosacanada.org/

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