Tag: Centre Stage 2014

Charles Sy Captures Hearts of Audience and Jury

Posted on by Cynthia Cheng Mintz

This year’s Centre Stage competition, which was held this past Tuesday at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts was another great success, with tenor Charles Sy winning both first place and the audiences’ choice award, making his prize worth a grand total of $6,500 ($5,000 for first place and another $1,500 for the […]

Centre Stage Finalists Dress/Suit Fittings!

Posted on by Cynthia Cheng Mintz

Centre Stage, the annual competition for cash and places in the Canadian Opera Company’s prestigious Ensemble Studio will be held tonight, November 25, 2014.  Seven finalists, all dressed to the nines, will be competing for spots and last Friday, I had the wonderful opportunity to observe the pieces that the finalists tried on (you may […]