Canadian Opera Company

Go to the Toronto Comic Arts Festival, see a Simpsons-inspired play and eight other things to do this week

See a play in an abandoned high school, bid farewell to Dame Edna and seven other things to do this week

Five things to do in Toronto on the weekend of April 11–13

The Canadian Opera Company’s 2014 season is heavy on international talent, and Atom Egoyan

Best of Fall 2013: six Toronto concerts that are totally worth the lineup

Luminato 2013 guide: 17 must-see events at this year’s arts festival

The Argument: Musical visionary Tod Machover crowd-sourced a symphony for Toronto—now other cities want one too

The Argument: why the stakes are so high for Ben Heppner’s return to the Canadian Opera Company

The Weekender: Super Bowl XLVII Party, Tristan und Isolde and five other items on our to-do list

Current Obsession: The Metropolis Case, the best way to get pumped for the COC’s latest opera Tristan und Isolde

The COC’s 2013–2014 season features Ben Heppner as Peter Grimes and a new Atom Egoyan production

Dear Urban Diplomat: My sister gave me opera tickets. Am I obligated to take her as my date?

Party Pages: Opera supporters dance to Nelly Furtado and The Arkells at this year’s Operanation gala

The Weekender: Nuit Blanche, Paper Bag’s 10th anniversary and six other events on our to-do list