One of the most popular one-act operas ever composed, Pietro Mascagni’s Cavalleria rusticana is a gripping drama about love, jealousy, and betrayal set in a Sicilian village over the course of a single Easter Sunday.

We hope you’ll join us on May 23, 2025 for a special concert presentation of this beloved classic that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the bitter end. Ahead of the performance, read on to learn 5 Things to Know about Mascagni’s most famous opera!

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s adored lyric opera Eugene Onegin is one of the undisputed romantic masterpieces of the canon, beloved for its passionate score and simple yet achingly tragic storyline. The tale of a dashing aristocrat driven to remorse—first, for the ill-conceived duel that kills his best friend, and later for his rejection of the young woman who loves him—Eugene Onegin is once again brought to life on our stage in Robert Carsen’s globally acclaimed production, last seen at the COC in 2018.

Read on to discover 5 Things To Know about this timeless meditation on friendship, love, fate, and regret—and join us at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts when Eugene Onegin arrives in May 2025!

Alban Berg’s unrelenting account of one man’s descent into madness brought forth a new musical language that captured the hopelessness, absurdity, and cruelty of a broken world. The story of a hapless soldier despised and exploited by his superiors, betrayed in love, and ultimately driven to murder, Wozzeck was the first opera by the Austrian composer and remains one of the most famous examples of 20th-century musical modernism. 

Experience Berg’s masterful tragedy when it arrives in a bold new production from William Kentridge at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts next spring!