BrottOpera

{{Infobox music festival

| name = BrottOpera

| genre = Opera

| dates = June, July

| location = Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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| years_active =2015–present

| founders = Boris Brott

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| website = {{URL|brottmusic.com}}

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BrottOpera is a Canadian national training program designed for emerging opera singers and serves as a producer and presenter of various opera forms{{Cite web |last=James |first=Beyond |date=2023-01-25 |title=New Contemporary Opera Premieres in Hamilton For One Night Only |url=https://beyondjames.com/unrulysunpremiere/ |access-date=2023-10-28 |website=beyondjames.com |archive-date=2023-02-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204092333/https://beyondjames.com/unrulysunpremiere/ |url-status=live }} in the southern Ontario region.{{Cite web |last=Martens |first=Dawn |date=2023-02-27 |title=Brott Opera La Flambeau "a fascinating world" {{!}} Opera Canada Opera Canada |url=https://operacanada.ca/brott-opera-la-flambeau-a-fascinating-world/ |access-date=2023-10-27 |website=Opera Canada |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-03-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322224856/https://operacanada.ca/brott-opera-la-flambeau-a-fascinating-world/ |url-status=live }} Operating under the umbrella of the Brott Music Festival, it showcases staged opera performances{{Cite web |last=Martens |first=Dawn |date=2023-07-25 |title=Brott Opera La traviata Anne-Marie "MacIntosh is ready to unleash her Violetta on the world" {{!}} Opera Canada Opera Canada |url=https://operacanada.ca/brott-opera-la-traviata-anne-marie-macintosh-is-ready-to-unleash-her-violetta-on-the-world/ |access-date=2023-10-27 |website=Opera Canada |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-10-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231022091053/https://operacanada.ca/brott-opera-la-traviata-anne-marie-macintosh-is-ready-to-unleash-her-violetta-on-the-world/ |url-status=live }} and opera recitals annually in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

BrottOpera was established in 2015 by the late conductor Boris Brott with the aim of filling the void left by the demise of Opera Hamilton.{{Cite news |last=Spectator |first=Special to The Hamilton |date=2019-07-11 |title=Leonard Turnevicius: BrottOpera's La Boh'me takes place in 1930s Hamilton |language=en |work=The Hamilton Spectator |url=https://www.thespec.com/entertainment/music/leonard-turnevicius-brottoperas-la-bohme-takes-place-in-1930s-hamilton/article_4041e346-bc1e-51c8-b16f-d987a2170da9.html |access-date=2023-10-27 |issn=1189-9417 |archive-date=2023-10-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027222647/https://www.thespec.com/entertainment/music/leonard-turnevicius-brottoperas-la-bohme-takes-place-in-1930s-hamilton/article_4041e346-bc1e-51c8-b16f-d987a2170da9.html |url-status=live }} What sets BrottOpera apart is its unique training program for emerging artists, as it's the only summer opera program in Canada that offers young singers the opportunity to perform alongside a full symphony orchestra.{{Cite web |last=Bell |first=Angie |date=2018-07-23 |title=Review: BrottOpera’s production brings “artistic strength” to Mozart’s The Magic Flute {{!}} Opera Canada Opera Canada |url=https://operacanada.ca/review-brottopera-magic-flute/ |access-date=2023-10-27 |website=Opera Canada |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-05-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529090613/https://operacanada.ca/review-brottopera-magic-flute/ |url-status=live }} This orchestra is the National Academy Orchestra of Canada, the country's sole professional orchestral training program.

Currently, BrottOpera is under the artistic direction of Tania Miller.{{Cite web |last= |first= |last2= |first2= |last3= |last4= |first4= |date=2023-10-24 |title=THE SCOOP {{!}} Brott Festival Names Conductor Tania Miller As Artistic Director |url=https://www.ludwig-van.com/toronto/2023/10/24/scoop-brott-festival-names-conductor-tania-miller-artistic-director/ |access-date=2023-10-27 |website=Ludwig van Toronto |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-10-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024163908/https://www.ludwig-van.com/toronto/2023/10/24/scoop-brott-festival-names-conductor-tania-miller-artistic-director/ |url-status=live }}

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