Hear the 2026 HOS professional singers sing for our Artistic

Director & Master Voice Teacher, Richard Margison, O.C. Listen

in on what makes great singing even better!

Favourite solos and ensembles from opera and musical theatre!

Pay-What-You-Can Community Event! Boat on over to Fairfield Bay on Mountain Lake in Minden for a beach concert of opera, musical theatre, and pop music! (WEATHER PERMITTING / WATER ACCESS ONLY)

Pay-What-You-Can Community Event! Hear the 2026 participants sing their personal favourite music – other than opera – and talk about what brought them to opera. Dawn Martens, MC. Location: Abbey Gardens Performance Tent

Great operatic selections presented by the 2026 participants of Highlands Opera Studio

Join Highlands Opera Studio Alums from the past 20 years for a special nostalgic afternoon of celebration featuring a variety of music including opera, musical theatre and more!

SPECIAL GUESTS from the world of sports and the arts! 

Not to be missed! 

Reserved Seating

Hear and see 4 OPERAS, each approximately 20 minutes in length, based on stories from Haliburton County, written, composed and performed by artists of Haliburton County! SUPPORT YOUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS in this creative project!

From passionate declarations of love to political intrigue to hilarious cases of mistaken identity, opera is filled with dramatic scenes of every kind. Join us for an entertaining evening of fully staged short excerpts from various operas.

NEW WORKS by HOS 2026 Composer-in-Residence.

Community Pay-What-You-Can Event! Come join us in experiencing a short concert of new musical works by our 2026 Canadian Composer-in-Residence, never before performed in public. Meet the composer and have a chance to learn about his inspiration and creative process. 

Pre-performance chat @ 6:30 pm.

Opera: in Italian with English surtitles

Reserved Seating

Don Pasquale – Gaetano Donizetti 

One of the zaniest and most loved of all Donizetti’s operas, this three-act comic opera follows the fortunes of young Ernesto, recently disinherited by his wealthy, cranky uncle, Don Pasquale, for refusing an arranged marriage in favour of the penniless widow Norina. A hilarious sit-com for all ages. Find out if love wins in the end! 

Pre-performance chat @ 6:30 pm.

Opera: in Italian with English surtitles

Reserved Seating

Don Pasquale – Gaetano Donizetti 

One of the zaniest and most loved of all Donizetti’s operas, this three-act comic opera follows the fortunes of young Ernesto, recently disinherited by his wealthy, cranky uncle, Don Pasquale, for refusing an arranged marriage in favour of the penniless widow Norina. A hilarious sit-com for all ages. Find out if love wins in the end! 

Opera: in Italian with English surtitles

Reserved Seating

Don Pasquale – Gaetano Donizetti 

One of the zaniest and most loved of all Donizetti’s operas, this three-act comic opera follows the fortunes of young Ernesto, recently disinherited by his wealthy, cranky uncle, Don Pasquale, for refusing an arranged marriage in favour of the penniless widow Norina. A hilarious sit-com for all ages. Find out if love wins in the end! 

All events including Gala Concert and reception w/cast

All events except the Gala Concert

All events excluding the Gala Concert

Pre-performance chat @ 6:30 pm.

Opera: in Italian with English surtitles

Reserved Seating

Don Pasquale – Gaetano Donizetti 

One of the zaniest and most loved of all Donizetti’s operas, this three-act comic opera follows the fortunes of young Ernesto, recently disinherited by his wealthy, cranky uncle, Don Pasquale, for refusing an arranged marriage in favour of the penniless widow Norina. A hilarious sit-com for all ages. Find out if love wins in the end!