Reviews — Opera Revue

“…The genius of Opera Revue’s project: to upend one’s expectations by throwing you off your little pedestal so that they can put you onto something else.”

Nirris Nagendrarajah, Opera Wire

Opera Revue Takes The Art Form To Your Neighbourhood Pub And Beyond

Anya Wassenberg, Ludwig van Toronto

TTC opera takes shots at Toronto transit

Melissa Nakhavoly and Richard Southern, City News

Forget the ‘hoity-toity tuxes and gowns’ — at Opera Revue you can cheer and holler. No shushing allowed.

Joshua Chong, Toronto Star

“Thank God these performers never lost faith in their art!”

Matt Saint, 519 Magazine

Toronto-based musical theatre group Opera Revue has borrowed the TTC's recognizable acronym for its Toronto Transit Comedy, a hilarious piece of social commentary based on the city's shared experiences with public transit in the early 2020s.

Jack Landau, BlogTO

Operatic take on the state of the TTC just dropped and it’s so good.

Ron Johnson, Streets of Toronto

“Naughty and Nice” mingling of super-enthusiastic burlesque and opera fans in a sold-out night of risqué burlesque dancers with the splendid operatic voices of soprano Danie Friesen and baritone Alexander Hajek accompanied by Claire Elise Harris on piano.

BK on the Scene

Ruckus at the Revival from Opera Revue lived up to the billing. It was informal, it was fun, there was booze and the average age of the audience was about COC-30.

John Gilks, Opera Ramblings

Toronto’s Transit Complaints Become Art – Opera Revue Presents TTC: Toronto Transit Comedy

Anya Wassenberg, Ludwig-van Toronto

“[Opera Revue]…has broken the mould and brought it to the masses…I definitely have plans to go to the opera and experience the whole thing now,”

Rani Kolati, New Opera Fan

Opera Revue goes from strength to strength.