Canadian Opera Company
Steven Sherwood has extensive experience in both information technology and professional singing. Currently serving as the Director of Information Technology at the Canadian Opera Company since January 2007, Steven initially joined as a consultant during the opening of the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts and has progressively taken on greater responsibilities within the IT group. Prior to this role, Steven was an operatic tenor from September 1994 to December 2008, performing on prominent stages across Canada, the United States, and Europe, and collaborating with esteemed institutions such as the Montreal Symphony Orchestra and Opéra de Montréal. Additionally, Steven was a Principal Consultant at SPS Consulting, where services were provided to a diverse range of business clients, and served as a Technology Consultant at McGill University during the establishment of the Schulich School of Music. Steven holds a Post-Graduate Diploma in Operatic Performance from the University of Toronto and degrees in Voice Performance from McGill University and Mount Royal University.
Canadian Opera Company
Based in Toronto, the Canadian Opera Company is the largest producer of opera in Canada and one of the largest in North America. The COC enjoys a loyal audience support-base and one of the highest attendance and subscription rates in North America. Under its leadership team of General Director Alexander Neef and Music Director Johannes Debus, the COC is increasingly capturing the opera world’s attention. The COC maintains its international reputation for artistic excellence and creative innovation by creating new productions within its diverse repertoire, collaborating with leading opera companies and festivals, and attracting the world’s foremost Canadian and international artists. The COC performs in its own opera house, the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, hailed internationally as one of the finest in the world. Designed by Diamond Schmitt Architects, the Four Seasons Centre opened in 2006. The COC produces six fully staged opera productions and a series of free concerts at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. Follow us! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/canadianoperacompany Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/CanadianOpera Instagram: http://instagram.com/canadianopera YouTube: http://youtube.com/canadianopera Parlando Blog: http://www.coc.ca/Parlando