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Our next 2026/27 Emerging Artist is stepping outside the box by looking beyond performance and exploring where different forms of art can meet. 🎶

Meet Duncan Stenhouse, a bass and composer originally from County Antrim, Northern Ireland, who has also called St. John’s home. Duncan’s work as a composer reflects his love of bringing music together with everything from poetry and painting to dance, drama and film. 🎼

We’re excited to welcome @duncanstenhousebass to Opera on the Avalon’s 2026/27 Emerging Artist Program and see where his creativity takes him!

To learn more about Duncan, check out his feature on our blog.

#OperaOnTheAvalon #DuncanStenhouse #EmergingArtistProgram #EmergingArtist taken in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador by @operaontheavalon

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Stepping outside the box means exploring all the different ways your artistry can take shape, and our next 2026/27 Emerging Artist has done just that. 🎭🎶

Teresa Tucci has built a career that moves between opera, musical theatre, concert performance, film, and television, bringing her talents to a wide range of stages and screens.

@teresatucc is also no stranger to Opera on the Avalon, having starred as Christine Daaé in our production of The Phantom of the Opera early in her professional career. We’re excited to welcome her back as part of this year’s Emerging Artist Program!

To learn more about Teresa, check out her feature on our blog.

#OperaOnTheAvalon #TeresaTucci #EmergingArtistProgram #EmergingArtist taken in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador by @operaontheavalon

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A new cohort of our Emerging Artist Program is here! 🎶 Once again, we’re stepping outside the box, celebrating emerging artists who are exploring their craft, pushing beyond traditional boundaries and finding their own paths as artists.

And now, it’s time to meet the first of our 2026/27 Emerging Artists: Alexandra Wiebe! ✨

Currently based in New York City, soprano @ajwiebe brings together the worlds of art and science. Alongside her active performance career, she is passionate about voice science and is a published scientific author working in research that brings vocal pedagogy and biomedical engineering together. 🔬🎶

We’re excited to welcome Alexandra to Opera on the Avalon’s 2026/27 Emerging Artist Program!

To learn more about Alexandra, check out her feature on our blog.

#OperaOnTheAvalon #AlexandraWiebe #EmergingArtistProgram #EmergingArtist taken in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador by @operaontheavalon

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That’s a wrap on Season 1 of Edge of Creation: Adventures in Artful Travel! 🎬

If you missed Episode 3 this past Sunday, you missed a jam-packed finale to our adventure with @adventure.canada ⛴️

Our crew started off in Nain, where they filmed traditional Inuit throat singers Tyriekah Semigak and Althaya Solomon for The Rock Performs: Season 4, joining @inuksoprano and her daughter @annabelleramsay_ for an incredible performance of “Sons of Labrador.” 🎶

From there, the adventure continued into Torngat Mountains National Park, where @kristindeamorim and @meghanjlindsay each filmed another performance for The Rock Performs: Season 4 against the jaw-dropping scenery of Northern Labrador. 🏔️

It’s been amazing to look back on this adventure, and we’re so thankful to everyone who tuned in to Edge of Creation: Adventures in Artful Travel. It truly was the adventure of a lifetime, filled with unforgettable memories as we travelled and filmed The Rock Performs: Season 4 along the way. 💙

All of the performances from The Rock Performs: Season 4 are available now on our social media platforms, and if you missed any episodes of Edge of Creation, you’re in luck, the full season is now available on NTV+!

Although this adventure has come to an end, you know we’re always on the move. Stay tuned for what’s next!

Produced with the participation of PictureNL🎬

📸: @dave_howells_photo (1,2,3,5,6,8,10) @dru_kennedy (4,7,9)

#OperaOnTheAvalon #EdgeOfCreationAdventuresInArtfulTravel #AdventureCanada #TheRockPerforms #PictureNL @picturenl.ig @cherylhickman16 @roger_maunder @dave_howells_photo @dru_kennedy @vivienpomeroy_makeup @c_payne65 @kristindeamorim @meghanjlindsay taken in Newfoundland and Labrador by @operaontheavalon

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Did you catch the second episode of Edge of Creation: Adventures in Artful Travel this past Sunday on NTV? 🎥

Our crew continued their adventure with @adventure.canada heading to @battleharbour where we got a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the music video for “You’ll Still Be With Me” by @alanthomasdoyle 🎶 Then it was onwards to Indian Harbour, where @meghanjlindsay filmed her first performance for The Rock Performs: Season 4💙

Don’t miss the grand finale, as the crew heads to Nain and Torngat Mountains National Park, bringing this epic journey to a close!

Catch Episode 3, premiering this Sunday, October 4th at 2:30PM on NTV! 🍿

Produced with the participation of PictureNL🎬

📸: @dave_howells_photo

#OperaOnTheAvalon #EdgeOfCreationAdventuresInArtfulTravel #AdventureCanada #PictureNL @picturenl.ig @cherylhickman16 @roger_maunder @dave_howells_photo @dru_kennedy @vivienpomeroy_makeup @c_payne65 @kristindeamorim @meghanjlindsay @upskydownfilms @adventure.canada taken in Newfoundland and Labrador by @operaontheavalon

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13 days ago

What a night! 🎶✨ Our annual Fall Festival returned this past Friday for another sold-out evening, and we were thrilled to welcome @kellieloder for a performance that had us hooked from beginning to end and singing along all night long.

Each year, we partner with @provincialhistoricsites.nl to bring local music into historic spaces for an event we look forward to year after year. Thank you to everyone who came out and made the night such a success. We can’t wait to do it all again next year! 💙

Check out some moments from the evening, captured by @alicktsuiphotography 📸

#OperaOnTheAvalon #KellieLoder #OOTAFallFestival2026 taken in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador by @operaontheavalon

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Did you catch the first episode of Edge of Creation: Adventures in Artful Travel this past Sunday on NTV? 🎥

Our crew began their adventure with @adventure.canada visiting some amazing locations along the southern and western coasts of Newfoundland! Along the way, they visited François, the Tablelands and more, while @kristindeamorim filmed her first performance for The Rock Performs: Season 4 🎶

Episode 2 premieres tomorrow, Sunday, September 27th at 2:30PM on NTV! Don’t miss it!

Produced with the participation of PictureNL🎬

📸: @dave_howells_photo (1,3,4,5) @dru_kennedy (2)

#OperaOnTheAvalon #EdgeOfCreationAdventuresInArtfulTravel #AdventureCanada #PictureNL @picturenl.ig @cherylhickman16 @roger_maunder @dave_howells_photo @dru_kennedy @kristindeamorim @meghanjlindsay @vivienpomeroy_makeup @c_payne65 @upskydownfilms @adventure.canada taken in Newfoundland and Labrador by @operaontheavalon

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Edge of Creation: Adventures in Artful Travel premieres this Sunday, September 20th at 2:30PM on NTV! 🎥

Ahead of the premiere, we’re introducing you to the cast & crew who joined us on the journey and helped bring The Rock Performs: Season 4 to life. From behind the camera to the performances and everything in between, swipe through to meet some of the people you’ll see throughout Edge of Creation: Adventures in Artful Travel.

We can’t wait to share this adventure with you!

Produced with the participation of PictureNL🎬

#OperaOnTheAvalon #EdgeOfCreationAdventuresInArtfulTravel #AdventureCanada #PictureNL @picturenl.ig

Meet Cheryl Hickman, Founder and Artistic Director of Opera on the Avalon. Cheryl brings her passion for bold storytelling along for the journey as she leads the cast & crew in bringing The Rock Performs: Season 4 to life in some of Newfoundland and Labrador’s most spectacular landscapes.

Catch Cheryl in Edge of Creation: Adventures in Artful Travel premiering this Sunday, September 20th at 2:30PM on NTV! 🎬🎥

#OperaOnTheAvalon #EdgeOfCreationAdventuresInArtfulTravel #AdventureCanada

Meet Roger Maunder. A Newfoundland-based filmmaker, writer and actor, Roger brings years of storytelling experience and an eye for stories rooted right here at home as he helps bring Season 4 of The Rock Performs to the screen.

Catch Roger in Edge of Creation: Adventures in Artful Travel premiering this Sunday, September 20th at 2:30PM on NTV! 🎬🎥

#OperaOnTheAvalon #EdgeOfCreationAdventuresInArtfulTravel #AdventureCanada

Meet Dave Howells. With a career that has taken him around the world as a photographer, Dave now calls Newfoundland home. He brings his talent and camera along to capture the people, performances and landscapes that make this journey unforgettable.

Catch Dave in Edge of Creation: Adventures in Artful Travel premiering this Sunday, September 20th at 2:30PM on NTV! 🎬🎥

#OperaOnTheAvalon #EdgeOfCreationAdventuresInArtfulTravel #AdventureCanada

Meet Vivien Pomeroy. A Dublin-based makeup artist who has worked across film, television and fashion, Vivien makes her first visit to Canada, bringing all that experience and plenty of creativity to taken in Newfoundland and Labrador by @operaontheavalon

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Are you ready for an adventure? The premiere episode of our new documentary series, Edge of Creation: Adventures in Artful Travel, airs Sunday, September 20th at 2:30 PM on NTV! 🎬 Tune in for an in-depth look at the making of Season 4 of The Rock Performs.

Filmed during Adventure Canada’s Newfoundland and Wild Labrador: A Torngat Mountains Adventure cruise, the series follows our crew’s journey through some of the most remote and visually stunning regions of Newfoundland, Labrador, and Nunavut.

Check out the teaser trailer now, and get ready to come along for the journey!

Produced with the participation of PictureNL🎬

#OperaOnTheAvalon #NTV #EdgeOfCreationAdventuresInArtfulTravel #PictureNL @picturenl.ig taken in Newfoundland and Labrador by @operaontheavalon

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Only a few days left to go until our 3rd Annual Fall Festival on September 25th! 🎶

We’re so excited for @kellieloder to take the stage at the Colonial Building that we can’t help but reminisce about the incredible artists who have performed at our past festivals. This week, we’re looking back at our 2nd Annual Fall Festival in 2025, where @the_ennis_sisters had us laughing, dancing and, of course, singing along!

Tickets are almost SOLD OUT, so now is your chance to claim your spot before they’re all gone. Get yours at the link in our bio🔗

📸: Alick Tsui

#OperaOnTheAvalon #TheEnnisSisters #KellieLoder #OOTAFallFestival2026 taken in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador by @operaontheavalon

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25 days ago

After last year’s sold-out Fall Festival with @The_Ennis_Sisters, we’re thrilled to announce the return of Opera on the Avalon’s 3rd Annual Fall Festival! 🍂🎶

Join us on Friday, September 25th at the historic Colonial Building in St. John’s for an evening with Kellie Loder, performing live for this one-night-only event.

Tickets go on sale tomorrow, Wednesday, August 19th, at 10:00 AM NDT on Eventbrite. They’ll be available through the link in our bio or directly through the Eventbrite website.

Set your alarms and get ready for another unforgettable evening of live music at the Colonial Building!

#OperaOnTheAvalon #KellieLoder #ColonialBuilding #FallFestival #LiveMusic by @operaontheavalon

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