Photography by Ryan Emberley
A Night of Curiosities and Style: 38 Photos From Operanation 2017
Operanation celebrated its 13th year with a blazing performance by Kiesza
By
FASHION Staff
Date May 26, 2017
Opera, like jazz or poetry, is a vital art form that doesn’t get near as much love as it deserves in our social media-addled culture. Thankfully, once a year (for the past 13 years) there is Operanation, the iconic fundraising event for the Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio, that serves to remind everyone how relevant, versatile, and of course stylish, opera can be.
This year’s event, which took over the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts last night, was no different. The theme was A Night of Curiosities, and the soiree was packed with Toronto’s most stylish tastemakers, all dressed to slay any red carpet. If you’re curious, we have photos and some PartyPix photo booth gifs to prove it.
Of course it wasn’t all about gawking at fashionable people. Guests were treated to a performance by Juno Award-winning Kiesza. Flanked by opera singers with serious range, the set brought down the house (metaphorically speaking—no socialites were harmed, thank goodness).
In case you missed it, here are some highlights.
Operanation 2017
Alexander & Clare Neef, Lucia & Jeffrey Remedios
Operanation 2017
Simone Osborne and Gordon Bintner
Pierre Jutras, Grego Minot
Operanation 2017
Jessica Denomme, Vanessa Wiktorczyk
Operanation 2017
Rebecca Levy, Andrea Anders
Operanation 2017
Natalie Petozzi, Abigail Van Den Broek
Operanation 2017
Shayne Stephens, Gurpreet Ahluwalia
Operanation 2017
Gianna Ritacca, Beatrix Pausey
Operanation 2017
Teddy Wilson, Giancarlo Milazzo
Operanation 2017
Amy Burstyn Fritz, Ashleigh Semkiw
Operanation 2017
Luke D’Alves, Jacqueline Kendall
Operanation 2017
Ambur Braid, Staunton Bowen
Operanation 2017
Robert Bates, Chantel Elloway
Operanation 2017
Kate Mostowyk, Julie Cordeiro
Operanation 2017
Chair of the COC Board of Directors, Colleen Sexsmith and Jeff Lloyd
Operanation 2017
Christine Ozimek, Anne Maggisano
Operanation 2017
James Temple, Jessika Fink, Justin Harris
Operanation 2017
Dean Harrison, Natalie Deane
Operanation 2017
Frank Griggs, Jeremy Laing
Operanation 2017
Rachel Finamore, Natasha Black
Operanation 2017
Gracie Carroll, Anya Georgijevic, Nelia Belkova
Operanation 2017
Parambir Keila, Ajili Patel
Operanation 2017
Talia Brown, Nelson Thall
Operanation 2017
Rebecca Levy, Andrea Macerollo, Diana Dyer