Opera Queens: Prima La Diva!

"Join Toronto’s own operatic drag diva Tanya Smania for the launch of Tranzac’s very first opera residency OPERA QUEENS on Sunday, April 12 from 8-9 PM - “Prima la Diva”! Doors open at 7:30 PM, celebrate with a drink and snack afterwards until 9:30 PM, and get your exclusive Opera Queens merch! Tanya will tease the music of opera, musicals, song, and musical theatre unfolding these next 6 months from April to September 2026 with trivia and live performances. There are prizes to be won…oh, and stay for unqualified dating advice from this opinionated drag queen! Tanya Smania (she/them) has been seen and heard ‘round the globe from the Canadian Opera Company and Halifax Pride to the UK, Europe, the States, and Australia. Signature roles include Tchaikovsky’s Tatyana, Bizet’s Carmen, and Mozart’s Queen of the Night. Opera Queens presents classical vocal music presented in FULL COLOUR - QTBIPOC in drag, gender-bent, and queerified. Sorry, Timmy Chalamet - opera is awesome and we’re dragging it kicking and screaming into the 21st century in the way it should be be - inclusive, accessible, and fun! Join us the first Saturdays of May to September from 5-7 PM as we welcome Toronto’s finest QTBIPOC special guests crossing disciplines up close and personal - no mics and low tech, but high camp and drama! Learn more at www.OperaQueens.ca and @OperaQueens.ca." "Opéra Queens is thrilled to be Tranzac’s first (and not last?!) opera residency! Join us for classical vocal music presented in FULL COLOUR - QTBIPOC in drag, gender-bent, and queerified. Sorry, Timmy Chalamet - opera is awesome and we’re dragging it kicking and screaming into the 21st century in the way it should be be - inclusive, accessible, and fun! Headlined and hosted by founding Queen Mother, Toronto’s own drag diva aka Tanya Smania: seen and heard ‘round the globe from the Canadian Opera Company and Halifax Pride to the UK, Europe, the States, and Australia. Join us as we welcome Toronto’s finest QTBIPOC special guests crossing disciplines up close and personal - no mics and low tech, but high camp and drama! Learn more at www.OperaQueens.ca and @OperaQueens.ca."