Tapestry Opera
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Tapestry Opera is a Canadian opera company in Toronto. It boasts of being "the only Canadian company solely dedicated to the creation and performance of original Canadian opera" in its website. To date, the company has produced 18 full-length world premieres and 160 world premieres of opera shorts, been nominated for 61 Dora Mavor Moore Awards and won 20. It is one of the largest producer of contemporary opera in Canada.
Wayne Strongman, who was the company's Artistic Director until 2013, when he resigned after a period of internal strife founded the company, later on being replaced by Michael Mori, current Artistic and General Director. In 2009, Strongman was appointed to the Order of Canada for his contribution to Canadian culture.