SCRUTINY | Bravissimo Sings In The New Year With Operatic Swagger
By Joseph So on January 1, 2019
Bravissimo didn't disappoint with an enduring musical tradition of saying goodbye to the old and ushering in the new.
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By Joseph So on January 1, 2019
Bravissimo didn't disappoint with an enduring musical tradition of saying goodbye to the old and ushering in the new.
(Continue reading)By Arthur Kaptainis on December 18, 2018
Conductor Johannes Debus, four strong soloists, and a responsive TSO were great, but it was the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir under David Fallis that made this Handel's Messiah truly special.
(Continue reading)By Brian Chang on December 12, 2018
Three songs into the program, Matt Dusk walks onto the stage, a spin and a slide into the centre stage whitewashed-blue lights and he starts “It’s the most wonderful time of the year.”
(Continue reading)By Joseph So on December 11, 2018
In her first year as a member of the Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio, French-Canadian soprano Anna-Sophie Neher is turning heads.
(Continue reading)By Stephan Bonfield on December 3, 2018
There is a new and powerful musical voice on Toronto's polymath artistic landscape. Echo Chamber Toronto.
(Continue reading)By Joseph So on November 26, 2018
Sondra Radvanovsky, arguably the most eagerly awaited vocal recital of the 2018-19 season, dazzles with a masterclass of great singing at Koerner Hall.
(Continue reading)By Stephan Bonfield on November 22, 2018
While Ravel's Bolero was eaten up by a cavernous Roy Thomson Hall, it was the TSO's performance of John Adams' retro-styled City Noir that won us over.
(Continue reading)By Joseph So on November 14, 2018
The duo recital opening the Mazzoleni Songmasters with Canadians‚ soprano Joyce El-Khoury and mezzo Beste Kalender, highlights Turkish and Lebanese songs.
(Continue reading)By Joseph So on November 12, 2018
Art songs are miniature operas, and when logically put together, well sung and sensitively interpreted, it makes for a most enjoyable recital — especially with Dutch baritone Thomas Oliemans and pianist Malcolm Martineau.
(Continue reading)By Stephan Bonfield on November 9, 2018
Under the baton of Bramwell Tovey, the TSO reminded us why Britten's War Requiem commands respect at their annual Remembrance Day concert Thursday night.
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