By Robin Roger on April 18, 2016
"We came in on cue, paused precisely during the rests, raised our voices to crescendos". Follow along as MT's Robin Roger learns to sing some of the great opera choruses with Toronto's Opera For All Community Chorus project.
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By Joseph So on April 17, 2016
Third and final installment of the report from Deutsche Oper Richard Strauss-Woche.
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By Joseph So on April 14, 2016
Part two of a report from the Richard Strauss-Woche in the Deutsche Oper by Joseph So.
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By Joseph So on April 12, 2016
Part One of a report from the Richard Strauss-Woche in the Deutsche Oper by Joseph So.
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By Stuart Chambers on April 8, 2016
The world is now a little less musical with the passing of progressive rock icon Keith Emerson.
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By Paul E. Robinson on March 30, 2016
In mid-March each year, thousands of kids — American and Canadian — head for the beaches of Sarasota, on Florida’s West Coast, for “spring break”. Increasingly, opera-lovers too have made Sarasota a mid-March destination — not for the beaches, but for the acoustically first-rate and pleasingly small (only 1,100 seats) Sarasota Opera House.
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By Michael Vincent on March 23, 2016
When creating feels like pulling teeth, it's time to look at other ways to work smarter, not harder.
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By Michael Vincent on March 8, 2016
It's time to talk about why there are no women in the TSO New Creations Festival this year. (In honour of International Women's Day).
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By Robin Roger on February 28, 2016
I’ve always been convinced that singing one of the great opera choruses at full throttle would be a euphoric experience, and over the next 7 weeks I’m going to get my chance, by participating in Laboratorio: Opera Choral Workshop at the Miles Nadal JCC.
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By Michela Comparey on February 3, 2016
Doubling on a second instrument is undoubtedly cool and can make you a more versatile player, but how useful is it really?
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