By Michael Vincent on April 13, 2016
COC presents Bizet's Carmen with Direction by Joel Ivany. "I might love you, and if I do, beware." — Those are the words of Carmen, played by mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili, and she means it.
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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 John Terauds on April 8, 2016
Cast your doubts aside: Mozart’s Lucio Silla, as brought to life by Opera Atelier and Tafelmusik Baroque orchestra.
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By Michael Vincent on April 5, 2016
Tenor Andrew Haji answers 20 questions including the things that make Toronto a great place to live, and his default drink of choice.
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By Arthur Kaptainis on April 4, 2016
Voicebox Opera offers Isis and Osiris, Gods of Egypt, a collaboration of two veterans, composer Peter-Anthony Togni and librettist Sharon Singer. I think it is fair to say this two-hour-plus enterprise (intermission not included) is a troubled piece that will be need revision before it is mounted again.
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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 29, 2016
Who wouldn't like to a free ticket to see an opera? The Canadian Opera Company has confirmed it will be included as part of in Institute for Canadian Citizenship’s (ICC) Cultural Access Pass program.
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By Michael Vincent on March 24, 2016
Canadian Tenor Andrew Haji to join Opera Theatre of Saint Louis La bohème cast this May, 2016.
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By Ludwig Van on March 22, 2016
With today's somber news that former Toronto mayor Rob Ford, has died at the age of 46, we bring you something to remember him by: Rob Ford, The Opera.
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By Joseph So on March 19, 2016
The fast-rising Canadian mezzo Emily D’Angelo shares her thoughts on being true to her music and herself.
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