SCRUTINY | RCM's Audacious Alcina Showcases Fine Voices

By Joseph So on March 17, 2016

Ivars Taurins conducts Artists of The Glenn Gould School Vocal Program and the Royal Conservatory Orchestra in George Frideric Handel’s Alcina.

SCRUTINY | Paul Bunyan: Britten’s American Folk Hero Gets A Revival At U of T Opera

By Joseph So on March 15, 2016

U of T Opera presents an elaborate Paul Bunyan by Benjamin Britten with Michael Patrick Albano (director) and Anna Theodosakis (choreographer) – review.

THE SCOOP | Toronto Mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo Among 5 Winners Of The Met National Council Auditions 2016

By Michael Vincent on March 14, 2016

Announced Sunday, March 13, Toronto mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo, was named the winner of The Metropolitan Opera’s National Council Auditions along with four others from a pool of nine finalists.

SCRUTINY | Tapestry Opera Presents A Devilish Game Of Hot Potato

By Michael Vincent on March 11, 2016

Fistbump to Tapestry Opera for bringing this incredible new opera to Toronto. Three words: Go see it.

THE SCOOP | Opéra de Montréal To Stage Pink Floyd Opera

By Michael Vincent on March 4, 2016

On Thursday, the Opéra de Montréal announced that to mark the city’s 375th anniversary next year, it will stage the world premiere of Another Brick in the Wall, an opera based on Pink Floyd's 1979 album The Wall.

THE SCOOP | Against the Grain Brings Reality TV Show Opera To Toronto

By Michael Vincent on February 25, 2016

After premiering A Little Too Cozy in Banff last summer, Against the Grain Theatre have announced today that they will be bringing their modern-day adaptation of Mozart’s "Così fan tutte" to Toronto this May 12 to 21, 2016.

THE SCOOP | Toy Piano Composers Launch Inaugural New Music Festival With The Bicycle Opera Project

By Michael Vincent on February 24, 2016

Toronto-based Toy Piano Composers have announced today their inaugural The Curiosity Festival, which will take place over five days from April 1-9, 2016.

SCRUTINY | Ensemble Artists Sparkle In The Canadian Opera Company’s The Marriage of Figaro

By Joseph So on February 23, 2016

The Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio takes a crack at The Marriage of Figaro on the main stage of the Four Seasons Centre.

PROFILE | Helene Schneiderman: Mezzo in Focus

By Joseph So on February 20, 2016

American mezzo Helene Schneiderman reflects on her life as a child of Holocaust survivors, a singer, a wife, and a mother.

SCRUTINY | Ensemble Studio Artists Shine In The Marriage Of Figaro Preview

By Joseph So on February 11, 2016