SCRUTINY | Philippe Boesman's Julie Makes North American Debut
By Joseph So on November 19, 2015
Philippe Boesman's Julie proves to be a striking and memorable take on the original Strindberg, from 1888.
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By Joseph So on November 19, 2015
Philippe Boesman's Julie proves to be a striking and memorable take on the original Strindberg, from 1888.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on November 19, 2015
This splendid new recording might well prompt renewed interest in this neglected repertoire. The Tsar’s Bride (1899) contains some of the most beautiful and powerful music that Rimsky-Korsakov ever wrote
(Continue reading)By Jenna Douglas on November 17, 2015
The difference between teacher and coach and the blurry lines in between.
(Continue reading)By Michael Vincent on November 9, 2015
There has been some concern for the COC’s production of “Pyramus and Thisbe” – not the cast or production per se, but the music itself, which is decidedly unusual for an opera. With an open mind and heart, I went see it...
(Continue reading)By Joseph So on November 5, 2015
Toronto mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo hobbled onto the stage of the Four Season Centre on crutches, having broken her foot. Thankfully, it was the other end of her body that brought her to the finals of Centre Stage 2015 in the first place.
(Continue reading)By Michael Vincent on November 4, 2015
Baritone James Westman answers 66 of life's most pressing questions, including his shoe of choice, and his favourite swearword.
(Continue reading)By Jenna Douglas on November 3, 2015
It's hard to make a case one way or the other about whether the director or the maestro knows the opera the best.
(Continue reading)By Joseph So on October 23, 2015
If the audience at last night’s Opera Atelier premiere of had a feeling that things looked a tad familiar, they weren’t mistaken. Given we’re in the thick of the Blue Jays playoffs, I’ll ask your indulgence for a bit of Yogism – “It’s déjà vu all over again!”
(Continue reading)By Michael Vincent on October 22, 2015
The Canadian Opera Company has released their annual report backed up by a third party financial statement conducted by Ernst and Young. Find out how then did.
(Continue reading)By Michael Vincent on October 19, 2015
The dream of eight young aspiring opera singers selected from a pool of 120 aspiring performers just got a little brighter. The Canadian Opera Company has announced the annual Ensemble Studio Competition on to take place on November 3, 2015, at Toronto’s Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts.
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