THE SCOOP | Sondra Radvanovsky Illuminates the Physical Process at U of T Masterclass
By Robin Roger on December 2, 2015
“People say we’re singers,” Sondra Radvanovsky said to a student. “But we’re really athletes.”
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By Robin Roger on December 2, 2015
“People say we’re singers,” Sondra Radvanovsky said to a student. “But we’re really athletes.”
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A poem as a review for Opéra de Montréal, Elektra.
(Continue reading)By Michael Vincent on November 20, 2015
Punk and Opera collide in Tapestry’s latest exploration of opera evolution.
(Continue reading)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.
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