SCRUTINY | Letters from Munich: Lohengrin
By Joseph So on July 4, 2016
Bayerische Staatsoper's Lohengrin, an unalloyed delight.
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By Joseph So on July 4, 2016
Bayerische Staatsoper's Lohengrin, an unalloyed delight.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on July 4, 2016
Paul Robinson reviews two new CDs devoted to transcriptions by the great conductor, Leopold Stokowski.
(Continue reading)By Joseph So on July 3, 2016
Bayerische Staatsoper's summer production of Puccini's Tosca: a Greek, a German, a Welshman, with a Russian at the helm, and not an Italian in sight.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on June 27, 2016
After thirteen years at the helm of the Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle and his orchestra have produced their own Beethoven cycle. Extras include a video introduction with Sir Simon Rattle and a documentary about the making of the recordings with many interviews and glimpses behind-the-scenes.
(Continue reading)By Joseph So on June 27, 2016
The Pencil Salesman, albeit a bit of a work in progress, is a welcome addition to the Canadian canon of contemporary music drama.
(Continue reading)By Michael Vincent on June 24, 2016
Rufus Wainwright resurrects Judy Garland in a farewell Toronto performance at the Luminato Festival.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on June 18, 2016
Multi-talented? No doubt about it. In over his head? Sometimes. Nonetheless, one of the most creative and unpredictable composer-performers in our midst today.
(Continue reading)By Michael Vincent on June 18, 2016
"I’m still a rock star," I tell myself as I take my vitamin and go to bed by 9 p.m. But once a year, the Toronto Symphony present a late night concert that makes losing some sleep worth it.
(Continue reading)By Michael Vincent on June 10, 2016
I've often wondered who enjoys The Rite of Spring more — the audience or the orchestra? It's hard to say, but I think everyone walked away impressed.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on June 9, 2016
Musical Toronto visits Charleston, South Carolina for the 40th-anniversary of the Spoleto Festival, including their first-ever production of Gershwin’s Porgy & Bess.
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