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 Stephan Bonfield on November 17, 2015
National Ballet of Canada production of Shakespeare play a veritable triumph.
(Continue reading)By Joseph So on November 10, 2015
For music and visual arts fans, one of the most interesting happenings in Toronto this fall is the initiative by the Art Gallery of Ontario to bring music back to within its confines, by way of AGO Friday Nights.
(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 Neil Crory on November 7, 2015
A Toronto appearance by Renée Fleming is always a welcome affair. The much admired American soprano is known – not only for her exceptional gifts as a singer – but for her generous spirit and down-to-earth manner both on and off stage.
(Continue reading)By Robin Roger on October 28, 2015
It isn’t easy to present nonsense verse effectively. Its purpose is not to convey gibberish or chaos, but to put us on the fine edge of perception on which we balance between meaning and meaninglessness.
(Continue reading)By John Terauds on October 25, 2015
The German pianist who won the Honens Piano Competition nearly 10 years ago sat down at the Banff Centre right around what would have been French composer Maurice Ravel’s 140th birthday last spring to record all of his works for solo piano. The results, just released on Honens’ own recording label, are very impressive.
(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 Paul E. Robinson on October 21, 2015
Four new chamber music CD's to put on your radar, including Marc-André Hamelin, Ragazze Quartet, Jerusalem Quartet and Daniel Hope.
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