SCRUTINY | U of T Opera Street Scene Marked By Fine Musical Values And Youthful Enthusiasm
By Joseph So on November 28, 2018
U of T Opera’s 2018-19 season opener adds musical polish Kurt Weill’s "Street Scene".
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By Joseph So on November 28, 2018
U of T Opera’s 2018-19 season opener adds musical polish Kurt Weill’s "Street Scene".
(Continue reading)By Joseph So on November 26, 2018
Sondra Radvanovsky, arguably the most eagerly awaited vocal recital of the 2018-19 season, dazzles with a masterclass of great singing at Koerner Hall.
(Continue reading)By Paula Citron on November 22, 2018
The National Ballet of Canada's mixed program is for all tastes. Traditionalists have their tutus, and modernists their rough edge.
(Continue reading)By Stephan Bonfield on November 22, 2018
While Ravel's Bolero was eaten up by a cavernous Roy Thomson Hall, it was the TSO's performance of John Adams' retro-styled City Noir that won us over.
(Continue reading)By Paula Citron on November 18, 2018
The lives of the residents of Middletown intersect on a powerful journey from the local library to outer space and points between.
(Continue reading)By Joseph So on November 14, 2018
The duo recital opening the Mazzoleni Songmasters with Canadians‚ soprano Joyce El-Khoury and mezzo Beste Kalender, highlights Turkish and Lebanese songs.
(Continue reading)By Paula Citron on November 12, 2018
Flawed, yes. Ambitious, absolutely. A keeper, definitely.
(Continue reading)By Joseph So on November 12, 2018
Art songs are miniature operas, and when logically put together, well sung and sensitively interpreted, it makes for a most enjoyable recital — especially with Dutch baritone Thomas Oliemans and pianist Malcolm Martineau.
(Continue reading)By Stephan Bonfield on November 9, 2018
Under the baton of Bramwell Tovey, the TSO reminded us why Britten's War Requiem commands respect at their annual Remembrance Day concert Thursday night.
(Continue reading)By Joseph So on November 7, 2018
Opera York opens the 2018-19 season with a traditional, yet simple production of Giacomo Puccini's perennial favourite La Bohème.
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