SCRUTINY | COC’s Rigoletto Offers Spectacular Singing But Problematic Staging
By Joseph So on January 22, 2018
At the end of the day, Rigoletto stands or falls by its musical values, and this one is a winner.
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By Joseph So on January 22, 2018
At the end of the day, Rigoletto stands or falls by its musical values, and this one is a winner.
(Continue reading)By John Terauds on January 19, 2018
Tafelmusik's Safe Haven, is one of their best creations yet, say John Terauds.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on January 19, 2018
Despite its shortcomings, this new album by Toronto's Amici Chamber Ensemble is an imaginative contribution to the celebration of Canada.
(Continue reading)By Arthur Kaptainis on January 12, 2018
Funny how a program made mostly of music written more than a century ago can seem avant-garde.
(Continue reading)By Arthur Kaptainis on January 11, 2018
One of the good things about January in the GTA is the Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s annual Mozart festival. It got off to a spirited start Wednesday in Roy Thomson Hall under the direction of our winter Mozart-meister, Bernard Labadie.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on January 11, 2018
Given the diminished state of the classical recording business today, even the most distinguished artists have a tough time putting out concerto recordings. Jane Coop has done the next best thing in re-issuing recordings by the now-defunct CBC Records.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on January 4, 2018
"This is music of tremendous intensity." The latest from Philharmonia Orchestra/Vladimir Ashkenazy has got our attention this week.
(Continue reading)By Joseph So on January 3, 2018
Toronto's Salute to Vienna tradition endures with popular opera/operetta arias, elegant waltzes and rousing polkas, elegant classical ballet, swanky ballroom dancing, and as many corny jokes from the maestro as one can bear. What’s not to love?
(Continue reading)By Joseph So on January 2, 2018
What’s that famous Christmas song lyrics that goes something like “The weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful…”? If you substitute fire with opera, it pretty much sums up the scenario last evening at Roy Thomson Hall, with Bravissimo! Opera’s Greatest Hits bidding a fond farewell to 2017.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on December 30, 2017
Hannigan navigates her way through this contrapuntal labyrinth with total mastery and her musicians play superbly.
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