CLASSICAL 101 | Why We Say "Break A Leg"
By Michael Vincent on December 15, 2018
Lucky underwear, lucky ties, lucky dresses. But whatever you do, don't say, "Good luck".
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By Michael Vincent on December 15, 2018
Lucky underwear, lucky ties, lucky dresses. But whatever you do, don't say, "Good luck".
(Continue reading)By Anya Wassenberg on December 14, 2018
Doggos dig Mozart, goldfish can distinguish between Stravinsky and Bach, and elephants are better at staying in time than we are, as it turns out.
(Continue reading)By Paula Citron on December 13, 2018
Bad Hats Theatre’s production of Peter Pan is the quintessential example of how imaginative theatre artists can create an enchanting show on a minuscule budget.
(Continue reading)By Brian Chang on December 13, 2018
A chat with the artistic team behind the Toronto Children’s Chorus about how they handle coordinating an enormous choir of over 450 kids.
(Continue reading)By Michael Vincent on December 13, 2018
Now in its 6th year, the COC Orchestra Academy offers an important training program for student musicians looking to gain experience in a professional opera orchestra.
(Continue reading)By Brian Chang on December 12, 2018
Three songs into the program, Matt Dusk walks onto the stage, a spin and a slide into the centre stage whitewashed-blue lights and he starts “It’s the most wonderful time of the year.”
(Continue reading)By Michael Vincent on December 11, 2018
The Canadian Opera Company today announced two major opera commissions: The Old Fools by Ana Sokolović, and La Reine-Garçon by Julien Bilodeau.
(Continue reading)By Joseph So on December 11, 2018
In her first year as a member of the Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio, French-Canadian soprano Anna-Sophie Neher is turning heads.
(Continue reading)By Stephan Bonfield on December 10, 2018
Tafelmusik's 2018 partnership with CBC Sounds of the Season and Daily Bread Food Bank benefits families in need and goes straight to the heart of Messiah's message of compassion and generosity, hope and faith.
(Continue reading)By Joseph So on December 10, 2018
Classical music and opera events happening in and around Toronto for the week of December 10 – 16.
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