FEATURE | How Much Does It REALLY Cost To Be A Classical Musician?
By Anya Wassenberg on August 9, 2018
Three professional classical musicians walk us through how much money it takes to make it in this business.
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By Anya Wassenberg on August 9, 2018
Three professional classical musicians walk us through how much money it takes to make it in this business.
(Continue reading)By Michael Vincent on August 8, 2018
The Canadian Opera Company (COC) have quietly released a video excerpt of Rufus Wainwright's anticipated second opera, Hadrian, scheduled for a world premiere in Toronto on October 13.
(Continue reading)By Joseph So on August 7, 2018
Santa Fe Opera’s first-ever Candide, highlighted by a committed cast and a Bernstein anniversary year, has an important resonance in today's political climate.
(Continue reading)By John Terauds on August 4, 2018
Heartwarming, but is it deserved? Critic John Terauds wrestles with the dilemma of obligatory standing ovations at the close of the Toronto Summer Music Festival.
(Continue reading)By Paula Citron on August 3, 2018
Shaw Festival's The Baroness and the Pig shows Michael Mackenzie not so much a playwright of passion, but one of inquiry.
(Continue reading)By Joseph So on August 2, 2018
Santa Fe Opera's Madama Butterfly revival meets the spirit of the work with great voices, a fine orchestra, and an evocative production.
(Continue reading)By John Terauds on August 1, 2018
Husband and wife piano duo Angela Cheng Alvin Chow presented a muddled program that contributed to a muddled result at the Toronto Summer Music Festival.
(Continue reading)By John Terauds on July 31, 2018
Jonathan Crow and Philip Chiu leave a full house clamouring for more in a program celebrating the legacy of legendary 20th-century violinist Yehudi Menuhin.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on July 30, 2018
This notable release, not least of all because it is Peter Oundjian’s last recording as music director of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, is a real triumph.
(Continue reading)By Paula Citron on July 30, 2018
While the farcical elements may run amok in Stage Kiss, there is no denying the substance that underlies the play’s weighty themes.
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