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By Robin Roger on November 20, 2015
Four Last Songs: Aging and Creativity in Verdi, Strauss, Messiaen, and Britten; By Linda Hutcheon and Michael Hutcheon; University of Chicago Press.
(Continue reading)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 Member on November 18, 2015
On Sunday December 20, 2015 at 2 PM, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir hosts its annual Sing-Along Messiah at Massey Hall — a unique Toronto audience-participation phenomenon led by George Frideric Handel himself (aka Ivars Taurins — in character and dressed in full baroque costume).
(Continue reading)By Jenna Douglas on November 17, 2015
The difference between teacher and coach and the blurry lines in between.
(Continue reading)By Stephan Bonfield on November 17, 2015
National Ballet of Canada production of Shakespeare play a veritable triumph.
(Continue reading)By Michael Vincent on November 16, 2015
The reaction by the international music community reaches far and wide as musicians around the world pay tribute to the victims of the Paris Attacks.
(Continue reading)By Michael Vincent on November 16, 2015
Renowned cellist Matt Haimovitz answers our 40 questions, including the three things about Toronto that make him want to live here.
(Continue reading)By Michael Vincent on November 13, 2015
According to various reports the Paris’ Bataclan Concert Hall was attacked by three men in black clothing, flak jackets and Kalashnikovs.
(Continue reading)By Michela Comparey on November 12, 2015
Researching the music saw was like diving into a parallel universe. Not only did I discover a whole sub-culture of musical saw enthusiasts, I learned about an entirely different instrument classification system.
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