SCRUTINY | COC's La Traviata A Feast for the Senses
By Joseph So on October 9, 2015
The Canadian Opera Company’s 2015-16 season opened last evening with a perennial favourite, Verdi’s La traviata.
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By Joseph So on October 9, 2015
The Canadian Opera Company’s 2015-16 season opened last evening with a perennial favourite, Verdi’s La traviata.
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Joseph So sits down for an in-depth interview with husband and wife team Ekaterina Siurina and Charles Castronovo. Both will be appearing in the upcoming COC production of Verdi's La traviata running October 8 - November 6, 2015.
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Composer Nicholas Pike demonstrates The Wheelharp: a barrel-shaped keyboard that sounds like a cross between an accordion and a hurdy-gurdy.
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