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By Michael Vincent on March 14, 2016
Canadian Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly reveals $17.5 million in support funding for Canada 150 events, including $7.5 Million for the Toronto Symphony.
(Continue reading)By John Terauds on March 14, 2016
Art song does not have to be a stroll through a venerable European musical museum gallery; it can and should be a reflection of the lives and emotions of people just like us, in the here and now.
(Continue reading)By Michael Vincent on March 14, 2016
Announced Sunday, March 13, Toronto mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo, was named the winner of The Metropolitan Opera’s National Council Auditions along with four others from a pool of nine finalists.
(Continue reading)By Michael Vincent on March 13, 2016
When our city's winter ice finally melts, there is something deep inside of the Canadian psyche that begins to crawl out and stretch out its arms. The spring in the step of those who attended the closing TSO New Creations Festival on Saturday night was noticeably cheery, and the music helped us along.
(Continue reading)By Stephan Bonfield on March 13, 2016
The National Ballet of Canada unveiled its springtime ballet grab-bag Wednesday night, consisting of two well-known Balanchine neo-classical works, The Four Temperaments and Rubies, followed by a third, substantially more prickly piece by the prolific Alexander Ekman, titled Cacti.
(Continue reading)By Michela Comparey on March 12, 2016
One of my favourite things to do is take a friend who is new to classical music to see an orchestra concert. Not only do they get to see a little bit of my world, but they also ask some great questions!
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on March 12, 2016
Paul E Robinson reviews three new CD releases by piano heavyweights Angela Hewitt, Luc Beauséjour, and Vladimir Horowitz.
(Continue reading)By Stephan Bonfield on March 11, 2016
The National Ballet of Canada closed its run of choreographer Johan Kobborg's La Sylphide last week in what proved to be a sensational series of seven beautifully new, re-enlivened performances. It was my decided good fortune to attend three of them in order to take in this earliest repertoire piece of pointe ballet, but especially to take advantage of a supreme learning opportunity.
(Continue reading)By Michael Vincent on March 11, 2016
Fistbump to Tapestry Opera for bringing this incredible new opera to Toronto. Three words: Go see it.
(Continue reading)By Arthur Kaptainis on March 11, 2016
Brett Dean, James Ledger, and Paul Frehner participate in the second instalment of TSO's New Creations Festival.
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