{"id":2201,"date":"2012-03-10T14:17:47","date_gmt":"2012-03-10T19:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/?p=2201"},"modified":"2012-03-10T14:17:47","modified_gmt":"2012-03-10T19:17:47","slug":"review-toronto-tenor-michael-ciufo-delivered-the-goods-at-concert-last-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2012\/03\/10\/review-toronto-tenor-michael-ciufo-delivered-the-goods-at-concert-last-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Toronto tenor Michael Ciufo delivered the goods at concert last night"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2203\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2203\" style=\"width: 440px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/207.112.70.56\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/mc2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2203\" title=\"MC2\" src=\"http:\/\/207.112.70.56\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/mc2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"440\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/03\/mc2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/03\/mc2-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2203\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michael Ciufo in performance at the Living Arts Centre on March 9.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On <a href=\"http:\/\/musicaltoronto.org\/2012\/03\/08\/preview-tenor-michael-ciufo-at-the-start-of-a-fascinating-career-journey\/\" target=\"_blank\">Thursday<\/a>, I wrote about Toronto tenor Michael Ciufo&#8217;s new show. A good rehearsal is not always a guarantee of a fine performance, so it was a relief and a pleasure to see him do well last night at Mississauga&#8217;s Living Arts Centre.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In the company of his four bandmates, Ciufo delivered an excellent show &#8212; very much the kind of adult pop that warms the hearts of millions of people around the world.<\/p>\n<p>There were many times during the 90-minutes of music that Ciufo sounded a lot like a seasoned pro. Most of the songs were from his album, <em>Momento<\/em>. But sung with more gusto and finely honed expression than he must&#8217;ve thought possible a year ago.<\/p>\n<p>His biggest stretch, in my opinion, was dipping into the work of Jacques Brel. The legendary Belgian&#8217;s impassioned delivery, occasionally tinged by cynicism and always bent from a cigarette-gnarled voice is worlds away from a suburban Canadian kid with a sweet disposition. But Ciufo girded his body as well as his psyche to give his all to two Brel favourites &#8212; &#8220;Amsterdam&#8221; and \u00a0&#8220;La chanson des vieux amants.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Everything appears to be in place for mainstream success.<\/p>\n<p>Proud to see yet one more talented Torontonian, someone who has come from the classical world and isn&#8217;t afraid to try something different, I want Ciufo to do well. So many stars and circumstances have to align properly now, and I hope they do.<\/p>\n<p>To find out more about this talented guy, check out his website, <a href=\"http:\/\/michaelciufo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>John Terauds<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, I wrote about Toronto tenor Michael Ciufo&#8217;s new show. 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