March 2019
Toronto City Opera | La Traviata
LA TRAVIATA FOR OUR TIMES One could imagine to the modern eye a 19th century classic like La Traviata would be only a sweet echo of a distant time. But nothing can be further from the truth. The great composer, Giuseppe Verdi, was captured by a contemporary story about people in Paris. The premiere was done in contemporary dress to bring the audience face to face with situations and emotions from their own times and lives. In that spirit we…
Find out more »September 2019
The Glenn Gould Foundation | Gould’s Variations & the Human Qualities that Foster Remarkable Creativity
In 1955, Glenn Gould recorded Bach’s Goldberg Variations catapulting him to international fame and becoming the top-selling classical music recording of all time. In 1981, Gould, following a transformation in his conception of the masterpiece, re-recorded the work. In his exploration of these two landmark recordings, Prof. Cohen reveals the brilliance of Bach’s creation and Gould’s innovative vision to re-create and his belief in the imperative of artists to engage with technology as a moral, spiritual and democratizing force. About…
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TORONTO CITY OPERA | SUSANNAH
Rarely performed in Toronto, Susannah by Carlisle Floyd is the second most popular American opera after Porgy and Bess, with a gorgeously tuneful score rooted in American folk melodies and hymns. It tells the story of a young woman, a pastor who becomes obsessed with her, and the oppression of mob rule. It's a dramatic story that resonated at its premiere in the McCarthy-era US, as it continues to do today. Fully staged performances with piano accompaniment. Susannah will be sung…
Find out more »TORONTO CITY OPERA | SUSANNAH
Rarely performed in Toronto, Susannah by Carlisle Floyd is the second most popular American opera after Porgy and Bess, with a gorgeously tuneful score rooted in American folk melodies and hymns. It tells the story of a young woman, a pastor who becomes obsessed with her, and the oppression of mob rule. It's a dramatic story that resonated at its premiere in the McCarthy-era US, as it continues to do today. Fully staged performances with piano accompaniment. Susannah will be sung…
Find out more »TORONTO CITY OPERA | SUSANNAH
Rarely performed in Toronto, Susannah by Carlisle Floyd is the second most popular American opera after Porgy and Bess, with a gorgeously tuneful score rooted in American folk melodies and hymns. It tells the story of a young woman, a pastor who becomes obsessed with her, and the oppression of mob rule. It's a dramatic story that resonated at its premiere in the McCarthy-era US, as it continues to do today. Fully staged performances with piano accompaniment. Susannah will be sung…
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