Review | Orchestre symphonique de Laval and the Idea of North
Winter has been in full swing this past week and with it, the fourth edition of Orchestre symphonique de Laval (OSL)’s Festival classique hivernal. The…
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Review | Outsider as symbol in under-characterized COC La Reine-garçon
Composer Julien Bilodeau and librettist Michel Marc Bouchard’s La Reine-garçon represents a milestone as the first co-production of a new “mainstage” opera between two of…
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Review | Lauren Margison & Colin Ainsworth Shine in OIC Alceste
Although Toronto audiences have experienced memorable Robert Carsen stagings of two operas by Christoph Willibald Gluck in relatively recent seasons (Orfeo ed Euridice and Iphigénie…
Review | TSO Delights with Dvořák and Mozart Crowd-Pleasers
The Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) heralded the new year with two audience favourites: Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622 and Dvořák’s Symphony No.…
Review | Stellar cast enlivens flawed Into the Woods at Koerner Hall
The nearly 40-year-old musical Into the Woods, with music and lyrics by the legendary Stephen Sondheim and book by American playwright James Lapine, has become…
Review | Toronto Operetta Theatre’s Marvellous Countess Maritza
As is their tradition, Toronto Operetta Theatre livens up the in-between-Christmas-to-New Year lull with an annual production of a classic, golden age operetta. This year,…
Review | ArtChoral’s Messiah Preserves its Original Freshness
Every holiday season, Handel’s Messiah comes to town. Not once, not twice, but many times. With all the options, how can an audience member decide…
Review | Orchestre symphonique de Laval’s Holiday Program is in Tune with the Season
Putting on a Christmas concert is a challenge. The concert must feature enough time-worn classics to foster the holiday spirit; at the same time, every…
Review | Christmas with Chor Leoni Brings Holiday Magic to the Heart of Vancouver
Amidst the bustle of the holiday season, Chor Leoni ushered audience members into the serene atmosphere of St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church for their annual Christmas…
