Review | A Charlie Brown Christmas at Salle Bourgie
We know “Christmas Time is Here” in Montreal when the Taurey Butler Trio comes back to play their annual Charlie Brown Christmas concert at Salle…
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Review | Gerald Finley and Anthony León Shine in TSO Messiah
There are as many versions of Handel’s oratorio, Messiah, as there are performances, which in Canada, are almost too many to count over the holiday…
Review | Early Music Vancouver’s Messiah: A Satisfying First Encounter
At this time of the year, it’s expected that at least one choir and orchestra will perform Handel’s Messiah in most Canadian cities. The oratorio…
Review | Die Fledermaus in Zürich: Strauss for an Age of Amnesia
Opernhaus Zürich’s Die Fledermaus (seen Dec. 7) opens with a prelude in the form of a short film. It’s a party: young, good-looking people, drinks in hand,…
Review | Donizetti in Bergamo: Where Rarities Steal the Spotlight
Since 1981, the city of Bergamo, one hour northeast of Milan, and the birthplace of Gaetano Donizetti, has hosted Donizetti Opera, a festival of the…
Review | Jonas Kaufmann Still Brings Down the House in Paris Tosca
Puccini’s Tosca is an opera built on irresistible contradictions: a thriller wrapped in velvet, a story of political terror carried on some of the most seductive melodic…
Review | National Ballet of Canada’s Nutcracker at 30
National Ballet of Canada’s production of The Nutcracker celebrates its 30th anniversary this season. Set in late-Imperial Russia, it was created by choreographer and former…
Review | Orchestre national jazz de Montréal’s Extraordinary Charlie Parker with Strings
Every once in a while, I’ll attend a performance that hits all the right spots and leaves me buzzing for more. Jazz evokes a sense…
Review | Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique with Anja Bihlmaier and the OSM
Despite Orchestre symphonique de Montréal Music Director Rafael Payare’s absence due to his busy schedule conducting elsewhere, there is no shortage of exciting programming at…
Review | Wexford Festival Opera: An Antidote for Opera Ennui
For opera aficionados, a fatigue sets in, seeing the same repeated warhorses each year: Tosca, La bohème, La traviata, Rigoletto, et al. As excellent as…
