Review | Vancouver Opera Brings Respect and Care to Madama Butterfly
Although acclaimed as one of Giacomo Puccini’s greatest works, Madama Butterfly has received plenty of criticism over the years for its orientalism. Historically, productions have…
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Review | COC’s Wozzeck is a Complete Work of Art
It has been a bit of a wait, but South African artist William Kentridge’s production of Alban Berg’s Wozzeck has finally had its Canadian Opera…
Review | Pacific Opera Victoria Captures the Timelessness of Rigoletto
On Apr. 23, Pacific Opera Victoria (POV) premiered a new staging of Giuseppe Verdi’s Rigoletto set in Victorian England. The universality of Rigoletto, a tale…
Review | A Moving Mozart Requiem with Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
Even before stepping into Maison symphonique on Apr. 17th, the atmosphere felt charged. A full house had gathered, and there was no mistaking the quiet…
Review | Hubert Hazebroucq Leads Choreographed Splendor with EMV and Ensemble Doulce Mémoire
Doulce Mémoire is an old French phrase that can be translated as “sweet memory,” a poetic connection to the past. This is what Ensemble Doulce…
Review | VSO School of Music Presents the Future of Jazz
The VSO School of Music fosters the future of jazz, and this talent was on full display at the Vancouver Playhouse on April 10th. The…
Review | Opera Atelier Showcases French Baroque Spectacle in David and Jonathan
Opera Atelier celebrates its 40th anniversary season with a work that surely must be considered at the core of its four-decade mission. Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s David…
Review | Wajdi Mouawad’s filmic Pelléas et Mélisande in Paris
Belgian playwright’s Maurice Maeterlinck’s play Pelléas et Mélisande (1892) fascinated musicians of the epoch. Both Fauré (in 1898) and Sibelius (in 1905) wrote incidental music…
Review | Vocally Uneven, Helter Skelter Don Carlos in Paris
Deservedly, Don Carlos (1867) enjoys a reputation as one of Verdi’s finest operas, rivaled only by his two final works, Otello (1887) and Falstaff (1893).…
Review | OCM — Jeunesses Musicales Opéra-bonbon: A Sweet Success!
On Apr. 6, Orchestre classique de Montréal (OCM) and Jeunesses Musicales Canada (JMC) delivered a delectable treat with Opéra-bonbon: L’aventure gourmande d’Hansel et Gretel, a…
