Review | Soprano Nikan Ingabire Kanate wins COC Ensemble Studio Competition
Canadian Opera Company’s Ensemble Studio Competition is one of the most anticipated events in Canada’s opera world. Now in its 12th year, the competition is…
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Review | Young Pianist Outclasses Seasoned Conductor at TSO
Here was a ghost of Christmas Future for the finalists of the International Chopin Competition currently battling it out in Warsaw. Since his victory at…
Review | An Overwhelming Winterreise from Matthias Goerne & Daniil Trifonov at Koerner Hall
The first verse in Schubert’s Winterreise is in the past tense: “I came here as a stranger, and as a stranger I leave again.” But…
Review | A Magic Flute For the People at Opera Atelier
Opera Atelier opened its season on Oct. 15 with a revival of Mozart’s The Magic Flute, an opera which has played a key role in…
Review | Karoline Podolak: coloratura fireworks, and Polish song for WMCT
Soprano Karoline Podolak and pianist Rachael Kerr gave a recital on Oct. 9th at University of Toronto’s Walter Hall for the Women’s Musical Club of…
Review | COC’s Orfeo ed Euridice Radiates Simple Beauty with Perfectly-Matched Vocals
How do you make a 90-minute opera with only three characters, staged against a black, white and grey backdrop interesting? That is a challenge the…
Review | The Artist in His Studio: Leif Ove Andsnes at Bourgie Hall
About two decades ago, I had the privilege of attending a recital of the world-renowned violinist Ida Haendal at Place des Arts. Despite her world–renowned,…
Review | Intimacy and Mischief: Oundjian & TSO Reunite in Elgar’s Enigma Variations
What is the ideal duration for a concert opener? For TSO’s Conductor Emeritus Peter Oundjian, the answer would seem to be 12 minutes, give or…
Review | Rooted in Story, Carried by Song: You used to call me Marie… at the Arts Club
Playwright Tai Amy Grauman wrote her first draft of You used to call me Marie… in the Arts Club’s LEAP Playwriting Intensive about eight years…
Review | Verdian Passions, Persian Shadows: Shirin Neshat’s Aida at Paris Opera
A sense of expectation hung over the Opéra Bastille before the curtain rose for the Sept. 24 opening night of Verdi’s Aida. The foyer murmured with…
