The Jerusalem Opera Festival: Lyrical adventure in the Middle East
When we think of opera, cities like Vienna, Milan, Paris or New York spring to mind, rather than Jerusalem. But the holy city has been…
Browsing: Concert Reviews
Bay and Austin Symphony Superb in Mahler Sixth
MAHLER: Symphony No. 6. Austin Symphony Orchestra/Peter Bay, conductor. Long Center for the Performing Arts, Austin, Texas. March 25, 2017 Symphony No. 6 first saw…
With Rossini’s Otello, LoftOpera Tells a Hell of a Wife’s Tale
REVIEW: LoftOpera’s new production of Rossini’s Otello; INTERVIEWS: with maestro Sean Kelly, director John de los Santos, and soprano Cecilia Violetta López. They’ve Done It…
‘Another Brick in the Wall’ a Thoroughly Montréalais Work
Review: Another Brick in the Wall, l’Opéra de Montréal Viewed: March 13, 2017 At first glance, an adaptation of Pink Floyd’s 1979 concept album The…
Eschenbach & Houston Symphony Deliver Exceptional Bruckner
BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 1 in C minor. Te Deum. Lindsay Russell, soprano. Zoie Reams, mezzo-soprano. Jack Swanson, tenor. Kyle Albertson, bass-baritone. Houston Symphony Chorus &…
A Diva, a Divo – But Which is Who? You Decide, as Opera Philadelphia’s “Two Queens” Switch it Up
DOUBLE-TAKE: Review of Opera Philadelphia’s special event, Two Queens, One Night – February 24, 2017 at the Theatre of Living Arts, 334 South Street, Philadelphia,…
Daniel Taylor and Suzie LeBlanc shine with Handel’s Duos d’Amour
Saturday at the Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours long-time collaborators Daniel Taylor and Suzie LeBlanc lit up the night with a dazzling display of virtuosity in a selection…
Peter Bay, ASO Strings & Percussion Make Good Case for Shchedrin’s Carmen Suite
CHABRIER: España. Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole. BIZET-SHCHEDRIN: Carmen Suite. Philippe Quint, violin. Austin Symphony Orchestra/Peter Bay. Long Center. Austin, Texas. February 24, 2017 Canadian readers with…
A Glenn Gould debut at the Ladies’ Morning Musical Club
The Ladies’ Morning Musical Club advertises a venerable history with its very name. On Feb. 5 in Pollack Hall the organization paid tribute to its…
Opera McGill celebrates 60 years with a dazzling Fledermaus
As a celebration of the 60 years of Opera McGill, the Schulich School of Music late last month presented a run of Johann Strauss’s Die…
