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…
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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…
Review | Violinist Justin Saulnier Dazzles in Mendelssohn with Sinfonia de Montréal
Many cities, in addition to well-funded professional orchestras, boast ensembles that consist of musicians playing at a professional level, but who, for one reason or…
Review | Midori Marsh Travels Through Generations of Sisterhood
The Women’s Musical Club of Toronto’s Music in the Afternoon series continued at Walter Hall on April 3rd with a song recital by soprano Midori…
