Review | A Poetic Night at the Circus: Recirquel’s Paradisum
Paradisum is an unusual theatrical experience—a dark and brooding new circus show grounded in contemporary dance, with enough high-flying acts of derring-do to arouse the…
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Review | Canadian Opera Company’s Rigoletto Dazzles with Spectacular Singing
Rigoletto, Giuseppe Verdi’s masterpiece and one of opera’s most tragic stories, opened Canadian Opera Company’s winter season on Jan. 24 to a full house on…
Review | Li Delun Music Foundation Celebrates East-Meets-West
With the new year comes a host of celebrations, and the Li Delun Music Foundation’s East-Meets-West New Year’s Concert is no exception. An impressive and…
Review | Holiday Delights in Milan and Piacenza: Lady Macbeth, Sleeping Beauty, Stiffelio
For many, Germany is the European country that comes to mind when it comes to Christmas, with its festive markets and overall celebratory ambiance. However,…
Review | The Czardas Princess kicks up her heels for Toronto Operetta Theatre
Toronto Operetta Theatre’s annual holiday production offers local audiences the all-too-rare chance to experience golden age operetta. This delightful corner of the lyric repertoire, full…
Review | A Cozy and Unconventional Christmas with Chor Leoni
Dec. 18 marked the opening night of Chor Leoni’s annual Christmas concert. Lit with bright red, blue and magenta hues, the inside of St. Andrew’s-Wesley…
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…
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,…
