Impressive Mahler from the OUM — and some friends
Hard to fault the Mahler Third Symphony heard Saturday night (April 13, 2019) in Salle Claude-Champagne. Very hard, if the criteria are performing standards and…
Browsing: Concert Reviews
De Souza gets to the heart of Schumann with the Orchestre Métropolitain
Local boy makes good. Not that Jordan de Souza is, strictly speaking, a Montrealer. “Né à Toronto” were the first words we read in the…
The Don Takes a Wife – Review of Donizetti’s Don Pasquale
Gaetano Donizetti’s 1843 opera buffa Don Pasquale was recently staged by Opéra immédiat, in collaboration with the Istituto Italiano di Cultura. This review covers the…
Review: Così fan Tutte at UdeM, Promising Young Cast Marred by Production
On Thursday, February 28, l’Atelier d’opéra de l’Université de Montréal presented Mozart’s Così Fan Tutte to a near-full Salle Claude-Champagne. Since Claude-Champagne has not pit,…
The Poles Save Western Civilization. Again.
The Polish National Ballet sets Swan Lake in the imperial court of Tsar Alexander III, presented by Les Grands Ballets at Montreal’s Place des Arts.…
Alexandre Da Costa Warm and Expressive with McGill Chamber Orchestra
Montrealers celebrated the much anticipated return of Sony Classical artist and 2012 Juno Award winner, violinist Alexandre Da Costa at Bourgie Hall on Saturday, Feb.…
Israel in Egypt Takes Capital Region by Storm
Many listeners equate George Frideric Handel with the Water Music and Messiah, the one oratorio everyone hears during the holiday season. But what about the…
Concert Review – Sarah Brightman’s HYMN
On Saturday February 9, 2019, Sarah Brightman launched her Canadian tour in support of her latest and twelfth album HYMN, a 13-track compilation. The venue,…
Austin Opera Presents Kevin Puts’ “Silent Night”
SILENT NIGHT. Music by Kevin Puts & Libretto by Mark Campbell based on the screenplay by Christian Carion for the motion picture Joyeux Noël. An…
Merci Madame – Tribute Concert in Honour of Jacqueline Desmarais
Requiem æternam.” A garland of coloured flowers crossed the stage of the Maison symphonique on Oct. 16. Above, a large screen portrayed a flashback…
