Review | MOVETHECOMPANY’s Gala is All About the Dancers
It was great to see a well-filled Vancouver Playhouse on the May 29th opening night of MOVETHECOMPANY’s 20th Anniversary Gala, with another crowd booked in…
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Review | Prime donne Shine in Unfocused Maria Stuarda at Hungarian State Opera
Hungarian State Opera’s new production of Donizetti’s Maria Stuarda marks the opera’s first staging in this country (seen May 31). As conductor Martin Rajna mentions…
Review | Stewart Goodyear’s Exuberant Caribbean Callaloo with TSO
The Toronto Symphony Orchestra continues to thrive, playing to a packed Roy Thomson Hall on May 28, each part of the program receiving multiple standing…
Report | CMIM Art Song Final: Laureano Quant, Pure Talent
When Laureano Quant’s victory was announced last night, Saturday, May 31, at around 10:15 p.m., a great cheer echoed through Bourgie Hall, packed for this…
Review | Stunning Trio of Men Ignite Don Carlos at Hungarian State Opera
Hungarian State Opera has launched a thrilling revival of its 2021 production of Verdi’s Don Carlos staged by the German director, Frank Hilbrich. Back then,…
Review | Steve Shibe & Ema Nikolovska Bring on the New at Wigmore Hall
Scottish guitarist Steve Shibe is a feature artist at London’s Wigmore Hall this season. I first clocked him at a stellar concert with the Manchester…
Report | CMIM Day 3: Excitement before the Semifinals
The last session of the CMIM Aria category before the semifinals sees a final push from the remaining competitors! On the evening of May 27,…
Review | Samuel Mariño Caps Tafelmusik Season with Sheer Joy
“I want to thank the musicians, and I want to thank you for accepting me for who I am … . When I’m in Canada,…
Review | Selaocoe’s Extraordinary Four Spirits & Prokofiev with OSM
The world of classical music is filled with prodigies and virtuosos. Excellence is the norm onstage in a large concert hall, and so it takes…
Report | CMIM Day 2: Are the Evening Session More Favourable to the Candidates?
The sessions at the CMIM that follow one another are all different. So far, the one constant is that we hear the most remarkable voices…
