The fabulous soprano Sondra Radvanovsky at COC Vocal Series Recital (All Photos: Chris Hutcheson / www.chrishutcheson.com )by Joseph K. SoCanadian Opera Company Free Concert :…
Left: COC’s new production of AIDA, with Sondra Radvanovsky in the foreground (photo: Michael Cooper)The reverberations of the COC season-opener AIDA continues unabated. I attended…
By L.H. Tiffany HsiehThey cried “Bravo!” for the leads: Sondra Radvanovsky (Aida), Rosario La Spina (Radames), Jill Grove (Amneris) and Scott Hendricks (Amonarsro).They cried “Bravo!”…
Violinist James Ehnes at the Glenn Gould Studio(Photo: Benjamin Ealovega)Canadian violinist James Ehnes is giving a joint recital with pianist Jamie Parker at the Glenn…
By L.H. Tiffany HsiehDonizetti’s 43rd opera, the fictional historical tragedy Maria Stuarda, doesn’t exactly have all the right ingredients for an all-time favourite. Its plot…
Richard Margison takes over the role of Florestan at the COCPhoto: Henry Grossman(Courtesy of Moira Johnson Consulting)By Joseph SoThe Canadian Opera Company is in full…
Tenor Michael Schade(Photo courtesy of Moira Johnson Consulting)By Joseph SoThis week’s highlight is the Canadian premiere of Dvorak’s Rusalka. This rarely performed opera is best…
Photo: Icelandic tenor Jon Ketilsson, COC’s new Florestan(photo courtesy of IMG Artists)By Joseph SoThis just in:In the soon-to-open COC production of Fidelio, American tenor Jon…
Johannes Debus Photo credit: Michael Cooper I just returned from the COC press conference at the Four Season’s Centre, where its new intendant Alexander Neef…