Review | Canadian Opera Company’s La Traviata a Feast for the Eyes and Ears
One of the Verdi’s best-known operas with many recognizable tunes, La Traviata tells the tragic love story of Parisian courtesan Violetta, who initially rejects the…
Browsing: Gregory Dahl
Review: OdM’s Lucia – All Around Good Singing
The Opéra de Montréal promised great singers for the 2019-20 season. They delivered in Eugene Onegin (with a cast led by Nicole Car and Etienne…
Baritone Nathan Berg Shines in Opéra de Montréal’s Das Rheingold
Last Saturday, November 10, Opéra de Montréal premiered Der Rheingold, the first instalment from Wagner’s tetralogy Der Ring des Nibellungen. It marked the first time…
She Falls from a Tower Shaped Like a Dagger
A splendid new co-production of Puccini’s Tosca by Opéra de Montréal and the Cincinatti Opera broods on the terrible power of art, eros, and the…
Opéra de Montréal’s Tosca Emphasizes Realism and the Score
The Opéra of Montréal will open its 2017-18 season with an all-time classic: Tosca by Giacomo Puccini, a drama in three acts revolving around a…
Cautious Choice Aida Pays Off at the Opéra de Montréal
Returning to the Opéra de Montréal stage for the first time in a decade, Verdi’s Aida opened last night in a flash of grandeur. Set…
New Opera Productions in Canada
The 2017–18 season is shaping up to be a milestone for new opera productions by Canadian companies. In celebration of the country’s 150th birthday, several…
