Messiah Aria Primer | “But who may abide”: Alto, countertenor, mezzo…or bass?
For many singers, this is the busiest time of the year, filled with holiday concerts, semester-end performances—and, for some, many, many productions of Messiah. For…
Browsing: Iestyn Davies
Review | COC’s Orfeo ed Euridice Radiates Simple Beauty with Perfectly-Matched Vocals
How do you make a 90-minute opera with only three characters, staged against a black, white and grey backdrop interesting? That is a challenge the…
COC’s 2025/2026 Season Blends Iconic Operas With Bold New Visions
Toronto – The Canadian Opera Company has announced its 2025/2026 season today featuring bold new productions, blockbuster audience favourites, and landmark works from two of Canada’s leading creative visionaries.…
Les Violons du Roy: 40 Years of Musical History
The 2024-25 season marks the 40th anniversary of Les Violons du Roy. Founded by Bernard Labadie in 1984, the Quebec City chamber orchestra first made…
Last Supper: Thomas Adès Serves Up After-Dinner Mayhem in The Exterminating Angel
REVIEW: of Thomas Adès’s new opera The Exterminating Angel, viewed in live HD broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera, November 18, 2017. Guess who’s coming dinner…
This Week in Montreal (December 5-11)
Christmas at Bourgie Hall With its colorful stained glass and its warm atmosphere, Bourgie hall is a choice venue for Christmas celebrations. Les Idées heureuses, under…
