Anna-Sophie Neher (soprano) – Queen Elisabeth Competition Laureate
“I love seeing my voice as an algebra problem I need to solve,” said soprano Anna-Sophie Neher, one of two Canadian laureates from the Queen…
Browsing: Mozart
Sortilegio: Vampire Opera by Raum-Delorme-Scalia
In a faraway city named Cérulée, a 200-year-old power-hungry vampire has been unleashed and the inhabitants must quickly find a way to neutralize her powers…
Fated Couples Face the Music at Glimmerglass 2023
REVIEW: of the Glimmerglass 2023 Season, including: Roméo et Juliette, the 1867 opera composed by Charles Gounod, with a libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel…
CD Review | Art Choral Vol. 4 Classique (Atma Classique, 2023)
Art Choral Vol. 4 Classique Ensemble Artchoral (conducted by Matthias Maute) Atma Classique, 2023 This album is the fourth release by Ensemble Artchoral, previously known…
Westben – Authenticity & Beauty
The annual Westben Festival enters its 24th season this summer with an array of sounds from the worlds of classical, pop, jazz, and musicals, all presented…
CD Review | Legacy (Naïve Classiques, 2023)
Legacy Christian-Pierre La Marca, cello; Adrien La Marca, viola; Julien Chauvin, violin; Philippe Jaroussky, countertenor; Le Concert de La Loge Naïve Classiques, 2023 The musicians’…
CD Review | Theme: Variation (Leaf music, 2023)
Theme: Variation David Rogosin, piano Leaf Music, 2023 Theme: Variation shouldn’t be taken casually—the solo piano album is a thought-provoking, conceptual experiment that deserves many…
CD Review | Haydn, Op. 77, & Mozart, K. 614 (Leaf music, 2023)
Haydn Op. 77 & Mozart K. 614 Rosebud String Quartet: Aaron Schwebel and Sheila Jaffé, violin; Keith Hamm and Steven Dann, viola; Leana Rutt, cello…
COVID-19: Opéra de Montréal Cancels Magic Flute
Posted to the Opéra de Montréal’s website yesterday, the company has cancelled Mozart’s Magic Flute, its last production of its 2019-20 season, which was to…
The First December 6 Memorial Concert
[Originally published on Dec. 6, 2014] How a performance of Mozart’s Requiem marked my musical passage By Wah Keung Chan Last Sunday (November 30, 2014),…
