Soprano Jane Archibald: Meeting Challenges, Owning The Role
“The biggest challenge,” says critically acclaimed soprano Jane Archibald, on the subject of the contemporary female opera singer, “is feeling like you’re not just a…
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Soprano Lisette Oropesa wins the Met’s 2019 Beverly Sills Artist Award
New York, NY (May 7, 2019)—The Metropolitan Opera has named soprano Lisette Oropesa as the winner of the 14th annual Beverly Sills Artist Award. The…
La Reine-Garçon – A New Work by Michel Marc Bouchard and Julien Bilodeau at the Opéra de Montréal
Montreal, December 11, 2018 – The Opéra de Montréal announces a new opera, La Reine-Garçon, with a libretto by Michel Marc Bouchard and music by…
Matthew Cairns Wins First Prize at COC’s 2018 Ensemble Studio Competition
Toronto – Matthew Cairns of St. Catharines, ON took home First Prize at the Canadian Opera Company’s annual Ensemble Studio Competitionon November 1, 2018 at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts.…
Review: Andrea Bocelli at Bell Center, An Expected Return
Last Sunday, after 20 years of absence, a jam-packed Bell Centre welcomed the return of international star Andrea Bocelli. His passage through Montreal is part…
Opera and Vocal Music
Rigoletto and Das Rheingold The Opéra de Montréal kicks off the season with Verdi’s tragic Rigoletto. This italian classic, inspired by Victor Hugo’s Le roi…
Four Baritones for Posterity: Finley, Keenlyside, Boesch, Gerhaher
At a time when many are wondering if there is a future for the classical singing recital, we are currently experiencing a golden age for…
Master Singers: Five Legendary Lieder Singers
Maureen Forrester, contralto In February 1955, Maureen Forrester, with pianist John Newmark, made her Paris recital debut at Salle Gaveau. A New York recital debut…
John Brancy and Peter Dugan: A Winning Pair
Back in our April issue, Wah Keung Chan and I predicted that John Brancy would be one of the winners of the 2018 CMIM. I…
Three Young Recitalists to Watch and Hear
Maximilian Schmitt, tenor Maximilian Schmitt has already garnered formidable experience on the operatic stage, having performed at the Vienna State Opera and Milan’s Teatro alla…
