joel ivany

Opera Review – The Glenn Gould School Opera/The Magic Flute by W.A. Mozart

There are student performances, and then there are student performances. At the Glenn Gould School, the students are mostly in their twenties and are on a career track. One expects both the singers and the orchestra to be at near professional level, and musically, the performance of Mozart’s The Magic Flute did not disappoint. It […]

Opera Review – Canadian Opera Company/Bizet’s Carmen

Brilliant conducting by Italian maestro Paolo Carignani, coupled with the sensational singing of French mezzo-soprano Clémentine Margaine as Carmen, and the passionate delivery of Canadian tenor David Pomeroy as Don José, make the COC’s production of Bizet’s warhorse worth the price of admission. All, however, is not perfect. Bizet’s Carmen can be a two-edged sword. […]