Opera Review – Canadian Opera Company/Rusalka by Antonin Dvorak
This COC production of Dvorak’s dark fairytale is perfection. Everything comes together to evoke magic.
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Opera Review – Canadian Opera Company/Turandot by Giacomo Puccini
A production by the legendary stage director Robert Wilson that is magnificent, bewildering and aggravating, all at the same time.
Opera Review – Canadian Opera Company/Verdi’s Otello
It is starting to get embarrassing. At best I sound like the president of the Johannes Debus fan club, at worst like a stalking groupie, but once again I’m in the thrall of his conducting prowess. The maestro’s musical direction of Verdi’s Otello is simply magnificent. Otello (1887)is Verdi’s penultimate opera, and arguably his greatest. […]
Opera Review – Canadian Opera Company/La Bohème by Giacomo Puccini
This COC production of La Bohème first saw the light of day in 2013. While original stage director John Caird’s vision has its problems, musically, both the singing and conducting in this revival are glorious. Puccini operas need the big voices that produce goosebumps, and there are several of note in this production. Italian maestro […]
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 […]