Music

Roy Thomson Hall and Attila Glatz Concert Productions – “Bravissimo! Opera’s Greatest Hits”

The opera gala Bravissimo! at Roy Thomson Hall is a great way to spend New Year’s Eve, particularly when the concert satisfies on every level. The best sing was by Slovenian soprano Sabina Cvilak, a spectacular interpreter of the French repertoire with her crystalline sound and floating high notes. Italian soprano Chiara Taigi is an […]

Toronto Operetta Theatre – “Kalman’s The Gypsy Princess”

Toronto Operetta Theatre’s Guillermo Silva-Marin is a one-man band who functions as director, choreography, and set and lighting designer with help from Malabar and Marty Millionaire. There is, therefore, a routine sameness to a TOT production, but the shows are also fun and tuneful. Imre Kalman’s 1915 hit, The Gypsy Princess, is not as fast-paced […]