Review | New Bayreuth Festival Ring Cycle — A Stew of Undercooked Ideas
After a long, pandemic-induced delay, the Bayreuther Festspiele finally premiered its new production of Wagner’s Ring Cycle on July 31, but not before a myriad…
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Toronto Summer Music “Inspirations” Concert Features Sensitive Interpretation of Keiko Devaux’s “Arras”
On July 31, Toronto Summer Music (TSM) presented Canadian composer Keiko Devaux’s award-winning piece “Arras,” and Klaus Simon’s chamber ensemble arrangement of Mahler 4, two…
Review | Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor at the Met – Strong Vocals, Overblown Production
One of opera’s masterful stories of star-crossed love was recently re-imagined in the American Rust Belt. On Saturday, May 21st, this season’s final performance of…
OCM: “A symphony to celebrate the memory of a great man”
May 27 marked the last concert of the season by the Orchester Classique de Montréal (OCM) at the Maison symphonique de Montréal. So many concerts,…
Review | RCM: “Music Lights the Way”
On April 27, 2022, Canada’s largest and most respected music education institution, The Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM), held the ‘Music Lights the Way’ black-tie…
Review | Canadian Opera Company’s La Traviata a Feast for the Eyes and Ears
One of the Verdi’s best-known operas with many recognizable tunes, La Traviata tells the tragic love story of Parisian courtesan Violetta, who initially rejects the…
Review | Marina Thibeault: a special guest for the Trio Fibonacci
by Guillaume De Pauw Invited to join the Trio Fibonacci for their next concert, the presence of violist Marina Thibeault will allow the ensemble to…
Review: NACO Returns to Ottawa
After performing in Toronto and New York, the National Arts Centre Orchestra brought its Truth in our Time program home to the NAC in Ottawa…
Review | Toronto Symphony Orchestra Five Maestros Celebration Memorable
In the 100 year history of the TSO, it has been served by 10 music directors. Last night, five of them, Sir Andrew Davis, Günter…
Review | Orchestre Métropolitain’s “Symphonique Waves: Alma & La Mer” Misses the Mark
For its April 8, 2022 program, the Orchestre Métropolitain (OM) invited guest conductor Kenosha Watanabe, a young protégé of Yannick Nézet-Séguin, to lead a program…
