West Side Story: The Compositional Legacy of Leonard Bernstein
Of all Leonard Bernstein’s compositions—from Candide to Mass to On The Town—West Side Story looms large above the rest.
Browsing: Theatre
Composer Gregg Kallor – Chatting with Monsters
Composer Gregg Kallor’s new opera, Frankenstein, premieres at Arizona Opera on Friday the 13th…. Kallor has rightly been commended for his fusion of classical gestures…
Newswire | Metcalf Foundation announces 15 finalists for the 2023 Johanna Metcalf Performing Arts Prizes
Toronto, October 3, 2023 – The Metcalf Foundation is pleased to announce the 15 finalists for the 2023 Johanna Metcalf Performing Arts Prizes/Les Prix Johanna-Metcalf…
Fall Highlights: French theatre
September AB is left alone with his memories, listening to his archives, ready to record the ultimate cassette. One year after his death, Olivier Choinière…
Fall Highlights: English Theatre
Montreal September Montreal’s Anglo theatre scene is still struggling to return to its pre-pandemic bustle, but hopefully quality will triumph over quantity. First up is…
Fated Couples Face the Music at Glimmerglass 2023
REVIEW: of the Glimmerglass 2023 Season, including: Roméo et Juliette, the 1867 opera composed by Charles Gounod, with a libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel…
Toronto’s Kaeja d’Dance: real life dances
Toronto’s Kaeja d’Dance returns for its 12th year in Toronto’s historic Seaton Village with the award-winning Porch View Dances: Real People Dancing In Real Spaces. The idea behind…
La nef: The grandiose ritual
Four years ago, at the invitation of the company BOP (Ballet-Opéra-Pantomime), Cédric Delorme-Bouchard staged the show Le vaisseau-cœur, for the 2019 season opening of Salle…
King Dave: The fall
Presented for the first time in English, King Dave, with a music score by Jenny Salgado, tells the story of a young boy from Montreal…
Theatre Calendar: When drama meets music
April In Insoutenables longues étreintes, four young adults binge on sex, drugs and vegetarian meals. They get caught up in an uncompromising and mystical quest…
