reviewer's rating Phaedra Rivka Jacobson 28/05/2019This concert-opera (konzertoper) piece must be heard a number of times before one can grasp some of the music’s intricate...
Against Nature Aparna Halpé 25/05/2019James Kudelka’s masterpiece, Against Nature, returns to the stage at Citadel + Compagnie. Against Nature is based on À rebours...
Reviewer's Rating The Passenger Shmuel Ben-Tovim 10/05/2019Reviewing The Passenger is a very unusual and challenging task. An opera that brings to life the very dark days...
Otello Aparna Halpé 01/05/2019I will readily admit that Otello is my personal favorite of all Verdi operas. The magnificent choruses, searing ensembles, and...
La Bohème Aparna Halpé 19/04/2019La Bohème Giacomo Puccini Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica Canadian Opera Company Directed by John Caird Cast (in...
Reviewer's Rating Roberto Devereux Owen Davies 17/04/2019The works of Donizetti are loved by some for the opportunities they provide for great singers to display their wares....
Reviewer's Rating Faust Owen Davies 12/04/2019To lose one soprano may be regarded as a misfortune – to lose two turns out to be a piece...
Reviewer's rating Diary of One Who Disappeared Becca Kaplan 11/04/2019Can it ever truly be love if it is spawned from an obsession? We see scattered throughout history, literature, and...
Reviewer's Rating Tosca Shmuel Ben-Tovim 03/04/2019119 years after the great success of the opening night of Tosca in Rome, the audience in Tel Aviv was...
Reviewer's Rating Jack the Ripper: The Women of Whitechapel Owen Davies 02/04/2019What a pity that ENO did not decide to call this opera simply The Women of Whitechapel and leave the...
