reviewer's rating Tosca Rivka Jacobson 03/06/2019 1763Vittorio Grigolo’s performance of ‘E Lucevan le Stelle’ as Cavaradossi moved me to tears as never before in this production...
Reviewer's Rating The Damnation of Faust Tim Hochstrasser 28/05/2019 1602‘La damnation de Faust’ is, even by Berlioz’ standards, an odd work. Neither opera nor oratorio, but a self-styled ‘dramatic...
reviewer's rating Phaedra Rivka Jacobson 28/05/2019 1905This 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 25/05/2019 6300James 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 10/05/2019 2962Reviewing The Passenger is a very unusual and challenging task. An opera that brings to life the very dark days...
Otello Aparna Halpé 01/05/2019 3748I will readily admit that Otello is my personal favorite of all Verdi operas. The magnificent choruses, searing ensembles, and...
La Bohème Aparna Halpé 19/04/2019 6410La 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 17/04/2019 1740The 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 12/04/2019 2225To 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 11/04/2019 1928Can it ever truly be love if it is spawned from an obsession? We see scattered throughout history, literature, and...
