Emerging Arts Critics

Hansel & Gretel at the COC: Making magic of the mundane

Hansel & Gretel at the COC: Making magic of the mundane

by Rebecca Flemister | Feb 21, 2020 | Emerging Arts Critics, Featured, Reviews

Far too many recent adaptations of Brothers Grimm fairy tales adhere to the belief that the ideal...

COC’s Hansel and Gretel takes up tenancy

COC’s Hansel and Gretel takes up tenancy

by Arlan Vriens | Feb 10, 2020 | Emerging Arts Critics, Featured, Reviews

The COC's Hansel & Gretel (seen Feb. 6th) gives Englebert Humperdinck’s classic 1893 opera a...

Barber of Seville at the COC: Take Two!

Barber of Seville at the COC: Take Two!

by Nicole Decsey | Jan 29, 2020 | Emerging Arts Critics, Featured, Reviews

Romeo and Juliet should have had Figaro the Barber helping them to escape and run away together...

The Barber of Seville at COC: money talks

The Barber of Seville at COC: money talks

by Thomas Dobronyi | Jan 23, 2020 | Emerging Arts Critics, Featured, Reviews

There is one thing a Count and a hairdresser share, something that has the power to unite them...

Canadian Opera Company’s Hadrian: commanding vocals and powerful symbolism

Canadian Opera Company’s Hadrian: commanding vocals and powerful symbolism

by Angie Bell | Oct 31, 2018 | Emerging Arts Critics, Featured, Reviews

“The Empire holds its breath, awaiting orders.” These lines, sung early in the Canadian Opera...

Canadian Opera Company’s Eugene Onegin: “dynamic as it is sparse”

Canadian Opera Company’s Eugene Onegin: “dynamic as it is sparse”

by Angie Bell | Oct 24, 2018 | Emerging Arts Critics, Featured, Reviews

Canadian Opera Company’s season-opening, Eugene Onegin (seen Sept. 30th), was thrilling in its...