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Gerald Finley named Kammersänger at Bavarian State Opera
BrottOpera
The Barber of Seville “Played with a youthful exuberance that would have delighted the composer”
Brott Opera The Barber of Seville Review
Manitoba Opera
Carmen “Ginger Costa-Jackson… smouldered like embers in a bonfire”
Manitoba Opera | Carmen| Opera Canada
Canadian Opera Company
Aportia Chryptych: A Black Opera for Portia White “Celebrate her Legacy!: Foregrounding Black Canadian History”
Canadian Opera Company | Aportia Chryptych: A Black Opera for Portia White| Opera Canada Review
Manitoba Underground Opera
Rocking Horse Winner “Watson and her entire cast are to be commended for bringing their sensitive artistry in bringing this harrowing opera to life”
Manitoba Underground Opera Rocking Horse Winner Review
San Francisco Opera
Innocence “De Sévigné compensated with fine acting, while discharging the vocal line with precision and tonal beauty.”
San Francisco Opera: Innocence
Glyndebourne
Carmen “Paulus’ Carmen is at once a powerful psychological drama and a testament to women’s universal struggle for freedom.”
Glyndebourne: Carmen “Paulus’ Carmen is at once a powerful psychological drama and a testament to women’s universal struggle for freedom.”
Royal Opera House
Andrea Chénier “This is opera at its finest””
Royal Opera House: Andrea Chénier
Artist of the Week 34 Qs for Hillary Tufford
The Artist of the Week is Canadian mezzo soprano Hillary Tufford. Currently in Toronto, Hillary is in rehearsals for Toronto City Opera’s upcoming production of Bizet’s Carmen, where she will be performing the titular role, running June 19-23. In between her busy rehearsal schedule, Hillary found time to chat with us about who first inspired her to sing, what roles she would like to be singing in 10 years, and how she values the moments of difficulty in life that allow her to grow and learn. Read on to find out more.
Edmonton Opera
Das Rheingold “It was compellingly forceful and intimidatingly compelling, and by the time he was cursing the gods who robbed him of his glorious future with the ring, this Alberich was perversely in charge, both operatically and narratively. Mazerolle sang his hope and fury splendidly.””
Edmonton —The phrase “Wagner chamber opera” sounds like an oxymoron, but that’s what Edmonton Opera offered its audience to end the company’s diverse 60th-anniversary season. Wagner’s first instalment of his Ring Cycle, Das Rheingold, is the shortest of the cycle’s...
OPERA PLACES Zachary Rioux takes us to Munich, Germany
Canadian tenor Zachary Rioux, takes us to Munich, Germany where he is currently a member of the Opera Studio with Bayerische Staatsoper, and preparing the role of Gastone for their upcoming production of La Traviata, running June 18, 2024-June 22, 2025. Zachary was kind enough to share with us what his experience has been like in his new home of Munich, Germany, including the not to be missed Bevarian Oktoberfest, the best bar to find the local opera singers after a show, and which museums he has visited. Read on to find out more.
Canadian Children’s Opera Company
The Hobbit “As long as imagination and creativity are alive, The Hobbit will continue to entertain and inspire the child in all of us for generations to come.”
From May 31st to June 2nd, The Canadian Children’s Opera Company (CCOC) presented four performances of Dean Burry’s The Hobbit at Harbourfront Centre Theatre in Toronto. Twenty years ago, the former Artistic Director of the CCOC, Ann Cooper-Gay, commissioned this...