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Written on Skin at Opéra de Montréal: A Cold Fascination
With Written on Skin, composer George Benjamin and librettist Martin Crimp have fashioned a svelte...
The Barber of Seville at COC: money talks
There is one thing a Count and a hairdresser share, something that has the power to unite them...
The Gypsy Baron offers strong singing at TOT
Toronto Operetta Theatre’s (TOT) The Gypsy Baron by Johann Strauss II (seen Dec. 28th) is about as...
Best Opera of the Decade: Opera Canada’s Definitive List
As this long decade comes to a close, we at Opera Canada look back at the best operas of the...
Drag, opera, and how their marriage shatters convention
“My voice teacher was verbally abusing me,” explains Emily Bilton, drag artist and opera alum. "I...
Figaro’s silver screen dazzle at Champs Elysées
Hollywood film director James Gray, winner of the Golden Lion for his film “Little Odessa” (1994)...
AtG Figaro’s Wedding: fun with philandering fiancés
Against the Grain's (AtG) Figaro’s Wedding takes the Mozart opera off the stage and to an events...
Opera Niagara’s La bohème nails it
Opera Niagara’s fourth season opened with La bohème, given four performances at Southminster...
Sidewalk Labs and Tapestry Opera’s Augmented Opera is an enjoyable oddity
Tapestry Opera’s experimental opera series, TAP:EX is back. Conceived as an annual opportunity for...