Reviews

_{Highlands Opera Studio / Loose Tea Music Theatre} A Powerful Partnership in Haliburton, ON

by Dawn Martens | Sep 1, 2022 | Featured, Reviews

One of Highlands Opera Studio’s mandates is the creation, development, and presentation of new...

_{Halifax Summer Opera Festival ARMIDE} “a magical show”

by Daphna Levit | Aug 24, 2022 | Featured, Reviews

Over the years to 2019 Halifax Summer Opera Festival evolved into an exciting annual August...

_{ALBUM: La Zingarella Through Romany Songland} Bayrakdarian’s “musicality shines through”

by Wayne Gooding | Aug 19, 2022 | Featured, Reviews

Bayrakdarian handles the 27 numbers with great aplomb. Her musicality shines through all the material, and her voice has retained the silvery tone and flexibility that were hallmarks at the outset of her career…

_{Santa Fe Opera The Barber of Seville} A Crowd-pleasing Mix of Slapstick Comedy and Superb Vocalism

by Joseph So | Aug 15, 2022 | Featured, Reviews

After two seasons of cancellations and restricted offerings due to COVID-19, the Santa Fe Opera...

_{Nuova Opera and Music Theatre Festival’s The Coronation of Poppea} “Especially strong was Alla Salakhova in the role of Drusilla”

by Bill Rankin | Jul 18, 2022 | Featured, Reviews

Edmonton, AB—NUOVA Opera and Music Theatre Festival’s second opera was Monteverdi’s last opera,...

_{Toronto Summer Music Festival} Afarin Mansouri’s Zuleykha: “good ideas and the blend of musical styles is interesting”

by John Gilks | Jul 15, 2022 | Featured, Reviews

Afarin Mansouri’s new Farsi language opera Zuleykha was workshopped last night at Walter Hall as...

_{Nuova Opera and Music Theatre Festival’s The Consul} “Presented with a professional flair”

by Bill Rankin | Jul 12, 2022 | Featured, Reviews

Edmonton’s Nuova Opera and Music Theatre Festival is back in full force, offering early-career...

_{Toronto Summer Music Festival} Opening Night: An Inspired Evening!

by Joseph So | Jul 10, 2022 | Featured, Reviews

After a long absence of over two years, the Toronto Summer Music Festival (TSMF) returned last...

_{UBC OPERA RUSALKA} “a youthful cast bursting at the seams with talent”

by Robert Jordan | Jul 4, 2022 | Featured, Reviews

Opening on June 23 for a four-night run, this was the third production of Rusalka in UBC Opera’s...

_{Toronto Operetta Theatre} A Waltz Dream: “hugely entertaining staging”

by Wayne Gooding | Jun 24, 2022 | Featured, Reviews

Toronto Operetta Theatre (TOT) billed its season-closing production of Oscar Straus’s A Waltz...

_{Highlands Opera Studio / Loose Tea Music Theatre} A Powerful Partnership in Haliburton, ON

_{Halifax Summer Opera Festival ARMIDE} “a magical show”

_{ALBUM: La Zingarella Through Romany Songland} Bayrakdarian’s “musicality shines through”

_{Santa Fe Opera The Barber of Seville} A Crowd-pleasing Mix of Slapstick Comedy and Superb Vocalism

_{Nuova Opera and Music Theatre Festival’s The Coronation of Poppea} “Especially strong was Alla Salakhova in the role of Drusilla”

_{Toronto Summer Music Festival} Afarin Mansouri’s Zuleykha: “good ideas and the blend of musical styles is interesting”

_{Nuova Opera and Music Theatre Festival’s The Consul} “Presented with a professional flair”

_{Toronto Summer Music Festival} Opening Night: An Inspired Evening!

_{UBC OPERA RUSALKA} “a youthful cast bursting at the seams with talent”

_{Toronto Operetta Theatre} A Waltz Dream: “hugely entertaining staging”

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