Reviews

_{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.””

by Bill Rankin | Jun 19, 2024 | Featured, Reviews

Edmonton —The phrase “Wagner chamber opera” sounds like an oxymoron, but that’s what Edmonton...

_{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.”

by Dawn Martens | Jun 12, 2024 | Featured, Reviews

From May 31st to June 2nd, The Canadian Children’s Opera Company (CCOC) presented four...

_{Opéra de Québec
Die Fledermaus} “The result was colorful, entertaining, and full of Quebecois allusions.”

by Irène Brisson | May 31, 2024 | Featured, Reviews

Cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic, Johann Strauss' Die Fledermaus was finally performed four...

_{Canadian Opera Company
Medea} “an opera that seizes you by the scruff and makes you want to come back for more”

by Jane Forner | May 6, 2024 | Featured, Reviews

Greek myths might bring to mind settings of vast chalky columns bathed in Mediterranean light, but...

_{The Little Opera Company
The Walk from the Garden Jonathan Dove} “Taking the road less travelled with this gripping, metaphorical tale for modern times”

by Holly Harris | May 2, 2024 | Featured, Reviews

The Little Opera Company (LOC) took a bold leap of faith as it closed its 2023/24 season with the...

_{Vancouver Opera
Carmen} “Box office-breaking opening… the highest-grossing and largest scale production in the company’s 64-year history”

by Hadani Ditmars | May 2, 2024 | Featured, Reviews

Carmen, the opera that Stephen Sondheim once called a non-stop hit parade, boasts a double cast of...

_{Canadian Opera Company
Don Pasquale} Endless high spirits

by Jane Forner | May 1, 2024 | Featured, Reviews

If you find yourself in search of a good few hours of worry-free merriment, the return of Don...

_{Edmonton Opera
Ayre} “[McKenzie Warriner’s] soaring, penetrating, unhurried, clarion invocation…left the room in attentive silence, and then exuberant ovation”

by Bill Rankin | Apr 29, 2024 | Featured, Reviews

Edmonton Opera’s Artistic Director Joel Ivany continues his eclectic approach to opera company...

_{The Metropolitan Opera
Roméo et Juliette} “Theatrically, this is a good, tight, straightforward show”

by Patrick Dillon | Mar 26, 2024 | Featured, Reviews

The New York Times critic W. J. Henderson, back in 1897, punningly dubbed The Metropolitan...

_{Southern Ontario Lyric Opera
Carmen} “Breathing new life into opera warhorses”

by Dawn Martens | Mar 19, 2024 | Featured, Reviews

On March 2, Southern Ontario Lyric Opera (SOLO) presented Carmen at the Burlington...

_{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.”

_{Opéra de Québec
Die Fledermaus} “The result was colorful, entertaining, and full of Quebecois allusions.”

_{Canadian Opera Company
Medea} “an opera that seizes you by the scruff and makes you want to come back for more”

_{The Little Opera Company
The Walk from the Garden Jonathan Dove} “Taking the road less travelled with this gripping, metaphorical tale for modern times”

_{Vancouver Opera
Carmen} “Box office-breaking opening… the highest-grossing and largest scale production in the company’s 64-year history”

_{Canadian Opera Company
Don Pasquale} Endless high spirits

_{Edmonton Opera
Ayre} “[McKenzie Warriner’s] soaring, penetrating, unhurried, clarion invocation…left the room in attentive silence, and then exuberant ovation”

_{The Metropolitan Opera
Roméo et Juliette} “Theatrically, this is a good, tight, straightforward show”

_{Southern Ontario Lyric Opera
Carmen} “Breathing new life into opera warhorses”

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