Benjamin Britten's Peter Grimes, directed by Deborah Warner at the Paris Opera this season, was...
Reviews
Pacific Opera Victoria The Birds “the large cast of principals was top-notch”
Walter Braunfels’s Die Vögel (The Birds) is a very odd duck. Part allegory, part buffo, part...
Brott Opera La Flambeau “a fascinating world”
I wondered what I was in for when I read the front of the opera program: “A Modern opera about...
Voicebox: Opera in Concert Médée The Canadian Premiere
Luigi Cherubini’s Médée is the only opera from the Paris of the French Revolution to retain a...
Calgary Opera The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs “The story is intense and effectively told”
Calgary Opera audiences are no stranger to new, modern operas. During the years the late Bob...
Canadian Opera Company Salome “Ambur Braid gives an extraordinary performance in the title role”
“Oscar Wilde’s Salome was not worthy of you…it has a nauseous and sickly atmosphere about...
Edmonton Opera Orphée+ Edmonton Audiences Applaud Ivany’s “expansive approach to programming”
Edmonton Opera’s Artistic Director, Joel Ivany, founder of Toronto’s innovative opera company...
Canadian Opera Company The Marriage of Figaro “There’s no weak link in the ensemble cast”
It’s a shame Marcelo Buscaino wasn’t on hand for the opening-night curtain call of the Canadian...
Paris Opera The Marriage of Figaro “a true gem”
Paris Opera's production of The Marriage of Figaro by English director and video artist Netia...
Toronto Operetta Theatre Die Fledermaus A “hugely entertaining take on Johann Strauss II’s enduring farce”
Toronto Operetta Theatre’s December 28 opening of Die Fledermaus was officially sold-out, the...