Canadian Opera Company Carmen A “fine ensemble cast”
In his 1888 polemic, The Case Against Wagner: A Musician’s Problem, German philosopher Friedrich...
Pacific Opera Victoria Carmen Mezzo Carolyn Sproule “a stand-out” in the title role
Pacific Opera Victoria’s Carmen finally opened on October 12, 2022, after multiple COVID-caused...
The Metropolitan Opera Medea “Sondra Radvanovsky, giving one of the most fully immersive performances I’ve ever seen on an opera stage”
Is Luigi Cherubini’s Medea—or Médée, to cite the opéra-comique original of 1797—a prima-donna...
Canadian Opera Company The Flying Dutchman A “gripping performance” to open the season
After almost three years in virtual drydock, the Canadian Opera Company launched its 2022/23...
Opéra Comique Lakmé “Sabine Devieilhe and Frédéric Antoun triumph”
Eight years after their débuts in Leo Delibes's Lakmé, Sabine Devieilhe and Frédéric Antoun...
ALBUM: Robert le Diable Palazetto Bru Zane “a milestone in the history of opera that should be heard by anyone with an interest in the development of the genre”
The latest release in the CD/book series from the Palazetto Bru Zane is Meyerbeer’s 1831 grand opera Robert le Diable.