Review: Sondra Radvanovsky brings “incredible beauty” to Royal Opera House Andrea Chénier
Composer Umberto Giordano and librettist Luigi Illica stuffed their 1896 opera Andrea Chénier full...
Review: Frédéric Antoun is “noble and sincere” in Opéra Comique’s Manon
When Opéra Comique announced it would be programming Jules Massenet’s Manon (seen May 13th) as...
Review: Shanawdithit is an “effective and accomplished piece of music theatre”
Shanawdithit, with music by Dean Burry and libretto by Yvette Nolan is the story of Shanawdithit,...
Viewpoint: COC’s La Bohème can convert any non-believer
*tap tap* Is this thing on? Hello everyone. My name is Lydia Perović and I’m here to admit...
Review: Vancouver Opera’s La Cenerentola is “three hours of irresistible, effervescent fun”
Vancouver Opera’s production of Giacomo Rossini’s La Cenerentola (seen May 1st) hardly put a foot...
Review: COC’s Otello features “one of the best Iagos of the current generation”
Arrigo Boito, the redoubtable 19th-century Italian poet and Verdi’s best known librettist,...