Review: English National Opera’s Lucia di Lammermoor is “powerful, memorable and effective”
While David Alden’s production of Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor contains a few puzzling or...
Canadian Opera Company’s Hadrian: commanding vocals and powerful symbolism
“The Empire holds its breath, awaiting orders.” These lines, sung early in the Canadian Opera...
Canadian Opera Company’s Eugene Onegin: “dynamic as it is sparse”
Canadian Opera Company’s season-opening, Eugene Onegin (seen Sept. 30th), was thrilling in its...
Review: Pacific Opera Victoria’s Fidelio: superb cast—heavy-handed production
Pacific Opera Victoria’s season-opening production of Beethoven’s Fidelio is musically...
Review: Canadian Opera Company’s Hadrian offers “operatic alchemy” despite “unimaginative production”
At Canadian Opera Company on Oct. 13th, Daniel MacIvor and Rufus Wainwrights’ first collaboration,...
Review: Canadian Opera Company opens its season with an “intelligently and unfussily staged” Eugene Onegin
Less is not always more, especially in opera staging and design, but director Robert Carsen and...
