Review: Jazzified HMS Pinafore at Edmonton Opera, Feb. 3, 2018
There’s a faction of Edmonton Opera supporters who would love to see an operetta every time they...
Review: Heggie’s Moby-Dick with Roger Honeywell, Utah Opera, Jan. 20, 2018
In composer Jake Heggie’s operatic treatment of Moby-Dick, there are significant obstacles when...
Review: L’elisir d’amore, Vancouver Opera, Jan. 21, 2018
It has been nearly twenty years since L’elisir d’amore graced the Vancouver Opera stage, so the...
Review: Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortilèges, Berlin Philharmonic’s Digital Concert Hall, Jan. 21, 2018
When it comes to the live presentation of both orchestral as well as operatic works, the Berlin...
Review: Christopher Alden’s didactic Rigoletto, Canadian Opera Company, Jan. 20, 2018
Christopher Alden’s production of Verdi’s Rigoletto originated in 2000 at Lyric Opera of Chicago...
Review: Four Note Opera, Erato Ensemble, Vancouver, Dec. 9, 2017
What does an opera lover do on a raw December night in Vancouver, with no opera on the visible...