Review: Karina Gauvin’s “consistently beautiful singing” is the highlight of Glyndebourne’s Saul
Back in the days before we expected Handel’s oratorios to be staged as operas, the smart comment...
Review: BrottOpera’s production brings “artistic strength” to Mozart’s The Magic Flute
After a seven-year absence, fully staged opera returned to FirstOntario Concert Hall for one night...
Review: Royal Opera House’s midsummer Falstaff is “truly a dream”
It’s no secret that Robert Carsen’s production of Falstaff (seen July 13), which premiered at...
Review: Wallis Giunta brings “real passion” and “undeniably glamorous charisma” to Music and Beyond Festival’s Dido and Aeneas
Now in its 9th summer, Ottawa’s Music and Beyond festival was launched by Ottawa cellist Julian...
Review: The Llandovery Castle brings “real emotional power” to premier performance in Toronto
On 27th June 1918, the Canadian hospital ship, HMHS Llandovery Castle, laden with doctors, nurses...
Review: Opera 5’s “simple and successful adaptation” brings new life to Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia
Opera 5’s new production of Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia (seen Jun. 13) proves that a small,...
