Aida opens the season at ENO
Writing of McDermott’s Satyagraha in 2010, one of my colleagues wrote, ‘There are so many amazing...
Aida review – power and passion marred by a few duff notes
Coliseum, London Phelim McDermott’s new production for ENO features some virtuoso turns and...
La Traviata in San Francisco
Romanian soprano Aurelia Florian sings Violetta in all ten performances (through October 17). She...
Review: Meet the Young Artists, COC Ensemble Studio, Four Season’s Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto, Sept. 26, 2017
For the past 12 years, the annual ‘Meet the Young Artists’ recital that kicks off the Canadian...
Review: Operettts, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, Toronto, Sept. 23, 2017
Did you ever wonder what happens when three tenors share the concert stage? Operettts—the three...
Review: Star Singers Lift a Muddled ‘Norma’ at the Metropolitan Opera
Bellini’s 1831 opera “Norma,” which opened the Metropolitan Opera’s season on Monday, is rich in...
