Wednesday, May 13, 2026 from operaramblings
As has become the custom, the two members of the Ensemble Studio completing their stints at the end of this season gave a “Les adieux” recital in the RBA on Tuesday. It was time to say goodbye to Emily Rocha … Continue...Wednesday, May 13, 2026 from Boulezian
Wednesday, May 13, 2026 from We left at the interval...
Théâtre des Champs Elysées, Paris, Wednesday May 6 2026 Conductor: Sébastien Daucé. Production: Jetske Mijnssen. Sets: Julia Katharina Berndt/ Choreography: Dustin Klein. Costumes: Hannah Clark. Lighting: Matthew Richardson. Calisto:...Tuesday, May 12, 2026 from operaramblings
Twenty eight years ago Liz Upchurch, Alain Coulombe and Michael Colvin joined the COC’s Ensemble Studio at a time when Richard Bradshaw led the COC.. Yesterday they gave a recital in the eponymous amphitheatre. It was pretty...Tuesday, May 12, 2026 from Boulezian
Monday, May 11, 2026 from operaramblings
Student recitals are another great opportunity to hear great music for free. On Sunday I attended soprano Leandra Dahm’s recital at Mazzoleni Hall. It was a caredfully curated programme lasting just over an hour and it was really...Sunday, May 10, 2026 from operaramblings
How many Indigenous artists does it take to make an Opera Indigenous? That was one of many questions up for discussion at Stories Don’t Die presented by the Artists of Indians on Vacation at the Terminal Theatre on Saturday...Sunday, May 10, 2026 from operaramblings
The last Soundstreams concert of the season took place at the Jane Mallett Theatre on Saturday evening. In Terra Pax: Lamenting the losses of war was curated by Anna Pidgorna. While by no means only about the Russian invasion of …...Saturday, May 9, 2026 from operaramblings
I really enjoyed Operamania at the Great Hall last November so I was rather looking forward to Operamania II at The Parkdale Hall on Friday evening. Basically it was the same folks; Opera Revue augmented by Greg Finney, Ryan Downey...Friday, May 8, 2026 from operaramblings
The COC’s production of Massenet’s Werther opened at the Four Seasons Centre on Thursday evening. My full review is published at Bachtrack. TL/DR version… there’s some excellent music making but the production...Thursday, May 7, 2026 from operaramblings
I suppose one of the most well known “relationship” stories in classical music history is the one concerning the marriage of Robert and Clara Schumann, his illness and death and the role that Johannes Brahms played in...Wednesday, May 6, 2026 from operaramblings
I finally made it to AtG’s Opera Pub for the first time in a long time. Ladst couple of times I went it was at the Drake and that just felt so wrong! It’s now at the Tranzac which just … Continue reading →Wednesday, May 6, 2026 from Neil Kurtzman
I’ve previously written about both Renato Capecchi and Ford’s aria from Verdi’s Falstaff. But I came across some material that was so good that I decided to revisit both the baritone and the aria. In 1961, he appeared...Tuesday, May 5, 2026 from operaramblings
Opera 5’s interns for their Toronto Operas Festival gave a recital in the RBA on Monday. It was a varied mix f opera, song and musical theatre; from Mozart and Strauss to Camelot and Spamalot. Both the rep and the …...Sunday, May 3, 2026 from Neil Kurtzman
I was unable to get to the theater today to catch the live in HD transmission of Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin. I’ll go to the encore presentation next week and post a full review then. I was able to listen to the audio...