Ali Kashani
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Pick a little, talk a little
Following the successful launch of the new regular feature The Talk of the Town in January, the team at the box is inviting contributions for a new quarter of operatic potpourri.
The opening night of the Canadian Opera Company’s 2019-20 season was all about the Wilsons.
The Canadian Opera Company’s new production of Otello is a collection of welcome returns.
Rufus Wainwright is determined to offer a spectacle and that intention overrides all other considerations.
By the end of the first act, it was clear to me that I was experiencing an artist performing at her absolute peak.
Der Rosenkavalier (on Blu-ray and DVD) is from the Met HD broadcast which also happened to be the final performance of the run, becoming a true souvenir of the farewells of its two leading ladies.
Erin Wall was an elegant, warm, and sensitive Arabella.
By virtue of its subject matter and the auspicious occasion of its commissioning, Louis Riel was destined to be iconic.
In her debut solo album, Jamie Barton surrounds Gustav Mahler’s staples of the song repertoire, Rückert Lieder, with the less familiar Gypsy Songs of Antonin Dvorák and select songs by Jean Sibelius.
The Canadian Opera Company scored a coup when they secured Christine Goerke for the revival of their Ring productions over the last three seasons
Revive is a manifesto of sorts, declaring Elina Garanca’s intentions for the new direction in her career.
Joyce DiDonato’s atest album, In War & Peace: Harmony through music, is more specific than it sounds.
Louis XVI, Marie-Antoinette, and a slew of their members of court are hanging out in the afterlife…
First seen in 2005, Siegfried makes a welcome return as a stand-alone production this season.
“CanCon”, or Canadian Content, is always a concern in Canadian cultural discourse.
The studio opera recording is a rare beast these days and its arrival always a cause for celebration.
I was greatly anticipating Karita Mattila’s recital on Friday in Toronto’s Koerner Hall.
