Monday, May 22, 2017
The project, in the works for more than a decade, tells the story of a young Ukrainian girl, lured into the horror of human trafficking
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 04:05PMWednesday, May 17, 2017
Six years after the show helped announce the Toronto theatre company’s presence, Against The Grain is once again staging its contemporary retelling of Puccini
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 05:21PMFriday, April 21, 2017
Riel didn’t live up to its expectations and Thursday night turned out to be a difficult evening at the opera house, but for reasons that are quite illuminating
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 02:53PMCompany reintroduces classic European performances with a modern flair to audiences in Versailles, Salzburg and Milan
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 02:37PMThursday, April 13, 2017
An opera about the 1880s-era rebel that was created with a 1967 mindset gets an update with a sense of 2017 enlightenment
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 04:50PMTuesday, March 7, 2017
Saturday’s performances, which kicked off the 8-day festival, demonstrates what happens when the new is allowed into the traditional
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 01:19PMFriday, March 3, 2017
What's ahead in theatre, dance and music at the National Arts Centre for Canada's sesquicentennial
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 02:59PMThursday, March 2, 2017
Pallett believes music expresses social values and politics in subtle, subliminal ways
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 11:59AMWednesday, February 1, 2017
As COC stages final leg of the Ring cycle – Gotterdammerung – conductor Johannes Debus reflects on the composer’s ‘dangerous’ music
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 03:52PMThursday, January 26, 2017
Announcement concludes a four-year search to replace Jeanne Lamon
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 08:00AMFriday, January 13, 2017
After battling a serious illness, maestro to conduct the Mozart opera Thursday
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 01:47PMThursday, January 12, 2017
The wide-ranging offering will feature a unique ‘artist-in-residence’ arrangement with Canadian soprano Jane Archibald
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 07:30PMWednesday, November 16, 2016
The Berlin Philharmoic was great because its playing was so transparent, so clear
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 10:41AMFriday, November 11, 2016
Osvaldo Golijov’s Ayre is brilliantly performed by Miriam Khalil and an ensemble of 11 musicians
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 11:50AMWednesday, November 9, 2016
Soprano Miriam Khalil to sing Ayre by Osvaldo Golijov, a work that might have been written for her
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 10:47AMThursday, November 3, 2016
Let Us All Sing highlights the joyful sense of spontaneity that is the hallmark of the Choir and Orchestra
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 11:54AMFriday, October 14, 2016
COC revives long-forgotten Handel opera at the Four Seasons Centre
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 10:47AMFriday, October 7, 2016
Diva provides performance that could be talked about for generations
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 12:05PMTuesday, October 4, 2016
In a run-through of Norma, the Canadian Opera Company’s first production of the season, its star soprano hits an awe-inspiring note
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 03:03PMFriday, September 23, 2016
It’s unclear if Elisa Citterio is actually a candidate to replace Jeanne Lamon, but she brought a new, original sound
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 10:34AMTuesday, June 7, 2016
Midway through Opera 5’s performance of Die Fledermaus, the audience’s chairs disappear and the participatory party begins
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 02:58PMFriday, May 27, 2016
Saturday, April 30, 2016
Maometto II may be the best-sung production of the season at the COC, and that’s saying something at Alexander Neef’s COC, where the quality of the singing is always extremely high
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 01:29PMWednesday, April 27, 2016
No glittering lobby entrances, no opulent gowns or ill-fitting tuxes
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 08:00AMThursday, April 14, 2016
Wednesday, March 9, 2016
The new opera, co-commissioned by Scottish Opera and Music Theatre Wales, is part of the artistic director’s continuing plan to create an energetic, relevant and expanding role for one of …
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 03:26PMSunday, January 17, 2016
The two Canadian artists, who placed among the top five laureates at the 17th International Chopin Competition in October, performed a joint recital at the Royal Conservatory on Friday night
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 12:37AMWednesday, January 13, 2016
The lineup for 2016-17 season was unveiled Wednesday evening by general director Alexander Neef
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 07:30PMTuesday, December 15, 2015
Koerner Hall concert was in consort with release of new three-CD set Oscar, With Love
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 02:34PMFriday, December 11, 2015
Toronto audiences can choose from shows at Roy Thomson Hall, Koerner Hall and Against the Grain Theatre
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 01:51PMMonday, December 7, 2015
Soprano superstar demonstrated that she is a communicator of musical and lyrical emotion
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 01:08PM 
