3,074 stories by "The Charlebois Post"
The Italian StallionThe foremost Verdi baritone of his generation Paolo Gavanelli makes his grand Opera de Montreal debut in the title role of Nabuccoby Richard Burnett @bugsburnettThe …
The process...Tangente has created a fascinating interview/extracts video of Emily Gualtieri and David-Albert Toth's In Mixed Company, and, as the co-creators say of their process "the polit…
How an ancient Egyptian myth is being reincarnated into a new Canadian operaIsis and Osiris by Sharon Singer and Peter-Anthony Togni is in development by Sharon Singer (Librettist)Toron…
Marie-Nicole Lemieux (photo by Denis Rouvre)Opera NationCanadian opera companies stick to crowd-pleasing Italian masterpieces to anchor their 2014- 2015 seasonsby Richard Burnett @bugsb…
Stéphanie Morin-Robert (photo by: Stéphanie Morin-Robert)Body and Light on The Fringe of Existenceby Stéphanie Morin-RobertMultidisciplinary artist Stéphanie Morin-Robert graduated first…
Michele Capalbo (photo by Andrew Alexander)Tosca : Love and Jealousyby Jim MurchisonDue to an unpredictable circumstance I ended up seeing the second night of Tosca rather than opening …
A brilliant short film from David Cooper and Linda Arkelian, featuring Darren Devaney and Thibaut Eiferman from Ballet BC
Below is a list (with links) of features you will be seeing on a regular basis (weekly, monthly, occasionally) in the new Charlebois Post - Canada, with links to the latest appearance of eac…
CURRENT PRODUCTIONSARCHIVEOperaAirline Icarus (Toronto)Armide (Toronto)Barber of Seville (Vancouver)Don Quichotte (Toronto)Hercules (Toronto)La Bohème (Ottawa)Madama Butterfly (Ottawa)Obeah…
EmailFacebookTwitterThe Charlebois PostFounded, November 30, 2010Founders: Gaëtan L. Charlebois, Estelle RosenThe Charlebois Post - CanadaFounded, September 1, 2011Founding Editors: …
Visible Figuresby Edgar Governo@pseudohistorianWhen I opened up the programme for Red Wine, French Toast, and the Best Sex You've Ever Had before the show and read the preamble by director/c…
The Voyage Homeby Edgar Governo@pseudohistorianThere is a peculiar phenomenon familiar to Winnipeggers who endeavour to travel elsewhere for any length of time--a kind of invisible bungee co…
Thrice the Frustrationby Edgar Governo@pseudohistorianBefore seeing Nothing Serious, I was unfamiliar with the work of New York playwright Rich Orloff, but there is seriously nothing in the …
Smiling for 75 minutesby Chad Dembski@surpriseperformUntil two years ago I had barely heard of Mike Birbiglia other than he was one of the many stand- up comics from New York. Then I saw his…
Go Big or Go Homeby Edgar Governo@pseudohistorianCriticism of a show about accepting yourself just the way you are seems unfair.I could say that some of the members (Ray Eskritt, Melis…
It's Not Me, It's Meby Edgar Governo@pseudohistorianSignificant Me is a relatively rare phenomenon at the Fringe: a straightforward sequel to Christel Bartelse's previous show ONEymoon, seen…
Hatred on Trialby Edgar Governo@pseudohistorianThere hasn't been an execution in Canada since a double hanging on December 11, 1962, but Bill Pats takes us into a hypothetical Canadian futur…
Rock Bang!by Edgar Governo@pseudohistorianAnyone who has seen a concert by German siblings Astrid and Otto Rot (the alter egos of Australian non-siblings Clare Bartholomew and Daniel Tobias)…
Tip of the Hat, Wag of the Fingerby Edgar Governo@pseudohistorianThere are a lot of facts in Senior Fandom Correspondent Sharilyn Johnson's solo memoir at Venue 17 (The Fighting 17th!) about…
Expectations and Separationsby Edgar Governo@pseudohistorianFor all that The Surprise (as the title suggests) concerns itself with how to confront something astonishing when it comes at you …
Red Light… just Red Lightby Jason BookerRecall the children's game, Red Light Green Light, where everyone creeps forward while IT has their back turned? DNA Theatre's Hillar Liitoja does a…
Where We're Going, We Don't Need RoadsWhen this baby hits 88 miles per hour...by Edgar Governo@pseudohistorianBack to the Future is my favourite movie.As such, I could've been a really tough…
Taking It Privateby Edgar Governo@pseudohistorianKevin P. Gabel writes and performs the role of Julian in Undress Me, and he has obviously put in a lot of work getting to the emotional core …
The Truth Shall Set You Freeby Edgar Governo@pseudohistorianStephen Sim and Lee White are Winnipeg Fringe Festival institutions, having performed as CRUMBS at every Fringe since 1998. (In fa…
